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...]
City Planning Commission to Review Site Plans for Jamestown Brewing Company
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Planning Commission will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, April 17, in City Hall. Among the items on the agenda is a site plan review for Jamestown Brewing Company - the multi-million dollar project that will be opening … [Read more...]
Public Hearings for 2018 CDBG Funding Set for Tuesday, Thursday
JAMESTOWN - Two public hearings will be held this week in Jamestown focusing on allocations for the 2018 Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs. The first hearing will take place on Tuesday April 17 at 4:15 p.m. during a regularly … [Read more...]
City Council Approves 2017 CDBG and Home Program Action Plan, Totaling $2 Million
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council Monday night did approve a resolution to finalize it’s allocation plan for funding from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Program. City Development Director Vince DeJoy says an … [Read more...]
CDBG Input Hearing is Tuesday Afternoon in City Hall
JAMESTOWN - Residents interested in offering guidance on how federal housing and development investment money should be spent will want to attend a public hearing at 5 p.m. Tuesday in City hall. A public hearing on the allocation of Community … [Read more...]
Gillibrand Joins 41 Senators to Announce Support for Continuation of CDBG Program
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), with 41 Senate colleagues, urged federal appropriators on Friday to include $3.3 billion in federal funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Teresi Blasts President’s Call to Eliminate Federal CDBG, Home Programs
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN, NY - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi isn't mixing words when it comes to criticizing one of the many cuts being proposed by President Donald Trump in his recently released "skinny" budget. "It will be … [Read more...]
Teresi Calls Proposed Federal Cuts to CDBG and Home Programs ‘Devastating’
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown – along with other municipalities in Chautauqua County and the rest of New York State - could be adversely affected by an effort to cut funding from a federal program. Lawmakers in Washington are considering the … [Read more...]
City Council to Act on Appointing Second SRO to Jamestown Public Schools Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown city council has a busy agenda when it meets Monday in city hall for its monthly voting session. COMPLETE JULY VOTING SESSION AGENDA Among the items to be acted on is the hiring of a new police officer. The hiring is … [Read more...]
