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GCEDC board approves two projects

By Howard B. Owens

Press release:

The Board of Directors of the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) accepted applications for assistance from Manning Squires Henning Co., Inc., and ADK Hospitality, LLC, at its June 4, 2015 board of directors meeting.

Manning Squires Hennig Co., Inc., is proposing to expand its corporate offices and maintenance facilities in the Town of Batavia by up to 5,000 square feet. The project also would include renovations of the company’s existing shop and office space.

Founded in 1958, Manning Squires Hennig Co., Inc., is a general contractor that has worked on various high profile projects over the years including work at the Rochester School of the Arts, Kodak Park, Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse, Monroe Community College, and Bausch & Lomb Rundell Library among many others.

Manning Squires Hennig Co., Inc., is seeking sales tax, mortgage tax and property tax exemptions totaling approximately $170,556 in estimated incentives. The capital investment would be approximately $1.3 million and would retain 88 jobs and create five new jobs.

ADK Hospitality, LLC, is proposing to build an 82-room hotel connected to Batavia Down’s gaming facility. ADK Hospitality, LLC, is seeking an estimated $638,193 in sales tax, mortgage tax and property tax exemptions. The planned capital investment is approximately $5.49 million.

david spaulding

all right...... the board has chosen 2 more corporations for the working taxpayer to subsidize.
This is great news for the people who like to pay other people's bills. The property owners are sucked in again. $170,000 for 5 jobs, woo hoo .
I have a better idea, collect the tax and put it towards the property owner's tax bill.
Can we the taxpayer abolish this gcedc board? someone please tell me the wages we are forced to pay these "pick and choose" board members.....

Jun 5, 2015, 5:20pm Permalink
Mark Potwora

David ..You the know the GCEDC run by Hyde only cost the rest of us to pay high property taxes..With all these these thousands of jobs Hyde claims has been created over the years,why has the population of Genesse county shrunk..In 2010 population was 60,050...2014 population 59,162. In four years a loss of 900 people....also over that same time property taxes has increased..Its all a big scam...

Jun 5, 2015, 5:58pm Permalink
Robert Bombard

GCEDC is a bunch of bul$frogs. They have never turn down one applicant even the Lowe's/Dicks fiasco that (real) politician's all over WNY criticized.
Bottom line-- that hotel, there going to build it, tax abatement's or not.
Hotels, Casino's, Big Box stores should not recieve any tax abatement's!! Tax abatement's should be reserved for manufacturing type jobs and small business's that show a prospect of significant growth (that doesn't mean all small business)

Jun 5, 2015, 9:13pm Permalink
Mark Potwora

Welfare comes in many forms...GCEDC is just another government agency that hands it out..Lets face it ,that hotel was going to be built with the abatement or without the abatement. This is just corporate welfare for ADK Hospitality..

Jun 6, 2015, 11:57am Permalink

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