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...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Resident Doug Champ Discusses Community Involvement
ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Jamestown resident Doug Champ about his continued involvement staying engaged in city government affairs, as well as some local issues and topics, including the 2020 city budget. … [Read more...]
City Council Approves Purchase of $1.8 Million in DPW Equipment as Part of Smart City Capital Investment Plan
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has approved the purchase of over $1.8 million worth of new vehicles and equipment for the city Public Works Department. The purchases are part of the Smart City Capital Investment Plan that Jamestown Mayor … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Mayor Sam Teresi October 2019 Interview, Sept. 30 Comments on $12.65M Bonding
ALSO AVAILABLE VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 A recap of the Sept. 30, 2019 Jamestown City Council meeting, in which the council voted 8 to 1 in favor of borrowing up to $12.65 million to pay for the proposed Smart City … [Read more...]
Teresi Says BPU, City Council will Decide Whether to Continue with Annexation Effort in the Coming Weeks
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi took time out after the Jamestown City Council meeting on Monday night to field questions about a recent State Appellate Court decision involving the city's effort to annex a piece of property in the town of … [Read more...]
Teresi Acknowledges Impact of Cuomo’s Green New Deal on Local Power Generation, Says BPU Will Develop Long-Term Strategy
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi says the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is doing what it can to prepare for an ambitious statewide initiative that calls for a transition from fossil fuel-based energy to clean, renewable energy during the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Resident Doug Champ Discusses Future of Municipal Power
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, April 4. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with city resident Doug Champ, who's voiced his concerns about the impact the state's policy on shifting electric generation to renewable … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – City Resident and Community Activist Doug Champ
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally Airing Nov. 15, 2018 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with city resident and local community activist Doug Champ. … [Read more...]
Councilman’s Effort to Increase Public Dialogue with City Officials to be Outlined Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will hold its monthly voting session Monday night with a mosty routine agenda. Most of the items on the agenda focus on small change orders for various city construction projects, along with the lifting of … [Read more...]
Resident Calls on City Council to Increase Efforts to Interact and Discuss Issues with Public
JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown resident who's addressed the Jamestown City Council on numerous occasions was back at city hall Monday night to voice his concern about what he feels is a lack of engagement between elected city officials and the … [Read more...]
