BUFFALO, N.Y (WKBW) — The Seneca-Babcock Community Association president, Brian Pilarski, said a notice from National Grid was recently found on the front doors of the community center.
“I couldn’t believe it, yeah, when I got that phone call said, ‘Brian, there’s a disconnect notice. I go, ‘You gotta be kidding me,” Pilarski said.
The notice shows that the City of Buffalo is about $1400 behind on utility bills for the center. Pilarski said the city agreed to pay them back for their old electric bills and new bills moving forward, but that hasn’t happened.
“There was no communication. In regard to that I kept following up with the city saying, ‘Hey we’re, the $103,000.’ And a couple weeks ago I received a check for $12,000. I go, ‘Well, just no rhyme or reason.’ I’m like, what does this cover all that it was not even a drop in the bucket,” Pilarski said.
Now he said the city owes them $91,000 for the old bills and because of this — the association has posted signs on its doors saying it’s temporarily closing some programs including those for seniors.
“It breaks my heart, but our senior activities coordinator here said one of the seniors broke down in tears like, ‘Oh, I like coming to the center.’ And, you know, we have to explain, ‘No, look, it’s not permanent.’ This is why we’re doing this world. We can’t continue to operate. Being owed this money. You know?” He said…