So there is supposed to me a meeting to see if they can work something out about getting a place to eat at the Naval Park... My take is after the two articles......

Fontana seeks meeting on Naval Park restaurant
By Mark Sommer
NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Published:
July 1, 2011, 12:20 PM

Updated: July 1, 2011, 4:09 PM

Council Majority Leader Richard A. Fontana said today that he wants to facilitate a meeting next week between the Brown administration and the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park over a proposed restaurant on the waterfront.

A partnership of established restaurateurs had been prepared to open an indoor-outdoor eatery in the Naval Park this summer, with Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. offering to pay $200,000 for the buildout.

Mayor Byron W. Brown put on the brakes, claiming he was not consulted in advance by the city-owned Naval Park. He also has said he wants to renegotiate the lease with the cash-strapped museum so it pays a larger share of utility costs, and creates a new revenue-sharing formula.

"What I see as majority leader is an agreement that could happen. I've asked both sides to come together. We're going to meet, hopefully next week, and see if we can get this thing settled and hammered out," Fontana said.

Fontana said he also supports the mayor's attempt to lower the city's share of the museum's utility costs.

"Frankly, what I see the mayor asking for is very fair, it's doable, and I just think the process needs to happen."
msommer@buffnews.com

Here is an Article that Has a little bit of the back story for those that don't read the Buffalo News or online someone gets it at work so that is how I see it and sometimes on line..

City leaders faulted on Naval Park restaurant
Higgins calls delay in opening ‘a failure’
By Mark Sommer
NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Published:
June 30, 2011, 12:00 AM


Updated: June 30, 2011, 6:36 AM

Rep. Brian Higgins expressed anger and frustration Wednesday over the failure to get a restaurant open this summer at the Buffalo & Erie County Naval and Military Park on the waterfront.

“There is no excuse for not having a restaurant facility in that building for this season. Next season is not good enough. It should have been done this season,” said Higgins, D-Buffalo, a leading waterfront proponent.

The Buffalo News reported Wednesday that Jason Davidson, who owns the Waterline Cafe at Waterfront Village Center and coowns Fables at the Central Library, was going to team up with Michael Shatzel, owner of Blue Monk, Cole’s and Brennan’s Bowery Bar & Restaurant, to open a restaurant by the July 1 target date in the Naval Park. Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. offered to spend $200,000 to get the building ready.

Mayor Byron W. Brown complained that the Naval Park, which leases the building from the city, failed to consult him first, and he put the brakes on the project before it could advance.

There have been significant advances at Erie Canal Harbor this summer, and the public has continually listed a quality dining experience as among its top priorities.

Higgins suggested that the inability to get the restaurant open was a failure of leadership.

“I don’t care about the bureaucracy; I care about outcomes,” he said. “There is no good reason why people of good will can’t come to

some kind of consensus about getting an operator in there who can offer something valuable to the public, and then figuring out all the other issues that need to be worked out later on.”

“There has to be a will to do the right thing. It’s just very disappointing, very, very disappointing,” he added.

The mayor said the issue was one of dollars and cents.

He said the city was looking after the interests of taxpayers by trying to work out a formula for future revenues from the Naval Park, which pays no rent and has an annual utility bill that the city pays and that the mayor estimated at between “$140,000 and $200,000.”

“What we asked for, essentially, is some sharing in net proceeds,” Brown said. “That means when we get to a point in net profitability, the city believes that it should share in those profits. That’s what we’re asking for.”

He added, “While I said in concept I love the restaurant idea and would like to see it happen, at the end of the day the tenant has to negotiate with the owner.”

The mayor said the Naval Park had yet to respond in writing to a June 20 letter from the city.

Col. Patrick Cunningham, the Naval Park’s executive director, said a response is forthcoming, but he added that the city was proposing to renegotiate the lease with terms unfavorable to the cash-strapped park.
msommer@buffnews.com

So I have Posted These and a former article To Facebook cause I find this interesting and here is my take....
1. Brown Did the right thing I can't believe that I agree with him on this but I do... See they tried to make a deal with the person renting the building not the owner of that building....

2. Maybe it is Just me but the Naval Park is kinda small would a restaurant be a good fit.... Maybe there is room in that building ....

3. Do you really want to bring people into that building who are there just to eat and not pay to see the stuff inside?

4. Now that the Square has moved down to the Waterfront do you really want a place to eat right across that bridge? Reason I say this is if the place is any good they will eat there... Now that T.A.T.S people claim that you going there and eating and drinking is what keeps the concerts free.... Now if this is true wouldn't that also be what keeps the cheap shows cheap as well....

4a. So if there is some band who's music you like instead of paying what ever the high price of food is why not just go to a sit down place and listen to the music for free?

The Hatch and Formally Shanghai Reds... Granted it would be great to have a place that isn't as far down as them... But the news is acting like no one at this end of the Marina would walk down there Is this true? Or would people.... When pressed for time I agree they wouldn't.... But the next question I have to ask is would this new place hurt the Hatch's business ? Maybe a Little.....

