Business View City & Municipal | August 2022

138 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 WEST SENECA , NEW YORK development. Gary Dickson, Town Supervisor shares, “People in the development community are starting to realize that West Seneca is located practically in the middle of Erie County. We have good transportation infrastructure, and as far as the developers are concerned, we have a more streamlined process.” Joe Kirchmyer, Executive Director of the West Seneca Chamber of Commerce, adds, “We’ve been really fortunate coming out of the pandemic that the desire for commercial space has gone through the roof.” With several new restaurants, including a brewery, a Rachel’s Mediterranean Grill, and a Burger King coming to the community, along with a variety of new retail offerings, Kirchmyer asserts, “People have always said they want more restaurants, they want more entertainment venues. I think now that we’ve turned that corner, we are going to be giving them a lot of those community assets.” Cycling has become a popular recreational activity in West Seneca, where a bike pump track, built by Pinto Construction, was opened in 2021. The track was the vision of Free Wheel Mobile Bike Shop owner, Chris Holmes, who is also a member of the West Seneca Bike Group. This track, along with a new splash pad, have been a draw for residents, who may soon have the use of a Kayak launch pad that is in the discussion phase. As for housing, Dickson reports that a new development, Queens Landing, will bring 75 new duplexes to the community at a price point of under $250,000. He shares, “New developments over the last 10 years have been at the upper end of the housing market, which in this area is $400,000 and up. I realize that in other parts of the country that would seem to be a bargain, but here that’s the beginning of the high end.” Luxury homes are also being built throughout West Seneca, with developers Greenspring Development and David Homes bringing 50 luxury homes and more than 40