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| Bryan
Fanton steps down from his position on the Allegany County Planning Board. KATHRYN ROSS PHOTO |
Dirlam said the Planning department helped with an
environmental cleanup and the nearly completed water service from Friendship to
the truck stop. Construction on the project is expected to take nine months.
Over the past year the Planning department also helped
obtain a $200,000 Microenterprise grant from WNYREC to help with startup
businesses and to help with the expansion of existing companies, assisted in
the process of supporting 2 solar projects in Belfast, two in Angelica and 1 in
Independence, helped with comprehensive review plans for Angelica and Alma,
site plan reviews, zoning amendments, special permits and the development of a
cellular antennae facility, a new tourism website and county branding project.
It also worked with Habitat for Humanity and with the Allegany County Landbank
and helped towns and villages with grant writing projects. The department also
welcomed several new businesses into the county including Dollar Generals in
Andover, and Friendship, Mike’s on the Corner in Scio, Beauty Boutique and
Salon, King Wok‘s new management in Wellsville, Wellsville Technologies,
Gaylord’s Guns and Ammo in Andover and Rise Above studio in Wellsville.
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| IDA Director Craig Clark, at left and Planning Director Kier Dirlam at far right said goodbye to long-time Planning Department secretary Cathleen Whitfield. |
At the meeting the Planning Board said goodbye to some
long-time friends-Bryan Fanton who retired as a board member leaving a slot
open for a new board member at-large. Planning Department secretary Cathleen
Whitfield also retired from the Planning Department after 22 years of working
in the department.
