Tag: Ohio Street

Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan can object to the Seneca Nation’s proposed development, but objection is not authority. The city cannot treat Seneca sovereignty as a zoning question it gets to settle unilaterally.

Braiden McElhaney, an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation, urged renewed dialogue and respect for tribal sovereignty after the City of Buffalo filed suit to stop construction of the Nation’s One Stop project near Miami and Ohio streets.

Construction of a proposed Seneca One Stop near Ohio Street and Buffalo River Fest Park has triggered a dispute with Buffalo officials. The central question is how much authority the city has over land the Seneca Nation says is held in restricted fee and governed by tribal sovereignty.

The City of Buffalo is demanding that the Seneca Nation stop construction at a Miami Street site planned for a 28-bay gas and diesel-fuel depot. City officials say the project conflicts with the waterfront corridor’s redevelopment plans and may violate agreements involving the property.