Questions linger about legality of GCEDC's approval of COR Development tax...
Was the Genesee County Economic Development Center Board of Directors' decision to provide $1.7 million in tax abatements to COR Development legal?That depends on who you ask.A Buffalo assemblyman...
View ArticleGCEDC attorney says COR Development subsidies perfectly legal
Press release:“The Genesee County Economic Development Center requested and received a legal opinion regarding the approval of tax incentives for the COR Development project in the Town of Batavia as...
View ArticleHawley defends GCEDC's tax breaks for COR Development
Press release:Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently voiced his support for the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) and its successful efforts to attract a Dick’s Sporting...
View ArticleRosenbeck responds to Hawley's defense of COR tax breaks
Jim Rosenbeck, a member of the Genesee County Libertarian Committee who's planning a run for an at-large seat on the City Council, submitted this response to Steve Hawley's defense of the COR...
View ArticleQ&A with Steve Hyde on COR Development incentives
Earlier this week, we e-mailed 10 questions to Steve Hyde about the approval of the COR Development Project. Below are the questions and his responses verbatum. Q. According to the best available...
View ArticleCuomo did not criticize tax breaks for COR Development
During the "gaggle" (that's what reporters call it) with Gov. Andrew Cuomo following his speech at GCC yesterday, I asked him specifically about Genesee County Economic Development Center providing tax...
View ArticleDuring stopover in Batavia, DiNapoli says IDAs should not broadly interpret...
The state law meant to curtail tax breaks by IDAs for retail developments should be defined as narrowly as possible, according to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.If IDAs broadly interpret the law and push...
View ArticleHancock responds to questions about her endorsement of COR Development subsidies
When we e-mailed a series of questions to Steve Hyde seeking more details on the process by which tax subsidies were approved for COR Development to redevelop a portion of Batavia Towne Center, we also...
View ArticleDick's hangs its sign on former Lowe's building
Today workers just about completed installing the Dick's Sporting Goods sign on the former Lowe's building.Syracuse-based COR Development received $1.8 million in local tax breaks in order to retrofit...
View ArticleHearing set to subdivide Batavia Towne Center for new Kohl's
The Town of Batavia Planning Board will hold a public hearing Jan. 7 to consider an application for a subdivision of property in Batavia Towne Center.The subdivision would make it possible for Kohl's...
View ArticlePlans approved for Kohl's next to Dick's
A subdivision of Batavia Towne Center to make way for a Kohl's Department Store was approved by the Town of Batavia Planning Board on Tuesday night.The subdivision is necessary, according to Kate...
View ArticleFirefighters battle flames and cold during fire at Bed, Bath & Beyond
Within minutes of the fire call about a blaze in the bedding department of Bed, Bath & Beyond, in Batavia Towne Center, the store was filled with heavy black smoke that was roiling out of the front...
View ArticleBed, Bath & Beyond's Batavia store still recovering from fire damage
Batavia's Bed, Bath & Beyond, damaged by fire Jan. 27, has been cleared of all its stock and today work crews were pulling from the store every last bit of fixture, shelving and even wall.Smoke...
View ArticlePhoto: Cleaning up water after break in sprinkler system line at former...
This morning contractors working on the former Lowe's location, getting the remaining space ready for new retail stores, apparently forgot to turn the water off to the sprinkler system before deciding...
View ArticleMarshalls in Batavia Towne Center announces grand opening Aug. 21
Press release:Marshalls, one of the nation’s largest off-price retailers with more than 900 stores currently operating in 43 states and Puerto Rico, will open a new store in Batavia on August 21, 2014....
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