JAMESTOWN – The Chautauqua County Land Bank Corporation held its first organizational meeting on Wednesday. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting the land bank board members met in the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency building in Jamestown for the inaugural meeting. Proposed bylaws, goals and board leaders were discussed, although nothing will be finalized until at least the corporation’s next meeting.
The article also says that since the county land bank was created in May, it has obtained, although not officially, three properties considered to be in good condition. Those properties are: 84 Risley St., Fredonia; 768 Eagle St., Dunkirk; and 412 Dove St., Dunkirk. The artlicle also states that board also turned its sights to three additional properties in the city of Jamestown. They include: 123 Water St.; 111 Hazzard St.; and 35 Tower St.
The land bank was certified on Sept. 6 by the New York State Department of State, giving the corporation the ability to seize foreclosed and abandoned properties to sell to respected buyers. The next meeting of the corporation will take place on Nov. 14 at the IDA offices in Jamestown.
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