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County Legislators Concerned Over Conditions of Jamestown Municipal Building

December 21, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Concerns over the condition of the Jamestown Municipal Building are being raised by County Legislators. Legislator Dan Pavlock said he couldn’t support a one-year lease renewal with the City of Jamestown for office space for the Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, Billy Torres, bond, Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chautauqua County Legislature, City of Jamestown, Dan Pavlock, David Wilfong, Eddie Sundquist, Greenman-Peterson Inc., Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Municipal Building, Robert Bankowski, Terry Neibel

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

Jamestown Democratic, Republican Committees Announce Endorsements for November Election

February 27, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City Democratic and Republican Committees have announced their slate of candidates for the November General Election. Democrat and current Mayor Eddie Sundquist previously announced he is seeking re-election for a second term with Republican … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2023 Elections, Absentee Ballot, Alyssa Porter, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, Billy Torres, Brent Sheldon, Chautauqua County Legislature, David Wilfong, Eddie Sundquist, Elisabeth Rankin, Fred Larson, Isaiah Rashad II, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Democratic Committee, Jamestown Republican Committee, Jamie Gustafson, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, John I. LaMancuso, John L. LaMancuso, Joseph Tickle, Julie Jackson-Forsberg, Kaycee Colburn, Kim Ecklund, Marie Carrubba, Phillip Landy, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Robert Reedy, Russ Bonfiglio, Tom Nelson, Tony Dolce, Vanessa Weinert

Legislature Approves Creation of Media Information Officer with Some Contention

January 26, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved the creation of a County Media Information Officer position, but not without some contention. The position will be charged with disseminating all county communications and will be located in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Billy Torres, Chautauqua County Legislature, Elisabeth Rankin, Lisa Vanstrom, Media Information Officer, Susan Parker, Terry Neibel, Tom Nelson

County Legislature Adopts 19-Member Reapportionment Plan, Approves Creation of Landfill Commission

July 28, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a 19-district reapportionment map, but voted down sending it to referendum in November. A local law establishing a 17-district map failed in a vote of 3 to 14 with Legislators John Penhollow and Paul … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Aaron Gustafson, Billy Torres, Chautauqua County Landfill, Chautauqua County Landfill Commission, Chautauqua County League of Women Voters, Chautauqua County Legislature, County Reapportionment, County Reapportionment Commission, Elisabeth Rankin, Jamie Gustafson, John Penhollow, Ken Lawton, Larry Wilcox, Mary Croxton, Paul Whitford, Robert Bankowski, Susan Parker

GA Family Services, Human Rights Commission Accepting Donations for Buffalo Community Affected by Mass Shooting

July 5, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

G.A. Family Services and the Jamestown Human Rights Commission are partnering to help support the community affected by the mass shooting that left 10 people dead in Buffalo in May. G.A. Family Services and the Human Rights Commission are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Billy Torres, Buffalo Mass Shooting, Dan Groh, GA Family Services, Jamestown Human Rights Commission

City Reapportionment Committee Votes to Move Forward with Six Wards Versus Five Ward Maps

June 1, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Reapportionment Commission has voted to move forward with creating a six ward map for new district boundaries. Following discussion on whether to go with a five ward map as proposed by Democratic Committee City Chair Jim Walton, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alyssa Porter, Billy Torres, Ellen Ditonto, Jamestown Reapportionment Commission, Jim Walton, redistricting, Tony Dolce, Zach Altschuler

County Legislature Approves Local Law on How Worker’s Compensation Costs Allocated to Municipalities

May 26, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

After voting down a proposed change that would have phased in payments for Jamestown, Dunkirk, and Westfield, the Chautauqua County Legislature approved a local law amending the County's Worker's Compensation Plan. The local law changes the county … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Billy Torres, Chautauqua County Legislature, City of Dunkirk, City of Jamestown, David Wilfong, Eddie Sundquist, Elisabeth Rankin, Kitty Crow, Paul Whitford, Robert Bankowski, Susan Parker, Village of Westfield, Worker's Compensation Plan

Chautauqua County Legislature’s Democrats to File Resolution on Gas Sales Tax

April 22, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Democratic Chautauqua County Legislators are expected to pre-file a resolution Friday morning to alleviate the sales tax on gas in the county. County Attorney Stephen Abdella informed the Legislature's Audit and Control Committee that he had been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Audit & Control Committee, Billy Torres, Chautauqua County Legislature, Gas Tax, Kitty Crow, Paul Whitford, PJ Wendel, Robert Bankowski, Stephen Abdella, Susan Parker

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