JAMESTOWN - Customers with the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will see an increase in their garbage bill starting in January. On Monday the BPU voted for a 5 percent rate increase for solid waste customers. Under the 2015 budget, BPU Solid … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU, City Council Hold Monthly Voting Sessions on Monday
JAMESTOWN - The issue of water and electric rates for 2015 will be one of the items up for discussion during the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities monthly meeting Monday afternoon at the BPU offices on Steele St. in Jamestown. The issue of … [Read more...]
Teresi to Present 2015 City Budget Wednesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi is set to deliver his executive budget for fiscal year 2015 during a presentation scheduled for this afternoon in city hall. Under city law, the mayor is required to deliver his executive budget to the city council on … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters: Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi – Oct 2 2014
Originally broadcast Oct 2, 2014. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi his preparations for the 2015 city budget, including several challenges that he and the city council will have to deal with during … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Considering 5 Percent Increase in Garbage Fees for 2015
JAMESTOWN - The Post-Journal is reporting this morning that Jamestown residents may see an increase in garbage rates starting in 2015. According to the article, the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities held a work session on Monday and discussed … [Read more...]
Resident Voices Concern Over BPU Recycling Credit Program
JAMESTOWN - A city resident says the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities' recently introduced Residential Recycling Credit Program is flawed and as a result could open the city up to ta class action lawsuit. Jamestown resident Guinn Anderson spoke … [Read more...]
BPU Extends Yard Waste Site Hour for Fall Season
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is extending Saturday hours at the Monroe Street Yard Waste Site for the remainder of the season, beginning Saturday, Sept. 27. Saturday hours will now run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until the 2014 … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU to Begin Testing for Illegal Connections to Sanitary Sewer Lines
JAMESTOWN - The Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Wastewater Collection crews will be inspecting the sanitary sewer system over the next several months by dye-testing downspouts in an effort to find and remove “illegal” connections to the sanitary … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Reminds Residents About Importance of Safely Discarding ‘Sharps’
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Solid Waste Division reminds customers to dispose of “sharps” in a safe manner for the public and for BPU Solid Waste employees. Sharps are objects used for medical purposes, such as … [Read more...]
[AUDIO] Teresi Updates City Council on National Center for Comedy Project
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown is doing its part to ensure that a National Center for Comedy will be built in the downtown area within the next few years. On Monday night, Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi updated the city council on what the city … [Read more...]
