Housing demolitions are picking up speed in Jamestown.
A spreadsheet was discussed at Monday’s City Council Housing Committee meeting detailing a status update from the Chautauqua County Land Bank that is handling ARPA-funded demolitions in the city. Some of the properties on the spreadsheet were marked as having their demolition bids due Dec.13.
“There’s two more that will be coming down, it might be kind of tight to get them in before the end of the year, but it will be very soon if not before the end of the year, I would venture January, February,” said Crystal Surdyk, city development director. “And then towards the bottom you will see there are three more having their asbestos inspections, with the bids due today. So, those ones will move forward as well.”…