The City of Dunkirk seeks to land nearly $2 million in state funding for a downtown rehabilitation project. On Tuesday, Common Council members approved a resolution authorizing the city to apply for the grant through the latest round of Empire State Development's Restore NY Communities initiative. City Planning and Development Director Vince DeJoy says the project would involve two buildings in the 300 block of Central Avenue. One of them is the Graf Building, which is a target of potential Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding...
Vince DeJoy: Graf building is part of the project
DeJoy says the rehab project would also include the former Woolworth's Building, located on the other side of Central Avenue...
Vince DeJoy: would have multiple uses
DeJoy says the city is still waiting to hear from state officials on whether there will be DRI funding to use towards the Graf Building.
