The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation officially closes its doors, with its programs being divided between the city of Jamestown and the Biebbie Foundation.
The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation was founded in 2006 as a public-private partnership to implement the Jamestown Urban Design Plan to support the economic revival in the region. In 2010, they expanded this work to revitalize the neighborhood, and their current mission is to revitalize the urban landscapes and neighborhoods of the region through strong public-private partnerships.
According to an article by Wrfa-Radio, the Mayor Kim Ecklund and St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Rev. Luke Fodor, explained in a statement by the co-chair of the JRC board that they decided when evaluating the path of the organization that the City of Jamestown will lead the neighborhood programs, while the bite strikers on the economic development in the city Efforts will be further developed. The article adds that both Frank Besse, Executive Director of JRC and the work of the neighborhood coordinator Mary Maxwell end at JRC on Friday. They are the only paid organization employees.
The explanation of the JRC board states that the city is working closely with the management of JRC and its community partners to ensure that “revitalization programs of the neighborhood in the neighborhood are continued without interruption”, including the neighborhood block challenge, a program that works together to improve the appearance of their blocks.
“(The) city will continue to work with partners and residents of the community in order to support the resuscitation efforts to ensure that cooperation, local investments and resident leadership remain at the core of the future of Jamestown,” continues the explanation.
The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation was founded in 2006 as a public-private partnership to implement the Jamestown Urban Design Plan. The JRC was initially part of the downtown Jamestown Development Corporation and was drawn up in its own organization in 2007 to implement the Urban Design Plan from 2006. JRC initially carried out a massive facade restoration project for the city center, which led to many building facades in the city center, and a push to help construction owners renovate their upper floors to create more living space in the city center. The JRC spent $ 306 million to complete nine new facades in 2008, and completed seven more in 2009. Alley restorations were also carried out, as were several new murals in the city center and art projects in the city center, which can still be seen today.
“In the past two years, Downtown Jamestown has received a quick and striking facelifting in the past two years, thanks to the partnerships we enjoy, and the will and the trip that are necessary to stick to a plan,” said Randy Seeney, a former JRC board member and former managing director of the Chauqua Region Community Foundation. “Our core in the city center was completely changed.”
In 2010, the Renaissance Corporation expanded to implement the neighborhood plan approved by the city council in 2010, which is based on a study by the consultant Charles Buki in order not to leave the study unimplaced. This led to the creation of the neighborhood block.