by Joe Mahoney

April 2, 2015 — A public meeting will be held in Richfield Springs Monday night to discuss an industrial park proposed for a 137-acre site that runs along both sides of Cemetery Road, between Lake Street and Butternut Road.

The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Richfield High School and will include representatives of the Otsego County Industrial Development Agency, Elan Planning and Delaware Engineering, as well as Richfield town officials and village of Richfield Springs officials.

The town and the village are the host municipalities for what is being called a commerce park..

Alexander “Sandy” Mathes, chief executive officer for the IDA, has said the authority is prepared to cover about $200,000 for planning and to initiate the required State Environmental Quality Review Act process.

Dan Sullivan, a Richfield planning board member, has called the project “a one-time opportunity to restore prosperity to our area.”

Published in The Daily Star, April 2, 2015