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City Council Amends 2024 Budget To Fix $1.59 Million Hole In CHIPS Line

December 19, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council approved several amendments to the 2024 budget, including fixing a $1.59 million hole in the CHIPS line. City Council Finance Chair and Mayor-Elect Kim Ecklund said there were three budget amendments approved, “Some of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2024 City Budget, American Rescue Plan, Bill Reynolds, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Consolidated Highway Improvement Program, Dow Park, Jackson-Taylor Park, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Splash Pad, Jeff Russell, Joe Bellitto, Kim Ecklund, New York State CHIPS, Randy Daversa, Underground Railroad Tableau

Kim Ecklund Defeats Eddie Sundquist To Become Mayor of Jamestown

November 8, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown will have a new mayor in 2024 as Republican Kim Ecklund has defeated Democratic incumbent Mayor Eddie Sundquist in a vote of 2,413 to 2,204. Ecklund said it has been a long nine months of campaigning, "You come into it with a lot of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2023 Elections, Alyssa Porter, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, Billy Torres, Bob Whitney, Brent Sheldon, Chautauqua County Legislature, David Wilfong, Eddie Sundquist, Elisabeth Rankin, Fred Larson, Jamestown City Council, Jamie Gustafson, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, Joseph Tickle, Julie Jackson-Forsberg, Kaycee Colburn, Kim Ecklund, Marie Carrubba, Phillip Landy, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Robert Reedy, Russ Bonfiglio, Tom Nelson, Travis Knight, Vanessa Weinert

Candidates for Mayor, City Council Face Off In Today’s General Election

November 7, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Today is Election Day. In the City of Jamestown, incumbent Democratic Mayor Eddie Sundquist is facing Republican challenger Kim Ecklund. Sundquist is aiming at winning a second term. Ecklund has served as a City Council At Large member for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2023 Elections, Alyssa Porter, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, Billy Torres, Bob Whitney, Brent Sheldon, Brian Abram, Chautauqua County Board of Elections, Chautauqua County Fairgrounds, Chautauqua County Legislature, Chautauqua Mall, David Wilfong, Eddie Sundquist, Elisabeth Rankin, Fred Larson, Isaiah Rashad II, Jamestown City Council, Jamie Gustafson, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, Joseph Tickle, Julie Jackson-Forsberg, Kaycee Colburn, Kim Ecklund, Marie Carrubba, Phillip Landy, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Robert H. Jackson Center, Robert Reedy, Russ Bonfiglio, Tom Nelson, Travis Knight, Vanessa Weinert

Meet The Candidates Forum Airs Live On WRFA Tonight

October 26, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A Meet the Candidates Forum will be held tonight on WRFA. The event will present the candidates who are participating in contested races for the 2023 Jamestown City Council elections. Candidates who are able to participate in tonight's event … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2023 Elections, Alyssa Porter, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Post-Journal, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, Julia Ciesla-Hanley, Marie Carrubba, Media One Group, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Robert Reedy, Russ Bonfiglio, Terry Frank, Travis Knight, Vanessa Weinert

City Council Approves Nearly $1 Million in Non-Profit Grant Funds, Votes Down Funding for NCC, St. Luke’s

September 26, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council on Monday night voted down funding the National Comedy Center and St. Luke's Episcopal Church with Non-Profit Assistance Grant funds Council was presented with resolutions totaling $1.3 million for seven organizations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, American Rescue Plan Act, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, bond, Brent Sheldon, Chautauqua Opportunities Inc., Jamestown Center City Development Corporation, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Local Development Corporation, Jamestown YMCA, Jeff Russell, Marie Carrubba, National Comedy Center, Non-Profit Assistance Program, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Robert H. Jackson Center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, TheZone, Tony Dolce, YWCA Jamestown

Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Requesting $244,500 For Phase 2 of Chadakoin River Restoration

September 20, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy is requesting funding from the City of Jamestown for Phase 2 of its Chadakoin River restoration project. The CWC would use $224,500 in American Rescue Plan funding to carry out three projects on the Chadakoin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, Bill Reynolds, Chadakoin River, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Tree of Heaven, Twan Leenders, Warner Dam

City of Jamestown Proposing To Install Full-Color Illumination Lights on Main Street Viaduct

September 20, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City of Jamestown is proposing to contract with a company to provide illumination of the North Main Street viaduct. The resolution would contract with Stark Tech Group for $45,712 in American Rescue Plan funds. City Council had approved … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, City of Jamestown, Community Development Block Grant, Crystal Surdyk, Greater Jamestown Riverwalk, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jeff Russell, Kris Sellstrom, North Main Street viaduct, Riverwalk Illumination Project, Stark Tech Group

Republican City Council Members Refute Public Safety Information Cited By Mayor Sundquist

June 21, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Republican City Council members are refuting public safety information shared by Mayor Eddie Sundquist at the announcement of the "Safer Jamestown N.O.W." press conference. Council member at large Kim Ecklund, who is running against Sundquist in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, Brent Sheldon, Eddie Sundquist, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Police Department, Jeff Russell, Kim Ecklund, Public Safety Report, Randy Daversa, Safer Jamestown N.O.W., Tony Dolce

City Council Approves Splash Pads for Allen, Jackson-Taylor Parks With Engineering Study Requirement

March 28, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council has approved moving forward with two splash pads in city parks with the requirement that more engineering work be completed on Jackson-Taylor Park. Council member at Large Jeff Russell cited his concerns about Jackson-Taylor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Allen Park, American Rescue Plan, Annual Action Plan, Bill Reynolds, Central Garage, Dan Stone, Eddie Sundquist, Jackson-Taylor Park, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Splash Pad, Jeff Russell, pickleball, Roseland Park

City Council To Decide on Hiring 8 New Firefighters at Voting Session

March 27, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will decide whether to move forward with hiring eight firefighters using federal grant funds. The City of Jamestown received $1.8 million in Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program funds for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Allen Park, American Rescue Plan, Bill Reynolds, Bird Bike Share, bus stop arm camera program, BusPatrol, Chadakoin River, Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation District, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Jackson-Taylor, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Local Development Corporation, Jamestown Salary Review Commission, Jamestown Splash Pad, pickleball, Roseland Park, SAFER grant, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program, Willard Park

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