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...]
Jamestown City Council To Hear Proposal That Aims To Speed Up New Housing Development
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...]
Jamestown Dept. of Development Has Deep Concerns Over CDBG, HOME Program Elimination
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...]
Schumer: President Trump’s Proposed Cuts In Federal Budget ‘Devastating’
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...]
City Council Hears Alternative Proposal For Use Of $640,000 In HOME Program Funds
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...]
City Looking At Reallocating $640,000 In HOME Funds Toward Gateway Lofts Project
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...]
Jamestown City Council To Vote On Ending BPU Annexation Litigation
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...]
Jamestown Receives Pro Housing Community Designation
The City of Jamestown has been designated a Pro Housing Community, which gives them priority for state funding for housing initiatives. Jamestown Director of Development Crystal Surdyk, presenting to the City Council Housing Committee, said there … [Read more...]
Jamestown’s Annual Action Plan Workshops Have Beguns
The City of Jamestown's Annual Action Plan public workshops have begun. The Jamestown Department of Development is using the workshops to gather community input for the Action Plan, which is the plan for how the city will use Community Development … [Read more...]
City Council To Vote On Awarding Contract To Do Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code Update
Jamestown City Council will vote tonight on a resolution to move forward with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code update. A resolution to contract with C&S Companies of Buffalo for $200,000 to do the update is under new business. The … [Read more...]
