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Photo Courtesy of Mike Groll/Office of the Governor “The story of COVID has many chapters—we launched the battle last year and now we must not only finish it, but begin an aggressive post-COVID reconstruction,” Gov. Cuomo said. By Forum Staff Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined the FY 2022 Executive Budget to reimagine, rebuild and renew New York in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The governor presented two budget options, depending on the level of funding the federal gover...

SouthEast Development Group released renderings Wednesday showing how it wants to restore the historic Laura Street Trio as part of a redevelopment that also would feature new construction for a boutique hotel, restaurants and bars on a corner thats blighted now by abandoned buildings. The total development costs are anticipated to be about $69 million with the final cost dependent on tenant finishes, according to SouthEast Development, which is based in Jacksonville. The renderings offer a v...

12:08 PM EST Share City lawmakers held a side policy debate on when to budget and allocate award money from the Historic Preservation Trust Fund. Four City Council committees voted 7-0 this week to advance a $3 million historic preservation grant for Augustine Development Group LLC’s proposed $30 million renovations to Downtown’s Independent Life Building for a final vote. The Jan. 20 support by the Finance and Rules committees advances Ordinance 2020-0707 to the Council. Th...

Laura Street Trio developer SouthEast Development Group LLC released its latest designs for a two-phase redevelopment of the Downtown property. The renderings and site plan for the estimated $70.4 million first phase of the project likely will go before the Downtown Development Review Board for conceptual review in March, Southern Group lobbyist and SouthEast Development representative Matt Brockelman said Jan. 21.  The designs show the restored former Florida Life, Bisbee and Marble Bank buil...

10:30 AM EST Share The full Downtown Investment Authority board is scheduled to vote on a $1.55 million REV Grant to mitigate COVID-19 retail market conditions for Vista Brooklyn.   JWB Real Estate Capital’s request for nearly $9 million in forgivable and deferred loans to help finance the redevelopment of two historic structures will move on to the full Downtown Investment Authority Board.  The DIA Strategic Implementation Committee voted 4-0 on Jan. 14 to support  $8,706...

Jan 12, 2021 City leaders in St. Clairsville are considering a project that would preserve a piece of the community’s history, and it is one they should undertake. Situated along Sugar Street is an old transportation hub that could be adapted for modern use. The retired railroad depot would require some work to be a viable public facility, but it seems it is not too far gone to salvage. According to Gabe Hayes, a local resident who works with Wallace-Pancher engineering firm, The building n...

Times Leader Staff Writer David Mertz of Belmont College’s Historic Building and Restoration Program, from left, Gabe Haye of Wallace Pancher Group and St. Clairsville Councilman Perry Basile inspect the train station on Sugar Street in October. The city is considering restoring the historic structure. ST. CLAIRSVILLE — City leaders are looking at options to restore a century-old railroad depot on Sugar Street for community use. Gabe Hayes of the Wallace Pancher Group engineering firm said ...

A 5-acre waterfront park in the future for East Newark? Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 A rendering of a possible 5-acre park in East Newark on the Passaic River. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife report)EJA Facebook Share East Newark would receive a 5-acre waterfront park at no cost to its taxpayers under a proposal released Wednesday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The park, which could be years in the making, would be built on the ...

Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Package Today’s legislation included $900 billion in emergency coronavirus relief to protect the lives and livelihoods of the American people. “Over the last nine months, I have spoken with folks across our region who have lost jobs, lost their small businesses, and lost loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People in our region need help. With that in mind, this new bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill is progress,” said Rep. Kilmer. “This bill will help make ...

  PRINCE RUPERT -- A Vancouver Island First Nation is celebrating the restoration of three salmon-bearing streams after decades of habitat decline and destructive forest practices. This summer, workers from the Ditidaht First Nation joined with Parks Canada to clear more than 3,000 cubic metres of debris from the Cheewaht Lake watershed, part of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, restoring one kilometre of coho and sockeye habitat. Completion of the project gives the fish access to an a...