Brown urges ADM to save damaged grain elevator; preservation attorney says city can still do that By Mark Sommer News Staff Reporter Dec 23, 2021 Dec 23, 2021 Updated Jan 16, 2026 0 An aerial view of the Great Northern grain elevator and the Buffalo Shipping Channel with the skyline, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. Derek Gee / Buffalo News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Mark Sommer News Staff Reporter Mayor Byron Brown on Thursday again asked Archer Daniels Midland to consider preserving the Great Northern grain elevator.kAmw:D C6BF6DE 4@>6D 52JD 27E6C 9:D 25>:?:DEC2E:@? @C56C65 2? 6>6C86?4J 56>@=:E:@? @7 E96 H:?5DE@C>\52>2865 DECF4EFC6]k^AmkAmQ(9:=6 E96 :>>:?6?E 52?86C ?665D E@ 36 255C6DD65[ E96C6 :D E96 A@DD:3:=:EJ @7 >:E:82E:?8 E92E 52?86C 2?5 D2G:?8 E96 6=6G2E@C H9@==J @C :? A2CE[Q qC@H? 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