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It appears an eyesore in the village of Silver Creek is finally going to be addressed.
On Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Legislature voted to sell the old Silver Creek School, located at 60 Main St. for $1 to Region Nine UAW Housing Corporation of New Brunswick, N.J. The sale is scheduled to be completed by Dec. 31, 2023.
According to the resolution, the former school will be renovated into 47 affordable apartments for people 55 and older.
The resolution states the purchase is contingent upon the purchaser receiving necessary tax credits, financing, governmental approvals and permits for the project.
The former school has been empty for decades. It has been vacant since 1978 and has been a long-standing eyesore and safety hazard for the community. Several plans through the years have been made to restore the building. None have gotten past the planning stage.
Former Silver Creek School Will be Rehabilitated Into Senior Apartments
The
Chautauqua County Legislature approved the sale of the former
Silver Creek School to a New Jersey corporation to be turned into senior apartments. The property had been in tax foreclosure.
Dunkirk Legislator
Bob Bankoski said the old school is in drastic need of attention,
“This company that they’re proposing to rehabilitate the building is in the best interest of Chautauqua County and the Village of Silver Creek and the residents.”
Region Nine U-A-W Housing Corporation plans a historic renovation of the property that converts the school into 47 affordable apartments for people age 55 and older. Gerry Legislator
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Health and public safety leaders in Chautauqua County continue to oppose the legalization of marijuana, even though the state is closer to permitting it for recreational purposes.
Christine Schuyler serves as the county’s public health director and commissioner of Social Services. She is also a member of the state Association of County Health Officials and notes that organization opposed legalization of marijuana in the past and plans to oppose it again. “We really are of the opinion as local health officials and local health departments that legalization of regulated marijuana will lead to dangerous public health outcomes,” she told members of the legislature’s Human Services Committee.
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