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From left, Trevor Staples, Skate Park Project manager; Anthony Dolce, Jamestown City Council president; Tory Irgang, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation executive director; Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist; Pete Scheira, Jamestown Skate Products owner; Remy the dog; and John Williams, retired Jamestown parks manager; during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Riverwalk Community Skatepark, which will be located at 117 Fairmount Ave., near McCrea Point Park.
P-J photo by Dennis Phillips
Ceremonial shovels have hit the dirt, which officially starts the construction of the new Riverwalk Community Skatepark.
On Thursday, city officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new skatepark that will be located at 117 Fairmount Ave., Jamestown, near McCrea Point Park. Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist thanked all those who have been involved in creating the new skatepark, which includes the Skatepark Project, formally known as the Tony Hawk Foundation; Ralph
City Breaks Ground on New Skatepark
City officials, funders, and community members broke ground on the future
skatepark in Jamestown Thursday. The poured concrete structure will be located between the
Chadakoin River and
Greater Jamestown Riverwalk at 117 Fairmount Avenue. Mayor
Eddie Sundquist said not every community has been able to break ground on a project like this in a middle of a pandemic,
“So the fact that we’re still working on behalf of our kids, our youth, here in the City of Jamestown to make sure we have a space where they can be the best they can be is so incredibly important.”
WRFA 2021 Great American Picnic: We Love the 90s!
The
Tuesday, June 22 from 5 to 9 p.m. at
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, NY and will once again feature live music, food, and tasty STBC beverages!
Black Tooth Grin
Sixpence
To support WRFA, please consider purchasing a $20 ticket, which includes two complimentary STBC beers and one complimentary ticket for the
WRFA Gift Basket Giveaway, featuring items from a variety of local businesses including
BioDome Project,
Jamestown Skate Products,
WRFA!
(Attendees under 21 get in for free).
Call the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts box office for Tickets – (716) 484-7070 – or buy them on line at
An additional $157,000 in CARES Act funding has been allocated to more city businesses.
The additional funding went to The Beer Snob; Big Pitts BBQ; The Biodome Project; Brindle Barn; Colecraft; Garden of Eden; It’s Your Day; Jamestown Awning and Party Tents; Jamestown Skate Products; John David Salon; and La Cucina Della Nonna.
“Applications from businesses that received assistance were put through a review process and assigned points based on the type of business, economic injury, number of employees, status of operations and years in operation,” said Crystal Surdyk, city development director. “All businesses were required to provide proof of economic impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”