WRFARadio · Community Matters - Jamestown City Council President Tony Dolce, Sept. 24, 2020 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Jamestown City Council president Tony Dolce on Sept. 24, 2020 to get an update on several items that have been discussed … [Read more...]
Jamestown Announces Workshops, Input Sessions for Five-Year Housing and Urban Development Plan
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Department of Development is seeking public input and expertise as it drafts the City’s Jamestown Five Year United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Plan and Annual 2021 Action … [Read more...]
City Council Voices Support for Police Residency Requirement, Pushes for Increasing Minimum Residency to 10 Years
UPDATED: AUG. 25 at 4:12 p.m. to reflect statement from Jamestown Kendall Club JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council held a work session Monday night and spent a great deal of time discussing a proposed residency requirement for city police … [Read more...]
City Council to Consider Residency Requirement for Jamestown Police Officers
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be taking up a proposal that requires all city police officers hired after January 1, 2021 to be residents of the city of Jamestown for at least five years. The proposed local law to update the city … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Approves Mobile Food Vendor Pilot Program
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has voted to give food trucks and other mobile food vendors more flexibility in operating within the city, but the vote wasn't unanimous. The council held its monthly voting session Monday night video video … [Read more...]
Mid-Year Budget Report Shows City Revenue Down in Several Categories
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council received a financial update on the 2020 city budget from new city comptroller Ryan Thompson during its work session this past Monday night. With the city budget now halfway complete, Thompson reported several … [Read more...]
Mayor Reports First Case of COVID-19 Among Municipal Workforce
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist says a city employee has tested postive for COVID-19, marking the first known case of the novel coronavirus in city government city the pandemic began. Sundquist didn't disclose what department the … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Councilman, Retired Police Officer, Recommends Expansion of Police Body Camera Policy
JAMESTOWN - Retired Jamestown Police Officer and current Jamestown City Councilman at large Jeffrey Russell is calling on the city to expand the police department's body camera policy to include all detectives working within the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: July 2, 2020
WRFARadio · Community Matters - Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: July 2, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist checks in for an interview on Community Matters and covers a variety of subjects - including … [Read more...]
City Planning Commission Approves $31 Million, 110-Unit Gateway Lofts Housing Project
JAMESTOWN - The effort to convert a former factory and current community center into a 110-unit housing project has cleared a major hurdle. During Monday's Jamestown City Council meeting, councilman Tom Nelson announced that the city Planning … [Read more...]
