The City of Port Jervis was awarded a $49,045 Grant from the NYS Division of Coastal Resources to advance the proposed Port Jervis Whitewater Kayak Park project. Grant funds will be used to refine project design plans and engineering based on feedback from the regulatory agencies and to develop bid plans and documents for project [...]

MAYOR POTTER’S WEEK IN REVIEW August 4, 2012– August 11, 2012 The Port Jervis Council for the Arts hosted a Historic Home & Garden Tour throughout the City of Port Jervis on August 4th from 1 to 4 pm. The homes that were displayed were 21 East Main Street the Healy residence, 1 Elizabeth Street [...]

On August 7, 2012 Port Jervis had their National Night Out Against Crime at Riverside Park which was sponsored by the Port Jervis Police Department. “This year’s National Night Out was our largest turnout to date with over five thousand attendees,” Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden said. “I would like to thank our community [...]

ORANGE COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY GRANTS PORT JERVIS $55,000 FOR WHITE WATER PARK On Wednesday, July 18, 2012, Mayor Potter and Community Development Director Kathleen Hendrickson attended the Orange County Industrial Development Agency meeting at which the board members granted the City of Port Jervis $55,000 for the surveying and permitting of a White Water [...]

MAYOR POTTER’S WEEK IN REVIEW June 18, 2012– June 25, 2012 There are changes in the City of Port Jervis! The new telephone number for the departments of the City is going to be 858-4000. From this menu callers will be able to reach all of the departments. The direct phone numbers that existed previously [...]

MAYOR POTTER’S WEEK IN REVIEW January 2, 2012– January 9, 2012 The Port Jervis Recreation Department is sponsoring a field trip to Wilkes-Barre, PA to watch the Penguins take on the Admirals in some exciting AHL hockey!  Game will be played at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The field trip will take place [...]

·On Monday, August 8, 2011, Mayor Potter and the Port Jervis Common Council agreed to hire *Recreation Engineering and Planning (REP)* to conduct the feasibility study for a whitewater park in Port Jervis based on the recommendation from the Port Jervis Whitewater Park Committee. REP is based out of Boulder, Colorado and have partnered with [...]

Mayor Potter thanks Debbie Raia, Gordon Graff, Amanda Ross and Carol Dubois for their efforts in beautifying the city. These people have used their own funds to helping spruce up areas around Front Street and Jersey Avenue by adding flowers and plants to window boxes and greenery outside of the buildings. He also thanks the [...]