September 2010

The Facts Behind Fixing Up The House

Sunday, September 26th, 2010 at 5:42pm. 719 Views, 0 Comments.

 

Not all home improvements, such as painting, result in an increased housing assessment

There are repairs.

There are improvements.

Then there are additions.

In the eyes of the city assessors, the first two are none of their business - they're concerned only with additions when it comes time to reassess a home.

With the czb LLC neighborhood study in hand, Steve Centi brought attention to some of local residents' entrenched myths.

"Painting and siding your house and doing the things called for in this plan to improve the appearance of the city, which is one of the main tenets of this thing, doesn't change the assessment of the property," Centi, the city director of development, said at the recent meeting of the city Planning Commission.

While…

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Chautauqua Lake $ummer $uccess

Sunday, September 19th, 2010 at 10:40pm. 1044 Views, 1 Comments.

 

 

By Dennis Phillips dphillips@post-journal.com

No only did local residents enjoy the sunny weather Chautauqua County experienced this summer, but tourists did too.

 

Good weather is one reason why several businesses in the county did well this summer. Dan Dalpra, Italian Fisherman Restaurant owner, said the ''phenomenal'' weather was critical in the success of his Bemus Point business.
''The weather played a real important role when compared to last year,'' he said. ''Weather brought a lot of people out. With the solid weather and a little more confidence in the economy, I think we did better this summer.''
Weather also helped Chautauqua Heights Campground in Dewittville. Anita Perry, owner along with her husband Bill, said they had an…

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Comparison Shows Pros, Cons Of Living In City

Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at 4:57pm. 741 Views, 0 Comments.

Given the option of Lakewood, Falconer or Busti, why might people want to live in Jamestown?

Len Faulk says the answer can be found inside a new Residential Occupancy Cost Comparison, presented at the latest meeting of the city Strategic Partnerships and Planning Commission.

"What this report really does is look at the taxes and cost structure, and you see we really are competitive in some instances," said Faulk. "The total package is less than some of our neighbors."

The research was a joint project conducted by Faulk and Steve Centi, director of development for the city, who explained that any effort to restore the neighborhoods must consider the housing stock of the area.

Said Centi: "We are looking at a regional market. You can't just take the…

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PART OF THE PLAN: Strategic Partnerships And Planning Commission Chairman Puts Landlord Registration In Writing

Thursday, September 9th, 2010 at 10:30pm. 1121 Views, 0 Comments.

In the effort to launch its neighborhood revitalization plan, the Strategic Partnerships and Planning Commission has decided it's a matter of timing.

At its meeting Wednesday, Len Faulk, task force chairman, repeated his support for a landlord registration process which follows a solution devised for Geneva, N.Y., and put the rules in writing for the rest of the commission to review.

Such a registration program mandates an operating permit in order for landlords to host new tenants, but fees are not scheduled at the outset. Instead, charges are only levied after a second "fire safety and property maintenance" reinspection that identifies lingering housing code violations. The cost of reinspection is $100 for each apartment unit.

Apartment property…

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