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32 Supplement to the OBSERVER • Saturday, March 24, 2012 VISION 2012 HOME Members of the Chadwick Bay Regional Development Corporation include (from left: the city of Dunkirk, the villages of Fredonia, Brocton, Silver Creek, the towns of Pomfret and Portland as well as the towns of Sheridan and Dunkirk. Chadwick Bay — still being developed By GIB SNYDER OBSERVER City Editor Bring up the name Chadwick Bay and many people in Northern Chautauqua County will not know where it is. The name, however, is associated with the city of Dunkirk harbor — and water, while it was not a big part of the reason the Chadwick Bay Regional Development Corporation was officially formed in 2003, is now. Water — or more accurately its purification and delivery — is a focus of the CBRDC. Made up of local elected officials who serve on its board of directors, along with community representatives, the most pressing goal of late has been the creation of a North County Water District. Member communities are the city of Dunkirk, villages of Fredonia, Brocton, Silver Creek and the towns of Pomfret, Hanover, Sheridan, Portland and Dunkirk. Kathy Tampio took over as CBRDC executive director in January, after serving on the board of directors when she was Town of Hanover supervisor. She said the primary goal at this point is a regional water district plan. “We’ve received an ARC grant through Southern Tier West for $150,000. Matching funding is required for this grant and the search is on to find such funds,” she explained. “This is for the implementation plan itself.” While water has been the focus in recent years, recently CBRDC members have been asked to check with their local boards or councils to find out what would be important to them. A waterfront development plan that was being developed a few years back was stymied by a lack of funds but not before a “great deal of work had been done,” Tampio explained. “We’re revisiting those efforts.” Tampio was asked who, or what, was the moving force to get the CBRDC off the ground? “The original driving force was from prior Town of Sheridan Supervisor John Walker,” she replied. “He and several other municipal leaders began meeting together informally in the 1990s to discuss the potential for regional initiatives, and then later took steps to formally organize.” Walker explained the idea had been around for a while to get the municipals together, as they had been meeting on an ad hoc basis. According to Walker, when Mark Thomas was elected county executive the idea was pushed along. “He got the groups together and gave them a one-on-one with his department heads, something which hadn’t happened,” Walker explained. “We met along that idea for a while, basically different entities meeting with different department heads. Then we went for a USDA rural development grant to put things together with a structure, to make it formal. “We were fortunate to get the grant that was delivered by Congressman Jack Quinn. That’s when we became a formal unit and then went 503c so we would be able to apply for funding and receive it directly.” The next step was setting out some goals. “Water wasn’t the major issue,” he recalled. “Each community was working on water issues, but a regional system was not started at that time.” Walker was elected the first chairman of the CBRDC and said Maclain Nichols was the first executive director and Randy Brown provided a lot of help early on. Walker said things pickedupspeedwhenthe county moved to create a presence with its Industrial Development Agency in the north county, joining the Empire Development Zone and Women in Business in a central location in Dunkirk at the then Boorady Building. “As the group set down goals they knew they were going to need financing to achieve those goals, so that’s when they sat down and decided on a per capita rate to be charged to the communities,” Walker recalled. “They’ve done that several times since the beginning, but not always at the same figure. A lot of the goals were met, some are ongoing.” One thing that has changed over the years is the CBRDC board membership. “When you think about it the Chadwick Bay group as it sits right now has basically run full cycle,” Walker said. “Basically, everybody involved since I was there have all changed.” Walker explained every municipality brings something to the table. “In the last couple years funding has been extremely difficult and it’s a lot easier to keep going when you have a few wins under your belt. As Chadwick Bay sort of shifted into water mode because of the definite need in the region, and this is something that will happen, whether through Chadwick Bay or some other, the infrastructure is necessary. “When you set goals as large as that one the need for grants plays a huge role. It’s a multi-million dollar project for the region, eventually.” Since its inception, the CBRDC has been successful with several initiatives and projects, including a completed Chadwick Bay Region Strategic Plan, the preparation of the Chadwick Bay Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan and completed the regional water feasibility study. The CBRDC has also helped along projects of area governments and agencies, all in an effort to advance the prospect of a successful and thriving Northern Chautauqua County. Comments on this article may be sent to gsnyder@observertoday.com No Health Insurance? Call our TOLL FREE HOTLINE for healthcare coverage information 1-888-753-7315
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