Protest at Foreclosure Auction....
Demonstrators Protest Outside Foreclosure Auction
WBEN Newsroom - Monday, October 24, 2005 01:26 PM
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - The City of Buffalo put hundreds of properties on the auction block this morning. Many of them homes of residents who were delinquent in paying their property taxes, garbage fees, and water bills. While proceedings began inside the Buffalo Convention Center, outside a group of demonstrators spoke out in defense of those who could soon find themselves out on the street.
Gwen Neil was on the city's foreclosure list until recently. She tells Newsradio 930 WBEN her family helped her, but not everyone's so lucky. Kathleen Chandler says many of those at risk are families with small children and seniors.
The protesters are urging the city to put a halt to the auction and give property owners more time to pay their bills.
WBEN Newsroom - Monday, October 24, 2005 01:26 PM
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - The City of Buffalo put hundreds of properties on the auction block this morning. Many of them homes of residents who were delinquent in paying their property taxes, garbage fees, and water bills. While proceedings began inside the Buffalo Convention Center, outside a group of demonstrators spoke out in defense of those who could soon find themselves out on the street.
Gwen Neil was on the city's foreclosure list until recently. She tells Newsradio 930 WBEN her family helped her, but not everyone's so lucky. Kathleen Chandler says many of those at risk are families with small children and seniors.
The protesters are urging the city to put a halt to the auction and give property owners more time to pay their bills.
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