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Uniland scraps trade hub for solar panel farm at Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park


Uniland Development Corp. is dropping its plan to construct a transportation, logistics and shipping hub in South Buffalo – as part of a collaborative effort around international trade – because the land it was targeting can t easily support the facilities without prohibitive costs.
Instead, the Amherst developer is proposing to build a 5-megawatt solar panel farm on the same 20.3-acre brownfield property at 255 Ship Canal Parkway. Officials are currently meeting with solar contractors and operators to select a partner.
“We’re changing our strategy for that 20-acre site,” said Uniland spokeswoman Jill Pawlik.
Neither Pawlik nor the Buffalo Urban Development Corp. – which owns the property in the Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park – had details on the plan, which is still being developed. Uniland said it expects the project would produce enough power to supply electricity to about 800 households. ....

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