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Chautauqua County Legislature backs request to include JCC27s wellness complex in SUNY capital ask; county could face roughly $6M share
Summary
The Legislature voted to ask SUNY to include phase 1 of a proposed Jamestown Community College2DYMCA wellness complex in its 2026-27 capital request and approved initial design capital accounts. Officials said Phase 1 would be JCC-focused with about $3M of county exposure and a possible $6M total county share across phases if both proceed.
The Chautauqua County Legislature on Nov. 19 approved a resolution asking the State University of New York to include phase 1 construction of a proposed Jamestown Community College2DYMCA wellness complex in SUNY27s 20262727 capital request and set up capital accounts for design work.
County Executive Wendell told legislators the project is being approached in two phases so the county and college can pursue executive2Dbranch funding in the coming budget cycle. He said earlier requests for a turf field were denied and described barriers if the City of Jamestown were to sell parkland for a college site (the city would need to provide replacement park acreage), making an outright purchase…
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