Afternoon News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on September 17, 2020
The Ellicot station housing development project has received 5.7 million dollars in incentives and low income tax credits and Buffalo developer Savarino says they are vital to moving the project forward. Savarino tells WBTA there was stiff competition for the state Housing and Community Renewal Award. The Ellicott Station project was first proposed four years ago and has already received grants and tax breaks of nearly six-million dollars.To date, nothing has been done on the site.
Your COVID update: Genesee and Orleans counties both had 0 new cases. 2 people have recovered in Genesee county and 1 person has recovered in Orleans. 20 new people are on travel quarantine in Genesee county and 7 new people are on travel quarantine in Orleans county. There are now 0 active cases in Genesee county and 4 in Orleans.
The Buffalo Sabres are sending away Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild. In his place they are receiving Eric Staal. Staal currently ranks in the top 10 among active NHL players in career regular-season games played, goals, and points. He was part of the Stanley Cup winning Carolina hurricanes in 2006. Last season Staal made 47 points in 66 games compared to Johansson’s 9 points in 60 games.
Low risk sports have been approved for section 6. The Section’s Athletic Council voted Wednesday to move forward with fall sports after accepting the results of a post-card ballot. These sports would include Cross County, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, girls swimming and girls tennis. Many districts have decided to push back fall sports until the spring or just not have them this school year.
