BUFFALO – Mayor Byron Brown released his $22.7 million 2010 recommended capital budget, Monday, which will be submitted to the Common Council for its consideration. Mandated by the City Charter to be submitted by the Mayor on or before November 1st, the Common Council has until December 15th to adopt the recommended capital budget.

“As in previous years, this recommended capital budget contains funding for important capital projects in every section of the city,” said Mayor Brown. “This capital budget addresses the key areas that will further strengthen our residents’ quality of life: enhancing public safety, improving and upgrading infrastructure throughout the city, strengthening our city parks, removing blighted, dilapidated structures and improving and maintaining city-owned properties.”

Brown’s recommended capital budget contains a wide variety of capital improvement projects, including over $700,000 for community center improvements, $1.8 million for the rehabilitation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park basin and casino, an additional $1,378,082 million for parks citywide, $4.8 million for citywide neighborhood infrastructure improvements and $2.5 million for demolitions.

“This is a capital budget that will address a variety of important needs throughout the city, including addressing important neighborhood infrastructure improvements and investing in our community centers,” said Mayor Brown.

Other highlights of Mayor Brown’s 2009 Recommended Capital Budget include:

• Buffalo Public Schools                                                                                    $4,900,000
• Citywide Infrastructure Improvements                                                  $4,815,000
• Emergency Demolitions                                               $2,535,000
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Basin & Casino Rehabilitation              $1,819,000
• Police and Fire Radio System                                                                      $1,649,000          
• City-wide parks system                                                                                 $1,094,232
• City-wide Community Centers                                                                   $722,250
• Kleinhan’s Music Hall Air Conditioning                                                    $525,750
• Renovation of Johnny B. Wiley Office Bldg                                           $428,000
• Improvements to Downtown Ball Park (Coca Cola Field)                $266,430
• Erie Canal Harbor Streets – Phase III                                                        $53,340