Downtown Revitalization Along the Canal:
The D.R.I. Program and Waterfront Redevelopment

AN ERIE CANAL BICENTENNIAL DISCUSSION

September 27, 2018
SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY
Marano Campus Center
Auditorium Room 132

OPENING SESSION

Welcome and Introduction of Keynote: SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley
Keynote Address: John Maggiore, Director of Policy, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Comments on the D.R.I. Program and Canal-Front Redevelopment:
Kisha Santiago-Martinez, Deputy Secretary of State for Planning, Development & Community Infrastructure, NYS Department of State
Overview of Panels / Itinerary:
Brian U. Stratton, Director, NYS Canal Corporation and SUNY Oswego Alumnus ‘79

PANEL DISCUSSION 1:
Downtown Revitalization and Waterfront Redevelopment—
The Mayors’ Perspective on the D.R.I. Program

Moderator: SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley

Panelists:

Hon. William J. Barlow, Jr.—Mayor, City of Oswego
Sage Gerling—City Manager, City of Geneva (on behalf of Mayor Ronald L. Alcock)

Matthew J. Andrews— Deputy Director of Community Development, City of Rome
(on behalf of Mayor Jacqueline M. Izzo)
Laurie DeNardo— Village Trustee / D.R.I. Co-Chair, Village of Watkins Glen
(on behalf of Mayor Samuel Schimizzi)

BREAK

PANEL DISCUSSION 2

Revitalization Projects and Themes in D.R.I. Canal Communities

Moderator: Robert M. Simpson, President and CEO, CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity (introduced by SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley)

Panelists:

Paul Stewart / Oswego—President, Oswego Renaissance Association (Downtown Housing; partnership with Geneva)

Ryan Wallace/Geneva—Qwiksolar/Solar Home Factory (Lake Tunnel Solar Village)

Judy McKinney-Cherry / Watkins Glen—D.R.I. Co-Chair (FLX Works—mixed-use projects, with apartments for young professionals and an incubator kitchen for food related start-ups)

Kiva VanDerGeest /Rome—Community and Economic Development Planner, City of Rome

Student Perspective: Following the panel presentations, SUNY Oswego students will ask questions of the panelists relative to their age cohort’s housing and community preferences. Students may also address SUNY Oswego’s Fresh Water for All inter-disciplinary curriculum.

Concluding Comments:

SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley

Canal Corporation Director Brian U. Stratton

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW AT OLD CITY HALL RESTAURANT
WATER STREET, OSWEGO, NY 13126

OSWEGO D.R.I. PROJECT TOUR CONDUCTED BY MAYOR WILLIAM J. BARLOW