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Wellsville Business Park owner seeks PILOT on property BY KATHRYN ROSS
WELLSVILLE — The Wellsville Business Park LLC in the former Dresser-Rand facility on Coats Street is seeking a PILOT for its proposed $1 million infrastructure project. Craig Clark, executive director of the Allegany County Industrial Development Agency, presided over a public hearing earlier tis month to allow citizens to make statements for the record relating to the involvement of the IDA with the project. There were a dozen people at the meeting. A PILOT is the act of making a property tax payment in lieu of taxes made to compensate a government for some
or all of the property tax revenue lost due to tax-exempt ownership or use of real property. It is often used as an incentive to attract business or development. The Wellsville Business Park has been operating in the former Dresser-Rand facility since 2021. It rents space to five businesses including Kinley Advanced Technical Services a subsidiary of Kinley Construction of Olean and Texas, and RMS (Rotating Machinery Service) of Houston, Texas. A total of 51 people are employed at the facility. The proposed project consists of the acquisition of three parcels of land totaling approximately 100 acres on
Photo by Kathryn Ross Wellsville Town Supervisor Shad Alsworth (left) speaks with Allegany County IDA Executive Director Craig Clark during a a public hearing concerning a PILOT request from Wellsville Business Park LLC.
Coats Street and Riverside Drive, in the village and town of Wellsville, together with an existing complex containing approximately 420,000 square feet of space. The
project also includes the renovation of the facility and the acquisition and installation of related fixtures, machinery, equipment and other tangible personal property.
The company is asking for certain financial assistance from the IDA including the payment in lieu of taxes at an estimated value of $340,000. Clark said a record of the public hearing will be prepared and reviewed by the members of the IDA in connection with the IDA’s consideration of the proposed project. He said the purpose of the hearing was to solicit public comment. Questions were raised by Wellsville Town Supervisor Shad Alsworth and village Trustee Mike Roeske and attendees of the hearing, including a former employee of Dresser-Rand, Jane Nicholson, who worked in the office. Tim Colligan, who lives near
the facility, also had a question. Alsworth explained that when a PILOT is issued, the taxpayers pick up the cost and he wanted to know, “Is it worth it to the individual taxpayer?” Clark explained that if the space is occupied and generating revenue the company plans on investing $1 million in infrastructure and generate 15 new jobs over the course of 10 years. After hearing Clark’s answer, Roeske asked, “Why don’t you invest in the people in the community? This makes no sense to me.” Nicholson was concerned about the infrastructure in the office PILOT continued on PAGE 2
Allegany County HOF inducts 14 new members The Allegany County Athletic Association inducted 14 new members to its Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet held March 22 at Off Duty in Belmont. Pictured are in the front (left to right): Cortney Sadler (Friendship), Falyn Lewis-Ellison Kosa (Whitesville), Doug McEnroe (Wellsville), Taylor Kent Duncan (Hinsdale), Shannon Daugherty (Houghton), Allison Richter Austin (Fillmore), Bill Sortore (Bolivar-Richburg). Back row: Ken Spink (Belfast), David Spink (Belfast), Aaron Ortiz (Cuba-Rushford), Mark Moyer (Scio), Wes Crowder (Houghton), Don Baker [accepting for Kari Baker] (Genesee Valley), Matt Shay (Andover).
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