Created: July 22, 2021 05:52 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Monroe County continues to try to deal with a contingent of men and women who are living in a downtown parking garage as those who park there say some of the homeless people have become increasingly aggressive.
The Civic Center parking garage is located on Fitzhugh Street in Rochester, next to the Monroe County Hall of Justice, not far from the Blue Cross Arena. Multiple warnings have been sent this week to employees who park there urging them to walk in pairs to their cars and use extra caution.
An email was sent on behalf of Acting Administrative Judge Bill Taylor and District Executive Ron Pawelczak to employees at the Hall of Justice on Tuesday that reads, “We write to remind everyone of the importance of being aware of your surroundings while in the parking garage. Unfortunately, and despite our best efforts that will continue, issues created by the homeless in the Civic Center parking garage have continu
Dec 10, 2020
The Springfield Parking Authority has sold the Civic Center Garage for three-and-a-half-million dollars.
The buyer is the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, which owns and operates the next-door MassMutual Center.
Plans were announced Wednesday to tear down the 50-year-old garage and build a new one.
“This is a strategic investment by the MCCA in the future of downtown Springfield,” said David Gibbons, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. “The MassMutual Center is a key economic driver for the city and region and the construction of a new garage adjacent to our venue will further enhance the recent major investments in the city.”