contaminations, but we do have some areas that are looking for redevelopment, and because of that, there’s an opportunity for funding to help identify and remediate some of these costs,” says Flagg.As for new development, the city has annexed a property known as Tech Meadows.“It is essentially a greenfield part of the city, about 30 acres, that we’re looking at redeveloping,” he conveys.“We are in the process of trying to solicit some creative redevelopment strategies that we can look at as a real avenue of growth in the city itself.” Glens Falls has a diverse economic landscape, anchored by long-standing businesses such as Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company, Finch Paper, and Miller Mechanical.The city’s strategy for growth promotes adaptive reuse, encouraging businesses to breathe new life into older industrial and commercial spaces.This initiative has seen successes like Fronhofer Design, which now designs craft brewery equipment in the former Glens Falls PostStar newspaper building which is then fabricated in a nearby facility. Similarly, ERBESSD Instruments, makers of vibration monitoring systems, have repurposed a former restaurant space, while Praxis Technologies, specializing in titanium components for medical and aerospace industries, has moved into a former medical device facility. Weather Routing, providing forecasting services to the shipping and cruise industries, operates out of a restored carriage house. TOURISM AND GREEN SPACES Once overlooked as an economic driver in the city, tourism has become a key part of its identity.“People come and visit Glens Falls, and they realize this place is like Mayberry,” the mayor boasts. “We have been voted the safest city in the country, 7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 11 GLENS FALLS, NY
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