Earl Martin, the Seneca County resident who owns Deer Haven Park, has applied for financial assistance through the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency.
A meeting is scheduled for Thursday (today) at noon, in a virtual setting, to consider the request, according to the Finger Lakes Times.
Martin recently purchased 172-acres of the former Hillside Children’s Center in Varick. He plans to expand Deer Haven Park in Romulus to be part of that property.
A campground may also be built on the site. However, exact details of that haven’t been released to date.
Martin is seeking a PILOT agreement for town, county, and school district taxes. If the IDA agrees, a public hearing and cost-benefit analysis would be done, as well as an environmental review. He already has other PILOT arrangements with the IDA for other property in Seneca County.
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