'It's on everyone's mind': A new Bills stadium creates uncertainty for ECC South Campus By Barbara O'Brien News Staff Reporter Dec 12, 2021 Dec 12, 2021 Updated Mar 18, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erie Community College's South Campus has faced uncertainty for nearly half its existence.kAmu@C>6C r@F?EJ tI64FE:G6 y@6= p] v:2>3C2 7:CDE AC@A@D65 4=@D:?8 E96 D@FE9 2?5 ?@CE9 42>AFD6D @7 E96 4@==686 2?5 4@?D@=:52E:?8 AC@8C2>D :? 5@H?E@H? qF772=@ :? a__a[ 2?5 E96 5:D4FDD:@? H6?E @? 7@C J62CD]k^Am Erie Community College South Campus in located in Orchard Park and Hamburg. 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Mayor Brown chills talk of downtown Bills stadium with support of Orchard Park site Brown said the priority should be to keep the Bills in Western New York and not put the team at risk of leaving altogether.
Hochul says state will accept Orchard Park as site of new Bills stadium The governor also said she believes, as she has stated in the past, that the state, the Bills and Erie County can reach an agreement on where …
Orchard Park doesn't want its marriage to the Buffalo Bills to end Orchard Park's identity has been tied to the Bills and the games it hosts in the stadium on Abbott Road for five decades. But the relationship…
With time ticking on Bills stadium talks, what leverage does each side have? The three sides agree on two major points: A new venue needs to be built to replace 48-year-old Highmark Stadium, and both the Bills and the g…
Public speakers advocate for downtown Bills stadium Of the 30 speakers who participated in the Erie County Legislature's first public hearing Monday regarding the Bills stadium lease negotiation…
Viewpoints: Downtown stadium is best and least expensive choice The whole point of building downtown is for people to make use of the city’s amenities, Eve Kowalewski says.
Rep. Brian Higgins casts doubt on downtown Bills stadium "I think the Bills are very set on Orchard Park," Higgins said in his first extended comments on the stadium issue.
