{"id":24970,"date":"2021-05-03T11:26:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=24970"},"modified":"2021-05-03T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:26:16","slug":"genesee-county-gcedc-board-to-consider-approvals-for-elba-solar-project-and-special-needs-housing-in-batavia-initial-application-review-of-a-second-solar-project-in-elba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/05\/03\/genesee-county-gcedc-board-to-consider-approvals-for-elba-solar-project-and-special-needs-housing-in-batavia-initial-application-review-of-a-second-solar-project-in-elba\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/GCEDC Board to consider approvals for Elba solar project,   and special needs housing in Batavia\/initial application review of a second solar project in Elba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA, NY \u2013 The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) Board of Directors will consider approving incentives for projects proposing $13.5 million of new investments at its May 6, 2021 board meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forefront Power LLC (Elba Solar) is proposing to invest $9.7 million to build a 5 MW community solar project on Norton Road in the town of Elba. The project would generate approximately $518,803 in new revenue to Genesee County, the town of Elba, and the Elba Central School District over the proposed 15-year agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project also would fund a community benefit agreement for workforce development and economic development projects in Genesee County. Forefront Power LLC is seeking approximately $1.416 million in sales and property tax exemptions. A public hearing on the project incentives was held March 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batavia Special Needs Apartments LP is proposing to invest $3.75 million to add 20 living units to an existing special needs housing campus on East Main Street in the city of Batavia. The project would increase the existing annual PILOT payment by approximately $6,000 per year for the remainder of the current PILOT. Batavia Special Needs Apartments LP is seeking approximately $772,000 in sales and property tax exemptions. A public hearing on the proposed incentives was held April 14, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GCEDC will also consider initial review of an application by NY CDG Genesee 1 LLC (BW Solar). The proposed project would invest $7.326 million to build a 5 MW community solar project on Oak Orchard Road in the town of Elba. The project would generate approximately $518,803 in new revenue to Genesee County, the town of Elba, and the Elba Central School District over the proposed 15-year agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the initial application is accepted, a public hearing on the project will be scheduled, as the project is requesting incentives in excess of $100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GCEDC Board meeting will at 4 p.m. Because of the COVID19 pandemic the meeting will be conducted via conference and on-line at www.gcedc.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release BATAVIA, NY \u2013 The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) Board of Directors will consider approving incentives for projects proposing $13.5 million of new investments at its May 6, 2021 board meeting. Forefront Power LLC (Elba Solar) is proposing to invest $9.7 million to build a 5 MW \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/05\/03\/genesee-county-gcedc-board-to-consider-approvals-for-elba-solar-project-and-special-needs-housing-in-batavia-initial-application-review-of-a-second-solar-project-in-elba\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[432],"class_list":["post-24970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-gcedc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-6uK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23341,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/03\/02\/genesee-county-gcedc-board-to-consider-applications-for-two-community-solar-projects-and-approving-incentives-for-a-landpro-equipment-development-project\/","url_meta":{"origin":24970,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/GCEDC Board to consider applications for two community solar projects and approving incentives for a LandPro Equipment development project","author":"aka","date":"March 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release BATAVIA, NY \u2013 The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) board of directors will consider approving incentives for a $9.2 million project at its March 4, 2021 board meeting. 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