JAMESTOWN – The rainy weather, complete with thunder storms and large gusts of wind, didn’t stop city officials Tuesday afternoon from holding a ground breaking ceremony to officially start Phase VI of the Greater Jamestown Riverwalk project. More than 20 people were on hand at the McCrea Point Boat Landing to celebrate the start of Phase VI, which will connect the Riverwalk west of Brooklyn square to the boat landing.
In December, the city received $500,000 from the New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Environmental Protection Fund for Phase VI and Phase VII of the Riverwalk. The local match for the project is $250,000. the funding will be used to rehabilitate nearly three miles of existing walkways along Steele St., Third St., Lafayette St., Washington St. and Jones & Gifford Ave. – helping to connect McCrea Point to the current Rivewalk in the Brooklyn Square area of the city. The funding will be used for other aspects of the project as well, including the construction of a stairway near the Sixth St. Bridge and making the entire Riverwalk ADA accessible.
In addition, the city will use another $475,000 to rehab McCrea Point Boat Landing area. The money will be used to develop an asphalt path that 1,724 feet long and 10 feet wide around the perimeter of the park, running along the water. It will also pay for developing a 1,300 sq-ft stamped concrete pad along the water at the northeast edge of the park and also replacing the existing gravel parking lot with asphalt. New equipment and amenities will also be added at the park, including new picnic tables, park benches, trash cans, charcoal grills, playground equipment and lighting along the path.
Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi will take time to provide more details on the project during his interview with WRFA, scheduled to air during this week’s Community Matters program, which airs Thursday at 6 p.m.
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