Fallsville Splash Park
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Fallsville Splash Park was a water park
located in Niagara Falls, New York
. It was adjacent to the former Niagara Falls Convention Center.
In 2006, the property was seized by New York State using eminent domain
and given to the non-sovereign Seneca Gaming Corporation. They have demolished the water park and will likely use the property to expand their Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, which is housed in the former Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center
. Now a vacant lot, no redevelopment activity is underway.
Executives from the Seneca Gaming Corporation have said that a water park would add to the atmosphere of the casino and may attract families to the adjacent hotel. The area contains custom water park fixtures, which adds to the possibility that the park may be rebuilt.
on the corner of Niagara St. and John B. Daly Blvd., the Holiday Inn
property on the corner of 3rd Street and Duggar Drive, the former Niagara Aerospace Museum in between 3rd and 4th Streets and Niagara Street and Wendel Way, the former E. Dent Lackey Plaza (now a parking lot) in between Wendel Way, Duggar Drive, 3rd Street and 4th Street, former private homes on 5th and 6th Streets, and the Splash Park Property on the corner of Falls Street and John B. Daly Blvd, is owned by the Seneca Gaming Corporation. The Seneca Gaming Corporation is non-sovereign and therefore taxable, but is left off of the city tax rolls. If taxed, the corporation would be the largest payer of taxes in the City of Niagara Falls.
Water park
A waterpark is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds , lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments...
located in Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
. It was adjacent to the former Niagara Falls Convention Center.
History
The park originally opened as Niagara Splash Park on May 29, 1988. It was in operation until 1991, when Niagara Falls mayor Jake Palillo ordered the park closed. The city council voted to take over the park in 1993 and operated it until 1996. The park remained dormant until reopening in 2005 after a change in ownership and multi-million dollar renovations, including repair of damage caused by vandals in 2000.In 2006, the property was seized by New York State using eminent domain
Eminent domain
Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
and given to the non-sovereign Seneca Gaming Corporation. They have demolished the water park and will likely use the property to expand their Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, which is housed in the former Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center
Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center
Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center was an indoor multi-purpose venue, in Niagara Falls, New York, with a capacity of 10,000 people.The venue was built as part of an urban renewal project in the city. It actually was built in the center of a main thoroughfare, Falls Street, and blocked...
. Now a vacant lot, no redevelopment activity is underway.
Executives from the Seneca Gaming Corporation have said that a water park would add to the atmosphere of the casino and may attract families to the adjacent hotel. The area contains custom water park fixtures, which adds to the possibility that the park may be rebuilt.
Legal issues
The park and the surrounding area adjacent to the Seneca Niagara Casino has been the subject of a class-action lawsuit filed by attorney John Bartolomei in October 2010 on behalf of Fallsite LLC and residents who are angry over a 4% tax hike to be passed in 2011. The Seneca Niagara Casino is located on sovereign land owned by the Seneca Nation of Indians. However, the land adjacent to the casino, including parking garages adjacent to Niagara St., the site of a former Pizza HutPizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
on the corner of Niagara St. and John B. Daly Blvd., the Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...
property on the corner of 3rd Street and Duggar Drive, the former Niagara Aerospace Museum in between 3rd and 4th Streets and Niagara Street and Wendel Way, the former E. Dent Lackey Plaza (now a parking lot) in between Wendel Way, Duggar Drive, 3rd Street and 4th Street, former private homes on 5th and 6th Streets, and the Splash Park Property on the corner of Falls Street and John B. Daly Blvd, is owned by the Seneca Gaming Corporation. The Seneca Gaming Corporation is non-sovereign and therefore taxable, but is left off of the city tax rolls. If taxed, the corporation would be the largest payer of taxes in the City of Niagara Falls.