STC fully supports the EDA Investment Policy Guidelines for evaluating proposed EDA investments. Regional investments will meet or exceed the following guidelines:

  • Be market-based and results-driven.
  • Have strong organizational leadership.
  • Advance productivity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
  • Look beyond the immediate economic horizon, anticipate economic changes, and diversify the local and regional economy.
  • Demonstrate a high degree of commitment by exhibiting:
  • High levels of local-government or nonprofit matching funds and private sector leverage
  • Clear and unified leadership and support by local elected officials
  • Strong cooperation between the business sector; relevant regional partners, and local, state, and federal governments.

The following is a list of all projects proposed for beneficial development in this community. This list includes projects proposed by IDA’s, municipalities, and community organizations along with projects deemed necessary by the Economic Development Policy Committee. Each of these projects is classified by the CEDS goal that will be achieved by each project.

Projects highlighted in light green are vital projects as determined by the EDPC and CEDS Committee.

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Goal 1: Increase the effective pairing of workers and employers in the STC region; a large, well trained, and well prepared workforce could be one of the most attractive assets of this region.

Project Name / Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category
Commuting Employees Housing Preference Survey Project – CCE of SchuylerCounty / SchuylerCounty / $12,000 / 40 / Community Planning
Implementation of County Economic Development Plan -
SteubenCountyIDA / SteubenCounty / Business Development / Economic Development
ChemungCounty Economic Development Plan Update -
STEG/ Chemung Co. Planning / ChemungCounty / $20,000 / Community Planning/ Economic Development
Career Literacy - STC, STE, STW / Regional / $900,000 / Workforce
Southport Comprehensive Plan - Town of Southport / Town of Southport / $50,000 / Community Planning
Three Rivers Economic Development Activities - Three Rivers Development / SoutheastSteubenCounty / $20,000,000 / Economic Development
SchuylerCounty Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Project - SchuylerCounty Legislature / SchuylerCounty / $30,000 / Economic Development/ Community Planning

Goal 2: Fully enable residents of the STC region to reach their maximum potential. Fully preparing children for productive work in the ‘economy of the future’ is a regional priority.

Project Name / Project Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category
Hospice Campus Feasibility Study - Three Rivers Development / $40,000 / Health
Civic CenterPlazaBuilding- Library - Three Rivers Development / City of Corning / $350,000 / Community Facilities
C-PPSchool Admin. Building - C-PPSchool District / Village of Painted Post / $6,000,000 / Community Facilities
C-PPSchool District Project - C-PPSchool District / City of Corning / $98,000,000 / Community Facilities
STN Marketing Project - STEG / Regional / Technology

Goal 3: Identify and safeguard developable sites for current development needs; preserve and ‘groom’ developable sites for future development needs.

Project Name / Project Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category
BusinessPark “Shovel Ready” (Phase 2) - ChemungCountyIDA / TBD / $150,000 / 500 / Infrastructure
Redevelopment of Guthrie/Corning Hospital Site - City of Corning / Guthrie Medical / City of Corning / $3,000,000 / Infrastructure / Community Planning / Economic Development
I-86/I-99 Property Acquisition Project - Three Rivers Development / SoutheastSteubenCounty / $4,500,000 / Transportation/ Infrastructure/ Economic Development
War Memorial Renovation Project - ThreeRivers /City of Corning / City of Corning / $2,000,000 / Economic Development
CommerceBuilding - Gaffer District / City of Corning / $2,000,000 / Economic Development
Corning Sullivan Park - SteubenCountyIDA / T. Erwin / $330,150,000 / 300 / Economic Development / Infrastructure
Renovation of Former Pollio Facility in Cohocton - SteubenCountyIDA / Cohocton / $50,000 / 0 / Economic Development
SteubenCountyIDAIndustrial Park - SteubenCountyIDA / Bath / $3,000,000 / 50 / Infrastructure / Economic Development
Ward McConnell Redevelopment - SteubenCountyIDA / Town of Prattsburgh / $500,000 / Economic Development
BusinessPark Development - SteubenCountyIDA / TBD / Economic Development
Upgrade Pleasant Valley Wine Company Pressing Plant - SteubenCountyIDA / Hammondsport / $1,000,000 / 10 / Economic Development / Infrastructure
McClintockBuilding Project - Gaffer District / City of Corning / $400,000 / Economic Development
Van Heusen Project - Gaffer District / City of Corning / $1,115,000 / Economic Development
Franklin Street building Improvement Project - SCOPED / Village of Watkins Glen / $2,000,000 / 10 / Economic Development
Seneca Lake/Seneca Canal Waterfront Development - SCOPED/ Schuyler Co./ Watkins Glen / Village of Watkins Glen / $30,000 / Infrastructure /Economic Development
BurdettEquestrianCenter - Burdett/ Schuyler Co. / Village of Burdett / Asset Based/ Economic Development
Addison NYMS - Village of Addison / Village of Addison / $349,800 / Economic Development
FederalBuilding Redevelopment Project - City of Elmira / City of Elmira / $35,000,000 / Economic Development
C-PPSchool Admin. Bldg. - C-PPSchool District / Village of Painted Post / $6,000,000
Park Ave. Retail Redevelopment - SteubenCountyIDA / Town of Corning / $4,100,000 / 35 / Economic Development
Watkins Brewery - Watkins Glen / Watkins Glen / $3,000,000 / 20 / Economic Development

