“Economic development officials in Genesee County have spent more than $26 million on a massive industrial park in an “if you build it, they will come” gambit.
So far, no one has come.
The Genesee County Center for Economic Development not only doesn’t have any business deals to show for its decade of work, the industrial park consists of little more than empty fields.
There’s no infrastructure, aside from a six-tenths-of-a-mile road. No water service. No sewer lines. No electricity. No telecommunications.
The agency has nevertheless managed to spend $26.8 million dollars, including some $13 million in Buffalo Billion funds. It’s got another $23.8 million available for future expenses, most of it from the Buffalo Billion.”
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Scheer, Mark. Investigative Post 11 February ????.