Development of a Waterfront Opportunity Plan for the Hamlet and lakefront area extending to Ripley, with an emphasis on leveraging regional waterfront resources to foster economic growth and stability while preserving as well as enhancing access and use of the waterfront and harbor.

Developed a responsive, accessible, standards-driven website (WestfieldNY.com) designed to provide residents as well as visitors and businesses alike, aggregated content from the Town of Westfield, Village of Westfield, and numerous community stakeholders.

Various regional planning efforts focus on rebranding the County with a “Music, Arts, and Education” theme. This project draws on existing regional strengths like SUNY Fredonia and the Chautauqua Institution to stimulate cultural and economic opportunities throughout the County.

Barcelona does have some wayfinding signage at street level, near Route 5. However, this signage is not noticeable to the average passerby, who may not even realize the existence of the Harbor due to the grade change. Also, all signage is outdoors and does not allow for easy posting of changing events or details.

This project would install vendor kiosks at various locations throughout Barcelona Harbor. It would also institute a campaign to re-brand Barcelona Harbor as an events-oriented space. This would attempt to attract food trucks to complement concerts and other performances. The vendor kiosks could sell merchandise, collectibles, handmade artisan goods, and beach necessities. This would allow a synergistic relationship between the vendor kiosks, the harbor’s regular daily activities, and the event spaces.

Commercial fishing from Barcelona expanded greatly when the railroad came through Westfield in 1852 and put the New York City markets within easy reach of the day’s catch. Barcelona became such a robust commercial fishing community for the next 100 years that four generations of several Barcelona families made their living as commercial fishing.

Fishing is a common and popular activity at the Barcelona Harbor. People fish both from the shore and on boats out in the lake. A publicly accessible, clean, and free facility to clean fish once caught would be a true and popular community asset, particularly with many of the harbor’s existing users. Currently many fishermen, including several charter boats, use the boat ramps and docks. The addition of a fish cleaning station in Westfield will attract more fishermen, as well as additional charter boats.