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City Planning Commission Approves $31 Million, 110-Unit Gateway Lofts Housing Project

June 30, 2020 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - The effort to convert a former factory and current community center into a 110-unit housing project has cleared a major hurdle. During Monday's Jamestown City Council meeting, councilman Tom Nelson announced that the city Planning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bond Schoeneck and King, Community Helping Hands, Crystal Surdyk, Gateway Lofts, Greg Rabb, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Tom Nelson, YWCA of Jamestown

[LISTEN] Gateway Lofts Project Requires Full Environmental Review Before Moving Forward

February 19, 2020 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Planning Commission has once again put up a roadblock for the proposed $31 million Gateway Lofts project at the Gateway Center building in Jamestown. On Tuesday afternoon the commission met with representatives from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News Tagged With: Bond Schoeneck and King, Crystal Surdyk, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Planning Commission, John LaMancuso, Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Steven Ricca

Gateway Lofts Project Goes Before City Planning Commission Tuesday Afternoon

February 18, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A proposal to create 110 new housing units at the Gateway Center on Water St. in Jamestown will once again come before the City Planning Commission when it meets Tuesday afternoon at city hall. The commission meeting actually has three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Dollar General, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown Planning Commission, Southern Tier Environments for Living

City Planning Commission Gets First Look at Revised Gateway Lofts Proposal

December 18, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown will be the lead agency for the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) for the Gateway Lofts project. On Tuesday the Jamestown Planning Commission approved being the lead agency for the SEQR process, which is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Crystal Surdyk, Ellen Ditonto, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown YWCA, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, John LaMancuso, Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, Southern Tier Environments for Living, State Environmental Quality Review

Revised Gateway Lofts Project Goes Before City Planning Commission Tuesday Afternoon

December 17, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN The Jamestown Planning Commission will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17 and among the items on the agenda is a review of new plans for the proposed Gateway Lofts project. In 2018 officials with Southern Tier Environments for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community Helping Hands, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown YWCA, Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, Southern Tier Environments for Living

Gateway Center Building in Jamestown Nominated to State and National Registers of Historic Places

December 5, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A manufacturing landmark that is now the location of several human service agencies has been nominated to be added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that a dozen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Chautauqua Hardware, Community Helping Hands, Empire Worsted Mills, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown YWCA, Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, National Register of Historic Places, Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, New York Register of Historic Places, St. Susan Center

Sundquist’s First Duty as Mayor: Appoint Five Department Heads and 38 Board, Commission Seats

November 23, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

[UPDATE (DEC 31, 2019 - 1:40 p.m.)] - The Jamestown City Council reorganization meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 1 at noon at Jamestown Community College's Scharmann Theater. New Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist will be sworn into office, along with the new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Crystal Surdyk, Eddie Sundquist, Greg Rabb, Harry Snellings, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Constable, Jamestown Parks Recreation and Conservation Commission, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Riverfront Management Council, Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency, Jamestown Veterans Memorial Commission, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, Jeff Lehman, Jim Olson, Joe Bellitto, Maria Jones, Marie Carrubba, Martha Zenns, Marylin Fiore-Lehman, Peter Larson, Ralph Wallace, Richard Kimball, Sam Teresi, Terrance Horner, Tony Dolce, Vince DeJoy

City Planning Commission Approves Adaptive Reuse of Former Downtown Bank Building

July 17, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Planning Commission has given its approval to the Jamestown City Center project, which will focus on converting an historic downtown bank building into a multi-use facility that will be used for a dinner theater and banquet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arnold Duke, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Jamestown City Center, Jamestown Planning Commission, Key Bank, Labella Associates, Lori Galster, Restore New York

Planning Commission to Review Plans for Jamestown City Center on Tuesday

July 16, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Planning Commission will be meeting Tuesday afternoon to review plans for a new development taking place at a former bank building in downtown Jamestown. The project is taking place at the historic Bank of Jamestown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arnold Duke, Bank of Jamestown, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Jamestown City Center, Jamestown Planning Commission, Key Bank, Restore New York

City Democratic Officials Endorse Sundquist for Mayor, Roll Out Slate of Other Candidates

February 22, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Democratic officials in Jamestown have selected their candidate for mayor. On Thursday night the Jamestown Democratic Committee voted to endorse local attorney and 2018 Democratic congressional candidate Eddie Sundquist for Mayor in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2019 Election, Andrew Liuzzo, Bob Whitney, Brent Sheldon, Chuck Nazzaro, David Wilfong, Eddie Sundquist, Greg Rabb, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown Democratic Committee, Jamestown Mayor, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jim Walton, Maria Jones, Marie Carrubba, Sam Teresi, Tamu Graham-Reinhardt, Taylor Scott, Tim Smeal, Tom Nelson, Tom Vitale, Tony Dolce, Vickye James

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