Senator Lavalle Announces Local Job Creation Projects to Receive State Funding
Kenneth P. LaValle
December 19, 2012
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ISSUE:
- Economic Development
New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle today announced that job creation projects in the First Senate District will receive critically important state funds through the second round of Regional Economic Development Council awards.
“These projects will strengthen our economy and help create and retain jobs,” Senator LaValle said.
The following job creation projects in the First Senate District will receive funding from the second round of the Regional Economic Development Council program:
Applicant | Project Name | Description | Amount |
Town of East Hampton | Accabonac Harbor Storm Water Remediation | The Town of East Hampton will acquire materials to implement storm water abatement projects in Accabonac Harbor, a waterbody on the New York State 303(d) impaired waterbodies list. The project will allow the Town to comply with the NYS DEC MS4 program. | $150,000 |
East End Arts | Building Bridges: Long Island | East End Arts will launch 'Bridges LI', a project whose goals are capacity building of management, program and entrepreneurial efforts of arts organizations and artists on the East End of Long Island, promoting cultural entrepreneurship in regional economic development, and creating an effective arts services delivery network. Activities will include assisting four anchor organizations, publishing a Community Resource Map, professional development for artists, and advocacy for bringing the cultural community into regional and local economic planning. | $90,000 |
Village of Sag Harbor | Construction of Havens Beach Storm Water Improvements | The Village of Sag Harbor will retrofit storm water drainage infrastructure that currently delivers untreated storm water runoff directly offshore of Havens Beach – a Village beach open to the general public – through a drainage ditch that bisects the beach and results in frequent beach closures after heavy rain. | $146,982 |
Town of Riverhead | Downtown Riverhead Artist Housing | The Town of Riverhead will renovate eight buildings in downtown Riverhead. The award will be used for interior and exterior renovations of up to 45 residential units and six commercial units. | $250,000 |
Village of Greenport | Eastern Greenport Sewer Extension Feasibility Study | The Village of Greenport will prepare an engineering report to explore the extension of sewer service in Eastern Greenport. | $25,500 |
Village of Greenport | Economic Development Assessment |
| $45,000 |
HF Corwin and Son Inc | Hatchery and Farm Electrical Distribution | HF Corwin and Son, the only remaining duck farm on Long Island, will construct a state-of the art duck hatchery in order to comply with new Food and Drug Administration regulations. | $250,000 |
Inlet Seafood Inc | Improving Commercial Waterfront Infrastructure Montauk Inlet Seafood | Infrastructure improvements to wholesale fish processing and packing facility will support the commercial fishing industry in Montauk. | $227,583 |
Atlantic Industrial Technologies, Inc. | ISO 9000 Implementation Training | Atlantic Industrial Technologies, Inc. of Shirley in Suffolk County will train 40 workers in ISO9001 quality management systems standards Implementation and Support. | $85,357 |
Oldcastle APG, Inc. | Lean Manufacturing and Operations Training | Oldcastle APG, Inc. of Middle Island in Suffolk County will train 23 workers in lean manufacturing, concrete manufacturing quality and production standards, welding and efficiency. | $49,950 |
Shinnecock Pools, Inc. | Lean Manufacturing Training | Shinnecock Pools, Inc. of Southampton in Suffolk County will train 10 workers in lean manufacturing, including lean overview, lean service, lean office and lean strategy. | $23,500 |
ATK Test Research Facility Ronkonkoma New York | MAGLEV2000 System Construction Project | Alliant Techsystems Operations, LLC will manufacture and test a MAGLEV prototype for use on existing rail tracks. Alliant Techsystems Operations will invest $18.9 million and create 10 jobs. | $500,000 |
Village of Greenport | Mitchell Park Bulkhead Feasibility Study | The Village of Greenport will prepare a feasibility study to determine the best options for replacing the deteriorated bulkhead at the Village’s Mitchell Park and Marina. This study will be used to support the development of plans and specifications for bidding, projected costs, required permits, and a consideration of potential funding and financing options for construction. | $92,636 |
