Lot owners call for tailgating return

Private lot owners say tailgating can return safely.

FANS GOT TOTAILGATE AT THETRANSIT DRIVE-INBEFORE LAST NIGHT'SGAME.BUT MANY MOREWANT TO KNOWWHEN THEY CAN GOBACK TO BILLSSTADIUM.GOOD EVENING.THE BILLS ARE JUSTFIVE DAYS AWAYFROM THEIRSHOWDOWN WITHTHE SUPER BOWLCHAMPS.THERE WILL BE NOFANS IN THE STANDS-- AND NOBODYTAILGATING IN THEPARKING LOTS.BUT AS JEFF RUSACKREPORTS -- PRIVATELOT OWNERS FEELTHEY CAN STILL HOSTFANS SAFELY.TAILGATING WASBACK FOR TUESDAYNIGHT FOOTBALL.NOW THATTAILGAITING DIDN'THAPPEN ANYWHERENEAR WHERE ITNORMALLY DOES.IT WASN'T EVEN INTHE SAME COUNTY ASBILLS STADIUM.THESE BILLS FANSWERE AT TRANSITDRIVE-IN IN NIAGARACOUNTY.LOT OWNERSAROUND THESTADIUM, WHO ARENOT ALLOWED TOHOST TAILGATERS..ARE WONDERINGWHY THEY CAN'T DOTHE SAME THING?IT WAS BASICALLY IT'SLIKE BEING MARRIEDIT'S OUT OF MYCONTROL.ERIC MATWJIOW THEOWNER OF HAMMER'SLOT..

HAS BEENHOSTING TAILGATESLONGER THAN ANYCURRENT BUFFALOBILL PLAYER HASLIVED.I SEEN WHAT RICK DIDAT THE DRIVE IN ANDIT IS, THEY DID AVERY GOOD JOB.ERIE COUNTYOFFICIALS SAY LOTSCAN'T HAVE MORETHAN 50 PEOPLE ANDCAN'T ACCEPT MONEYFROM PEOPLE TOTAILGATE.TO GET AROUND THIS,MATWJIOW ISCONSIDERINGHOSTING A SMALLTAILGATE, MAYBE ASSOON AS MONDAY,AND GIVE ALLPROCEEDS TOCHARITY.

SIMILAR TOWHAT HAPPENED ATTHE TRANSIT DRIVE-IN.WE DID A PRACTICETAILGATE A LITTLEWHILE AGO SOCIALDISTANCING IT'S NOTTHAT COMPLICATEDIT'S JUST, I HAVE NOPROBLEM KICKINGPEOPLE OFF MY LOTIF THEY DON'T LISTENTO ME.ERIE COUNTYEXECTUIVE MARKPOLONCARZ HASSAID, NO PRIVATETAILGAITNG UNTILTHE STATE ALLOWSFANS IN THE STANDS.THE STATE HASN'TCHANGED ITS STANCEON FANS AT GAMES..BUT LOT OWNERS INORCHARD PARK JUSTWANT A SHOT ATPROVIDING A SAFEGAME DAYEXPERIENCE.GIVE US A CHANCEYOU KNOW, IF YOUSEE SOMETHINGALRIGHT THEN SHUTUS STOP BUT JUSTDON'T TREAT US LIKEBABIES ALL THE TIME.GOVERNOR CUOMOHAS SAID HE PLANSON VISITING BILLSSTADIUM TO SEE HOWFANS COULD ATTEND.NO WORD ON WHENTHAT VISIT WILL BE.JEFF RUSACK 7 EWN.