Agency OKs $150 million Outer Harbor plan with more amenities, recreational space By Mark Sommer News Staff Reporter Nov 9, 2020 Nov 9, 2020 Updated Mar 13, 2026 0 1 of 4 The lakeside Bike Park at the Outer Harbor. (Derek Gee/Buffalo News) Derek Gee/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Mark Sommer News Staff Reporter An Outer Harbor master plan approved Monday calls for a 4-acre outdoor amphitheater with the potential to hold 7,000 to 10,000 people.kAm%96 D:E6 7@C 4@?46CED 4@F=5 :?4=F56 E96 r2?2=D:56 {:G6 4@?46CE D6C:6D E92E 92D 366? 2 A@AF=2C 2EEC24E:@? 2E r2?2=D:56] k^AmkAmQ(6 2C6 4@?7:56?E H6 4@F=5 >@G6 E96 r2?2=D:56 {:G6 D6C:6D @FE E96C6 H96? :EVD 4@>A=6E65[Q D2:5 $E6G6? #2?2==:[ AC6D:56?E @7 tC:6 r2?2= w2C3@C s6G6=@A>6?E r@CA][ H9:49 25@AE65 E96 A=2?]k^AmkAm%96 2>A9:E962E6C H@F=5 36 ?6IE E@ 2 b]d\24C6 =2H?]k^Am kAmQ%96C6 H@?VE 36 D62ED[Q 96 D2:5] Q%9:D :D ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 36 s2C:6? {2<6] (6 H2?E :E E@ 766= =:<6 2 H@?56C7F= @A6? 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