tony Farina
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Will New York State Kill Data Centers, Making the Same Mistake It Did With Fracking (opens the original)
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Are the same political interests that followed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead more than a decade ago and banned hydraulic fracturing across New York State now doing their best to effectively kill a promising industry with the potential to bring investment, construction, tax revenue, and economic activity to struggling Upstate communities? We’re talking about data centers, which Gov. Kathy Hochul has paused in other communities like Buffalo, are falling in line with, I dare say, a left-leaning politica
Far Too Often, Promises Have Proved Empty; Niagara Falls Needs Progress And Strategic Planning (opens the original)
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Promises are nice and they bring hope for the future. But unfortunately, most of the time, promises have fallen flat for the City of Niagara Falls, some succeeding but many turning out to be empty promises and major disappointments. At this point, Niagara Falls doesn’t need more failed promises. What the city needs is progress to build a better future and a plan to make it work. City leadership must bring it all together. While there are promises to build a better future on the table and being t
Governor Issues Response To McMurray’s Letter on Slag Concerns (opens the original)
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The radioactive slag bubbling up across Niagara County in recent weeks, triggering state and federal testing and some remedial work and family relocations, is the ongoing and seemingly never-ending legacy of the environmental desecration of the past 100-plus years by massive corporations dumping toxic waste that was the subject of Christen Civiletto’s book Thundering Waters. “What we have again is an environmental storm,” said attorney and former Grand Island Supervisor Nate McMurray, a candidat
Niagara Falls Must Not Send Mixed Messages When It Comes to Affordable Housing and Development (opens the original)
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By Tony Farina Let’s begin by recognizing that Niagara Falls needs affordable housing like every growing community, housing designed to assist low-income tenants who are limited to paying no more than 30 percent of gross income for housing costs, including utilities, because families deserve safe, quality places to live. There is no issue with the need for affordable housing. What this is about is location. It should not be put in the wrong place to send a mixed message on investment opportuniti
City Needs Diversity to Build on Tourism Trade And Create a Stronger Economy Going Forward (opens the original)
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By Tony Farina While tourism is no question the cornerstone of the Niagara Falls economy, the city possesses several advantages that make it very attractive for investment beyond tourism, and bluntly speaking, the conversation should not be about choosing tourism or technology; it should be about embracing both. We know the natural beauty and global recognition of Niagara Falls draws tourists from around the globe every year to experience one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, and that tou
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