A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly damaging the Code Blue Shelter on Washington Street. Jamestown Police said that 44-year old Wade Pfleuger was charged with 3rd Degree Criminal Mischief for allegedly smashing out the glass on a … [Read more...]
Code Blue Shelter To Open in Jamestown
A Code Blue Warming Center will open starting November 1 in Jamestown. Recovery Options Made Easy, or ROME, posted on social media that the shelter will open on Code Blue designated nights from 5:30 p.m. to 7:030 a.m. from November 1 through April … [Read more...]
Citizens Plead For City, Local Organizations To Work Together On Homelessness Issues
Citizens are pleading with the City and local organizations to work together on the issue of homelessness. Over a handful of people spoke before Jamestown City Council Monday night on the issue, including Merry William-Diers of Jamestown who said … [Read more...]
Long-Term Solutions To Deal With Homelessness In The Works
Long-term solutions to deal with the homelessness issue in Chautauqua County are in the works. Chautauqua Opportunities Inc.'s Homeless Coalition held a community meeting Tuesday to discuss those solutions as well as provide an update on the … [Read more...]
Public Discusses Concerns About Homelessness At City Council Meeting
Concerns about how the City of Jamestown is handling an increase in homelessness were brought before City Council Monday night. The city declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to over 300 people, who are presumably homeless, camping … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – PJ Wendel – February 29, 2024
Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel discusses federal funding for Barcelona Harbor and Chautauqua Lake; the solar eclipse, a new Code Blue Warming Shelter, and more. … [Read more...]
New Code Blue Warming Shelter Opens in Jamestown
A new Code Blue Emergency Housing shelter has opened in Jamestown. Recovery Options Made Easy has opened the facility daily from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. at the Gateway Center, located at 31 Water Street, from now until April 30. Chautauqua … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Josiah Lamp – November 30, 2023
We hear from Chautauqua Opportunities' Josiah Lamp on efforts to find an organization to host an overnight Code Blue shelter in Jamestown. … [Read more...]
2022 Accomplishment Presented to Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency Board
The Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency board received a report on accomplishments for 2022. Director of Development Crystal Surdyk presented to the JURA board on the list. She said there were 1,125 code enforcement and zoning inspections done in … [Read more...]
