STCRPDB solicited projects from December 2011 through May 2012 for inclusion in this CEDS. STC supports the current Intended Use Plan (IUP) of the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRLF), Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), New York State Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), and the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council. Projects highlighted in light green, have been designated as vital projects, according to the Economic Development Policy Committee. Vital projects, programs, and activities are projects that address the region’s greatest needs or that will best enhance the region’s competitiveness.

Regionally Significant Projects and Priorities
Project Name / Sponsor / Location / Project
Cost / Jobs / Category / Flood Mitigation
STN Regional Fiber-Optic Backbone – Southern Tier Network / Regional / $12,000,000 / 6000 / Infrastructure/ Technology/ Economic Development / Low
Career Literacy – STC, STE, STW / Regional / $900,000 / Workforce / NA
STN Marketing Project - STEG / Regional / Technology / NA
Wind Energy Development – IDA’s / Regional / $200,000,000 / 10+ / Energy Technology / Low
Vital Projects and Priorities
Airport Corporate Park South Infrastructure – STEG/Chemung County IDA / Town of Big Flats / $1,600,000 / 500 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / Low
Regional Farmers Market- STEG / Town of Horseheads / $300,000 / Asset Based Development/ Com. Facilities / NA
Center at Horseheads Access Road - STEG / Town and Village of Horseheads / $13,500,000 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development/ Transportation / High[1]
Federal Building Redevelopment Project- City of Elmira / City of Elmira / $35,000,000 / Economic Development / Low (Levee protected area)
Project Seneca (Phase 1) - SCOPED / Villages of Watkins Glen and Montour Falls; Towns of Dix and Reading / $500,000 / Infrastructure / NA
Redevelopment of Guthrie/Corning Hospital Site – Corning/Guthrie Medical / City of Corning / $3,000,000 / Infrastructure / Com. Planning / Economic Development / Low (Levee protected area)
Finger Lakes Highlands Business Park- Steuben County IDA / Town of Wayland / $2,000,000 / 50 / Business Development/ Infrastructure / Economic Development / High[2]
Park Ave. Retail Redevelopment – Steuben County IDA / Town of Corning / $4,100,000 / 35 / Economic Development / Low
Coopers Plains Long Acres Sewer Expansion – Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $9,500,000 / 500 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / High[3]
Conifer Development – Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $1,500,000 / 3 / Transportation/ Infrastructure / Low (Levee protected area)
Chemung County Projects and Priorities
Project Name / Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category / Flood Mitigation
Chemung County Economic Development Plan Update – STEG/Chemung County Planning / Chemung County / $20,000 / Community Planning/ Economic Development / NA
Chemung County Sewer District #1 Plant Upgrade - STEG / Chemung County / $8,000,000 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / High[4]
Elmira Arterial-Northern Section Clemens Center Pkwy. - NYSDOT / Chemung County / $25,000,000 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / High[5]
Business Park “Shovel Ready” (Phase 2) – Chemung County IDA / TBD / $150,000 / 500 / Infrastructure / TBD[6]
Federal Building Redevelopment Project – City of Elmira / City of Elmira / $35,000,000 / Economic Development / Low (Levee protected area)
Elmira Brownfield Opportunity Area Step 2 Project – City of Elmira / City of Elmira / $266,540 / Environmental/ Community Planning/ Economic Development / NA
Mark Twain Riverfront Park Renaissance Project – City of Elmira / City of Elmira / $2,000,000 / Asset Based Development / Community Facilities / Low
Eldridge Park Project – City of Elmira / City of Elmira / $1,000,000 / Community Facilities / Medium (Floodplain development standards apply)
