All of a sudden, development is booming in Chautauqua County.
The former Silver Creek Elementary School and the former Fluvanna Elementary School in Greenhurst are poised to become apartments. The former Fairbank Farms and Castelli Cheese building in Blockville may soon be a cheese-making facility again after its purchase in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. There are discussions of a new hotel in North Harmony, construction is underway on The Lodge, owned by the Webb Family, in Mayville. Solar farms are popping up in Ashville.
These are all good developments vacant buildings finding new life, a manufacturer springing back to life, private property owners finding a new use for their land and developers seeing enough promise in the county’s post-COVID economic rebound to think more hotels and condos are needed. The projects also provide employment for hundreds of contractors and trades workers. The Vittoria Dairy Inc. project in Blockville brings even more ancillary benefits to area farm
Silver Creek will join Wernert and Jackman Elementary together once its completed. Everyday you hear it, and you look out the window. You probably look out the window 15 times a day. What s new today, what s going to be new tomorrow, and the students are doing the same thing, said future Silver Creek principal, Terry Brown.
Features of the new school will include high-tech classrooms with more space and moveable furniture, a cafeteria with rooms for sensory and allergy dining and much more.
It s something the future students are excited about. It s kinda cool because you get to explore the new one, future student Izabella said.
SILVER CREEK Preschool and kindergarten registration at Silver Creek Elementary School is scheduled Thursday, March 4. District residents with a child who