Community Development Agency

The Port Jervis Community Development Agency is designated by the City of Port Jervis as the local administrator of federal, state and local funds for housing, public facilities, and economic development programs for the creation of jobs and commercial revitalization to promote local commerce and industry.

The mission of the Agency is to leverage private/public investment, to preserve the City’s housing stock, improve public infrastructure, assist in the expansion of existing businesses, and promote the attraction of new industry which will increase employment opportunities and enhance the city’s tax base.

The Port Jervis Community Development Agency is enabled under New York State General Municipal Law §584: NY Code Section 584: Title 15.

Since 1981, The Port Jervis Community Development Agency (PJCDA) has been the City’s local administrator of federal, state and local funds for housing, public improvements and economic development programs. The mission of the Agency is to preserve the City’s housing stock, upgrade and improve public infrastructure and leverage private investment through the use of available public resources to retain and attract new industry, promote employment opportunities and improve the quality of housing, neighborhoods and life in the Port Jervis community.

PJCDA is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors (listed below) committed to the economic prosperity of the community and quality of life for its citizens. Located in the heart of the City’s downtown district, PJCDA has spearheaded the growth and expansion of many small businesses and created a public/private partnership for revitalization of the City’s downtown center and enhancement of the City’s tax base.

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