Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village scraps plan to move to Amherst Central Park [Video]

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Central Park is being reimagined after losing two major components, MusicalFare Theatre and the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village (BNHV), that were supposed to break ground at the location.

Just a few weeks after MusicalFare Theatre decided it was no longer building a new theater at Amherst Central Park, the BNHV has officially backed out of the project as well.

Carrie Stiver, the executive director at BNHV, said the museum staff was excited to have the opportunity to join the project, but recently, they’ve encountered some challenges.

Stiver said the museum has always had a strong partnership with the Town of Amherst and has received lots of support from the town board, but the proposed museum did not receive much support from residents.

A group of neighbors filed a petition known as Article 78. The group, “Concerned Residents for Amherst Central Park,” expressed issues about livestock moving to the park’s site because it borders residential neighborhoods.

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