DRI May Have Been Longshot That Will Never Pay Off | News, Sports, Jobs
Mar 13, 2021 There was genuine excitement four years ago when Jamestown received a $10 million state Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant. Unfortunately, as some projects that received DRI money fizzled, so has that excitement. Priority projects included $1 million to help redevelop the former Key Bank building at Second and Main streets. That project will not happen, though whoever purchases the building could still receive the DRI money. And, let’s not forget the $830,000 that was spent to help turn the former W.T. Grant Department Store building on Third and Washington streets int...