WATERTOWN â Some repairs to the historic walls at Thompson Park will get done, thanks to a $131,000 state grant.
The work to repair and repoint the stonework on the wall to the entrance to the Overlook and repairs to the roof and columns on Pinnacle Pavilion is slated to be completed next year, said Michael A. Lumbis, the cityâs planning and community director.
The city will soon sign the contract with the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to receive the funding, Mr. Lumbis said.
The Pinnacle Pavilion is a popular spot for wedding ceremonies and professional photographers, he said.
WATERTOWN â Local small businesses still digging out from financial problems caused by the pandemic soon will get help, thanks to federal funding from the federal CARES Act.
The City Council has set aside between $400,000 and $450,000 in grants from CARES Act money that will go toward helping financially struggling small businesses get through the pandemic.
Back in January, council members directed the Planning Department to put together the program after hearing businesses in the city were in need of help, rather than spending the brunt of the $720,000 in CARES Act funding on other programs.
City planners have talked to officials in Rochester, Auburn and Dunkirk, near Buffalo, to see how they implemented programs for small businesses with CARES Act funding.
WATERTOWN â About $1.6 million in street improvements under the cityâs Downtown Revitalization Initiative program cleared a major hurdle Monday night with the selection of a local engineering firm.
City Council on Monday agreed on a $205,000 contract for the engineering firm of Barton & Loguidice, Watertown, to design the streetscape project involving a good portion of Court Street, the 200 block of Franklin Street and a small portion of Coffeen Street. A committee of city staff determined Barton & Loguidice was the best of four firms interviewed for the work, said Michael A. Lumbis, the cityâs planning and community development director.
The project includes new sidewalks, curbing, lighting, landscaping, tree planting and smaller public art projects. The streetscape project is the public portion of the cityâs $10 million DRI program.
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Perhaps no one has brought home more grant funding to the north country than Leann West and Diane Wladis, owners of a Syracuse-based consulting firm that has worked with communities, governmental entities, not-for-profit organizations and private businesses.
The pair own and operate Strategic Development Specialists and have become successful grant writers, with an expertise in governmental relations and economic development work.
Since 2012, theyâve been successful in securing tens of millions of dollars in grants for such diverse clients as the city of Watertown, the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority, local developers and a number of health care organizations in Central New York.