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Officials note interest in Cuba cheese factory site as production ends BY BOB CLARK
CUBA — Several groups have expressed interest in the former cheese factory south of the village, officials report. During an Allegany County Industrial Development Agency board meeting held Jan. 8 in Belvidere, Cuba town Supervisor Lee James reported that two firms are showing interest in the facility, closed on Dec. 31 by Great Lakes Cheese as production moved to a new facility in the towns of Franklinville and Farmersville in Cattaraugus County. James, who joined the meeting remotely
company that has a genuine interest in doing something in the (Cuba) facility,” he said, adding interested parties have inquired about everything from using the site as a warehouse to one person asking for GLC to continue to make cheese at the site for sale under a private label. The facility was using the wastewater treatment plant to handle water from the boilers providing heat for the space, but the state has ordered the wastewater plant demolished as part of the process to open a new plant at the Franklinville facility. As such, the campus is
from the office at the former cheese plant, was giving a tour of the facility to one of those parties at the time of the meeting. She did not identify the parties, but indicated one was a local developer “with a track record” of success in subdividing larger facilities, while the other was a 6-year-old local business looking to grow. Matt Wilkinson, vice president of Great Lakes Cheese Co., told the IDA board that the last cheese was made at the facility on New Year’s Day, with all production now having been moved to the new $700 million facility on Route 16. “As of the moment, we don’t have any
File photo The former Great Lakes Cheese facility on Haskell Road in the town of Cuba.
Cuba Cheese Factory continued on PAGE 2
Sempolinski gets first Assembly term underway BY JIM ECKSTROM
New Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski of Canisteo was officially sworn into office on Jan. 2. But he enjoyed another ceremonial swearing-in Jan. 7 with his wife and daughters on hand at the Capitol in Albany. He said he was ready to get started on his first term representing the 148th Assembly District. “It’s an honor and the privilege of a lifetime to represent the people of Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben counties in Albany,”
Photo provided Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski (right) takes the oath of office Jan. 7 while his wife, Angie, holds the Bible. State Supreme Judge Ray Walter presided over the ceremony.
Sempolinski said. “I can promise that I will never stop fighting for the people of the 148th District and will work to make New York a safer, more affordable
place to live, and raise a family for them.” He said his priorities are to protect the people’s inherent constitutional rights, cut wasteful government
spending and reject any proposal that prioritizes criminals over crime victims. “Our constitutional rights are continuously challenged, our government has continued to spend excessively and we’ve lost focus on who we should be delivering for: New Yorkers,” he said. “We must be ready to return to common-sense policies that will enrich New York taxpayers, not ask them to continually foot the bill for initiatives and programs that don’t deliver on what they promise.” Assembly Minority
Leader Will Barclay, R-Pulaski, and the Assembly Minority Conference welcomed, in all, six new members during the public swearing-in ceremony. “It is an exciting time to return to Albany as we welcome our newest members to the (conference),” Barclay said. “Each individual has a proven track record of hard work, professionalism and a deep love and respect for this great state.” In addition to Sempolinski, the new GOP members of the Assembly are Andrea Bailey of Geneseo, Paul
Bologna of Clarence, Patrick Chludzinski of Cheektowaga, Andrew Molitor of Westfield and Daniel Norber of Great Neck. While Western New York has sent five of the new GOP Assembly members to Albany, Democrats retain firm control of the Assembly, Senate and governor’s office. Sempolinski, 41, won the Assembly seat in November over Great Valley Town Supervisor Dan Brown. Sempolinski, who has also served as the Steuben County Sempolinski continued on PAGE 3
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