Airport Corporate Park South Infrastructure – STEG/Chemung County IDA / Town of Big Flats / $1,600,000 / 500 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / Low
Jackson Farm Basin – Town of Big Flats / Town of Big Flats / $359,950 / Infrastructure / Low
Kahler Road Bridge – Town of Big Flats / Town of Big Flats / $3,000,000 / Infrastructure/ Transportation / Low
Elmira Corning Regional Airport Runway Extension – Chemung County / Town of Big Flats / $9,734,750 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / Medium3 [7]
Catlin Water Storage Tank Replacement Project – Town of Catlin / Town of Catlin / $374,202 / Infrastructure / Low
Park Station Improvement Project – Chemung County / Town of Erin / $103,146 / Community Facilities / Medium
Regional Farmers Market - STEG / Town of Horseheads / $300,000 / Asset Based Development/ Community Facilities / NA
Center at Horseheads Access Road - STEG / Town and Village Horseheads / $13,500,000 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development/ Transportation / High[8]
Southport Comprehensive Plan – Town of Southport / Town of Southport / $50,000 / Community Planning / NA (Address flood risk in the planning process)
Southport Community Recreation Center – Town of Southport / Town of Southport / $3,500,000 / Asset Based Development/ Community Facilities / Low (Levee protected area)
Leland Street Area Sanitary Sewer System – Town of Southport / Town of Southport / 2,300,000 / Infrastructure
Southport Community Recreation Center – Town of Southport / Town of Southport / 3,500,000 / Community Facilities/Asset Based Economic Development
Southport Comprehensive Plan – Town of Southport / Town of Southport / 50,000 / Community Planning
Schuyler County Projects and Priorities
Project Name / Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category / Flood Mitigation
Employees Housing Preference Survey Project – CCE of Schuyler County / Schuyler County / $12,000 / 40 / Community Planning / NA
Queen Catharine Marsh Master Plan Project – SCOPED/Schuyler County/Village of Watkins Glen/Town of Montour Falls / Schuyler County / $50,000 / Community Facilities / Medium[9]
Schuyler County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Project – Schuyler County Legislature / Schuyler County / $30,000 / Economic Development/ Community Planning / NA
Town of Reading Water Improvements Project – Town o f Reading / Town of Reading / $400,000 / Infrastructure / Low
Irelandville Landfill Leachate Project Irelandville Landfill Commission / Town of Reading / $450,000 / Infrastructure / Low
Inergy Project / Town of Reading / $50,000,000 / 10 / Energy Economic Development/ Infrastructure / Low
Schuyler County Regional Wastewater Infrastructure Project/Burdett and Odessa (P 1) – Schuyler County/SCOPED/Villages of Burdett and Odessa / Villages of Burdett and Odessa / $50,000 / Infrastructure / NA (Address flood risk in the planning process)
Burdett Equestrian Center – Burdett/Schuyler County / Village of Burdett / Asset Based/ Economic Development / Low
Magee Point – Village of Watkins Glen / Village of Watkins Glen / $3,000,000 / 5 / Economic Development /Infrastructure / Low
Project Seneca (Phase 1) - SCOPED / Village of Watkins Glen and Montour Falls; Towns of Dix and Reading / $500,000 / Infrastructure / NA (Address flood risk in the planning process)
Watkins Glen First Street and Gateway Parking Garage Project (Phase 1) – SCOPED/Village of Watkins Glen / Village of Watkins Glen / $25,000 / Community Facilities/ Economic Development / Low
Watkins Glenn Northern Gateway – SCOPED/Village of Watkins Glen / Village of Watkins Glen / $800,000 / 5 / Transportation / Low
Seneca Lake/Seneca Canal Waterfront Development – SCOPED/Schuyler County/Watkins Glen / Village of Watkins Glen / $30,000 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development/ Facilities / High[10]
Franklin Street building Improvement Project - SCOPED / Village of Watkins Glen / $2,000,000 / 10 / Economic Development / Low
Watkins Brewery – Village of Watkins Glen / Village of Watkins Glen / $3,000,000 / 20 / Economic Development / Low
