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City Council To Vote On Kayak Rental Lease, Accept Grants For Bandshell Stairs Work

June 30, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will vote on an updated lease agreement to allow Chadakoin Paddle to rent kayaks at McCrea Point Park. The two-year agreement will allow the company, located at 701 West Eighth Street, to place a storage unit on park grounds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Allen Park, Allen Park Women’s Club, Annual Action Plan, Bergman Park, Chadakoin Paddle Company, Chautauqua Lake Rowing Association, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Community Development Block Grant, disc golf, Frewsburg Soccer Club, Goranson Bandshell, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Five Year United States HUD Consolidated Plan, Jamestown Parks Department, Jr. Legacy Funds, McCrea Point Park, R. Patti Concrete and Excavating, Ralph C. Wilson

Hope Haven Women’s Center Celebrates Grand Opening

June 27, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Hope Haven Women’s Center has celebrated its grand opening this week. The new shelter provides 18 beds across 12 units for single adult women experiencing homelessness. The $3.96 million project was funded through a $3.12 million grant from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan Act, Chautauqua County Department of Social Services, Chautauqua County Land Bank, Chautauqua Opportunities Inc., Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, City of Jamestown, Community Development Block Grant, Diane Hewitt-Johnson, Hope Haven Shelter, Hope Haven Women's Center, New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

The White Inn In Fredonia Holds Grand Opening

June 27, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Dozens of invited guests attended the grand opening of The White Inn in Fredonia on Thursday. The White Inn restoration and reopening is the culmination of a multi-million dollar, three-year effort made possible by an ownership team represented by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Community Development Block Grant, Devin Jones, Empire State Development, National Grid, New York State Office of Community Renewal, Restore New York Communities Initiative Grant, Steve St. George, The White Inn

Community Input Sought on Jamestown’s Annual Action Plan

June 13, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Department of Development is looking for community input on how to use $1.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The City of Jamestown is designated as a Community Development Block Grant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Annual Action Plan, Community Development Block Grant, HOME Program, Jackson-Taylor Park, Jamestown Department of Development, Jamestown Five Year United States HUD Consolidated Plan, Kasie Foulk, Lillian Dickson Park, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jamestown City Council To Hear Proposal That Aims To Speed Up New Housing Development

June 6, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will hear a proposal Monday night that would speed up new housing development in the city. Jamestown Department of Development staff will present on a pre-permitting concept first to the Housing Committee at 6:30 p.m. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Annual Action Plan, Chadakoin Paddle Company, Community Development Block Grant, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Department of Development, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Five Year United States HUD Consolidated Plan, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, McCrea Point Park

Jamestown Dept. of Development Has Deep Concerns Over CDBG, HOME Program Elimination

May 12, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

  The Jamestown Department of Development has deep concerns with President Trump’s proposed federal budget, which calls for the complete elimination of the HOME program and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. In a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community Development Block Grant, Crystal Surdyk, Donald Trump, Federal Budget, HOME Program, Jamestown Department of Development

Schumer: President Trump’s Proposed Cuts In Federal Budget ‘Devastating’

May 9, 2025 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

President Donald Trump’s proposed Federal budget could have a large impact on Jamestown and Chautauqua County. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer sent out a press release on the budget, calling the proposed cuts “devastating.” Trump’s budget proposal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chuck Schumer, City of Jamestown, Community Development Block Grant, Donald Trump, Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds, Federal Budget, HOME Program, LIHEAP, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, National Institutes of Health, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, State Rental Assistance Block Grant

City Council Hears Alternative Proposal For Use Of $640,000 In HOME Program Funds

April 8, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

The City of Jamestown will begin working on a proposal to use HOME program funds for in-fill housing. Director of Development Crystal Surdyk and Deputy Director of Housing Policy and Development Kasie Foulk presented to the City Council Housing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: City Council Housing Committee, Community Development Block Grant, Crystal Surdyk, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, in-fill housing, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, Jan Potter, Kasie Foulk, U.S. Housing and Urban Development

City Looking At Reallocating $640,000 In HOME Funds Toward Gateway Lofts Project

March 12, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City of Jamestown is looking at reallocating $640,000 in HOME funds toward rehabilitating the Gateway Lofts Project site. The resolution would reallocate the monies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from fiscal years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield, Chautauqua Hardware, City of Jamestown, Community Development Block Grant, Crystal Surdyk, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jeff Russell, Southern Tier Environments for Living, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jamestown City Council To Vote On Ending BPU Annexation Litigation

May 20, 2024 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Jamestown City Council will vote tonight on approving a settlement proposal between the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Village of Falconer, the town of Ellicott, and the Falconer Central School District to discontinue the annexation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, Annexation, Annual Action Plan, City Rec Baseball League, Community Development Block Grant, Dow Street Substation, Falconer Central School District, HOME Program, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Local Development Corporation, Nordstrom Park, NYMIR, Spectrum Northeast LLC, Town of Ellicott, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Village of Falconer, Wicked Jimmy's LLC

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