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Mina Receives $10 Million To Construct New Wastewater Treatment System

January 3, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The town of Mina is receiving funding to construct a new wastewater treatment and sanitary sewer collection system. The $10 million from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) grant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield Opportunity Areas, Buesink's Creek, Canadaway Creek, Cattaraugus Creek, Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation, Findley Lake, Fredonia, Lake Erie, Luke Fodor, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Regional Economic Development Council Initiative, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Town of Hanover, Town of Mina, Town of North Harmony, Water Quality Improvement Project

City of Jamestown Working On Filling Vacant Buildings Downtown

December 5, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City of Jamestown is working on filling vacant buildings downtown. Department of Development Director Crystal Surdyk, presenting to the City Council Housing Committee, said the city has requested that the state reallocate of $1 million in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield Opportunity Areas, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua County Planning and Development, City Council Housing Committee, City of Jamestown, COVID-19, Crystal Surdyk, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Fringe Hair Salon, Furniture Mart Building, Gebbie Foundation, Havana Cuban Cafe and Pizzeria, Hotel Jamestown, Jamestown Brewing Company, Jamestown Department of Development, Jamestown Housing Authority, Key Bank, You've Been Framed

City Council To Hold Special Voting Session to Approve State Grant Application Requests

July 17, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will hold a special voting session tonight to approve four state grant application requests for funding. Council will approve requests for the Jamestown Housing Authority to apply for $500,000 in Consolidated Funding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield Opportunity Areas, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Consolidated Funding Application, Hotel Jamestown, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Housing Authority, Sanitary Sewer Inflow and Infiltration study, Wastewater Treatment Facility Tertiary Filters Improvement Project, Water Quality Improvement program

City Council Gives Go Ahead for City to Apply for $500,000 Restore NY Grant to Redevelop Furniture Mart Building

September 27, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A request to apply for a $500,000 Restore New York grant to redevelop the Furniture Mart Building has been approved by Jamestown City Council. Director of Development Crystal Surdyk said Savarino Companies of Buffalo would be the developer of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Art Bailey, Brownfield Opportunity Areas, Consolidated Funding Application, Crystal Surdyk, Empire State Development Corporation, Empire Zone, Furniture Mart Building, Historic Tax Credits, Jamestown City Council, Pete Miraglia, Restore New York, Savarino Companies

State DEC, EPA Investigating Allen Street Industrial Property

January 24, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

An Allen Street industrial property in danger of collapsing is also under investigation by the State Department of Environmental Conservation and Environmental Protection Agency for contamination. The property is located at 1061 Allen Street is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Allen Street Development LLC, Brownfield Opportunity Areas, Crystal Surdyk, Environmental Protection Agency, George Panebianco, Housing Court, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Richard Rusiniak

Public Meeting on Future of Chadakoin Brownfield Area Set for Feb. 2, 2016

January 29, 2016 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - Residents who want to provide input on how to redevelop an area of land near the Chautauqua Lake outlet in Jamestown will want to attend a public meeting next week at the Jackson Cetner. At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday city officials and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield Opportunity Areas, C&S Companies, Chadakoin River, Chadakoin River West Brownfield Opportunity Area, Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect

Final Public Input Meeting on Chadakoin River Study Scheduled for Wednesday Night

May 14, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Wednesday is the final day for residents to weigh in on the future development of the Chadakoin River through the City of Jamestown Chadakoin River Revitalization Study. The informational meeting - hosted by the city of Jamestown's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield Opportunity Areas, Chadakoin River, City of Jamestown Chadakoin River Revitalization Study, City of Jamestown Waterfront Advisory Committee, Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency, Labella Associates, Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, Robert H. Jackson Center

Jamestown to Receive Nearly $270,000 in Funding to Address Brownfield Clean Up

October 18, 2013 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

ALBANY - The city of Jamestown will be getting nearly $270,000 in funding from New York State to help redevelop several brownfield sites on the west side of town. On Thursday afternoon, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state will be giving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Brownfield Opportunity Areas, Chautauqua Lake Revitalization Plan

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