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Return on Renovation: Chautauqua County Land Bank Continuing Battle Against Blighted Neighborhoods By: Dennis Phillips
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 2:05 PM

Another housing eyesore has been renovated to be a Jamestown neighborhood asset.

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Two Condemned City Houses Demolished Monday By: Dennis Phillips, Post-Journal
Posted on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 3:30 PM

As part of the plan to tear down 25 condemned houses in Jamestown during 2015, two dilapidated properties were demolished on Willard Street Monday.

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Land Bank Will Continue To Remove, Tear Down Blight By: Dennis Phillips, Post-Journal
Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 3:26 PM

Editor's note: This is the first article in a 15-part series highlighting the progression of important stories and issues as the new year approaches. Removing blight and rehabilitating homes will continue to be the goal for the Chautauqua County Land Bank in 2015.

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Residential Demolition Funding Available For Municipalities, Post-Journal
Posted on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 2:00 PM

Assistance is now available to municipalities in Chautauqua County with dilapidated homes in need of demolition.

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Home Repair: Assembly Candidate Supports Legislation To Eliminate Blighted Homes By: Katie Atkins, Post-Journal
Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 1:51 PM

In an effort to show support for state legislation aimed at eliminating "zombie" properties, New York State Assembly candidate Barrie Yochim held a press conference at a condemned home in Jamestown on Tuesday.

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Smart Demolition Strategy Brings Addition By Subtraction By: Peter Lombardi, Post-Journal
Posted on Monday, October 27, 2014 at 3:13 PM

Good news arrived for Chautauqua County's neighborhoods and Main streets this month when Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his office will grant the Chautauqua County Land Bank another $1.3 million to battle vacancy and blight.

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Land Bank Receives $1.3M By: Dennis Phillips, Post-Journal
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 3:10 PM

The Chautauqua County Land Bank has been awarded a substantial sum of money to tear down mixed-use blighted properties.

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State Report Praises County Land Bank Operations By: Katie Atkins, Post-Journal
Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 1:47 PM

The Chautauqua County Land Bank is continuing its effort to impact vacancy rates and property values in Jamestown and Dunkirk.

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County Land Bank To Provide ‘Equitable’ Change For Rural Demos By: Jimmy McCarthy, Post-Journal
Posted on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 3:08 PM

The Chautauqua County Land Bank Corporation is looking to make house demolitions in rural areas equitable.

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Land Bank: City’s Ally In Urban Blight Battle, Post-Journal
Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 2:45 PM

For three years, 1115 Prendergast Ave. was just another vacant home in a city with too many of them.

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