JAMESTOWN - It's going to be busy night Monday at City Hall as the Jamestown City Council holds its monthly voting session and considers a number of resolutions to vote on. VIEW THE AGENDA AND RESOLUTIONS FOR NOV. 25 Highlighting the 7:30 … [Read more...]
City Council Members Push for Lowering City Property Taxes Following Budget Meeting with Library Officials
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will likely use recently discovered savings in the 2020 City Budget to reduce local property taxes rather than boost funding in other areas of the spending plan, including providing more aid for the James … [Read more...]
Jamestown’s Third Quarter Sales Tex Revenue Reaches ‘All Time High’
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council received more positive financial news on Monday night from Comptroller Joe Bellitto. According to the latest numbers from Mayville, the city's third quarter sales tax revenue was up 6.3% over the previous … [Read more...]
Public Hearing on $36.6 Million City Budget is Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be holding a public hearing Monday for the city's tentative $36.6 million budget. The hearing is required by law and is part of the annual budget process, allowing property owners, residents and other … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi Interview – November 2019
ALSO AVAILABLE AT WRFA SOUNDCLOUD PAGE Originally airing Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi discusses the 2020 city budget with Jason Sample, including a recently announced $350,000+ savings and how it could be applied for next … [Read more...]
City Council to Consider $357,000 Savings in Health Insurance for Next Year, 1.4% Tax Rate Reduction Possible
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has up to $357,000 in savings it could possibly use in the proposed 2020 city budget. During Monday night's work session, Mayor Sam Teresi and Comptroller Joe Bellitto announced that the city has worked out a … [Read more...]
Library Board to Host Community Conversation on Future of Prendergast
JAMESTOWN - The first of two community conversations involving the future of the James Prendergast Library will be taking place Wednesday afternoon. Earlier this month the library board of trustees wrote an article in the Jamestown Post-Journal … [Read more...]
Teresi’s Proposed City Budget Again Relies on Supplemental State Aid, Includes No Tax Rate Increase
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi has released his final budget. On Tuesday afternoon the outgoing mayor presented a 2020 budget proposal that includes a 1.7% increase in spending over the current year, bringing total expenditures for next … [Read more...]
