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Cannabis Dispensary License Approved For Jamestown Business
The license for a cannabis dispensary in Jamestown has received approval by the state Cannabis Control Board. Patient’s Pharmacy Inc. has been approved for a Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) license and was one of 109 adult-use cannabis licenses approved that span the supply chain, encompassing microbusinesses, cultivators, processors, distributors, and retail dispensaries.
Documents reveal Ellicott Station built on foundation of misunderstood housing terms
What is mixed-income housing? Workforce housing? Low-income housing? Affordable housing? Market-rate housing?These terms appear frequently in thousands of documents obtained from government agencies by The Batavian for an investigation into how the 55-unit apartment building under construction at Ellicott Station transformed from “luxury” units to apartments eligible for Section 8 rental vouchers.How did this once promising project go from a complex where all tenants hold down jobs to one where potentially as few as 36 percent of the potential tenants are gainfully employed, and finally, one where the project's actual completion is in doubt?
City of Jamestown Has Used Less Than Half of Budget Plan Through June
There was some good budget news for the City of Jamestown this past week. The city used approximately 48.5% of its 2024 budget plan as of the mid-year mark, and according to Mayor Kim Ecklund, that will help going forward as lawmakers grapple with a projected $2.9 million shortfall. Ecklund credits new City Comptroller Ericka Thomas' ability to hold the line on spending for that...
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