LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Julie Marshall, the Director of the Livingston County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has resigned and is no longer affiliated with Livingston County government. Marshall was to be reassigned as Manager of Business Development, a newly created position within the county government effective Jan. 29. The IDA was and is looking for a new person to take the agency in a new direction. “Hoping to capitalize on the Finger … [Read more...]
Livingston County to Pitch in $15K to Plan New Grain Center in Livonia
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Ways and Means Committee voted on Monday in favor of pitching in $15,000 towards a feasibility study for a regional agricultural grain center in Livonia. The Livingston County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) said that the study will cost $65,000 to find out if it is possible to build a regional grain distribution center in the area between Rochester Street, Bronson Hill Road and the Livonia Avon … [Read more...]
Marshall Out as Director of LCIDA, Search for New Leadership in Progress
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The Livingston County Industrial Development Agency (LCIDA) has reassigned the Agency's director, Julie Marshall, apparently effective January 29, and is looking for a new person to take the agency in a new direction. Marshall will remain in the position as acting director until a replacement is found. County Administrator Ian Coyle confirmed that Marshall, the former Director of the LCIDA, has been appointed Manager of … [Read more...]
Livingston County IDA Draws Plans for $8.5M Grain Center in Livonia
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Industrial Development Agency laid out plans for an $8.5 million grain center which has been in conceptual development for about 15 years. According to Julie Marshall, Director of the Livingston County Industrial Development Agency, if the plans receive the proper funding, the area between Rochester Street, Bronson Hill Road and the Livonia Avon and Lakeville Railraod will be open to businesses, … [Read more...]
IDA Contractor’s Tec Drive Proposal Surprises Avon with $26K Hike
AVON – A proposed amendment to the work schedule for Tec Drive by the Livingston County Industrial Development Agency's (IDA's) contractor, if passed, would more than double expected costs for the Town of Avon's engineers to supervise the construction of the road at Avon Crossroads Park, which was originally slated for completion in June 2014. Avon's engineering firm, MRB Group, is tasked with supervising the construction at Tec Drive by … [Read more...]
FROM THE PUBLISHER: Avon Crossroads Park Now the Bermuda Triangle of Time
I wish that Julie Marshall, Director of the Livingston County Industrial Development (LCIDA) Agency, had been my 5th grade teacher instead of Mrs. Brewster. If she had, maybe I would have passed 5th grade on the first try. In this Friday's LCIDA meeting, Marshall proudly announced that the Avon Crossroads Park debacle, a quarter-mile road extension at the Avon Commerce Park, was completed the Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving. Later on, however, … [Read more...]
Livingston County to Renew $12K Contract to Attract New Businesses
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Public Services Committee voted unanimously in favor of renewing a contract with Greater Rochester Enterprise (GRE), a regional economic development organization, to attract new businesses to the county. Mark Peterson, President of GRE, says that the $12,000 contract which was up for renewal provides for GRE's work to attract more business to Livingston County and strengthen the local economy. "This … [Read more...]
Coast Professionals Inc. the Largest Recipient of County Business Loans
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The Livingston County Economic Development Agency (EDA) has disclosed an update to their business loan program which says that Coast Professional Inc. is receiving 30 percent of the EDA's total loans. According to Julie Marshall, Economic Development Agency Director, as of Oct. 1, 2015 the program has issued 26 loans totaling over $1.5 million. Of those, 13 loans have been paid in full, 10 are in good standing and only … [Read more...]
Last Straw for Local Business Owner as Lawsuit Filed Against Livingston County IDA
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has been served notice of lawsuit as a result of repeated delays in the 1/4 mile road extension at Avon Crossroad Park that was scheduled to be completed in June of 2014. As part of a five-acre 2014 land purchase agreement, the IDA agreed to build a 1/4 mile road and utilities for Tec Drive Associates, owned by Dom Genova of Genesee Valley Motors that would unlock … [Read more...]
Better Late Than Never, Sign Up and Construction To Begin on Tec Drive
AVON — According to a sign posted today back in a field on Tek Drive, construction is now ready to begin more than a year after the project was expected to be completed. Watch the video below to see where they placed the sign, and Julie Marshall's most recent statement on the purpose of the sign. The 1/4 mile road extension project was slated to be completed in June of 2014 and has yet to break ground. … [Read more...]