Ongoing Consultation Efforts with the Nation:
To demonstrate its commitment to outreach and collaboration with the Tonawanda Seneca Nation (the Nation), the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) has undertaken various efforts and made various proposals over the years to the Nation with the goal of ensuring protection of the Nation’s territory from development at STAMP and sharing the benefits of STAMP development to the Nation. These ongoing outreach efforts include:
- The GCEDC has worked with the Nation to establish a buffer between the Nation’s Territory and the STAMP Site ranging from 500’ to over 1,200’ feet in width and covering over 200 acres of land.
- The GCEDC has offered to provide Nation residents with access to clean public water. The development of STAMP has enabled the Town of Alabama to deploy water infrastructure throughout the Town, with lines available to the Nation at various roadways leading into the Nation’s territory.
- The GCEDC has offered to provide all items collected during the archeological work for STAMP to the Nation and help the Nation build a museum for storage and display. These items are currently stored by the University of Buffalo.
- The GCEDC has offered to allot acreage on the STAMP Site for the construction for a Nation-owned and operated retail store on the STAMP Site.
- The GCEDC has offered to assist in creating an interactive Seneca history trail in Genesee County.
- The GCEDC has offered to fund workforce training programs for Nation citizens interested in careers at companies at STAMP or elsewhere in Genesee County.
- The GCEDC has prohibited hunting on the STAMP Site to avoid the risk of encroachment onto the Nation’s Territory.
- The GCEDC has offered to assist the Nation with federal and state grant opportunities for the above items, among other opportunities.