High End Camp Ground – Village of Watkins and Town of Dix / Village of Watkins Glen and Dix / $900,000 / 20 / Infrastructure / Low
Steuben County Projects and Priorities
Project Name / Sponsor / Location / Cost / Jobs / Category / Flood Mitigation
Prattsburgh Public Water Supply Improvements Project – Town of Prattsburgh / Town of Prattsburgh / $1,442,150 / 30 / Infrastructure / Economic Development / Low
Days Inn Area Redevelopment Project – City of Corning / City of Corning / $15,000,000 / 45 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / Low (Levee protected area)
War Memorial Renovation Project – Three Rivers Development/City of Corning / City of Corning / $2,000,000 / Economic Development / Low (Levee protected area)
Redevelopment of Guthrie/Corning Hospital Site – City of Corning/Guthrie Medical / City of Corning / $3,000,000 / Infrastructure / Community Planning / Economic Development / Low (Levee protected area)
Commerce Building – Gaffer District / City of Corning / $2,000,000 / Low (Levee protected area)
Transportation Center – City of Corning / City of Corning / $7,600,000 / Low (Levee protected area)
Centerway Bridge and Trail Project – city of corning / City of Corning / $5,700,000 / Low (Levee protected area)
Corning Inflow and Infiltration Waste Water Project – City of Corning / City of Corning / $2,100,000 / Infrastructure / Low (Levee protected area)
Corning Water Flow Improvement – City of Corning / City of Corning / $2,700,000 / Infrastructure / Low
McClintock Building Project – Gaffer District / City of Corning / $400,000 / Low (Levee protected area)
Van Heusen Project – Gaffer District / City of Corning / $1,115,000 / Low (Levee protected area)
Civic Center Plaza Building- Library – Three Rivers Development / City of Corning / $350,000 / Community Facilities / Low (Levee protected area)
Broadband Capability – City of Hornell / City of Hornell / Business & Economic Development / Infrastructure / Technology / NA
Drinking Well Protection – City of Hornell / Town of Hornellsville / $150,000 / Infrastructure / Medium
Water Filtration Plant / Reservoir Upgrade – City of Hornell / City of Hornell / $1,596,000 / 25 / Infrastructure / Economic Development / Low
Water Pollution Control Plant Upgrade – City of Hornell / City of Hornell / 26 / Environmental / Infrastructure / Medium[11]
Route 21 Sewer Extension – City of Hornell / City of Hornell / 12 / Infrastructure / Economic Development / Low (Levee protected area)
Ward McConnell Redevelopment – Steuben County IDA / Town of Prattsburgh / $500,000 / Economic Development / Low
Diesel Plant Expansion – Steuben County IDA / Medium[12]
Business Park Development – Steuben County IDA / Several in Steuben County / Economic Development / TBD[13]
Upgrade Pleasant Valley Wine Company Pressing Plant – Steuben County IDA / Hammondsport / $1,000,000 / 10 / Economic Development / Infrastructure / Low
Implementation of County Economic Development Plan – Steuben County IDA / Multiple municipalities in Steuben County / Business Development / Economic Development / NA
Wind Energy Development – Steuben County IDA / Several in Steuben County / 10 / Business Development / Infrastructure / Economic Development / NA
Fingerlakes Highlands Business Park – Steuben County IDA / Town of Wayland / $2,000,000 / 50 / Business Development / Infrastructure / Economic Development / Medium[14]
Steuben County IDA Bath/Hammondsport Rail Line Restoration – Steuben County IDA / Multiple municipal-ities in Steuben County / $1,800,000 / 25 / Infrastructure / Economic Development / Low
Corning Sullivan Park – Steuben County IDA / Town of Erwin / $330,150,000 / 300 / Economic Development/ Infrastructure / Low
Renovation of Former Pollio Facility in Cohocton – Steuben County IDA / Town of Cohocton / $50,000 / 0 / Economic Development / Low
Steuben County IDA Industrial Park – Steuben County IDA / Town of Bath / $3,000,000 / 50 / Infrastructure / Economic Development / Medium[15]
