FALCONER - The case for and against the annexation of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Dow St. Substation was delivered Monday night during a joint public hearing at Falconer Central School that lasted over three hours. The substation is … [Read more...]
Board of Public Utilities’ Spring Flushing Now Underway with Change to Daytime Hours
JAMESTOWN - The springtime flushing of the water mains is now underway in Jamestown and surrounding area, with a major change compared to previous years. Instead of doing the flushing overnight, the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is doing the … [Read more...]
Theo Collins Selected as Speaker for 2017 JCC Commencement Ceremony in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - A U.S. Marine Corps Reserve veteran and 2009 graduate of Jamestown Community College, will deliver the 2017 commencement address at JCC’s Jamestown Campus on May 20. Theo Collins graduated from JCC with an associate’s degree in … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Approves Annexation Resolutions
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council unanimously approved three resolutions Monday night that set the table for moving an annexation effort forward for a piece of property in the town of Ellicott. During the voting session, the council voted 9 … [Read more...]
City Council Gets Update on Potential Annexation of BPU Property in Falconer
JAMESTOWN - The effort by the city of Jamestown to possibly annex a piece of property in Falconer in moving forward. During Monday night’s Jamestown City Council work session, city officials received a recommendation from Board of Public Utilities … [Read more...]
BPU Officials Attend City Council Meeting to Explain Changes to Garbage Pickup Policy
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities recently sent out a message reminding solid waste customers about new rules that are now in effect regarding garbage pickup (copied below). As a result, members of the Jamestown City Council have … [Read more...]
BPU Approves District Heating Division Budget for 2017
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has adopted the 2017 budget for its District Heating and Cooling division. The adoption took place during the BPU’s meeting on Monday. The $1.4 million spending plan contains no rate increase for … [Read more...]
BPU Purchases Gas Pipeline to Help Provide Cost Certainty to Customers
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities met on Thursday afternoon and approved a contract to purchase the pipeline currently used to transport natural gas from Mayville to the Carlson Generation Station (Power Plant) in … [Read more...]
BPU Water Rates to See 2.7 Percent Increase in 2016
JAMESTOWN - Water customers with the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will see their water rates go up by 2.7 percent. That after the BPU held its final meeting of the year on Monday afternoon. According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, the … [Read more...]
BPU Works to Reduce Projected Water Rate Hike for 2016
JAMESTOWN - No final decision has been reached regarding a rate hike for Jamestown board of Public Utilities water customers. On Monday afternoon BPU officials spent nearly three hours discussing the 2016 water division budget and what can be done … [Read more...]
