OBSERVER Photos by M.J. Stafford Residents look at projects proposed for Dunkirk’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award Thursday during a workshop at the Clarion Hotel.
The local planning committee for Dunkirk’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award hosted its second public input workshop last week at the Clarion.
Participants strolled around the ballroom and peered at 24 proposed projects briefly described on posters, two to a poster. They were then asked to fill out surveys, answering the same three questions about each project:
¯ Does the project align with DRI vision, goals and strategies?
¯ Will the project transform downtown Dunkirk?
¯ Is your level of support for the project low, medium or high?
Space was left for additional comments as well.
People can also take the survey and leave comments online; there is a link on the DRI website, dunkirkdri.com. The survey is open through Tuesday.
The projects include a proposed waterpark next to the Clarion, with renovations to the hotel put out in a separate plan.
There’s some mixed use developments proposed for Central Avenue — including on the site of the old Masonic Temple that burned years ago, and another in the former Ehler’s building.
Other projects envision improvements to the Dunkirk Marina, the Dunkirk Library, the Coburn Block and Memorial Park.
City Councilperson Nancy Nichols was one of numerous city government officials who attended. She expressed concern to the OBSERVER that many of the projects have zero secured funding. Of the 24, 15 have $0 listed as secured, and one would demand a 25% match of local government funding.
There are supposed to be two more meetings of the local planning committee and one more public workshop. These meetings have apparently not been scheduled yet as there is no mention of them on the DRI website.
The local planning committee is supposed to decide on which of the project proposals to support and create a draft investment plan focused on them. That goes to state planners on Albany, who have the final decision on who gets a cut of the $10 million.
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