JAMESTOWN - Public input is now being accepted for the city's plan to spend over $700,000 in federal money for two tentative programs involving finance aid for small businesses and a rental properties impacted by COVID-19. The money comes from the … [Read more...]
Castelli America Cheese Company Closes Just Three Years After Opening
ASHVILLE - An international cheese company that first opened a local operation in Chautauqua County three years ago is now closing its doors. On Monday afternoon Chautauqua County officials announced they had received news that Castelli America … [Read more...]
City Council to Vote on Federal CDBG and Home Program Spending Plan, Application for State Development Funds
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be holding its monthly voting session Monday with several items on the agenda. Among the items to be acted on is a resolution to approve the final plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) … [Read more...]
Second Street Property Slated for Demolition Now Eyed for Development
State JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council learned Monday that a downtown building will remain standing after it was deemed structurally sound by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). During the council work session City Development … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Hold Public Hearings on CDBG Funding Wednesday Night
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its monthly voting session Wednesday and among the items on the agenda are two public hearings involving applications for federal community development funding. VIEW FULL MEETING … [Read more...]
City to Host Two Public Input Sessions to Help Develop Plan for Federal Community Development Funds
JAMESTOWN - Residents in Jamestown are being invited to attend a series of two Public Workshops to solicit input on the city's 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Program Action Plans. The first Public Workshop will be held from … [Read more...]
25-Year Development Odyssey: The National Comedy Center Finds a Home in Jamestown’s Historic Train Station
JAMESTOWN, NY - The acquisition of the Gateway Train Station (formerly "Erie-Lackawanna Train Station") and its surrounding property by the National Comedy Center in the Summer of 2017 was the culmination of a 25-year renovation and development … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, June 2018 Interview
Originally airing June 7, 2018. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi stops by the WRFA studio for his monthly interview and gives a rundown on the city's 2018 Community Development Block Grant and Home program proposals, which are development programs … [Read more...]
City Homeless Shelter, North Main Street Corridor Highlight 2018 CDBG, Home Allocations
JAMESTOWN - A local homeless shelter and owner-occupied property rehabilitation along North Main St. are just two of the projects that would benefit from the latest round of federal community development funding coming to Jamestown. On Monday … [Read more...]
Reed, HUD Regional Administrator Tour CDBG Communities
JAMESTOWN - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) took time out during his weekly conference call on Tuesday to highlight his effort education federal officials about how a pool of federal funding aimed at community redevelopment has helped … [Read more...]
