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An S. Tabone Paving & Sealcoating construction worker fills in a hole with dirt where the wooden platform used to be located at Potters Terrace, also known as AIDS Memorial Park or Wood Park. Greenspace and benches will be installed at the park located along East Third Street in the future.
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The wooden benches that were deemed unsafe at Potter’s Terrace a couple of years ago have been removed to make way for greenspace.
The Jamestown Renaissance Corp., owners of the park that is also known as AIDS Memorial Park or Wood Park, moved forward with plans last week to turn Potter’s Terrace — which has been barricade by a fence because of structural issues — into greenspace that will also include some new benches.
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Frank Besse – April 29, 2021
WRFA’s Julia Ciesla-Hanley spoke with
Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Executive Director
Frank Besse on rehabilitation work happening at
Potter’s Terrace–
Rehabilitation Work on Long-Closed Potter’s Terrace-AIDS Memorial Park Started
Rehabilitation of the Potter’s Terrace-
AIDS Memorial Park at West Third Street and Potter’s Alley has begun. The park, owned by the
Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, has been closed since 2019 due to issues with the wood structure as well as an 8-foot hole beneath the park. JRC Executive Director
Frank Besse said they decided to fix the issue by filling in that hole,
“A fairly simple solution, but fairly complicated when you have its location intersecting with the alley and street there, the sidewalk and drainage issues, so that took some time to do. We went through the permitting process with the city and got the A-OK to start demo-ing the actual wood platform there and filling that in with dirt.”
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City officials are applying for up to $500,000 in state funding to improve buildings along East Second Street.
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City of Jamestown officials are eyeing a state grant to improve buildings along East Second Street.
Crystal Surdyk, city development director, said city officials will be applying for a New York State Main Street grant for up to $500,000 in funding that would go toward upgrading the East Second Street corridor between Main and Institute streets and First and Second streets. She said grant funding is usually awarded during the state Regional Economic Development Council Consolidated Funding Application process, which didn’t occur this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the funding wasn’t awarded earlier this year, state officials are carrying out a special round. She added that the grant is due by Jan. 15.