JUNE
25 2021
Franklinville site considered for Great Lakes Cheese plant
Photos provided Janet Prentice (left photo, at right) and Kristen Sanasith (right photo, at left) receive educator grant certificates from Sandy Kushner, past president of the Central Western Zone Retired Educators of New York.
The Great Lakes Cheese-owned plant on Haskell Road in Cuba is shown in this photo taken earlier this year.
BY RICK MILLER A Ca araugus County location was being considered as a new site for a $500 million Great Lakes Cheese plant. Great Lakes Cheese and Jason Schwab of Freedom, owner of the site along Route 16 in the towns of Franklinville and Farmersville, submi ed a joint application for tax breaks to the Ca araugus County Industrial Development Agency over the weekend. Great Lakes recently turned away from a 200-acre site in Belvidere for the plant that would replace its existing Cuba plant, but renewed its search a¡er resistance to eminent domain proceedings and a lack of utilities slowed the project. Great Lakes, which employs 230 at the Cuba plant, plans to add more than 200 new employees one the new plant is in operation. The company is considering another Allegany County site, but has not ruled out the Franklinville/Farmersville site in Ca araugus County, said Corey Wiktor, Ca araugus County IDA executive director. “The company and landowner plan to meet with local town officials this week,” Wiktor said. The IDA board of directors will hold a special meeting Thursday at 11 a.m. at its
Ellico ville offices to consider the application from Great Lakes and Schwab Land Holdings LLC. The IDA is expected to offer to pay geotechnical studies and soil borings to help determine the suitability of the soils on the site. “This will kick off a formal step to allow us to inject our resources into the project,” Wiktor explained. “We are still focused on making sure the site works for the company. “Allegany County did everything they could for this very unique project,” he added. “Hopefully, if it’s not in Allegany County, we will have a site ready to go in Ca araugus County.” Great Lakes Cheese is commi ed to keeping its workforce in the area, Wiktor said. The Franklinville site is close enough to Cuba that it will be able to retain its employees. Farmers in the region will have the opportunity to sell more milk to the company, which he said will need several million gallons a day for its operations. Following the Thursday meeting, the IDA will meet with state Sen. George Borrello, Assemblyman Joseph Giglio and local town board officials to discuss the project. “It’s a tremendous opportunity for development in the Southern Tier,” Wiktor said.
2 Allegany County teachers earn educator grants Two teachers in Allegany County school districts have received grants for their continued graduate work from a retired teachers organization. Janet Prentice, a physical education teacher at Cuba-Rushford Elementary School, and Genesee Valley Central School teacher Kristen Sanasith both received the Barrie Fleegel Active Educator Award from the Central Western Zone Retired Educators of New
York. The awards support teachers who are continuing their graduate work education financially through a competitive grant process. In her application, Prentice stated, “I entered the field of education because I had an amazing physical education teacher, and I wanted to be just like her. Physical education is a field dominated by men, but I think it’s so important for girls to see a role model that looks like them.
“I love that I can make an impact on a student’s overall health and wellness that can help them achieve any goal they set for themself.” Sanasith is completing certification in childhood education/ birth to second grade. “I’ve known I was meant to be a teacher since the second grade,” she wrote in her application. “I never considered any other profession for myself. I am drawn to the earliest stages of literacy development as well as establishing
life habits emotionally and socially. “My goal is to invest in the youngest years of our district’s program as we continue to support our young learners and their families.” Sandy Kushner, past president of the retired teachers group, presented the award certificates to Prentice and Sanasith.
Jones Memorial announces new management team members WELLSVILLE — Jones Memorial Hospital has announced the selection of Kristopher Green as the hospital’s director of human resources. He assumes the position most recently held by Carrie Walker, who was promoted to vice president of medical practices and professional services in March. A life resident of Wellsville, Green comes to Jones from Amazon Logistics, where he
was the Upstate New York senior regional human resources business partner and the interim regional HR manager for New York. He graduated from Thomas Edison State University of New Jersey with bachelor’s degrees in business administration and human resources management. He earned his master’s in human resource management at State University of New York at
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Stony Brook. “Working in human resources allows me to support the organization’s most valuable resource — its people,” he said. “This, in turn, helps the organization accomplish its mission. I am very fortunate and proud to have joined the Jones Memorial Hospital team and am looking forward to working with everyone.” A Wellsville native, Green and his wife, Allison, have
two children, Wya , 7, and 5-year-old Liam. A fan of baseball, Green is involved in Li le League and enjoys spending time with his family. He is involved in a number of community organizations including the American Legion and the Lions Club. He is also involved with the David A. Howe Public Library.
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