NYC Department of Transportation | NYC Porous Pavement Prototype Testing and Evaluation | NYC DOT will work with agency partners to design, construct, and monitor five permeable pavement technologies in the Flushing Bay priority watershed in Queens. This project will provide valuable performance data to identify the pervious pavement type that is most effective in reducing stormwater runoff volume and velocity, the most cost-effective to implement on a larger scale within NYC’s street reconstruction budget, and the most operationally effective. | $1,200,000 |
Village of Port Jefferson | Port Jefferson Pedestrian Trail Enhancements and Waterfront Parking Reconfiguration | The Village of Port Jefferson will improve two pedestrian walkways connecting Port Jefferson’s downtown commercial district on West Broadway, the upper historic district on East Main Street and West Broadway across from the nearby Harbor complex, and restore the Baker Alley easement on East Main Street. | $106,530 |
Rolling Frito-Lay Sales, LP | Route Sales and Customer Service Training | Rolling Frito-Lay Sales, LP of 7 of the state's regions will train 500 workers in route sales, customer service, software/hardware, and distribution process. | $100,000 |
Satur Farms LLC | Satur Farms Expansion | Satur Farms will acquire machinery and equipment for expansion of its vegetable processing and packing line. | $120,000 |
Town of Southold | Southold Watershed and Sewershed Mapping | The Town of Southold will implement the final phase of a multi-component storm water infrastructure identification and mapping project that will include the mapping and modeling of all watersheds and subwatersheds within the Town. Sewersheds would also be mapped to determine contributions and conveyances to the MS4 system in an effort to enable the Town to develop watershed management plans for each watershed in the future. | $67,910 |
East End Tourism Alliance | Thematic Tourism Project | East End Tourism Alliance generates increased awareness and demand for thematic tourism opportunities that emphasize locally grown farm, vineyard, and sustainable seafood along with other East End attractions. | $335,000 |
Thomas Moran Trust Inc | Thomas Moran Studio House Restoration | The Thomas Moran Trust Inc. will stabilize The Studio. Built in 1884 and one of the country's earliest National Historic Landmarks, The Studio comprises the artist’s studio, residential quarters, gardens and outbuildings. The larger project will result in a complete restoration of the site for reuse as an historic house and museum. The project will include stabilization of the foundation, and all floor, wall, and roof framing will be strengthened throughout. | $477,500 |
Montauk East LP | Transformative Commercial Fisheries Infrastructure Project Montauk East LP | Montauk East will undertake infrastructure improvements to its wholesale fish processing and packing facility to support the commercial fishing industry in Montauk. | $120,000 |
Village of Greenport | Village of Greenport Water Quality Improvements | The Village of Greenport will implement the Fifth Street Park Project and Manor Place Project. These projects will transform the ends of existing roadways to incorporate bioretention areas and porous pavement to treat roadway runoff. These projects will demonstrate green stormwater practices that improve and protect water quality. | $287,801 |
Village of Greenport | Western Greenport Sewer Extension Engineering Study | The Village of Greenport will prepare an engineering report to determine the feasibility of extending sewer service in Western Greenport to areas west of 6th Street and south of Main Road. | $23,300 |
CV Village at Coram LLC | Wincoram Commons | CV Village at Coram LLC will undertake a mixed-use project involving rental housing and retail, transitioning a 17-acre vacant and blighted property in the Coram Hamlet Center West into a smart-growth, pedestrian-oriented, vibrant community. | $1,000,000 |
“I have been proud to work with people from every part of our area including leaders in business, education, local governments, economic development and planning and others, to develop a list of job creation projects that achieve our goals of creating jobs and building a strong foundation for future growth,” Senator LaValle said.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said, "For the second year in a row, the Regional Councils have been on the forefront of rebuilding New York State's economy. For too many years, top-down economic development policies have failed communities across the state and not truly invested in the unique resources and strengths of each of New York's regions. Now a new, bottom-up approach is in place that brings local communities together to chart their own economic destiny. The second round of Regional Economic Development Council awards will deliver funding for critical projects and investments in communities across our state, helping put New Yorkers back to work and rebuilding our economy."
Statewide, a total of $738 million was awarded for 725 economic development projects in every region of New York State.
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