WHITE PLAINS – The City of Port Jervis is the big winner in the state’s sixth round of Downtown Revitalization Invitation grants. Governor Kathy Hochul made the announcement while in White Plains on Tuesday with another $4.5 million in grants for the Town and Village of Cornwall.
Other state grants were announced for the region on Tuesday.
Port Jervis Mayor Kelly Decker said the grant “will tremendously revitalize and invigorate our small city on the banks of the Delaware, Port Jervis.” He called the grant the “icing on the cake” in the rebirth of the city.
Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus called the county grants “transformative” and said they will be used for tourism, recreational and community enhancements.
The grant also including funding for the 17Forward86 improvements of the superhighway from southern Orange County to the greater Monticello area.
Port Jervis joins Middletown, Kingston, New Rochelle, Peekskill, Haverstraw and Ossining, which were Mid-Hudson region’s winners in the first five DRI rounds.
Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council Chairwomen Dr. Kristine Young, president of SUNY Orange, and Marsha Gordon, president of the Business Council of Westchester, said in a joint statement, “The Downtown Revitalization Initiative transforms downtown neighborhoods into attractive destinations, bringing new life to the heart of a community that becomes a magnet for residents, visitors and businesses.”
