Artone Manufacturing’s insurance agency has filed a lawsuit to recover damage costs to the building caused by a fire at the neighboring site in November 2022. Selective Insurance Company of New York is seeking $1,271,668 from Allen Street … [Read more...]
Jamestown Fire Dept. Receives New Decontamination Equipment
New firefighter decontamination equipment has been installed at Jamestown Fire Department Station 1 thanks to an EPA grant and Housing Court fine. The City of Jamestown funded the project through a $25,000 reimbursement from the U.S. Environmental … [Read more...]
Landlord Facing Hefty Housing Code Violation Fines Is Cooperating With City of Jamestown
A landlord facing hefty fines for housing code violations is cooperating with the City of Jamestown as the Department of Development works to bring other landlords into compliance. Jamestown Director of Development Crystal Surdyk informed the City … [Read more...]
Local Property Owner Fined More Than $30,000 For Housing Code Violations
A Jamestown Housing Court Judge has fined a local property owner more than $30,000 after finding him guilty on multiple code violations in regards to 15 properties in the City of Jamestown. The City of Jamestown brought the cases before Housing … [Read more...]
More Information Coming Out About Jamestown’s Request For Investigation Into Former City Court Judge
More information is coming out about a City resolution that requests the State Comptroller investigate a former City Court Judge for illegally receiving city retiree benefits. According to the city of Jamestown, retired City Court Judge Fred … [Read more...]
City Requests State Comptroller Investigate Former Housing Court Judge
UPDATED 8/16/24 A resolution requesting the State Comptroller investigate a former Housing Court Judge for illegally receiving city retiree benefits is coming before the Jamestown City Council. In the agenda for the Monday, August 19 work … [Read more...]
A Settlement Possible In Case Against Crawford Furniture Building Owner
The City of Jamestown is not ruling out settling a legal case against the owner of the former Crawford Furniture building that was destroyed in a fire in 2022. The City and the attorney for Allen Street Development met behind closed doors with … [Read more...]
City Council to Vote on Quality of Life Ticketing Ordinance
Jamestown City Council will vote tonight on an ordinance to allow ticketing for housing code violations. The ordinance will establish a new chapter in the City Code to allow direct "Quality of Life Ticketing" by Housing Code Enforcement … [Read more...]
‘Quality of Life’ Ticketing Proposal Expected to Be Voted On This Month
A new "Quality of Life" ticketing proposal is expected to be on the Jamestown City Council's voting agenda this month. Director of Development Crystal Surdyk shared additional updates to the proposal that would allow Housing Code Enforcement … [Read more...]
Question of Liability Remains for Former Crawford Furniture Building Property
The question still remains on who is responsible for the former Crawford Furniture Building property that burned down in a fire in November 2022 in Jamestown. City of Jamestown Corporation Counsel Elliot Raimondo and Allen Street Development LLC … [Read more...]
