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• Fill planning department office aid position — Motion carried. Committee confirmed the position was included in the 2025 budget.

• Accept I Love New York State grant funds — $49,083 — Motion carried. The resolution authorizes acceptance of the award and empowers the county administrator to sign related paperwork.

• Budget transfer for employee computer equipment — $1,500 moved from cost center 409 (fees) to cost center 0201 — Motion carried.

• Accept and appropriate donation for employment and training — $5,000 — Motion carried.

All four items were approved without recorded roll‑call vote; committee chair called the voice votes and declared the motions carried.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Allegany Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting - February 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning and Economic Development Committee approved four administrative motions: filling a planning office aid position, accepting a $49,083 I Love New York grant, transferring $1,500 for new employee computer equipment, and accepting a $5,000 donation for employment and training.","taxTitle","Allegany County, New York","taxId",73159,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6322392,"County unveils commercial property portal; officials warn data centers strain power, discuss Great Lakes Cheese site",891,1632000,2523000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2347932-59361eef01fb60cf0809fc9fd78d0c22&start=1632&end=2523","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2347932-59361eef01fb60cf0809fc9fd78d0c22/thumbnail_1632000.jpg","/articles/6322392/Allegany-County/New-York/County-unveils-commercial-property-portal-officials-warn-data-centers-strain-power-discuss-Great-Lakes-Cheese-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322392-f22edc48f822a48da0ad5a5c7fa3b68c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177637&Signature=d7GAkRpjRyttYDra2H0-4z7qlg9q8P7dCBzPII35bEXsXolDZNQC~~W-jFV77Q6LA3Y0g8iFs8iFH618Ycove1ZaLntH9F5DW8ogue15iypuuvMwBAtDa3hG5lkcf~6jvlfA7TxTvG1AAj~gYhGvXQPJAqHiSblOk4bR9T72LXlw04UV0-jFjDkG6Hkriv4Yrsf2dEQZ0nJc66D6mWNYEJ-NiYoKiquDY63On4ia0iPXCahu-67dNsvJNJCLrFv-bsh6LpwHCJh9XvSG6DD7R6Ohyp3lfoS16kuIIDa67sDJFfuas4rIC3UINTR7qscvnGslc5I5UDFjPv--m5Evpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ashley Smith, Allegany County director of economic development, demonstrated a new commercial property portal on the county website that aggregates available commercial listings via a private vendor, Resimplify.

Smith said the tool automatically pulls listings from local brokers and agents and allows filtering by square footage, land, sale or lease status, and attachments such as PDF flyers. The portal is limited to commercial listings; Smith said owners can notify the county about unlisted properties and the vendor will maintain the entry. She described plans to embed property feeds into the county’s CRM and to use metrics from the portal to see which properties attract the most inquiries.

Craig Clark of the Industrial Development Agency (introduced in the meeting materials as Craig Clark) cautioned the committee about so‑called data centers, which he called “energy suckers.” Clark said such facilities consume large amounts of electricity, typically provide few local jobs, and can outstrip local power availability. He cited a past local proposal for a facility in Wellsville that did not proceed.

Clark also reported that Great Lakes Cheese closed production on Jan. 31 at its Cuba facility and that county staff are in early discussions with potential developers. Clark said the county expects to provide timeline information about water and sewer availability to interested developers; the Crossroads water infrastructure and DEC regulatory questions remain part of the evaluation. Clark said the county will return with more concrete updates — including an update from Tom Windis — at the next month’s meeting.

Smith’s demonstration and Clark’s remarks were informational; no committee action was taken on the portal or the industrial site discussions at this meeting.","Allegany County’s economic development director demonstrated a new commercial property aggregator on the county website. County economic development staff and the industrial development agency also discussed constraints on data center projects and initial work on reusing the Great Lakes Cheese building in Cuba.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6322397,"Committee approves $90,000 annual contract with Delta Development for grant work",303,1936000,2239000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2347932-59361eef01fb60cf0809fc9fd78d0c22&start=1936&end=2239","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2347932-59361eef01fb60cf0809fc9fd78d0c22/thumbnail_1936000.jpg","/articles/6322397/Allegany-County/New-York/Committee-approves-90000-annual-contract-with-Delta-Development-for-grant-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322397-d0c7fe126a9ddc8064400754f8b554ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177637&Signature=iaixTsli~Pj9zvKJNjr3nKdxxJlwIBLMEA~KWRgPr7-YacXAd7TDAhmBRVh7AcUw7isQWOimOKpLy4U~T0lzuOIjAhd4GvFTqtUVPeymK0fJzCD5z8zS674oHOvkUqfJ8WJpIG6IH4i-8u9RugO2CmUey4DUWw4NlYMBG4T3CCCdwq6000c8c6Wh-g0AxNsA6QAyxAnUA90uOAeqchuJGkJaWuaIe0w-TLt7-hmaGZdauqu1ClQhiIPwQ7dQfrcasP8lXf7k8y471jQYQGmynf1WF0aB19DZqeeMd9FxarFs39mMFYrqRa3hOXpghIM5tp34aojN9Nog~xF8gA-S6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Economic Development Committee approved a contract renewal with Delta Development for comprehensive public‑funding strategy services at $90,000 per year.

