Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Thursday that two Restore NY grants had been awarded to Jefferson County projects and three projects had received funding in St. Lawrence County.
They are:
• Village of Massena, Slavin's building rehabilitation, $500,000.
• Village of Potsdam, Congdon Hall renovation, $120,000.
• City of Ogdensburg, Demolition of the former Garn's building, 17 Main Street, and the former St. Joseph's Nursing Home, 420 Lafayette St., as part of the city's Brownfields Opportunity Area effort, $500,000.
• City of Watertown, Masonic Temple redevelopment, $500,000.
• Town of Watertown, Carolyn Pontiac property renovation, $500,000.
Assemblywoman Jenne said the funding will allow communities to do work that they have long identified as projects that can rejuvenate vacant and historic structures or raze blighted buildings so those properties can be redeveloped.
"These are projects that community leaders have been talking about for the past few years and this funding will allow those projects to move forward. Several of the projects awarded funding are in downtown corridors, and I am pleased we will see long-desired projects progress," she said.
The Restore NY program provides local governments with financial assistance to encourage economic development and revitalization of downtown areas and neighborhoods throughout the state.
Watertown, Massena, Potsdam and Ogdensburg were four of 75 communities in the state awarded Restore NY monies in the latest funding round.
Cities, towns and villages were all eligible to apply for support for projects that include demolition, deconstruction, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of vacant, abandoned, condemned and surplus properties.
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