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Community Input Sought on Jamestown’s Annual Action Plan

June 13, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Annual Action Plan, Community Development Block Grant, HOME Program, Jackson-Taylor Park, Jamestown Department of Development, Jamestown Five Year United States HUD Consolidated Plan, Kasie Foulk, Lillian Dickson Park, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jamestown City Council To Hear Proposal That Aims To Speed Up New Housing Development

June 6, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Annual Action Plan, Chadakoin Paddle Company, Community Development Block Grant, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Department of Development, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Five Year United States HUD Consolidated Plan, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, McCrea Point Park

Jamestown City Council To Vote On Alternate Parking Change

May 19, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will vote on moving the start of daily alternate parking tonight. The ordinance change would move the start of daily alternate parking from October 1 to November 1. Council also will have two public hearings. The first at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alternate Parking, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, New York State Constitution, Property Tax Cap

Jamestown Dept. of Development Has Deep Concerns Over CDBG, HOME Program Elimination

May 12, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

  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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community Development Block Grant, Crystal Surdyk, Donald Trump, Federal Budget, HOME Program, Jamestown Department of Development

City Council To Review HOME Program Fund Reallocation, Changes to Daily Alternate Parking

May 12, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will review a resolution tonight to reallocate HOME program funds toward an affordable housing project. Council previously voted down a proposal to reallocate the $640,000 in funds toward the remediation of the brownfield … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alternate Parking, City Code, Crystal Surdyk, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, home rehabilitation program, in-fill housing, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Farmers Market, Step Into Health

Schumer: President Trump’s Proposed Cuts In Federal Budget ‘Devastating’

May 9, 2025 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chuck Schumer, City of Jamestown, Community Development Block Grant, Donald Trump, Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds, Federal Budget, HOME Program, LIHEAP, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, National Institutes of Health, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, State Rental Assistance Block Grant

City Council Hears Alternative Proposal For Use Of $640,000 In HOME Program Funds

April 8, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: City Council Housing Committee, Community Development Block Grant, Crystal Surdyk, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, in-fill housing, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, Jan Potter, Kasie Foulk, U.S. Housing and Urban Development

City Council Defeats Resolution Reallocating Funds To Remediate Gateway Lofts Project Site

April 1, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council defeated 3 to 6 a resolution that would have reallocated $640,000 in HOME Program funds to remediate the Gateway Lofts Project site. Between the public hearing and privilege of the floor, four people spoke in favor of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bill Reynolds, Brent Sheldon, Chautauqua Hardware, Crystal Surdyk, Donald Trump, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Department of Development, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, Minnow Brook Culvert Rehabilitation project, New York State BRIDGE NY, Regina Brackman, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Tony Dolce, U.S. Housing and Urban Development

City Council To Vote On HOME Program Funds Reallocation, Resolution To Separate Police, Fire Dept. Leadership

March 31, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will vote on reallocating HOME program funds and also vote on a resolution to separate the Police and Fire Department leadership. Council will vote on submitting an amendment to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 1061 Allen Street, Annual Action Plan, CSEA Local 1000, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Police Department, Kim Ecklund, Matt Coon, Sam Teresi, Tim Jackson, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency

City Council To Hear Presentation on Gateway Lofts Project

March 24, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will hear a presentation on the Gateway Lofts Project tonight. Council members had requested the opportunity to ask questions of Southern Tier Environments for Living (STEL) about the project ahead of the March voting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Planning Board, Chautauqua County STOP-DWI, City Council Public Safety Committee, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Potters Terrace, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Southern Tier Environments for Living Inc, Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence, STRIVE, Third Thursday Concert Series, Veterans Park, Winter Garden Plaza

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