Environment DEC
From the August 2005 issue
Governor Announces Grants for Oneida and Montgomery Counties
The facade of the Stanley Theatre
in downtown Utica will be
restored with EPF finding
Governor George E. Pataki announced $578,500 in Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) grants for five recreation, waterfront revitalization and preservation projects in Oneida and Montgomery counties.
Two of the EPF awards are matching grants administered through the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. These projects include $160,000 for the acquisition of property for the construction of a state-of-the-art regional recreational campus in the City of Rome and $223,000 to support the rehabilitation of the Genesee Street facade of the historic Stanley Theater in downtown Utica.
The other three EPF awards are administered through the Department of State's Division of Coastal Resources. The grants are awarded on a 50-50 matching basis to local governments for the preparation and implementation of local waterfront revitalization programs (LWRPs) and inter-municipal water body management plans, development of coastal educational programs, creation of blueway trails and urban waterfront redevelopment.
Funded Projects
Grant recipients and amounts, and project descriptions are as follows:
Montgomery County
Floating docks in St. Johnsville will
contribute to the waterfront
revitalization in the area
Village of St. Johnsville - $75,000
St. Johnsville will install 600 linear feet of new floating docks and 20 light poles and fixtures at the marina along the Erie Canal. This work completes a series of comprehensive marina improvements of the Western Montgomery County Local Waterfront Revitalization Program and the New York State Canal Recreationway Plan.
Oneida CountyCentral New York Community Arts Council, Inc. - $160,000
The Council, owners and operators of the historic Stanley Theatre in downtown Utica since 1974, proposes to restore the Genesee Street facade of the theatre. The project will focus on portions of the building that are prominent features of the adjacent streetscape.
City of Rome - $223,000
Rome proposes the acquisition of two private properties, located in the East Rome Business Park, to enhance a city-owned parcel that will be used for the construction of a state-of-the-art, ADA-compliant, regional recreational campus that will provide new opportunities and strengthen the city's waterfront, downtown and brownfield redevelopment progress.
City of Rome - $100,000
Rome will complete construction drawings for the 5.5-mile Mohawk River Trail from Bellamy Harbor Park to Delta Lake State Park and implement streetscape improvements along the city's waterfront. In addition, Rome will hire a waterfront/downtown coordinator to promote planning revitalization and community development projects.
Village of Sylvan Beach - $20,500
Sylvan Beach will implement elements of its draft local waterfront revitalization program for its eastern Oneida Lake and northern Erie Canal waterfronts. Work will include community participation, development of schematic designs, cost estimates, construction documents and identification of funding alternatives.
