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Chautauqua committee backs design work for Jamestown Community College–Jamestown YMCA wellness center
Summary
The Planning & Economic Development committee approved two resolutions Nov. 12, 2025 to establish capital accounts for design work on a proposed JCC–YMCA wellness complex and to ask SUNY to include the project in its 2026–27 capital request; presenters described a $41 million phased project and local fundraising commitments.
Chautauqua County’s Planning & Economic Development committee voted Nov. 12 to authorize county participation in design work for a proposed Jamestown Community College–Jamestown YMCA wellness center and to request that SUNY include phase 1 of the project in its 2026–27 executive capital request.
Daniel DeMarque, president of Jamestown Community College, told the committee the project would add "roughly 70,000 square feet of new space," with about half dedicated to a new YMCA and the other half shared space attached to the college’s existing physical education complex. DeMarque said design costs remain "roughly a million and a half," and that SUNY has agreed to cover 50% of the college’s design cost after the institution advanced a prior resolution.
George Fanabianco, president of the Jamestown YMCA board of directors, urged the…
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