Your input needed: How should Webster spend $4.5 million?

You’ve no doubt been hearing about how the Village of Webster has been awarded a $4.5 million NY Forward grant from New York State for improvements to our downtown business district. The grant was secured in large part to the efforts of the Webster Economic Development Alliance (WEDA), headed by Matt Chatfield.

Over the last several months, WEDA has been collecting proposals for projects all around our village, from business owners and community members. Those proposals have been whittled down to 21 projects, ranging from building a conservatory to improving Veterans Memorial Park to enhancing the Harmony House and more.

Now that the potential projects have been identified, it’s time for the community to help decide where we should spend the $4.5 million.

Here’s where YOU come in. YOU can vote on the projects you think are most important to fund. And it’s really easy (and kind of fun) to do. Just go to this link, where you’ll see all the projects, a short description of each and what each will cost. Then just go down the line and check the ones you like best. As you do, each expenditure will be deducted from your $4.5 million bankroll until it’s all gone (or mostly). And you can go back and forth all you want as you make your decisions, deleting a project here and adding something there depending on the money you have left. It takes 10 minutes or less, and responses are recorded anonymously.

BUT THERE’S A DEADLINE!

All responses must be submitted by Monday, Oct. 7 at midnight. So take a moment now, go to the link and make your opinions known!

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(posted 10/1/2024)

Tags: Local business, Missy Rosenberry, Village of Webster, Webster NY