Some residents and businesses in Falconer and the east side of Jamestown were without power for a short period of time late last night. According to the Post-Journal, Jamestown BPU electric customers in the Falconer industrial area lost power around … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown City Council to Act on 2013 Budget Tonight
The Jamestown City Council will have a busy night when it meets this evening in city hall. Not only will the council have it’s monthly voting session, but lawmakers will also meet to finalize the 2013 city budget before putting it up for a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City Council Holds Budget Hearing on 2013 Spending Plan
JAMESTOWN - An organization representing the business interests of manufacturers across the southern tier has given Jamestown city lawmakers it suggestions on how to reduce the city’s proposed tax rate in 2013. The Manufacturers Association of the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown BPU Costumer Service Office Closed Thanksgiving and Black Friday
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) offices will be closed on Thursday, November 22, and Friday, November 23, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Solid Waste customers whose garbage is normally collected on Thursdays … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Sandy Has Minimal Impact on Area So Far
JAMESTOWN - An estimated 6.5 million people have been left without power thanks to Hurricane Sandy, although only a few pockets in southern Chautauqua County were left without power. The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities received about five calls … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: BPU Water Advisory for Lakewood, West Ellicott
JAMESTOWN - BPU water customers in Celoron, West Ellicott and Lakewood should be on the lookout for discolored water today. A sprinkler company will conduct an annual full flow discharge fire pump test at a private company on Jackson Avenue in … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU GM Appointed to Task Force of National Lobbying Group
Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) General Manager David Leathers has been appointed to the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) CEO Climate Change and Generation Policy Task Force. APPA is the service organization for the more than … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: BPU Announces Change to Yard Waste Drop Off Schedule
JAMESTOWN - The Board of Public Utilities will discontinue its 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Yard Waste Site hours for this season after 7 p.m. tonight. The Yard Waste Site will continue to receive green waste on Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown BPU Fall Clean-Up Begins Today
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) announces that its annual “Fall Clean-up Week” for BPU sanitation customers will take place starting this week. Fall Clean-up will occur on each resident’s normal garbage day. Customers … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: BPU Partners with Jamestown Jammers to Benefit Good Neighbor Fund
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and the Jamestown Jammers are teaming up with ticket discounts for tonight’s end-of-season Jammers game, to benefit the BPU’s Good Neighbor Fund. A coupon printed in the August, 2012, BPU Customer … [Read more...]
