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Wegmans, like all companies have a responsibility to operate profitably, pay all their bills, and provide a clean safe experience for their employees and customers. Wegmans goes above that, offering college subsidies, and lots of opportunities for advancement. They also offer employment to people of all colors. They are one of the best employers in the country.
Not too get too far off track, but Wegmans also rebuilt/remodeled many of its NY locations like the John Glenn location in Liverpool, which was basically rebuilt on the same property as a bigger store.
If they were to expand in NY, they would likely have to work something out with Schenectady based Price Chopper/Market 32, as it is rare to find both in the same area.
To get back to the original topic, I would say if the developers are looking to get another grocery store to the development, perhaps they could reach out to this Syracuse organization which got a grocery store to an area they didn’t have one for decades: https://www.waer.org/community/2017-...de-of-syracuse
Not too get too far off track, but Wegmans also rebuilt/remodeled many of its NY locations like the John Glenn location in Liverpool, which was basically rebuilt on the same property as a bigger store.
If they were to expand in NY, they would likely have to work something out with Schenectady based Price Chopper/Market 32, as it is rare to find both in the same area.
To get back to the original topic, I would say if the developers are looking to get another grocery store to the development, perhaps they could reach out to this Syracuse organization which got a grocery store to an area they didn’t have one for decades: https://www.waer.org/community/2017-...de-of-syracuse
Especially since the developers involved have ties to that area of the city.
As there doesn't seem to be a food shortage, I think the city would be better off attracting some type of manufacturing company to that parcel. That was the original use. Grocery stores get the final dollar, whereas manufacturing gets the first, and repeated, as well as spin off jobs.
As there doesn't seem to be a food shortage, I think the city would be better off attracting some type of manufacturing company to that parcel. That was the original use. Grocery stores get the final dollar, whereas manufacturing gets the first, and repeated, as well as spin off jobs.
Is that where Taylor Instrument/Ritter Dental was located? If so, I had no idea the building was torn down. I had a friend who used to live on Hobart Street, which is right across West Avenue, but he moved out of that area quite some time ago. It's probably been close to 20 years since I've been in that area.
For the sake of whatever, Wegmans closed the last of their small and tiny city stores years ago. I worked at Driving Park, that was the last inner city one to close, and it had been losing money for years, anyway. It's a Price Rite, now. Bay-Culver, Midtown, Mt. Hope, and the one I'm forgetting that was in 14621 all closed within the last 25 years, too. Wegmans has no plans to build smaller floor plan inner-city stores anytime soon.
That site on West Ave. is so contaminated it's a EPA Superfund site, I've looked into it, in fact IIRC there are signs there stating such. Nobody wants it, the city has tried to get rid of it since what was left of Taylor and Ritter were razed in the 90's. The mercury and other metals and chemicals in the ground are in large quantities. On my end, I, too, think it would be a great spot for something. Far as supermarkets are concerned, I think the Tops serves the area of the city well.
Edit: Lyell Wegmans is a short distance from West Ave., that's where a lot of folks in 14611 and around there shop.
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As there doesn't seem to be a food shortage, I think the city would be better off attracting some type of manufacturing company to that parcel. That was the original use. Grocery stores get the final dollar, whereas manufacturing gets the first, and repeated, as well as spin off jobs.
I only mentioned in the context of where a grocery store could go in that general area.
It would be great to put any type of company to bring employment to the area.
Howard, thank you for your reply, as contamination came across my mind in regards to that site, given its size.
For the sake of whatever, Wegmans closed the last of their small and tiny city stores years ago. I worked at Driving Park, that was the last inner city one to close, and it had been losing money for years, anyway. It's a Price Rite, now. Bay-Culver, Midtown, Mt. Hope, and the one I'm forgetting that was in 14621 all closed within the last 25 years, too. Wegmans has no plans to build smaller floor plan inner-city stores anytime soon.
That site on West Ave. is so contaminated it's a EPA Superfund site, I've looked into it, in fact IIRC there are signs there stating such. Nobody wants it, the city has tried to get rid of it since what was left of Taylor and Ritter were razed in the 90's. The mercury and other metals and chemicals in the ground are in large quantities. On my end, I, too, think it would be a great spot for something. Far as supermarkets are concerned, I think the Tops serves the area of the city well.
Edit: Lyell Wegmans is a short distance from West Ave., that's where a lot of folks in 14611 and around there shop.
I'm curious. How did they build the Topps, and other development with the contamination
I'm curious. How did they build the Topps, and other development with the contamination
Tops is a fair distance west, not sure if any clean up happened there in fact I don't remember what was there before.
The contamination area is bounded by the RR tracks, Ames, West, and RG&E. It would be prime for development but nobody wants it because of the contamination.
Tops is a fair distance west, not sure if any clean up happened there in fact I don't remember what was there before.
The contamination area is bounded by the RR tracks, Ames, West, and RG&E. It would be prime for development but nobody wants it because of the contamination.
I'm pretty sure that whole area was Taylor Instruments. RGE building is new. The building at 400 West ave and the fence have been there for years. The building on Buffalo rd at the curve, long ago was American Laundry Manufacturing.
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