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November 19, 2009

CHEERS & JEERS: Nov. 20's best — and worst — of the week

Staff Reports The Niagara Gazette Thu Nov 19, 2009, 06:35 PM EST

CHEERS

• OPEN FOR BUSINESS: The Niagara Falls Police Department opened its new South End substation on 19th Street Tuesday. The added police presence should be a welcome relief for residents in the crime-plagued corridor. Shabbir Hussain, owner of the Valero gas station and mini-mart at 19th Street and Ferry Avenue, said, “I like it. This is very good. This good for the community and good for us.” Let’s hope so.

• AVERTING DISASTER: The Niagara Gorge has seen its share of mishaps and fatalities. The work of a Border Patrol agent from the Niagara Falls station last week averted what could have been a disaster. The agent, who was on regular patrol in the area, climbed into the gorge, located a pair of stranded hikers and guided them to safety as darkness fell on the gorge. The hikers were uninjured and we imagine they were very appreciative of the effort.

JEERS

• TURNING UP THE HEAT: National Fuel’s plan to close its customer service center on Packard Road is stoking the fire. City officials, county lawmakers and residents just aren’t crazy about the planned Dec. 31 closure. The move would mean Niagara County residents would have to drive to downtown Buffalo to receive service they can’t get over the phone. That’s just bad business.

• IDA ‘LESSON’: Maybe it was just meant to be grandstanding but if Niagara County IDA Chairman Henry Sloma really did want to explain his agency’s role in the Falls he should have made sure his audience was going to actually be in attendance. While Sloma had his presentation “Impact of Niagara County Industrial Development Agency Programs in the City of Niagara Falls” ready on Wednesday, Mayor Paul Dyster later said the letter he received from Sloma asking them to attend didn’t have a time or date on it. We hope Sloma’s agency is a little more thorough when dealing with potential business partners.

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