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Planning Commission Learns About Proposed Affordable Housing Project on Spring Street

May 22, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A proposed affordable housing project on Spring Street was presented to the Jamestown Planning Commission Tuesday. Long Associates Architect Matt Long did the presentation on the joint project between CODE Inc. and Southern Tier Environments for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Planning Board, CODE Inc., Jackson Spring, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, Long Associates Architects, Matt Long, New York State Homes and Community Renewal, Southern Tier Environments for Living

Planning Commission Approves St. Susan Center Site Plan

April 24, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The new St. Susan Center site at the former Jamestown Business College has received site plan approval from the Jamestown Planning Commission. Architect Chris Cooke said there have been no changes to the project since he initially presented to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities, Chautauqua County Planning Board, CHQ Transit, Chris Cooke, Greg Lindquist, Jamestown Business College, Jamestown Planning Commission, Sarah Gilbert, St. Susan Center, UCAN City Mission

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 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

St. Susan Center Unveiling Plans For Former Jamestown Business College

March 21, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

St. Susan Center is unveiling the plans for their new space at the former Jamestown Business College. Architect Chris Cooke presented initial plans to the Jamestown Planning Commission Tuesday. He said UCAN City Mission will occupy the mansion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Planning Board, Chris Cooke, Greg Lindquist, Jamestown Business College, Jamestown Planning Commission, St. Susan Center, UCAN City Mission

Gateway Lofts Receives Site Plan Approval

March 20, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Gateway Lofts Project has received site plan approval by the Jamestown Planning Commission. The $77 million project to rehabilitate the former Chautauqua Hardware building on Water Street into 110 units of affordable housing is being done by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield, Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua Hardware, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Housing Finance Agency, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Steven Ald

Gateway Lofts Project Presents To Planning Commission, Receives Variance Approval

March 6, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Gateway Lofts Project has received variance approval once again from the Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals following a site plan review by the Jamestown Planning Commission. The now $77 million project being done by Southern Tier Environments … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Planning Board, Chautauqua Hardware, Community Helping Hands, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Steven Ald

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Planning Commission Local Preservation Ordinance Work Session – February 20, 2025

February 21, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Planning Commission had a work session as part of their monthly meeting on February 18, 2025 to discuss a proposed Local Preservation Ordinance (LPO). City Principal Planner Ellen Shadle led the discussion. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Ellen Shadle, Jamestown Planning Commission, local preservation ordinance

Gateway Lofts Project Pushing Forward

February 20, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Gateway Lofts Project is continuing to move forward. Member of Phillips Lytle and Southern Tier Environments for Living gave an update on the project to the Jamestown Planning Commission Tuesday. Phillips Lytle Partner Lindsey Haubenreich … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chadakoin River, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Planning Commission, Lindsey Haubenreich, Phillips Lytle LLP, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Steven Ald

Jamestown DPW Creating Digital Street Map of City

October 18, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown residents may be able to view a digital map online where leaf clean-up is happening in the next year or two. Interim Public Works Director Mark Roetzer shared with the Jamestown Planning Commission that an engineer in DPW has been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Public Works, Leaf Collection, Leaf Pick Up, Mark Roetzer

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