5. A couple years ago when there was that pond hockey thing they opened up the parking lots and had it there since the ice was to thin or to soft or something and they decided to keep the marina open all winter long.... Has it anyone come up with a way to use it really during the winter... Yes looking at the ice might be fun but anything like ice skating any thing so that a place to eat would be an all year thing.... In this case if the place in Museum would be a good idea...

So I admit I have no Idea what Canada Day is but Happy Canada Day.....

Happy 4th Of July......

Happy Long Weekend.....

I may not even go see any fireworks this year I don't know the 4th on a Monday Kinda Blows..... It makes the Bisons game thing a sunday and there are shows I like on that night and treking home on sundays blow.... Same thing on monday on a sunday schedulle when I have to work the next day.... For those off Friday have an extra good long weekend..... Who knows hope everyone has a great time....

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metalpeter is it just me or do some of your pictures have a pink tint to them?
metalpeter is that

Well no matter what I do it just stays with whom.......

So After The Steiner Vs. Kurt Angle Match that Hogan did put him self in a bit with the Bucket and Chair Beer money came out and then after the match you could take pictures in the Ring with the wrestlers I should have done that and watched the fireworks I just didn't think oh well.....

I was looking forward to being in a tethered balloon but it wasn't to be Hopefully some people get to it might be on today ....... Still had a good time here are the 25,000 pictures HA....


















Guess you could call those pre-event Photos.....































Well then off to City Hall.....




























































































Well That is it for now.... I know I should do a post to finish up my Wrestling post today we shall see..... Great time thanks everyone....

I'm sorry that I don't remember if I have posted and of the Ball Park Brawls I went to over the years those did have some TNA talent but where not TNA events... They Have been some places near by but never in the city and Borash (the ring announcer did mention that)

The British Invasion Vs. Beer Money (Tag Team Champions) One guy is hurt so another wrestler from Former tag team Champions who also has a hurt Partner is defending the tittles in his place until he gets better.....








































































































































Still Surprised Gunner Beat AJ Styles guess this is where I'm calling the end of part 2

So There was a lot of cool stuff going on yesterday that I didn't do.... There was that black rock thing.... Then zombies where at food drive with motorcycles and a hearse and there was some river fest or something like that... I didn't even go to the movies.... Two Issues when I woke up my body felt tired not sleepy hard to explain so I knew I didn't have it in me besides what thing would I do.... The other thing is my little (Perfectly adequate ) Camera takes those square batteries so it isn't like you can buy a 12 pack of AA and if they die they are dead... and sometimes they act funky so wanted to keep the battery life for wrestling.... I have so many pictures not sure how to post them really so we shall see.....
























The Meet and great was fun!























That Was Eric Young Vs. Kazarian and Orlando Jordan came to ring side with him it was a crazy match trying to wrestle the ref and stuff good time.....





























That Was Tara Vs. Winter




























That Was "The Pope" vs. Matt Morgan.... I guess this is a good place to cut part 1

So as it turns out I do like slideshows but it wasn't really working for pride so I decided to post some of the Parade pictures here and am now just getting around to it.....





























































































































































Granted these aren't all the pictures and it was kinda random and that cool old looking car was before the Parade and the blue one was after the parade.... Now Not sure when the garden walk is but now I think that would be a perfect way to use a slide show or two.....

So Sunday at The Allenwest Art Festival or what ever the official name is ...Yes they used to sell the shirts with the festival name on it... I saw this band called The Dirty Commies and I liked the music so got a CD.... Now not sure if you would call this mountain Music...Hillbilly Rock....Rock A Billy..... Not really sure maybe Skiffle I admit the video is kinda low but maybe someone will enjoy it.....





Now some Videos not shot by me......



Shaky I admit




Well that should be plenty .....

1. Both days it was great to run into some (e:peeps)
2. Some things seem to happen like so randomly
3. Not sure if you will be able to tell about the car being painted and looking different over time.....



































The Name of this band is The Dirty Commies and Hoping to go to Youtube and post the two videos my windows won't do it something to do with copyright that no matter what I do I can't post it.....

















Then out of nowhere came the Springvile allstar Marching Band....
































Now my plan at this point was to go to rite aid and get video tapes but I thought check walgreen's first it was nice to run into the (e:peeps) there.... I saw this vehicle 1st though I was just going to go home after if they didn't have the tapes but when I got to richmond I had to go check out the painting of the car there... I ran into some guy who told me some crazy stories about someone getting the brains blown out at muligans when he was a kid and all sorts of stuff based the fact that seeing this car was a magical moment stuff I guess was crazy back then.....



































As Much as I like the slide show Idea and will use it some still.. For something that tells a story or kinda tells a story the pictures are better....

Not sure if this will work the video is kinda quiet but here is a link to it...Hoping to get both on Youtube on monday we shall see....