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Port Jervis wins downtown revitalization awards; new leases and business openings touted
Summary
Mayor said the city received four downtown revitalization awards, listed project targets and celebrated multiple business openings and a new lease for SA Baxter at the Flanagan Building.
Mayor (name not specified) told residents that the city was awarded four downtown revitalization projects that together fund the Jersey Avenue streetscape, Riverside Park work, a marketing and branding campaign and a small projects fund. He said the city is awaiting state contracts before work begins.
Economic activity in downtown was a recurring point. The mayor listed eight businesses that opened during the year — Dervis Fish and Chips, Skydales, Property Sisters of the Hudson Valley, Azure Candles, Inspire to Create, Never Lost Adventures, Sole Purpose Aesthetics and Rosalinda — and announced a recent grand opening for Dogtown TNT Sports Training Facility. He said that longtime Chester business SA Baxter will lease 55 Jersey Avenue (the Flanagan Building) and that the CDA has worked with investors, developers and small business owners to secure loans and grants to support projects.
The Community Development Agency (CDA), led by Valor Majenski, was credited with securing multiple grants the mayor named: $1,700,000 under the Restore New York program, $1,500,000 (CBTG) for water filtration upgrades, $1,000,000 from a USDA urban and community grant and help submitting a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant request for $541,599. The CDA also contracted Draupkin Strategies to assist with economic strategy and branding work for 2025.
The mayor said the city is pursuing a federal railroad crossing elimination grant (about $167,000 as announced) to improve pedestrian access between Fowler Street and Riverside Park and help unlock downtown business and recreation potential.
The mayor urged the code committee to consider rewriting the overnight parking law to a weather- or snow‑alert model to allow on‑street parking year-round except during declared events or weather conditions.
