JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be holding its monthly voting session Monday with several items on the agenda. Among the items to be acted on is a resolution to approve the final plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) … [Read more...]
Jamestown, Dunkirk will Get $1.95 Million in CDBG, HOME Funding this Year, County Also Applying for $450,000 for Mayville Project
WASHINGTON - New York State will be receiving a total of $172 million in federal housing and development funding for 2019. According to Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, the funding was provided by the Office of Community Planning … [Read more...]
City to Host Two Public Input Sessions to Help Develop Plan for Federal Community Development Funds
JAMESTOWN - Residents in Jamestown are being invited to attend a series of two Public Workshops to solicit input on the city's 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Program Action Plans. The first Public Workshop will be held from … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, June 2018 Interview
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...]
Reed, HUD Regional Administrator Tour CDBG Communities
JAMESTOWN - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) took time out during his weekly conference call on Tuesday to highlight his effort education federal officials about how a pool of federal funding aimed at community redevelopment has helped … [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...]
