Redevelopment Panel Looks At Syracuse
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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The commission discussed strategies for the town of Syracuse and the industrial corridor just west of Warsaw.[[In-content Ad]]Commission members Larry Teghtmeyer and Lowell Owens said they recently met with Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia. Teghtmeyer and Owens said the town wants to partner with the redevelopment commission to attract new businesses and provide new jobs for the community.
"There's an opportunity up there," said Teghtmeyer. "I think Syracuse could use some development in that area."
The redevelopment commission passed a motion to take a supportive role in assisting the town's economic development. The board discussed creating an overlay district to capture some new tax revenue for economic development in the area and strategic use of the building that formerly housed Dana Corp. Since the company officially left Syracuse in September, Teghtmeyer said, there have been several failed attempts to sell the building.
Commission member Bill Warren said the building may be a valuable resource for initiating some economic growth. "That big building could be an answer," Warren said.
Commission member Bruce Woodward agreed. Woodward said a possible use for the building could be as a business incubator to foster the creation and startup of new companies.
The board also approved a motion to assign Warren and Woodward to develop a plan for the county to obtain sewer and water easements along a designated industrial corridor area west of Warsaw. The area covers about 1,600 acres one-half mile north and south of U.S. 30 from Fox Farm Road west to CR 350W. The county zoned the land industrial in 1987.
Sewer and water lines play a major role in attracting new industrial expansion to the area. The first step toward installing the new infrastructure is for the redevelopment commission to identify where they will need to obtain easements from the property owners.
"If we had a plan for the easements and know where we want them to go, then we could talk with land owners about how they will help the county recuperate the cost," said Owens.
Woodward said obtaining the needed easements will probably not be costly because sewer and water lines will increase the value of the land. He said much of the engineering work to determine where the easements are needed could be done by county employees. Woodward said, by December, he and Warren will have an easement plan ready.
The commission discussed strategies for the town of Syracuse and the industrial corridor just west of Warsaw.[[In-content Ad]]Commission members Larry Teghtmeyer and Lowell Owens said they recently met with Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia. Teghtmeyer and Owens said the town wants to partner with the redevelopment commission to attract new businesses and provide new jobs for the community.
"There's an opportunity up there," said Teghtmeyer. "I think Syracuse could use some development in that area."
The redevelopment commission passed a motion to take a supportive role in assisting the town's economic development. The board discussed creating an overlay district to capture some new tax revenue for economic development in the area and strategic use of the building that formerly housed Dana Corp. Since the company officially left Syracuse in September, Teghtmeyer said, there have been several failed attempts to sell the building.
Commission member Bill Warren said the building may be a valuable resource for initiating some economic growth. "That big building could be an answer," Warren said.
Commission member Bruce Woodward agreed. Woodward said a possible use for the building could be as a business incubator to foster the creation and startup of new companies.
The board also approved a motion to assign Warren and Woodward to develop a plan for the county to obtain sewer and water easements along a designated industrial corridor area west of Warsaw. The area covers about 1,600 acres one-half mile north and south of U.S. 30 from Fox Farm Road west to CR 350W. The county zoned the land industrial in 1987.
Sewer and water lines play a major role in attracting new industrial expansion to the area. The first step toward installing the new infrastructure is for the redevelopment commission to identify where they will need to obtain easements from the property owners.
"If we had a plan for the easements and know where we want them to go, then we could talk with land owners about how they will help the county recuperate the cost," said Owens.
Woodward said obtaining the needed easements will probably not be costly because sewer and water lines will increase the value of the land. He said much of the engineering work to determine where the easements are needed could be done by county employees. Woodward said, by December, he and Warren will have an easement plan ready.
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