AVON – The Industrial Development Agency (IDA) will rename Avon Crossroads Commerce Park after the late Jim Steele, former Avon Town Supervisor and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. IDA Director Bill Bacon said that though the industrial park was originally supposed to remain Crossroads Commerce Park, former Livingston County Administrator Nick Mazza suggested the name change to James M. Steele Commerce Park. "About a year ago, Nick … [Read more...]
Evening Star Coffee Could Leave Avon in Wake of Tec Drive Delays
AVON – For one highly successful Avon-grown business, 22 months of development delays have forced them to consider relocating and taking their project to greener pastures. Jody Wolfanger, founder and owner of Evening Star Coffee Roasters, has been ready and chomping at the bit to get his 4,200 square-foot expansion completed since January 2015. The company clearly has sky-high potential for growth. Even with months of expansion delays, Evening … [Read more...]
Businesses on Avon’s Techless Tec Drive Await Overdue Utilities
AVON – New businesses at Tec Drive are still awaiting installation of gas, electric and internet utilities. The 1/4 mile road was supposed to be completed by the Livingston County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) in June 2014. Jody Wolfanger, founder and owner of Evening Star Coffee Roasters, says that the delays have been unfortunate and pushed the construction of an expanded new location, critical to his growth as one of the east coast's … [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...]
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...]
LCIDA and Avon Planning Board Miles Apart on Tec Drive Extension
AVON — A Town of Avon Planning Board member ripped the Livingston County Industrial Development Agency (LCIDA) Tuesday evening, stating that development delays of the Avon Commerce Park and the Tec Drive Road and utility extensions have led him to a state of distrust and lack of confidence in the department. During the meeting Tom McGovern, a member of the Town of Avon Planning Board, read aloud a letter that he proposed the board send to the … [Read more...]