Goal 4: Maximize the ability of local governments to meet current and future municipalinfrastructure needs in a cost effective and sustainable way; educate taxpayers and residents about the infrastructure maintenance costs and benefits.

Project Name / Project Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category
Corning Inflow and Infiltration Waste Water Project - City of Corning / City of Corning / $2,100,000 / Infrastructure
Corning Water Flow Improvement - City of Corning / City of Corning / $2,700,000 / Infrastructure
Chemung County Sewer District #1 Plant Upgrade - STEG / ChemungCounty / $8,000,000 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development
V. of South Corning Infrastructure Upgrade - V. of South Corning / V. of South Corning / $1,303,500 / Infrastructure
Catlin Water Storage Tank Replacement Project - Town of Catlin / Town of Catlin / $374,202 / Infrastructure
Airport Corporate Park South Infrastructure - ChemungCountyIDA / Town of Big Flats / $1,600,000 / 500 / Infrastructure/Economic Development
JacksonFarmBasin - Town of Big Flats / Town of Big Flats / $359,950 / Infrastructure
Town of Reading Water Improvements Project - Town of Reading / Town of Reading / $400,000 / Infrastructure
SchuylerCounty Regional Wastewater Infrastructure Project/Burdett and Odessa (P 1) - Schuyler Co./ SCOPED/ Burdett and Odessa / Villages of Burdett and Odessa / $50,000 / Infrastructure
Project Seneca (Phase 1) - SCOPED / Watkins Glen and MontourFalls; Dix and Reading / $500,000 / Infrastructure
Water Supply Depot Project - Village of Painted Post / Village of Painted Post / $3,000,000 / Infrastructure
Upper Residential WaterStorageTank-Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $1,000,000 / 200 / Infrastructure
Upper Beartown Water Ex. District and Improvement Area- Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $3,500,000 / 30 / Infrastructure
Water System Improvements - Village of Addison / Village of Addison / $1,356,000 / Infrastructure
WasteWaterTreatmentPlantUpgrades-Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $1,250,000 / 1300 / Infrastructure/Economic Development/ Environmental
CoopersPlains Long Acres Sewer Expansion - Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $9,500,000 / 500 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development
Fourth New Well - Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $2,800,000 / 2500 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development
Finger LakesHighlandsBusinessPark - SteubenCountyIDA / Wayland / $2,000,000 / 50 / Business Development / Infrastructure/ Economic Development
Prattsburgh Public Water Supply Improvements Project-Town of Prattsburgh / Town of Prattsburgh / $1,442,150 / 30 / Infrastructure / Economic Development
Days Inn Area Redevelopment Project - City of Corning / City of Corning / $15,000,000 / 45 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development
Broadband Capability - City of Hornell / City of Hornell / Infrastructure/ Technology
Drinking Well Protection - City of Hornell / Town of Hornellsville / $150,000 / Infrastructure
Water Filtration Plant / Reservoir Upgrade - City of Hornell / City of Hornell / $1,596,000 / 25 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development
Water Pollution Control Plant Upgrade - City of Hornell / City of Hornell / 26 / Environmental/ Infrastructure
Route 21 Sewer Extension - City of Hornell / City of Hornell / 12 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development
Irelandville Landfill Leachate Project - Irelandville Landfill Commission / Town of Reading / $450,000 / Infrastructure
Magee Point - Watkins Glen / Watkins Glen / $3,000,000 / 5 / Economic Development/Infrastructure
High End CampGround - Watkins and Dix / Watkins and Dix / $900,000 / 20 / Infrastructure

Goal 5: Reduce costs of transportation and increase transportation efficiency within the STC region, for all modes of transportation.