Tim (staff member) told the committee Delta Development has worked with the county for roughly three to four years and provides technical assistance on state and federal grant applications. He said the firm’s assistance has contributed to successful grant awards, including federal money tied to the fairgrounds project. The county will move funding from contingency or fund balance to cover the contract because it was not included in the 2025 budget; staff called the omission an oversight.

Committee members asked about incidental costs; staff said travel or face‑to‑face meeting expenses would be billed if they occur but no substantial additional expenses had been incurred to date. Tim said Delta’s work has helped secure federal allocations (he cited a $428,000 federal allocation for the fairgrounds) and support applications for IIJA, THUD and other grants. The county noted additional potential awards in the pipeline and described Delta’s services as providing multi‑staff technical assistance.

A motion to move the contract renewal forward carried after a voice vote. The contract renewal was described as $90,000 annually, with funds to be reallocated from contingency and tracked in the county’s MOE.","The Planning and Economic Development Committee voted to renew a $90,000 annual contract with Delta Development to support grant applications and public‑funding strategy; the county will cover the contract from contingency/fund balance after a budget oversight.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6322401,"Allegany County begins comprehensive plan renewal; board seeks volunteers and implementation funding",1456,83000,1539000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2347932-59361eef01fb60cf0809fc9fd78d0c22&start=83&end=1539","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2347932-59361eef01fb60cf0809fc9fd78d0c22/thumbnail_83000.jpg","/articles/6322401/Allegany-County/New-York/Allegany-County-begins-comprehensive-plan-renewal-board-seeks-volunteers-and-implementation-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322401-46822ec0e8a5f007926828540d822fc3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177637&Signature=U~Ex7q~F24tR9GMRcIY9M~s3RcqWbUUuAG~J0yMwuFgvTJMU3HHdxfOimK7MyjZa2340U69L5C7FvZVAs1p2y1xfvR8iq97AEj2UZsjCYUxFYf3KbxQ6u5NFRzlIcQdn6qZpi65dkwt6tFCSBqC4dZtB33aTIK2noMjMfB2deMLxMt~dvZrnP1KgTdIxSzt5rXP7GvH6jIbsPrj2tz8sSaqSmhRlbWXpkv2-VNMTfMh5117ZOZQg3u5R0DJLb04rh9xydmkq9Y6mNCTgvvNx892X6HIu3hfRqM~hyKsfsQQctTflMVeXG2ApU8DkxlAomel7b-AD3OXJoo~49iP8-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Keir Durham, Allegany County director of planning, told the Planning and Economic Development Committee that the county will begin the renewal of its comprehensive plan and expects the update to take up to one to two years under New York State law.

Durham said the county's comprehensive plan follows a state statutory checklist — noted in his packet as “county comprehensive plan general municipal chapter 24 article 12 b 2 39‑d” — that requires broad coverage of topics ranging from agriculture and housing to hazard mitigation and emergency services. He said the plan is frequently used to support grant applications and to provide data and maps that local governments and nonprofits can reuse.

The comprehensive plan board has nine seats, Durham said: three county legislators (Deb Root, Gary Barnes and John Rickey), three planning board members (Jason Eisman, John Gorton and Paula Van Dyke) and three at‑large members. Meredith Fields of Alfred was the only identified at‑large member currently serving. Durham said the board needs volunteers with agricultural, legal, large‑business, manufacturing, tourism and health sector experience.

Durham reviewed the plan's history: the county's first plan work began in 2007 and the most recent plan was completed in 2019. He said earlier plans were produced largely in‑house and that the 2019 edition won regional planning awards. The county intends to begin public meetings and plan‑board work this spring, with a committee kickoff listed for March 3 and a goal to have further budget discussions and a direction by the summer.

County administrators and committee members discussed the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Group (CPIG), which previously administered a small grant program for nonprofits, towns, villages and county entities. Historical CPIG budgets ranged from about $25,000 to $43,000; recent years typically funded roughly $25,000, Durham said. The county administrator told the committee that CPIG has produced visible local projects and that the county should consider restoring a program allocation (the administrator suggested $25,000 to $30,000 as a planning placeholder) and formalizing contract and approval procedures so county taxpayer dollars flow through a transparent process.

Committee members noted that volunteer recruitment is difficult and that making the role meaningful and showing results can help attract members. The committee agreed to continue discussions about whether to budget funds for CPIG in next year’s plan and to return with recommendations by summer, with related budget timing noted to occur well before the county fair.

Durham asked committee members to suggest candidates for the two open at‑large seats and said staff will reach out to more than 120 agencies and organizations during the update process.

The committee did not take formal action on funding at the meeting; members agreed to continue the discussion later in the year.","Director of planning Keir Durham told the Planning and Economic Development Committee the county will start a multi‑year update of its comprehensive plan under New York State law and asked the legislature to consider restoring a small implementation fund and recruiting volunteers for the plan board.","actionData","errors"]

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