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Project requests accepted in city, Falconer

Both Jamestown and Falconer are accepting proposals for both the city’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative and the village’s $4.5 million NY Forward grant. An open call for DRI projects in Jamestown is being held from Aug. 21 through Sept. 25. Projects submitted during the open call in Jamestown will be considered for a share of the nearly $10 million available through the Jamestown DRI 2.0 program. Funding is available for projects that expand existing businesses, attract new businesses, improve public space, create more housing opportunities, attract visitors, expand ...

Second Street work should be done this year

Work by the state has been ongoing for months on East Second Street, and so far the project remains on track to be finished by the end of the year. City Council members had some questions about the project that were asked during a recent work session. . A question was raised for Director ...

Thruway crash claims life of Tennessee man

A Tennessee man has died after an commercial vehicle accident on the New York State Thruway in the town of Hanover. New York State Police report at 10:05 p.m. Monday, they responded to a single commercial vehicle collision on the eastbound lanes on Interstate 90. An investigation determined ...

Lawsuit settlement secures Job Corps future nationwide

The future of Job Corps, including the site in Chautauqua County, appears to be secure going forward. In a settlement agreement filed Monday, Aug.10 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in Cabrera v. Department of Labor, the Trump administration agreed to rescind ...

Development Updates

The developer working to purchase village-owned property at 29-35 W. Main St., Falconer, is asking the village to extend the purchase agreement for another year. Peak Development recently requested the village give the developer another year to complete the purchase. Board members said ...

Council receives update on lead, rental registries

Multiple things are always ongoing in the city’s Department of Development, and at the most recent meeting of the City Council’s Housing Committee, Development Director Crystal Surdyk gave an update on some of the current things going on. One such thing is the lead rental registry being ...