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Cuba…..making
great progress towards a bright future!!!!
Significant achievements can often occur in
a community without residents being fully aware of their scope and
significance.
It’s easy to miss the
Big Picture.
While many residents may
not have noticed,
Cuba
has made great strides during the past five years.
Here is a list of the many accomplishments
community and business leaders have achieved during this short period of
time.
Business
Expansion and Development - Cuba Cheese
Shoppe, Giant Foot Mart and Empire Cheese and a veterinarian practice have
all expanded.
We also have a new Arrowmart convenience store
and a new dental practice.
Four
downtown storefronts were recently purchased and the owners will be working
to fill the storefronts with viable new businesses.
Sanitary Sewers -
A $5.3 million State grant and low-interest loan was secured to extend
public sewers around Cuba
Lake
and along Route 305 north.
Another
$2.1 million in grant and low-interest loan was secured to upgrade large
portions of the Village sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment plant.
Palmer Opera
House Restoration -
More than $1 million
in grant funds were awarded for the restoration of the historic Palmer Opera House.
New Pedestrian and Biking Trail -
Cuba
has obtained a $589,000 grant to construct a new recreational trail that
will pass through the
Village
of Cuba
linking the Genesee Valley Greenway Trail to the Empire City Farm site.
New Festivals
- Both the Cuba Garlic Festival and Alpaca Festival have been established
which attract thousands of visitors to our community annually.
Economic
Development Plan - The Town and Village
are jointly working to prepare a Comprehensive Economic Development Plan
with strategies to invigorate the local economy.
Genesee
Valley
Canal
Railroad Freight Station -
This historic
structure was rescued from demolition and relocated to the Empire Farm site
near the Block Barn.
United We Stand
Flag Pole - The community came together
and raise funds to erect the new flagpole in downtown.
Senior Citizen
Housing Hospital
has proposed to construct independent- and assisted-living facilities near
the hospital.
Happening in Cuba, NY
May:
Community Clean-up Day
May: Memorial Day Parade
June: Dairy Week
July: Cuba/Rushford Alumni
Weekend
September:
Cuba Garlic Festival
October: Cheese Museum's
Beer & Cheese
November: A Many Splendored
Evening
December: Holiday Parade &
Lighting Ceremony
Monthly Events
1.
Second Monday: Village Board Meeting
2. Third Monday: Village Planning Board Meeting
3. Second Tuesday: Town Board Meeting
4. Fourth Tuesday: Zoning Board Meeting
5. Every Tuesday: Town Court
Extras
Aerial Photos
Picture Gallery
Final 2011 Assessment Roll
