Title:
Residents, Indians wary as lease expiration nears
Author:
Flippen, Alan
Subjects:
Salamanca, New York
Seneca land lease
Seneca land lease
Object ID:
scr-030-084
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Pubication Date:
02/18/1991
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Since the founding of Salamanca, New York, the town has been located on Seneca land and was granted to the town by a lease set to last for 99 years, expiring within a couple of days of this article's publication. The looming deadline has negatively affected the town's economy due to banks and investors also being wary of the deadline. Last year, a new lease was signed last year but there continues to be disagreement regarding the terms. Many townspeople want to have the lease go into effect even if it means they will have to pay more to the Seneca nation than they did previously. However, consensus been halted by people on both sides who are opposed to the lease, on the grounds that their community should take full ownership of the land. Regardless, the mayor of the town and the president of the Seneca Nation agree that a return to the agreement would be in everyone's best interest.
People:
Ambruske, Loretta
Arcara, Judge Richard J.
Kilbourn, Dean
Carbone, Mayor Antonio
John, President Calvin
Arcara, Judge Richard J.
Kilbourn, Dean
Carbone, Mayor Antonio
John, President Calvin
Search Terms:
Salamanca, New York
Seneca Nation
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City
Allegany State Park
Seneca Nation
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City
Allegany State Park