WRFA-LP 107.9 FM

A listener supported, non-commercial, low power FM radio station in Jamestown, NY.

  • Home
  • News
    • Local News
    • WRFA Election Coverage 2020
    • Local Arts and Entertainment
    • Station News and Events
    • Audio Posts
    • Video
  • Listen
  • Programming Guide
    • Local Programs
    • Arts and Entertainment
    • Children’s Programming
    • Cultural Programming
    • Educational Programming
    • Environmental Programming
    • Music Program
    • News and Information
    • Public Affairs
  • Local Shows
    • Arts on Fire
    • The Back Room Radio Hour with Bill Ward
    • Chautauqua Lectures
    • Chautauqua Sunrise with Doc Hamels
    • Community Matters
    • Da Platform
    • Da Unwind
    • Fringie Glitter Buckle Boots
    • The Latin Inspiration
    • Modern Jazz
    • Local Rush Hour
    • No Offense
    • Nobody’s Watching This NFL Podcast
    • The Power Chord Hour
    • Remembering Rock n Roll
    • Rolling Hills Radio
    • Small Things Considered
    • The Swedish Hour
    • Third Street Garage
  • Audio Vault
  • About
  • Donate
  • Contact
You are here: Home / News / Local News / Planning Commission Okays Site Plan for Ice Arena Expansion

Planning Commission Okays Site Plan for Ice Arena Expansion

February 21, 2018 By WRFA 1 Comment

A conceptual drawing showing how the southeast corner of the Northwest Arena currently appears, and how it will appear following a $5 million expansion project, slated to begin in the second half of 2018.

JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Planning Commission has approved the site plan for the addition project at Northwest Arena.

According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, the approval was given following a review of the plans with lead architect Clark Patterson Lee.

The planning commission has spent the past few months reviewing plans for the expansion effort, and according to today’s story, the newest site plan address some of the concerns about the site line at the corner of Third and Lafayette Streets that was expressed in earlier meetings.

The addition to the Ice Arena involves a 16,500 sq. ft. footprint, which includes retail and food court on the lower floor, kids play area on the second floor, and office space on the third floor. The expansion would involve the city eliminating parking spaces on W. Second St. – along the south side of the Arena – to accommodate the expansion.  The Gebbie Foundation has said it will make five spaces in a nearby lot available for public parking to compensate for the loss of on-street parking.

The proposed project will not impact the vehicle traffic flow on West Second Street.

The Jamestown City Council has already given its approval on the abandonment, pending final site plan approval by the planning commission.

Arena officials say that even with the Planning Commission’s approval, the project still needs to go through the state environmental review process before it can officially get underway. If all goes according to plan, they anticipate the expansion will begin during the second half of this year.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Clark Patterson Lee, Gebbie Foundation, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Northwest Arena

Donate to WRFA and help support Community Radio in Jamestown, NY.

Comments

  1. Jason Gould says

    February 23, 2018 at 12:51 pm

    So we are going to make that section of 2nd Street brick again? Smh. Waste of money. All the streets need help not just that section and they should all be converted back to brick. It lasts for ever well at least since the great depression and they can handle heavy loads because most of the brick is still under the pavement.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Licensed by Reg Lenna Center for the Arts

Reg Lenna

Sign Up for Our E-Newsletter

Join Now

On Air Now


NYSCA

Stream WRFA
Donate to WRFA

Recently Played Songs

Tweets by @WRFASpins
Donate to WRFA

Recent News

  • Health Department Reports One New Death, 64 New COVID Cases for Wednesday, Jan. 20
  • County Officials Begin Discussion on Expected Marijuana Legalization in New York State
  • Jamestown Native Sirianni Named Head Coach of Philadelphia Eagles
WRFA LP 107.9 FM is licensed by the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY.

Most Popular Tags

Jamestown Police Department Andrew Cuomo Jamestown City Council Tom Reed Sam Teresi Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office Chautauqua County Legislature Jamestown Public Schools COVID-19 Community Matters

[footer_backtotop]

Copyright © 2021 WRFA Jamestown NY

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.