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Lewiston Town Board approves new concept plan for President's Park development
The controversial President's Park apartments project in Lewiston has moved another step forward. The Lewiston Town Board voted 3-1 last week to accept the concept plans for the complex on Washington Drive, moving it further in the approval process. Joe Jacoby, the lone councilman present voting against it, said he felt this was an oversized development that did not fit in with the neighborhood. 'In my opinion, it's an improper project for our community,' Jacoby said. Councilwoman Sarah Waechter, who was absent, sent a message to the board saying she does not support the project either. 'I am comfortable with what's going to occur from here on out,' said Town Supervisor Steve Broderick, noting the development will be further scrutinized as it goes further along. 'This is just to push the project forward, to get the information that we need to have to make the decision.' Project developers 5/4 Development would now have to provide a more detailed site plan to the town, which in turn needs approval from the town board and town planning board. There also needs to be traffic and sewer studies done on the development's potential impact. Town Engineer Robert Lannon said the sewer study would include a downstream capacity analysis, measuring the capacity of the conveyance system taking wastewater from the apartments to the town's water pollution control center. The existing concept relies on downstream capacity and gravity, though if that does not work a pumping station may be considered. That study can take up to six months to complete, given it needs to be tested during both good and bad weather events. Water Pollution Control Center Administrator Jeffrey Ritter said the plant could handle the estimated 60,000 additional daily gallons of wastewater the complex would produce. There has not been an official traffic study done for the area, as the Department of Transportation had said during coordinated environmental reviews that the additional traffic would not be a concern. The town board also approved a negative SEQR declaration stating this project would have no significant environmental impact. 5/4 Development first got town approval to build apartments on Washington Drive in 2022, when the project size was 168 units. Developers Joe and Dave Giusiana later asked the town for and received approval for, an increase of site density to 210 units, which they argued was needed for the $24 million project to make financial sense. The revised concept plan accounting for the unit increase had to go through the town approval process because it was considered a different project than what was initially proposed. The developers said they could realistically start construction. President's Park has faced plenty of opposition from the 3F Club, whose Swann Road they hunt on neighbors the site where these apartments would be. State laws prevent firearm discharges within 500 feet of a residential building, meaning that with the buildings located 250 feet from the property line, the hunters would not be able to use all their land. Other residents have complained about the development bringing increased traffic to Route 18, concerns that the wastewater treatment facility could not handle the additional loads coming from it and that despite the developers saying these would be market-rate units, they would end up becoming subsidized housing.
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15-02-2025
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Town of Lewiston approves site plan for Citrine solar facility
The Lewiston Town Board approved site plans for Citrine Solar's proposed facility in a former town landfill. The approval was contingent on a host agreement that still has to be worked out and an access agreement to be notarized by Modern Disposal. The Connecticut-based company wants to build a 2.5-megawatt commercial system on the closed landfill at 4746 Model City Road, next to Modern Disposal's Lewiston office. The solar panels would make up eight to 10 acres of the 29.5-acre site. The site is owned by the Washuta family trust and zoned for industrial use. The town has limited any new solar farms to industrially zoned areas since this past August. This array would be a community solar project under the Community Solar Power Program, with the power generated for National Grid. The amount of power generated would degrade by half a percent every year, with the panels still capable of producing 80% of its capacity after 20 years. The decommissioning plan will last 30 years with Citrine paying the town $170,000 for the first year of operations, then increasing by 2.5% per year over the plan's course. Citrine has worked on 15 arrays generating 37.32 megawatts of power across New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, and California.
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12-02-2025
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Town of Lewiston denies village request for greenway funds
The Lewiston Town Board will not support the Village of Lewiston's request for $200,000 in Niagara River Greenway funds, citing their potential need for town projects. 'I feel for the next year or two, we should focus on Town of Lewiston projects,' said Supervisor Steve Broderick, adding that he felt the town had been generous with funding already. Since Broderick has been town supervisor, the town has supported the village with $713,850 worth of greenway funding for various projects. Those include $100,000 each for the Discover Niagara Shuttle bus and Circle of Honor at Academy Park as well as $200,000 for the Marilyn Toohey all-inclusive park. The town also paid $18,000 for new holiday lights that line Center Street. The Village of Lewiston was hoping to use the funding to build a new pavilion down by the Lewiston Landing waterfront. It would replace a since-demolished pavilion that was damaged from flooding during 2017 and 2019. The village board had applied for $600,000 in funding through the state Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, with that also used for riverbank stabilization and replacing a wooden staircase. It was denied in this round of grants. There were no village representatives speaking on the project's behalf at Monday's work session. Councilman Rob Morreale added there are projects at town parks that need attention, including pavilions at the Kiwanis and Pletcher Road parks and playgrounds. The village's request would have needed the town's support before it going before the Niagara County Host Communities Standing Committee for consideration.
