At its July 15 meeting, the Brockport Village Board granted incentive zoning to 133 State Street, the site of the former Sweden Senior Center, to allow low-impact business use in the future. The zoning change was needed in order for the Town to sell the property to a local dental practice.
The Village and Town worked cooperatively together in the sale, as the Village actually owns the adjacent property that is used as the east end of the site’s parking lot. That small lot was included in the incentive zoning application. The Village will receive three percent of the net proceeds of the sale of the combined site.
There are several benefits to both village and town taxpayers: the proceeds of the sale and the return of the property to the tax rolls. The property had been tax exempt while owned by the Town of Sweden. Additionally, the taxpayers will no longer be responsible for the care and maintenance of the properties.
The Town hopes to close the sale by the end of the summer. Sweden Supervisor Patricia Hayles thanked the Village Board for their “thoughtful consideration and approval of the rezoning. We sincerely believe this is a great opportunity for both the Town and Village to return this property to the tax rolls as a professional building.”
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