Park Ave. Retail Redevelopment – Steuben County IDA / Town of Corning / 4100000 / 35 / Economic Development / Low
Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrades- Town of Erwin - / Town of Erwin / $1,250,000 / 1300 / Infrastructure/
Economic Development/ Environmental / Medium[16]
Airport Improvements- Town of Erwin Industrial Development Agency / Town of Erwin / $1,031,580 / 13 / High[17]
Coopers Plains Long Acres Sewer Expansion – Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $9,500,000 / 500 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / Medium[18]
Fourth New Well – Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $2,800,000 / 2500 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / Medium[19]
Greenway Trail and Sidewalk System – Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $177,575 / Facilities/ Infrastructure/ Transportation / Low
Robert Dann Drive – Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $4,200,000 / 1300 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development/ Transportation / Low
Town Center Road – Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $1,500,000 / 250 / Transportation / Low
Upper Residential Water Storage Tank- Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $1,000,000 / 200 / Infrastructure / Low
Upper Beartown Water Ex. District and Improvement Area- Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / $3,500,000 / 30 / Infrastructure / Low
Main Street Parking – Village of Addison / Village of Addison / $100,000 / Community Facilities / Medium[20]
Water System Improvements – Village of Addison / Village of Addison / $1,356,000 / Infrastructure / Low
Addison NYMS – Village of Addison / Village of Addison / $349,800 / Economic Development / High[21]
Southern Tier Biomass – County SWCD & others / Town of Cohocton/ City of Hornell / 25 / Asset Based / Energy / Environmental/ Economic Development / TBD
Energy Institute Project – Three Rivers Development / $10,000,000 / Economic Development/ Energy / NA
Foundry Site Access Road Project – Three Rivers Development / Village of Painted Post / $3,500,000 / Infrastructure/ Economic Development / Medium[22]
C-PP School Admin. Bldg. – C-PP School District / Village of Painted Post / $6,000,000 / Low (Levee protected area)
Water Supply Depot Project – Village of Painted Post / Village of Painted Post / $3,000,000 / Low (Levee protected area)
Hospice Campus Feasibility Study – Three Rivers Development / $40,000 / Health / NA
Three Rivers Economic Development Activities – Three Rivers Development / Southeast Steuben County / $20,000,000 / Economic Development / NA
I-86/I-99 Property Acquisition Project – Three Rivers Development / Southeast Steuben County / $4,500,000 / Transportation/ Infrastructure/ Economic Development / TBD
V. of South Corning Infrastructure Upgrade – Village of South Corning / Village of South Corning / $1,303,500 / Infrastructure / Low (Levee protected area)
Patterson Bridge Replacement – NYS DOT / City of Corning / $32,000,000 / Transportation/ Infrastructure / Medium
1-99 Bridge Completion - NYSDOT / Town of Lindley / $65,000,000 / Transportation/ Infrastructure / Low
C-PP School District Project – CPP School District / City of Corning / $98,000,000 / Low (Levee protected area)
Conifer Development – Town of Erwin / Town of Erwin / 1,500,000 / 3 / Transportation/ Infrastructure / Low (Levee protected area)
Corning Area Phase 1 Levee Study – City of Corning / City of Corning / 300,000 / Economic Development
Glen Curtiss Memorial School Improvement Project – Steuben County IDA / Village of Hammondsport / 1,600,696 / 1-2 / Asset Based Economic Development
Agricultural Marketing/Distribution Plan – Steuben County / Multiple areas in Steuben County / 50,000 / Asset Based Economic Development
Hammondsport/Urbana Waterfront Development – Steuben County IDA / Village of Hammondsport / Town of Urbana / 60,000 / 20 / Asset Based Economic Development
Philips Electronics Redevelopment – Steuben County IDA / Town of Bath / Economic Development

STC Floodplain Recommendations for proposed projects: