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Residents comment on proposed zoning code changes – Part II
Lee Chowaniec
Dave Hangauer was the next to address the Lancaster Town Board regarding the proposed Light Industrial District code change that would expand the language to read, “Any commercial recreation activity including, but not limited to, private commercial airports (special use permit required), from its current code language of “Any commercial recreation activity (special use permit required) Added in 1997.
Jun 5, 2013, 09:32
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Residents’ comments on proposed zoning code changes – Part I
Lee Chowaniec
At Monday evening’s Lancaster Town Board meeting, several residents commented on proposed zoning amendments whose intent is to clarify the language of permitted uses in a Light Industrial District (LI).
Jun 4, 2013, 01:27
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Lancaster IDA headed in another direction
Lee Chowaniec
After much discussion took place at their Tuesday work session, the Lancaster Industrial Development Agency (LIDA) decided to return to a model where the original intent of the agency was to grant IDA consideration to industrial development and where job creation implied sustainable living wages.
Jul 11, 2012, 16:44
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Lancaster IDA meeting spurs unintended controversy
Lee Chowane
What really was the cause of Supervisor Dino Fudoli’s bringing to light his comments presented in Tuesday morning’ Buffalo News report was the result of the opening comments I made at the LIDA meeting. The intent of my addressing the board was not to create controversy or demean any LIDA member but to gather information on the LIDA’ process and to question the board’s reasoning for granting IDA’S that many in the public felt were unwarranted.
Mar 15, 2012, 08:59
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Status report on Lancaster police/courts building
Lee Chowaniec
Gwen Howard, senior project representative from Foit-Albert & Associates, gave a presentation on the status of the architectural design of the new Lancaster Pavement Road police/courts project.
Oct 4, 2011, 09:12
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Lancaster bonds $990,000 for waterline project
Lee Chowaniec
After holding a public hearing on the matter, by resolution, the Town of Lancaster approved the bonding of $990,000 for the replacement of approximately 6,700 linear feet of 12-inch water line along Schwartz Road, from William Street south to Hall Road.
Aug 4, 2011, 10:20
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Lancaster resident questions Walden Avenue building appraisal process
Lee Chowaniec
At Tuesday evening’s Lancaster Town Board meeting resident Henry Gull read a letter he had addressed to Town Attorney John Dudziak regarding whether documentation/information existed on a purchase appraisal of the Walden Avenue Colecraft building in 2003. He asked whether Mr. Dudziak was in receipt of his letter and whether he had conducted any investigation on the matter.
Jul 7, 2011, 10:27
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ECHDC TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DONOVAN BLOCK SITE
The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) Board of Directors directed agency staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the site of the former Donovan State Office Building at a meeting held today. The RFP will be issued on May 2, 2011 and submissions are due by June 30, 2011.
ECHDC acquired the Donovan Building in 2008. At that time, it was anticipated that the building would be demolished to make the site ready for development under the terms of a 2007 non-binding Pre-Development Agreement with Benderson Development, LLC. Since that time, ECHDC has determined that the best use of the Donovan Building is adaptive reuse. ECHDC has invested approximately $7 million in remediation to date, including the removal of harmful materials and interior demolishment. As a result of these remediation efforts and the soundness of the building’s underlying structure, ECHDC believes that the site has significant potential for redevelopment.
May 2, 2011, 14:08
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Winter impacts on Town of Lancaster
Lee Chowaniec
Like everyone else during this long and arduous winter, the Town of Lancaster is also experiencing the adverse impacts from this past winter and is doing whatever it takes to manage the situation.
Mar 1, 2011, 10:40
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Status of Lancaster Walden Avenue police building renovation revisited
Lee Chowaniec
Hearing of a memo that had been published declaring the renovation of the Walden Avenue police building had been put on indefinite hold a few residents addressed the Lancaster Town Board on the status of the police building renovation project.
Feb 9, 2011, 15:41
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