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Wellsville receives $4.5 million in NY Forward funding BY BOB CLARK AND KATHRYN ROS
WELLSVILLE — Wellsville is one of two Western New York villages to receive millions in aid from the NY Forward program. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that Wellsille and Lancaster would each receive $4.5 million in the first round of the $100 million program. “New York’s downtowns are the lifeblood of our state, and my administration is committed to ensuring communities in every region have the resources they need to thrive,” Hochul said in a press release. “Through NY Forward, we’re building on the continued success of our Downtown Revitalization Initiative to provide crucial support to New York’s smaller and rural communities.” Noting the village’s historic downtown with its architecturally and historically significant buildings, as well as proximity to Alfred State College (a branch campus is in Wellsville) and Alfred University, village officials hope to capitalize on the village’s small-town historic character and develop a community that is a thriving, walkable, equitable place. Building
off recent commercial and industrial growth, Wellsville seeks to foster new projects including preserving and adaptively reusing historic buildings, creating new and diverse housing choices, improving its business park, and investing in parks, trails and placemaking. Wellsville officials were called Monday to attend a press conference in Dunkirk, where Hochul announced the funding. For Mayor Randy Shayler, who was in attendance, “It is a big deal. To be honest. ... This is a lot more than I thought we would get. This grant shows that the state has confidence in what we are doing here.” Work on the village’s DRI has been ongoing for the last couple of years, under the direction of businessman Mike Raptis with help from MK Kellogg and Alison Green, as well as village clerk Melissa Mullen. Shayler thanked them for their assistance and diligence. He said a number of projects may be completed with the grant funding and said that the funding should attract outside investors. “I would hope that we will be able to complete upwards of 10
projects which should help us leverage private money for the projects,” he said. Some of the projects listed in the application are rehabilitating the Rockwells building and the Erie Depot, rehabilitating the municipal building, repairing the Grand Theatre and rehabilitating the Rauber’s, doing needed repairs on the buildings at 94 N. Main St. and 174 N Main, as well as preserving the Sinclair Barrel House. “We have been in a dark time in recent years NY Forward continued on PAGE 4
Photo provided by the Office of the Governor Shown with Gov. Kathy Hochul (second from left) is (from left) Allison Green, Wellsville Mayor Randy Shayler, Isabella Raptis, Mike Raptis and MK Kellogg.
200 years: Town of Scio to celebrate its bicentennial BY KATHRYN ROSS
SCIO — A committee is gearing up to celebrate the town of Scio’s 200th anniversary, and while the big celebration won’t take place until summer, events are happening now to support the effort. The town was first settled in 1805 by Joseph Knight of Oneida County, who fought in the Revolutionary War. Knight’s Creek is named for him. It is written in “Beer’s History of Allegany County” that “Mr. Knight
was obliged to cut his way through into the town and the passage he opened most of the way from Belmont was the first road in the town for some time.” The original Scio township extended from Angelica to the Pennsylvania line. The town line between Scio and Amity was first located where Sciota Street is today. When the town of Ward was established, it took over land from Scio and Amity; so Amity deeded to Scio three-fourths of a mile on Scio’s northern
line, which established the town line. Some of its original territory was lost during the formation of the towns of Amity, Wellsville and Willing. Beer’s reads, “In 1808 this section of Allegany County was a primitive forest. Then came Silas Bellamy, who settled 100 acres which included most of the site of the present village of Scio. Later Mr. Bellamy sold 50 acres to Barnabas York, who built a tavern which stood on Main Street. Mr. York sold his tavern
to Mr. Francis Blood, a man of means and ability. He kept the tavern for years. The corners nearby became known as ‘Blood Corners.’ Across from Mr. Blood’s tavern was a store and a short distance up the Vandermark Road was a blacksmith shop. “In 1832, most of the business centered around Benjamin Silas Palmer’s house and mill. At the Palmer house travelers were furnished food and lodging. Elections and Bicentennial continued on PAGE 2
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