HAMBURG, N.Y. — The Frontier Central School District and the Hamburg Town Board have reached an agreement on a lease extension for the Hamburg Community Center.
The district says the one-year "first term" extension will allow services including Youth, Recreation, Senior, Adult Day Care and lunch services to run up until June 30, 2025, at the Southwestern Boulevard facility.
The district's Big Picture Academy, on the campus of SUNY Erie South Campus, will remain there through the 2024-25 school year and then move into the Community Center starting July 1, 2025.
Starting on February 1, 2025, the District and the Town will start sharing the space. The "second term" of the lease expires June 30, 2026. At that time, the district will take over the operations of the center.
There is still no answer as to where these services will be moved to after the extension is up, and many community members depend on the center for the services it provides.
After meetings between the Town and District took place for over a year regarding the issue, Frontier Superintendent Christopher Swiatek says he is grateful for everyone's involvement in the resolution.
“We want to thank the Supervisor and the Town of Hamburg board members for working together with us for the benefit of the residents of Hamburg,” he said.