Project Name / Project Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category
SteubenCountyIDABath/Hammondsport Rail Line Restoration - SteubenCountyIDA / Several / $4,000,000 / 25 / Infrastructure / Economic Development
Center at Horseheads Access Road - STEG / Village and Town of Horseheads / $13,500,000 / Infrastructure/Economic Development/ Transportation
TransportationCenter - City of Corning / City of Corning / $7,600,000 / Transportation/ Infrastructure
Elmira Arterial-Northern Section Clemens Center Pkwy. - NYSDOT / ChemungCounty / $25,000,000 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development
ElmiraCorningRegionalAirport Runway Extension - ChemungCounty / Town of Big Flats / $9,734,750 / Infrastructure/Economic Development
KahlerRoadBridge - Town of Big Flats / Town of Big Flats / $3,000,000 / Infrastructure/ Transportation
PattersonBridge Replacement - NYS DOT / City of Corning / $32,000,000 / Transportation/ Infrastructure
1-99 Bridge Completion - NYS DOT / Town of Lindley / $65,000,000 / Transportation/ Infrastructure
Foundry Site Access Road Project - Three Rivers Development / Painted Post / $3,500,000 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development
Greenway Trail and Sidewalk System - Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $177,575 / Facilities/ Infrastructure/Transportation
Robert Dann Drive - Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $4,200,000 / 1300 / Infrastructure Economic Development/Transportation
Town Center Road - Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $1,500,000 / 250 / Transportation
Airport Improvements - Town of Erwin Industrial Development Agency / Town of Erwin / $1,031,580 / 13 / Transportation
CenterwayBridge and Trail Project - City of Corning / City of Corning / $5,700,000 / Transportation/ Community Facilities
Main Street Parking - Village of Addison / Village of Addison / $100,000 / Community Facilities
Watkins Glen First Street and Gateway Parking Garage Project (Phase 1) - SCOPED/ Village of Watkins Glen / Watkins Glen / $25,000 / Community Facilities/ Economic Development
Diesel Plant Expansion - SteubenCountyIDA

Goal 6: Encourage communities to maximize the benefits of Natural Gas development while minimizing the costs and negative externalities borne by the municipalities.

Project Name / Project Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category
Water Supply Depot Project - Village of Painted Post / Village of Painted Post / $3,000,000 / Infrastructure
Inergy Project / Town of Reading / $50,000,000 / 10 / Energy/ Economic Development/Infrastructure
Energy Institute Project - Three Rivers Development / $10,000,000 / Economic Development/Energy

Goal 7: Maximize quality of life and livability for residents and visitors to the STC region.

Project Name / Project Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category
EldridgePark Project - City of Elmira / City of Elmira / $1,000,000 / Community Facilities
SouthportCommunityRecreationCenter- Town of Southport / Town of Southport / $3,500,000 / Asset Based Development/ Community Facilities
Park Station Improvement Project - ChemungCounty / Town of Erin / $103,146 / Community Facilities
MarkTwainRiverfrontPark Renaissance Project - City of Elmira / City of Elmira / $2,000,000 / Asset Based Development / Community Facilities
Queen Catharine Marsh Master Plan Project - SCOPED Schuyler Co. WatkinsGlen MontourFalls / SchuylerCounty / $50,000 / Community Facilities

Goal 8: Support sustainability and environmental awareness in Steuben, Chemung, and Schuyler counties, particularly where local action would be very effective.

Project Name / Project Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category
Southern Tier Biomass - CountySWCD & others / Cohocton/ Hornell / 25 / Asset Based / Energy / Environmental / Economic Development
Regional Farmers Market - STEG / Town of Horseheads / $300,000 / Asset Based Development/ Community Facilities
Elmira Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 2 Project - City of Elmira / City of Elmira / $266,540 / Environmental/ Community Planning/ Economic Development
Wind Energy Development - CountyIDA’s / Regional / $200,000,0000 / 10+ / Energy/ Technology

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