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September 22, 2023

NFR Files New PUD Petition and Request for Zoning Change

NIAGARA FALLS REDEVELOPMENT (NFR) FILES NEW PETITION FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD), AS WELL AS A REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S 2022 HIGH ENERGY USE ZONING LAW (HEUL) New PUD Petition filed with the City of Niagara Falls Planning Board resolves all issues regarding completeness raised by City’s outside counsel in response to […]

September 22, 2023

NFR’s Roger Trevino in the Niagara Gazette

The following viewpoint article by Roger Trevino of Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) appeared in the Niagara Gazette on September 22, 2023: GUEST VIEW: In defense of NFR land deal In response to Wednesday’s article “Council attorney says eminent domain case is ‘strong’ ”: As we have stated in the past, we believe NFR has a […]

August 29, 2023

The Future is Data!

The following guest opinion article by local entertainment and promotions executive Christian Printup appeared in the Niagara Gazette on August 29, 2023: GUEST VIEW: Data center versus arena? The future is data By Christian Printup I am a local boy, a proud son of Niagara Falls. I’ve worked in a handful of different places in the U.S. […]

August 5, 2023

NFR Meets with Community On Status of Niagara Digital Campus

In recent weeks, NFR representatives have met with members of the community to discuss the status of the eminent domain legal action brought by the City of Niagara Falls take NFR’s private property for the speculative and unfunded Centennial Park plan, as well as the high technology opportunities presented by the proposed Niagara Digital Campus […]

July 28, 2023

NFR Responds to Decision in First Round of Eminent Domain Litigation

On Friday, July 28, 2023, the Appellate Division ruled in the favor of the City of Niagara Falls, in the first round of eminent domain litigation that is expected to take years. Niagara Falls Redevelopment issued the following statement in response to the court’s ruling: It is important to remember that this is only the […]

May 3, 2023

NFR Files New Brief in Eminent Domain Case, Attacking Niagara Falls’ Lack of Legal Basis for Taking Private Property

In a new reply brief filed by attorneys for Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) in the eminent domain action launched by the City of Niagara Falls nearly a year ago, NFR alleges the city has fallen back on “bromides and bluster,” rather than facts and law—with attorneys for the city railing against a private landowner that […]

April 18, 2023

Spending $30 million on New Parking in Niagara Falls? Not Needed!

The Wall Street Journal reports North American cities want less parking, not more Mayor Restaino proposes approximately $30 million in new parking to support the proposed location of his event center and park plan. This is despite the underutilized, city-owned parking that already exists next to the perfect location for his events center: Near […]

April 18, 2023

The Two-Project Solution

One of the more frustrating aspects of the current dispute between the City of Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) is the fact that a “two-project solution” readily exists. A solution that would provide the city residents with a park, an arena and a state-of-the-art Niagara Digital Campus… all without overburdening taxpayers with the […]

March 18, 2023

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Rips Niagara Falls

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Tried to Build a Data Center In Niagara Falls “I had a project in upstate New York behind the grid in Niagara Falls for electricity – a global data center we were building. Eventually it got so bad with the politicians in the local region and the state policy, we moved […]

March 17, 2023

Niagara Gazette: IBEW’s Ed Hill Jr. Describes Opposition to Mayor’s Plan

“In a room filled with those who oppose the city’s expensive quest to take land from Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR) through eminent domain, there were only two speakers who solely supported the mayor’s initiative. “Speaker after speaker raised issues regarding the vast amount of money being spent to wage an eminent domain fight that could […]

March 11, 2023

Learning More About Urbacon Data Centers

Learning More About Urbacon Data Centers Toronto, Ontario Editor’s Note: There has been considerable misinformation spread over the past several months about the proposed Niagara Digital Campus, a state-of-the-art, innovative, $1.48 billion facility planned for downtown Niagara Falls. Urbacon, one of the premier developers of commercial and industrial properties in Canada and the northern […]

March 6, 2023

New Legal Brief Alleges Mayor’s Project Violates 2009 Comprehensive Plan

NFR Files Brief in Eminent Domain Case Alleging City of Niagara Falls’ Attempt to Take John Daly Boulevard Parcel Directly Violates City’s Own 2009 Comprehensive Plan Brief also alleges City manufactured new “blight” allegation despite the fact that the well-manicured, wooded parcel is properly maintained and has never been so much as a day […]

March 1, 2023

New Article Alleges Eminent Domain Will Benefit Seneca, Not City

Mayor’s Plans for Forced Sale of NFR’s Parcel O Tilt Clearly Toward Seneca Favoritism This article first appeared in Niagara Falls Reporter on March 1, 2023: The plan is undoubtedly unique. Mayor Robert Restaino plans to use New York State courts to take 10 acres of land in the south end of Niagara Falls from a […]