Downtown Revitalization Initiative

CITY OF FULTON WILL BE BLAZING NEW TRAILS

Governor Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), helps to transform downtown neighborhoods into vibrant communities where the next generation of New Yorkers will want to live, work and raise families.

The City of Fulton is the Central Region’s 2019 recipient of a $10 million grant to support projects that will provide a catalyst for increased economic development, repopulation (particularly by young professionals) and urban vibrancy.

The plan displays an impressive past investment section that includes over $90 million of investment in the last 5 years, while introducing new transformative list of projects that would provide over $60 million of investment in the next 2-3 years with the infusion of awarded DRI funds. Job creation, investment, and creating that vibrant downtown appears to be the main focus in this blueprint for success.

The Planning Committee will work with the state consulting team, planners, and key municipal representatives to guide and direct the establishment of a community-based vision for revitalizing downtown and the development of a Strategic Investment Plan. Strategic investment plans will examine local assets and opportunities, and identify economic development, transportation, housing, and community projects that align with the community’s vision for the downtown, that are poised for implementation, and that can leverage and expand upon the state’s $10 million investment.

Fulton DRI Vision

Our vision is to leverage Fulton’s historic downtown waterfront and the economic drivers found in Fulton’s health, service, and manufacturing industries and its innovative entrepreneurs to enhance the City’s natural and cultural attractions.

Fulton DRI Goals

Make Fulton a place where people choose to live, work, and play
Stimulate job growth and retention
Upgrade downtown infrastructure to integrate 21st century technology
Enhance the waterfront to increase visitors and boaters

A Local Planning Committee (LPC) will work with the consulting team, state planners, and key municipal representatives to guide and direct the establishment of a community-based vision for revitalizing downtown and the development of a Strategic Investment Plan. Strategic investment plans will examine local assets and opportunities, and identify economic development, transportation, housing, and community projects that align with the community’s vision for the downtown, that are poised for implementation, and that can leverage and expand upon the state’s $10 million investment. Plans will be complete in early 2020.

Local Planning Committee Members

L. Michael Treadwell, Co-Chair, REDC appointee – Executive Director Operation Oswego County, Inc.
Donald Patrick, Jr., Co-Chair, Mayoral Designee – President of Fulton Common Council
Caroline Chatterton – Executive Director of Fulton Library
Jeff Coakley – Executive VP and COO of Oswego Health
Kristen Collins – Senior Project Architect with C&S Companies
Kim Doyle – Small Business Owner of Hair We Are
Brian Durant – President of Cayuga Community College
Linda Eagan – Administrative Director of Fulton Block Builders
Jim Farfaglia – City Resident, Writer and Historian
Nancy Fox – Executive Director of CNY Arts Center, Inc.
Leah Haggerty – Broker and Owner of Century 21 Leah’s Signature
Brittney Jerred – City Resident and Volunteer Fulton Footpaths
David Mankiewicz – SVP Research, Policy and Planning, CenterState CEO
Marie Mankiewicz – City Resident and Volunteer Fulton Footpaths
Michael Pollock – President of Fulton Savings Bank
Brian Pulvino – Superintendent of Fulton Central School District
Mark Southwick – Plant Manager of Huhtamaki
Tina Stephens – VP and Branch Manager of Community Bank in Fulton
Katie Toomey – Executive Director of Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce
David R. Turner – Director of Oswego County Community Development Tourism and Planning
Nancy Weber – Oswego County Farm Bureau
Robert Weston – Small Business Owner and Resident