Goat Island Lodge Plan Could Be Coming Soon

From the Niagara Falls Reporter: It was only a few weeks ago that the state plan to build a “world-class lodge” on Goat Island State Park was swirling in controversy as the Niagara Falls Council and the Niagara County Legislature voiced strong opposition to the idea of marring the pristine beauty of the park and…

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Cuomo Talks Toppling Taxes, Defends Thruway Signs, Tourism in Niagara Falls

From Time Warner Cable News: …Cuomo says he won’t stop his call for development on Goat Island in Niagara Falls, despite a petition calling for the park to remain focused on nature and having funds instead go toward other parts of the city. Cuomo says the state is still pushing forward with a request for…

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CITY DESK: Cuomo called out over Goat Island ‘lodge’

From the Niagara Gazette: The “bottom-up,” “community first” approach to development and redevelopment has been all the rage in recent years. It seems, after decades of essentially telling the people what’s best for them, public officials and entities finally figured out that there are advantages to getting what they like to call “community buy-in” before…

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Drop Goat Island Lodge Idea and Redevelop Schoelkopf Hall

From Buffalo Rising: When Governor Andrew M. Cuomo made his second regional State of the State address in Buffalo and announced his proposal for a $500 million expansion of the Buffalo Billion initiative, he announced a few changes on Goat Island: On Goat Island we will create a year-round destination for tourism and build a…

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Cuomo’s “Buffalo Billion” no Benefit to Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Reporter: With key members of his staff under indictment, a potential $3.5 billion budget deficit looming, various ill-considered initiatives like free college tuition and selling liquor in movie theaters going over like lead balloons, and being increasingly at odds with a state legislature scratching and clawing to maintain its own prerogatives…

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