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Tourism
To promote tourism and compete in the tourist industry, the Town must capitalize on all of its attributes and put a "whole" package together. This "package" includes the following:
i. Parks and beaches;
ii. Unique attributes: Eighteen Mile Creek fossil significance, architecturally significant buildings, etc.;
iii. Bike and walking trails;
iv. Scenic highway designation;
v. Sturgeon Point Marina;
vi. Graycliff;
vii. Seasonal housing areas;
viii. Support conveniences: Hotels, movies, shopping, food stores, etc.;
ix. Bars and nightclubs;
x. Beautiful countryside;
xi. Agrarian presence (Buffalo Ranch, tour of farms, etc.);
xii. Downtown Village District - Angola;
xiii. Attractions within surrounding communities: Kazoo Factory, Fossil site in Hamburg, etc.; and
xiv. Location within the Western New York Region: Niagara Falls, City of Buffalo, Toronto, etc.
| • | Need zoning in regions of the Town that encourages tourism related uses. For example Bed and Breakfast facilities should be an allowable use in several lakefront regions. |
| • | Need to rejuvenate tourist areas by looking for State and Federal dollars to help update. |
| • | Improve/expand the Town's tourism and recreational facilities. See plans from the Sturgeon Point Advisory Board (concept plan in Appendix), Lake Erie Beach Board, Parks and Recreation Department Plan, etc. |
| • | Work with the State and County on improving their facilities and coordinate these activities with Town projects. |
| • | Must concentrate on improving bicycle and walking access along the lake front and from the lake front to surrounding support areas. |
| • | Uses in the Lakefront area must be planned carefully. Although the bars/nightclubs along the lake front are an important component, the expansion of these uses beyond these areas could cause problems. |
| • | Agrarian/rural atmosphere is necessary for tourism - people want to escape the city and be in the "country". |
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