JAMESTOWN - About 20 people were on hand Thursday night at the Lillian Vitanza Ney Renaissance Center to hear from a representative from People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) Buffalo. Jennifer Kaminsky was on hand to lead a discussion about … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown Housing Committee Gets Update from CODE
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown’s Housing Committee has received an update on the various activities being undertaking by a local organization focused on neighborhood improvements and housing availability in the … [Read more...]
CODE Representatives to Appear at Monday’s City Housing Committee Meeting
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council’s Housing Committee will likely get more details about a proposed housing project on the north side of town when it meets Monday night at city hall. Representatives from CODE Inc. will be on hand to provide … [Read more...]
City Council Gets Update on Proposed North Side Housing Development
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council housing committee is generally in favor of a proposed housing development on the city’s north side. On Monday night the committee discussed the proposed $11 million Jackson Spring housing complex, which would … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Aware of Troubled Financial Outlook for 2016
JAMESTOWN - City leaders will have their work cut out for them in 2016. On Friday, Jan. 1 the Jamestown City Council held its first meeting of the year, which focused mostly on approving mayoral appointments as well as appointing the council … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Government to See Little Change Following 2015 Election
JAMESTOWN - Not much will change in Jamestown city government for 2016. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi (D) was elected to a fifth consecutive term. Teresi ran unopposed, receiving 1983 votes. There was also 132 write-ins. For the Jamestown City … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Meet the Candidates 2015 General Election
On Thursday, Oct. 22, the League of Women Voters hosted a meet the candidates forum for Jamestown area candidates running in the 2015 General Election. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The forum was featured on WRFA's Community Matters Program … [Read more...]
Officials Announce Details of North Main Street Corridor Improvement Study
JAMESTOWN - A study will soon be underway to determine what improvements can be made to one of the busiest corridors leading into downtown Jamestown. On Thursday the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation held a press conference at the Clark Patterson … [Read more...]
City to Focus on Improving Three Streets Designated as ‘Slum and Blighted’ Areas
JAMESTOWN - City officials will be using federal funding to target three slum and blighted areas in the city. On Monday city Development Director Vince DeJoy met with the city council’s housing committee to provide more details on the three … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Consider Enacting Nuisance Property Ordinance
JAMESTOWN - Members of the Jamestown City Council’s housing committee will soon begin the process of developing a law to crack down on nuisance properties. On Monday committee members met with officials from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation … [Read more...]
