BUFFALO, N.Y. — Leaders at Buffalo State College are looking to expand the campus.
The idea was first brought up in Mayor Byron Brown's State of the City address last week.
The Common Council voted today to give Buffalo State preferred developer status on the Dart Street site for the next 18 months to give the college time to come up with a plan for the property.
In return, the college will pay the city $1,000 a month. If the sale goes through to the college, that money will be applied to the purchase price. If it the sale falls through, the college will forfeit that money.
The site will remain active as it currently is right now as a city impound lot.
If finalized, the purchase would give the college another 8.8 acres of space. The college's president, Katherine Conway-Turner, says this will bring new class opportunities to students. The school's request will not only be one to help the college grow, but could help revitalize Buffalo's West Side.