A Buffalo lawmaker is voicing concerns that Occupy Buffalo members may have violated city law with a
geodesic dome constructed over the weekend.
Common Council Majority leader Rich Fontana said he would like to see the members take down all the structures in Niagara Square and leave every night by 10'o'clock.
WBFO News tried to speak with Fontana at his City Hall office Wednesday, but he was not in, so we did speak with Common Council President David Franczyk.
Franczyk disagrees with Fontana. He tells WBFO News his senior legislative assistant is working with the city's law department and Occupy Buffalo to work out an agreement.
Franczyk said h sees no problem with the protests and believes the city should leave them alone.
"Democracy can be a little messy at times, our democracy can be, and so I'm dating myself from the 1960s because there was a song 'Give Peace a Chance' so I'm always an advocate of giving peace a chance because I remember how ugly things can get back in the 60s you know I remember seeing that living through it," said Franczyk.
The Common Council did waive permit fees for the protest movement.
Occupy members John Rozman said they are not leaving.
"We're exercising our First Amendment right to peaceful me assemble and to file grievances," said Rozman.
During the noon hour Wednesday Occupy members did leave their encampment to march to bring coffee to Buffalo Firefighters in support of their eight-year battle without a contract.