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3/10/26 Board Packet ​

Government
Village of Gowanda
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Mar 10, 2026
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Agenda packet
Topics
Budget and taxes, Audits and oversight, Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety, Parks and recreation, Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Housing

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building/site characteristics and market potential, alignment with planning goals, renderings /
  concepts for the site, cost estimates, financing options, and potential redevelopment partners.
  b.  Individual fly sheets for a minimum of five priority sites. cteated as marketing tools for the
  community.  Each fly sheet should summarize  the information contained in the detailed
  reports.  ,
  c.  A’Developers Forum to showcase sites to developers, businesses, and other interested parties
  as well as local, regional and state agencies. Those agencies will present on vatious funding
  mechanisms  to make  redevelopment possible. The  community will also present on the
  preferred reuse of the sites. The forum will include a tour of all or most sites on the inventory,
  with a description of each site available.
  d.  Draft Expressions of Interest (EOIs) will be created for the highest priority sites including all
  information on fly sheets plus demogtaphic and socioeconomic details. The draft EOIs will -
  also break down the redevelopment process within the Village and act as a first step for a
  developet looking to develop on a site.  ,
  e.  Final EOIs will be created following review of Draft EOIs. Final EOIs should be cteated and
  distributed with a Request for Proposals for each site. Final EOIs should be sent to local and
  regional developers as well as any local, regional’ and state agencies. Additional marketing
  sttategies should also be identified and undertaken, as appropriate.

Products:
  * Local developers forum within the Village to host state and regional agencies, stakeholders, developers, and
  interested community memebers that includes a bus tour.  ;
  * Detailed reports for a minimum of five priority sites within the BOA.
  * Fly sheets for each priority site that includes Rey site information.
  * Final EOIs provided at developers forum as well as sent out with a request for proposals for a minimum of five
  of the Village’s strategic sites.

Task 6: Implementation Strategy

The consultant shall prepare a sttategy outlining specific actions the Village of Gowanda can take to
implement recommended improvements within the BOA area, including any necessary infrastructure
improvements needed to support redevelopment. This implementation strategy will include a matrix
identifying specific actions, phasing, partnerships, cost estimates and potential funding sources.

The implementation matrix will also identify additional environmental assessments.or other actions
that ate recommended to be performed on the strategic sites, which may include but is not limited to
asbestos abatement/remediation, Phase I] Environmental Site Assessments, and additional marketing
efforts that can be undertaken to position the sites for reinvestment and redevelopment.

Products: Implementation matrix: of next steps to move the projects forward and continue redevelopment efforts on sites.
Matrix will include specific next steps, phasing, partnerships, cost estimates and potential funding sources.

Task 7: Environmental Quality Review

The consultant shall prepate, or cause to be prepared, all documents necessary to comply with the
State Environmental Quality Review Act GEQRA) through determination of significance. Ifa positive
declaration is made, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement shall be prepared.

Products:
  * SEHORA documents
  * Draft Environmental Impact Statement (if necessary)