City DPW Releases 2017 Street Projects List

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JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown City Council met Monday Night and briefly discussed the 2017 Street Project list from the Department of Public Works.

The Project list was released late last week and details the various streets repair and reconstruction projects the DPW would like to complete during the construction season.

DPW director Jeff Lehman tells WRFA his department will focus on dozens of projects, including a major one on the city’s south side.

“The big projects, are obviously Newland Avenue, finishing that all the way down to Foote Ave. That’s going to be the bulk of our summer. But we also have a number of large parks projects that we’re working on, with a bike path, from Fluvanna Ave. down to 8th Street. That’s a significant project for us and will take some time, and that’s something that we got state funding for, and that gets factored into what we can do with the money we have,” Lehman said.

Lehman also notes that the 2017 projects list does not include all of the streets that need attention. But with a limited budget, there’s only so many streets that can get addressed in any given year.

“We go over the entire city and look at the streets – which are the worse, which ones we can save, which ones can we spend just a little bit of money on and try to get a three or four more years out of, and try to massage a plan where we get the most bang for our buck, out of the amount of money that we have,” Lehman said. “I know that we can look at the list and there’s not one on there where someone will argue with me and say it doesn’t need work, and we know there are other streets out there that need more work and we’d like to do more with, but this is based on budget.”

The Complete 2017 Street Projects List can be found at the end of this article.

Also during Monday’s meeting, city officials reviewed a $200,000 storm water management project on the west side near Huxley Avenue. Officials said it’s a joint effort with the Town of Ellicott and once an underground retention pond is in place, it could lessen some of the flooding residents have seen in recent years, following a significant rain storm.

And the city also got an update on sales tax revenue for the first quarter of 2017, with comptroller Joe Bellitto noting that revenue came in at $1,368,000, which is about $30,600 (2.25 percent) higher than what the city received in the first quarter of 2016.

“Our sales tax budget is $6,000,000 for the year and we’re at 22.8 percent of the budget after the first quarter, which is a little bit higher than where we were last year,” Bellitto said, adding, “As this compares, we are in the 22 to 23 percent range. Normally I like to see the first quarter at the 23 to 24 percent range, because usually the last two quarters are our best quarters, but we’ll have to wait and see how it goes.”

Besides property tax revenue, sales tax revenue is one of the main revenue generators for the city’s $35 million budget.

DPW COMPLETE 2017 STREET PROJECTS LIST

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

1. Allen Park Glen Restoration
2. Bemus Street
3. Chautauqua Avenue – Chambers Street to Wilton Avenue
4. Greater Jamestown Riverwalk – Pedestrian Bridges Construction
5. Greater Jamestown Riverwalk Phase V – Chadakoin Park
6. Kenmore Avenue at Huxley Street
7. Marvin Parkway
8. Newland Avenue – Broadhead Avenue to Foote Avenue Arterial
9. North Main Street – First Street to Third Street (JBPU)
10. South Main Street Bridge (NYS, County)
11. Summit Avenue – Hallock Street to Ohio Street
12. Veterans Park Improvements

MILL AND/OR OVERLAY PROJECTS

• East Second Street – North Main Street to Prendergast Avenue
• West Fourth Street – North Main Street to Washington Street
• Allen Street – Willard Street to Buffalo Street (County)
• Baker Street – Barrett Avenue to Hospital Driveway (County)
• Broadhead Avenue – Cole Avenue to Smith Avenue
• Buffalo Street – East Second Street to Weeks Street
• Camp Street – Hebner Street to Sanford Drive
• Cole Avenue – Park Street to Forest Avenue
• Curtis Street – East Second Street to Durant Avenue (County)
• East Virginia Boulevard – Hughes Street to Pinedale Avenue
• Elm Street – Ahrens Avenue to Everett Avenue
• Fairmount Avenue – West Fifth Street to West Sixth Street
• Falconer Street – Curtis Street to James Avenue
• Foote Avenue – Allen Street to Chandler Street (County)
• Foote Avenue – Arterial to Prather Avenue (County)
• Lindsey Avenue – East Second Street to Falconer Street
• Marvin Parkway – Hotchkiss Street to Pleasantview Drive
• Newland Avenue – Baker Street to Forest Avenue (County)
• Pennsylvania Avenue – City View Avenue to Baker Street
• Prospect Street – Cole Avenue to Smith Avenue
• Steele Street – Harding Avenue to South Main Street (County)
• Winsor Street – East Second Street to Falconer Street

