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For the second consecutive night this week, the proposed I-Square development brought out a full house to a meeting at Irondequoit Town Hall.
In last night’s (Tuesday, Jan. 24) case, it was the Irondequoit Town Board, which held a public hearing on the potential abandonment of the short north-south street Union Park, which would be replaced, under the I-Square proposal, with an extension of Cooper Road.
The board did not take any action on the abandonment.
This morning, developer Mike Nolan wrote on the project’s Facebook page, “We have made the decision to keep I-Square on hold until the issues discussed at the meeting are resolved. This certainly does not mean that we are giving up on this great project but feel it necessary to ensure we are on the same page as the town. We hope to quickly resolve the concerns and keep I-Square on schedule. We truly appreciate all of your support as we work through this daunting process.”
At last night’s Town Board meeting, Nolan did admit that he was frustrated by the Irondequoit Planning Board’s lack of action on their site plan review of the project on Monday night at Town Hall. He also admitted to his own “lack of patience,” especially with process and bureaucracy.
“It (I-Square) is not moving (through government) the way it should,” Nolan said. “It’s an important project and I’ll do just about anything to make it happen.”
He asked the board to assign someone from the town to facilitate the project through the approval process.
“I challenge you to step up and find a way to make this happen for our residents,” Nolan told the board.
Councilman Paul Marasco spoke up and said he would be willing to meet with Nolan, involved attorneys and engineers.
Noting that to date he has spent $40,000 on “paper” the town has requested and $2,000 for permits, not to mention the up to $15 million investment he intends to make in the project, Nolan said he has stopped all architectural and engineering work and demolition plans until the red tape is cleared.
“I’m not asking for money or to reduce my property tax liability,” Nolan said. “I just want to make I-Square a showpiece for Irondequoit ... And we’re going to design it and build it our way, or it won’t be built.”
Councilwoman Stephanie Aldersley said she is confident problems can be resolved and the project will move forward.
“We’re just taking our time to do our due diligence,” Supervisor Mary Joyce D’Aurizio said.
“It’s not a matter of communication,” added Larry Heininger, the town’s director of development services. “It’s a matter of a lot of work that has to be done ... and that it has to be done properly.”
Nolan asked only that the town not “nitpick” him.
For the second consecutive night this week, the proposed I-Square development brought out a full house to a meeting at Irondequoit Town Hall.
In last night’s (Tuesday, Jan. 24) case, it was the Irondequoit Town Board, which held a public hearing on the potential abandonment of the short north-south street Union Park, which would be replaced, under the I-Square proposal, with an extension of Cooper Road.
The board did not take any action on the abandonment.
This morning, developer Mike Nolan wrote on the project’s Facebook page, “We have made the decision to keep I-Square on hold until the issues discussed at the meeting are resolved. This certainly does not mean that we are giving up on this great project but feel it necessary to ensure we are on the same page as the town. We hope to quickly resolve the concerns and keep I-Square on schedule. We truly appreciate all of your support as we work through this daunting process.”
At last night’s Town Board meeting, Nolan did admit that he was frustrated by the Irondequoit Planning Board’s lack of action on their site plan review of the project on Monday night at Town Hall. He also admitted to his own “lack of patience,” especially with process and bureaucracy.
“It (I-Square) is not moving (through government) the way it should,” Nolan said. “It’s an important project and I’ll do just about anything to make it happen.”
He asked the board to assign someone from the town to facilitate the project through the approval process.
“I challenge you to step up and find a way to make this happen for our residents,” Nolan told the board.
Councilman Paul Marasco spoke up and said he would be willing to meet with Nolan, involved attorneys and engineers.
Noting that to date he has spent $40,000 on “paper” the town has requested and $2,000 for permits, not to mention the up to $15 million investment he intends to make in the project, Nolan said he has stopped all architectural and engineering work and demolition plans until the red tape is cleared.
“I’m not asking for money or to reduce my property tax liability,” Nolan said. “I just want to make I-Square a showpiece for Irondequoit ... And we’re going to design it and build it our way, or it won’t be built.”
Councilwoman Stephanie Aldersley said she is confident problems can be resolved and the project will move forward.
“We’re just taking our time to do our due diligence,” Supervisor Mary Joyce D’Aurizio said.
“It’s not a matter of communication,” added Larry Heininger, the town’s director of development services. “It’s a matter of a lot of work that has to be done ... and that it has to be done properly.”
Nolan asked only that the town not “nitpick” him.
