The start and finish will be in the park with the course traveling on the Jamestown River Walk and along the Chadakoin River.

The link for online registration can be found here: https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Jamestown/Jackals5K

Only online registration participants will be guaranteed a running shirt. Day-of-run registration will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. All registration will be held under the pavilion near the corners of 11th and Lafayette Streets. The run will begin promptly at 10 a.m. A map of the course can be found online at RunSignUp.com. The top 10 participants in each of run, walk and dribble will receive awards.

Proceeds from the run support #IntegrityFirst, Inc, whose mission is to help individuals develop their potential and achieve success. The organization also works to help break the cycle of crime, substance abuse, and poverty by promoting positive lifestyle changes for all participants through multi-disciplinary programs and partnerships.

PROMESA, Inc.

The funding is part of $10.25 million from the federal State Opioid Response Grant to bolster harm reduction services for marginalized and high-risk populations throughout New York. It is being administered jointly by the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene and New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports.

All mobile units will offer admission assessments and medication induction, medication administration and observation, toxicology tests, and other medical services. The development of mobile medication units was made possible by a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration rule change, allowing them to be operated by existing treatment providers.

Steve Bannon
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Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon has pleaded not guilty in court to New York State charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud.

State Attorney General Letitia James said the charges are related to a year-long fundraising scheme in which she says Bannon and his company, We Build the Wall, Inc., defrauded thousands of donors across the country out of more than $15 million to line their own pockets, and then laundered the proceeds to further advance and conceal the fraud.

Bannon previously faced the same charges from federal prosecutors in 2020. He was later pardoned by Trump. Presidential pardons do not apply to state investigations, however.

In recent months, several people close to Bannon were brought before the state grand jury.

A federal jury in July found Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack. He is scheduled to be sentenced in October and faces a minimum sentence of 30 days in jail, according to federal law.

Jamestown City Council

The Public Hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers regarding the FY 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Program. The annual action plan, once approved, will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Jamestown received $1,144,750 in Community Development Block Grant funds and $397,507 in HOME program funds. The funding is for Community Planning and Development activities, ranging from the development of affordable housing to expanding economic opportunities for people with low and moderate incomes.

Council also will vote on two programs, totaling $1 million, that will grant funds to senior citizens and homeowners for improvements to houses in the city. The program would be funded through American Rescue Plan Act monies.

Council also will vote on a shared services agreement with Jamestown Public Schools to share services, purchase, exchange or lend materials or equipment which shall promote and assist the City of Jamestown in the plowing of sidewalk routes to schools. The agreement shall be from August 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026.

The contract with Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy to remove Tree of Heaven along the banks of the Chadakoin River for a cost of $17,760 will be considered.

And Council will vote to suspend hiring freeze to hire a new Comptroller to replace current Comptroller Ryan Thompson, who is leaving City Government for a job in the private sector.

Under new business, Council will vote on a resolution accepting the donation of a Jamestown welcome sign by the Jamestown Noon Rotary and Rotary Club of Jamestown Community Service Fund, Inc. The sign will be constructed at the corner of 1351 North Main Street. The approximate value of the sign is $65,000.

The work session begins at 6:30 p.m in the fourth floor Police Training Room with the voting session starting at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of city hall. The meetings are open to the public with the public hearing and voting session livestreamed on jamestownny.gov

The Lodge Condominium project

This is according to a lawsuit filed by Lake Shore Paving in Chautauqua County Supreme Court against The Lodge at Chautauqua Lake, The Estate of James K. Webb, Sally Webb, Executrix and Webbs Harbor Restaurant & Bowling Lanes, Inc. for lack of payment.

The lawsuit states in the complaint that when Lake Shore Paving Controller Ryan Rambacher spoke with Benjamin Webb on or about February 25, 2022, Webb informed him that the Bank of Erie would not be issuing a loan for construction and, therefore, would not be moving forward with the project.

Lake Shore Paving is suing for $127,155 for work they had completed related to the condominium project.

The Webb Hospitality Group, headed by Ben Webb, held a groundbreaking ceremony in July 2021 for The Lodge condominiums which was to have included 21 units.

The project had received $450,000 in Altech Revolving Loan funds as well as IDA tax lease program benefits such as mortgage tax rebate and sales tax relief on the construction from the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency. It also had received from the Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation a $217,000 term loan and $217,000 deffered loan.

WRFA reached out to Webb Hospitality for comment but did not receive a response.