Economic Development Reports
Cost of Development/Services Reports:
The purpose of these reports is to quantify the cost of providing services to various land uses and the comparable revenues each land use provides to the taxing jurisdictions. These reports show that commercial development in effect subsidizes residential use's requirements for services. A summary can be accessed by clicking HERE, or you can select the links below for full copies of the reports.
2009 Fiscal Impact of Land Uses Report prepared by Center for Governmental Research
2006 Analysis
2000 Analysis
1992 Analysis
Understanding IDA's
To understand how an IDA works, please select the following item:
Blueprint Buffalo
The Amherst Industrial Development Agency collaborated with Buffalo LISC, the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth at the University at Buffalo, and the National Vacant Properties Campaign to begin to address population loss, rising vacancies, nuisance properties, and disinvestment in the City of Buffalo and first-ring suburbs. The report, downloadable below, was released in October 2006 and covers a range of strategies to address the rising vacancy in core areas.