NOVA CHIP® PROJECTS

1. Allen Street – Pullman Street to English Street
2. Buffalo Street – Sturges Street to Weeks Street
3. Charles Street – Newland Avenue to McKinley Avenue
4. Cole Avenue – Colfax Street to Delaware Avenue
5. Colfax Street – Cole Avenue to Wilton Street
6. Eagle Street
7. George Avenue
8. Hillcrest Street
9. Mission Street
10. Prendergast Avenue – East Second Street to East Fourth Street
11. Shady Lane – Everett Avenue
12. Shaver Street
13. Smith Avenue – Myrtle Street to South Main Street
14. Warner Place
15. Wilton Avenue – Delaware Avenue to Colfax Street

REPAIR AND CHIP SEAL PROJECTS

1. West Second Street – Sprague Street to Jefferson Street
2. West Eleventh Street – Washington Street to Lafayette Street
3. Allendale Avenue
4. Ames Avenue
5. Axtel Street
6. Cowden Place – Barrett Avenue  to Myers Park
7. Fairdale Avenue
8. Fairmount Avenue – West Fourth Street to Hamilton Street
9. Geneva Street
10. Giberds Street
11. Hallock Street – West Third Street to Fairmount Avenue
12. Hazzard Street – Newland Avenue to Prather Avenue
13. Jackson Avenue – South Avenue to Smith Avenue
14. Kinney Street
15. Kipp Street – Falconer Street to Newton Avenue
16. Lafayette Street – West Tenth to West Eleventh Street
17. Linwood Avenue – Marion Street to Brad Street
18. Lister Street – Jones and Gifford Avenue to Railroad Tracks
19. Livingston Avenue – Lister Street to City Line
20. Myers Avenue
21. Myers Park – Cowden Place to Myers Avenue
22. Norton Avenue – Baker Street to Ohio Street
23. Partridge Street
24. Pratt Avenue
25. Sabin Avenue
26. Sampson Street – Glendale Avenue to Lee Street
27. Schuyler Street
28. Seymour Street
29. Smith Avenue – Forest Avenue to Jackson Avenue
30. South Avenue – South Main Street to Whitehill Avenue
31. Tiffany Avenue – East Second Street to Falconer Street

REPAIR AND SLURRY SEAL PROJECTS

• West Third Street – Monroe Street to Washington Street
• Arlington Avenue – Towner Avenue to Marvin Parkway
• Burtch Street – Foote Avenue to Martin Road
• Chautauqua Avenue – Baker Street to Newland Avenue
• Clyde Avenue – Pleasantview Drive to Curtis Street
• Colfax Street – Baker Street to Newland Avenue
• Constance Circle – Olson Avenue to Parkdale Avenue
• Cutting Street
• Delevan Avenue
• Emory Drive
• Federal Place
• Hampton Lane
• Howard Street – Montauk Avenue to South Avenue
• Indiana Avenue – Baker Street to City View Avenue
• Jefferson Street – West Second Street to West Third Street
• King Street – Allen Street to Hebner Street
• Lafayette Street – West Second Street to West Fourth Street
• LaSalle Avenue
• Linwood Avenue – Marion Street to Martin Road
• Maltby Street
• Marion Street – Foote Avenue to Martin Road
• Mercury Lane
• Montauk Avenue – Ivy Street to South Main Street
• Niagara Street – Falconer Street to Margaret Street
• Prendergast Avenue – Newton Street to Buffalo Street
• Sturges Street – near Buffalo Street
• Summit Avenue – Chautauqua Avenue to Baker Street
• Timber Lane
• Widrig Avenue

BRICK STREET PRESERVATION PROJECTS

1. Bassett Street
2. Euclid Avenue – Lakeview Avenue to Prendergast Avenue