Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 6

76 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6 including Farmington, creating an increase in smaller technology-based companies occupying previously vacant space and resulting in new flex base building sites. The town is expecting to see continued population growth, as Brand recounts, “We’ve had a surge in residential development occurring in various forms – single family, detached townhomes, apartments, even manufactured home parks. All of that has contributed to the planned and orderly investments that the town has made in its infrastructure and our location. As a result, we continue to see interest, growth, and development occurring. Last month, we had three new applications for subdivisions and commercial developments. There is a light at the end of the tunnel but it’s not very bright yet. We continue to strive to meet the needs of every sector of our growing community.” Town Supervisor Peter Ingalsbe describes other infrastructure projects currently underway to keep up with the growing community. “The streetlight conversion to LED is in process now. We are replacing a 55-year-old water tower and adding a new water line from the town of Canandaigua into Farmington to ensure we have enough water available. In 2008, we did an upgrade of the sewage treatment plant and then we did another one in 2014 to keep up with the growth. There are also plans to install an electric vehicle charging station in Beaver Creek Park, a highly concentrated area of town. There’s going to be approximately 800 homes in that area when it is built out. That will be the first active park location connecting several linear trails, sidewalks and bike lanes to the park and to the regional Auburn Trail.” The Town of Farmington has been working with MRB Group, an engineering and architectural company from Rochester, with offices located elsewhere in New York State and Texas, for 40 years. Recent capital projects include pedestrian bridges, a renovation plan for expanding the