{"id":46770,"date":"2023-09-08T16:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=46770"},"modified":"2023-09-08T16:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:04:32","slug":"genesee-county-city-town-of-batavia-and-gcedc-announce-the-launch-of-batavia-home-fund-to-enhance-the-areas-housing-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/08\/genesee-county-city-town-of-batavia-and-gcedc-announce-the-launch-of-batavia-home-fund-to-enhance-the-areas-housing-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/City, Town of Batavia, and GCEDC announce the launch of Batavia Home Fund to enhance the area&#8217;s housing stock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation approves $100,000 grant to establish seed funding<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA, NEW YORK \u2013 City and Town of Batavia officials and the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) today announced the creation of the Batavia Home Fund (BHF), an incentive-styled program designed to improve and grow the area\u2019s housing stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fund was created to address shared housing goals and establish methods to fund beneficial activities to enhance the area\u2019s housing stock, including investments to rehabilitate vacant and blighted buildings as well as the conversion of rental properties into single-family homes. Seed funding for the fund has been provided through a grant of $100,000 that was recently approved by the Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation, a GCEDC affiliate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMaintaining a vibrant, strong residential housing stock within the City helps to eliminate blight and encourage smart, sustainable growth,\u201d said Batavia City Council President Eugene (Geno) Jankowski, Jr. \u201cThe creation of such a fund furthers the City&#8217;s strategic goal of enhancing our housing stock as we have recently experienced through investments to create residential units at City View Residences and Liberty Square.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Batavia Home Fund compliments the Town&#8217;s focus on agricultural, commercial, and industrial growth,\u201d said Town of Batavia Supervisor Greg Post. \u201cIt\u2019s important that as we continue to generate investment from these sectors with our economic development and public sector partners, we will have quality housing stock for the people who are pursuing these careers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Batavia Home Fund will be supported by host benefit agreements with developers and homebuilders for future multi-family housing projects in the City and Town. Projects will be considered by a committee of City, Town and GCEDC officials to determine how funds raised will be utilized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new program mimics the successful Batavia Pathway to Prosperity (B2P) program, which enables brownfield remediation projects with funding from projects with a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement (PILOTs) in the City of Batavia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith the successful remediation of brownfield sites in the City, we believe the next step in Batavia\u2019s growth is to provide a more robust offering of housing options,\u201d said Batavia City Manager Rachael Tabelski. \u201cThe intent of the Batavia Home Fund is to encourage and incent developers and homebuilders to view Batavia as a market opportunity and in turn work with community stakeholders to identify areas where housing options can be developed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GCEDC President and CEO Steve Hyde said the City and Town-led effort supports public demand for housing investments and the capacity for a growing manufacturing workforce to contribute to the economy and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 2015-2020, Genesee County\u2019s private sector employment increased 4.4% along with Batavia\u2019s food and beverage sector growing to almost 1,000 employees. These statistics and data support the county\u2019s need of approximately 4,800 units over the next 20 years as determined in a housing study conducted by Labella Associates in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cImproving Batavia and Genesee County\u2019s housing stock will only enhance manufacturing growth opportunities,\u201d Hyde said. \u201cWith our food and beverage cluster nearing 1,000 workers at the Agri-Business Park and Plug Power and Edwards Vacuum set to hire hundreds of engineers, technicians, and operators at STAMP, this fund is ideally suited to attract and retain talented professionals so they can live in close proximity to their places of employment and contribute meaningfully to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation approves $100,000 grant to establish seed funding Press release BATAVIA, NEW YORK \u2013 City and Town of Batavia officials and the Genesee County 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