JAMESTOWN, NY - The acquisition of the Gateway Train Station (formerly "Erie-Lackawanna Train Station") and its surrounding property by the National Comedy Center in the Summer of 2017 was the culmination of a 25-year renovation and development … [Read more...]
Comedy Center Board Chairman Responds to Zoning Board Tabling Variance, Special Use Requests
JAMESTOWN - The effort to get a zoning variance and special use permit for two digital signs at the National Comedy Center will be moving forward. That’s according to NCC board chairman Tom Benson after the city zoning board tabled a request by … [Read more...]
Public Kept in the Dark as NCC Gains Ownership of Train Station Property
JAMESTOWN - The National Comedy Center (NCC) has been in ownership of the Gateway Train Station property on W. Second St. since August 2017, but it was never publicly announced. The news of the change in ownership was made public on the … [Read more...]
No Representation from NCC at Zoning Board Hearing Leads to Tabling Variance, Special Use Permit
JAMESTOWN - A variance request involving electronic signage at the National Comedy Center (NCC) had to be tabled by the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday because no one from the NCC was on hand to represent the organization. The NCC is … [Read more...]
National Comedy Center to Seek Zoning Variance for Two Electronic Signs
JAMESTOWN - A variance request involving electronic signage at the National Comedy Center will go before the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday afternoon, June 6. According to a public notice, the National Comedy Center is seeking an area … [Read more...]
City Council to Hold Special Voting Session June 11
Two resolutions will focus on CARTS relocation, Public Piazza lighting contract JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will hold a special voting session June 11 to address two matters that are of a pressing concern for the downtown. The council … [Read more...]
CARTS Downtown Hub Temporarily Relocated Due to W. 2nd Street Construction
JAMESTOWN - There's a new temporary central hub location for Chautauqua County's public transportation buses in downtown Jamestown. Michele Westphal, CARTS Senior Project Coordinator, tells WRFA that CARTS buses are currently using the area of … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – SPPC Downtown Projects Update
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 17, 2018. The Jamestown Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission held its monthly meeting on May 17 with representatives from several different downtown development projects on … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council May Voting Session is Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council is holding is monthly voting session Monday night in city hall. The city council will act on giving approval to the Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency to acquire a long-time dilapidated property on Lakeview … [Read more...]
City Council Gets Update on Riverwalk Development Projects, Lakeview Ave. Property Rehab Proposal
JAMESTOWN - The official opening date of the Chadakoin Park Trail, which is part of the city’s Greater Jamestown Riverwalk system, will open with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, June 29. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi delivered the news on Monday … [Read more...]
