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Cuba Comprehensive Plan Public Comment” Office of Planning Crossroads Center 6087 NYS Route 19N Belmont, NY 14813 Ph: 585-268-7472 Fax: 585-268-7473 PRESS RELEASE: DECEMBER 21, 2020 Cuba Community Requesting Public Comment on the Comprehensive Plan The Town and Village of Cuba are always up to something good for the benefit of their community residents, and this year is no different. Working with the Allegany County Office of Planning, at the beginning of 2020 Cuba created a Comprehensive Plan Committee to develop a Plan that will be used to benefit the residents of the community. As a result of that effort, the draft plan is currently being offered for public review and comment. The draft is available online by visiting the following link: https://www.alleganyco.com/departments/planning/reports/. Still in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, limited hard copies of the report are available for public viewing at 15 Water Street and at 17 East Main Street of Cuba. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the draft, please request it following the comment procedure outlined below. Important things to note regarding the plan are as follows – this is a working draft, minor edits are expected moving forward, as well as some formatting and other finishing work. Appendices will be added to the online link, as they are finished. Those items are not expected to change in any way; however, they might change in their listed order and are currently referenced as “Appendix X” for every item. While the Village of Cuba has worked with consultants in the past to produce economic development plans, the Town of Cuba was not previously involved. This time, the municipalities are working together to develop a plan that provided the framework to help reach desired growth and development within both communities. Barring any major delays, it is expected the plan will be adopted by March of 2021. All requests for draft hard copies, as well as questions or comments should be directed to Michelle Denhoff, Assistant Director of Economic Development and Planning for Allegany County at [email protected]. Please be sure to title your subject as “Cuba Comprehensive Plan Public Comment”. Comments are requested by no later than January 15, 2021. Cuba Comprehensive Plan, A Joint Effort Between the Town & Village Date Created by the Cuba Comprehensive Plan Committee & Allegany County Office of Planning This page has intentionally been left blank. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS a message from the town and village of cuba ..................................................................................................... 5 Board Members ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Plan Purpose and Intent.................................................................................................................................... 13 OVERALL VISION & Mission ....................................................................................................................... 13 What is a Comprehensive Plan? .................................................................................................................... 14 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Location .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Demographics ................................................................................................................................................ 17 History ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 Chamber of Commerce & Local Tourism ..................................................................................................... 22 Housing .......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Arts & Culture ................................................................................................................................................28 Health & Safety services ................................................................................................................................ 29 Municipal Services ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Resources ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 Previous municipal plans .............................................................................................................................. 31 current resources ........................................................................................................................................... 33 surveys ............................................................................................................................................................ 35 community survey ...................................................................................................................................... 35 Demographics of respondents ................................................................................................................... 36 Values & Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 37 school survey .............................................................................................................................................. 37 Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 Water .............................................................................................................................................................. 39 Water System Issues ................................................................................................................................. 40 Sewer .............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Roads .............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Rail .................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Telecommunications ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Parking, lighting & Sidewalks ....................................................................................................................... 43 Parking ........................................................................................................................................................ 43 Sidewalks .................................................................................................................................................... 44 Open Space & Natural Resources ................................................................................................................. 45 Inventory Pictures and description ........................................................................................................... 46 Cemeteries ................................................................................................................................................. 48 Water .......................................................................................................................................................... 52 Trail Town Initiative .................................................................................................................................. 53 3 Land Use ............................................................................................................................................................ 56 Characteristics of Existing Parcels ................................................................................................................ 57 Current Zoning ............................................................................................................................................... 59 Future Land Use Proposals ........................................................................................................................... 59 Accomplishments of Town & Village ............................................................................................................... 60 Concepts for Growth .......................................................................................................................................... 62 Village of Cuba: Visualizations .....................................................................................................................
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