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Environmental Review of Aud Next Step in Bass Pro Project

By Mark Scott

Buffalo, NY – It appears it will take a while longer for a final agreement to be signed to bring a Bass Pro Outdoor World Store to the old Memorial Auditorium.

The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation approved a contract with a local firm Wednesday for a study of the hazardous materials that need to be removed from the Aud. The study will also determine a cost estimate for cleaning it up.

Commission Vice Chair Larry Quinn says the environmental review could take five months.

"When you do an environmental review, you have to do the analysis and do it in an objective way," Quinn said. "It's really part of a normal process."

Still, the signing of a preliminary agreement with Bass Pro that outlines the specific responsibilities of all involved could be signed at any time.