Gov. Kathy Hochul awarded Port Jervis a $10 million grant on Feb. 22 to redevelop its historic downtown into a regional destination for residents and visitors.
The city is one of 10 municipalities statewide—the only one within the Mid-Hudson region—to receive the competitive grant this year.
Mayor Kelly Decker said in a press statement: “Many have worked extremely hard over the past several years to improve Port Jervis, and this is the ‘icing on the cake.’ Now it is time to once again roll up our sleeves and work to make this gem shine.”
The small city on the bank of the Delaware River was chosen because it has demonstrated a record of private and public investments that the state grant can capitalize on, according to a press release from the governor’s office….