Niagara Falls has received $60,262,670 in funds from Seneca Niagara Casino since 2004. Only $56,763 remains unallocated as of this week, not including interest earned. Here is a breakdown of the area’s the money has been spent.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Some allocations made over the past week have been added to the total spending but are not included on this list because they have not yet been approved by the City Council. Also, some of the totals have been rounded up to the dollar.
Budget $14,222,785 (debt, reduction in assessments and police & fire)
Economic Development projects $8,088,914
Street/sidewalk repair $7,995,325
Niagara Tourism $4,809,739 and Convention Corp.
HOPE VI housing project $4 million
N.F. International $3,705,175 Airport/IDA/NFTA
N.F. Memorial $2,994,431 Medical Center
Niagara Falls $2,994,431 School District
International Train Station $2,170,400
Building improvements $2,215,192
Demolitions $1,278,430
Non-Profit groups $1,049,335
Niagara County $976,894
Parks $933,290
Police $880,952
Fire Department $364,638
Underground Railroad $350,000
Computer upgrades $325,000
Bridges $312,383
Forestry $145,657
Concerts/Events $195,000
Golf Course $89,335
Engineering Department $18,600
SOURCE: City Controller’s office
12 Months, 12 Issues
12 MONTHS 12 ISSUES: Pieces of the casino cash pie
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BUILDING NIAGARA: Door still open on Summit
Is it still possible that The Summit shopping mall on Williams Road could one day get a new lease on life?
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FIXING THE FALLS: Making Main Street matter
In the words of Falls City Planner Tom DeSantis, the city’s Main Street corridor is filled with “a lot of dust.”
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Local charities bracing for annual drop off in donations
The holiday season usually brings out the best in people.
It’s a time when people give back to the community they live in. They donate their time, gifts, food and spare change in hopes of making a difference for the lives of the less fortunate. -
Food kitchen is end result of a network created so that everybody eats
Recently, on a cold, snowy afternoon in Niagara Falls, a young boy about 10-years-old was given a plate with a thick slice of ham, a steaming dollop of mashed sweet potatoes and a scoop of mixed vegetables for lunch.
- Behind the scenes, toy fund is a family affair
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Santa’s Helpers
In its 83rd year, the Niagara Falls Firefighters Toy Fund looks to keep meeting the challenges of providing Christmas joy for needy girls and boys
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12 ISSUES: Salvation Army keeps pot boiling
When Denise Gagner found herself struggling to get by after a series of emergency surgeries last year, she turned to the Salvation Army on Buffalo Avenue for a little bit of help.
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DYSTER’S STRATEGY
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Overseeing the Falls
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Developing Niagara Falls
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