JAMESTOWN - A group of concerned citizens from the north side of Jamestown were at city hall Monday night to voice their concern over the recent discovery of a methamphetamine operation. The group was attending a city council work session and wanted … [Read more...]
2013 Election to Feature Several Contested Races
MAYVILLE - Election Day is one week away, and there are several contested races scheduled taking place in Chautauqua County besides the race for County Executive. For the county clerk’s race, businessman and county legislator Larry Barmore (R-Gerry) … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Begins Budget Review
JAMESTOWN - Members of the Jamestown City Council began to review the 2014 city budget on Monday night by meeting with representatives from city’s Department of Public Works, Parks, Recreation and Youth Services Departments. Much of the meeting, … [Read more...]
City Council to Begin Review of 2014 Budget Tonight
JAMESTOWN - Members of the Jamestown City Council will begin working on the city’s $33.6 million budget for 2014, which tentatively calls for just over a 2.5 percent property tax increase. On Monday Oct. 8, Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi released the … [Read more...]
Teresi Releases 2014 Executive Budget, Calls for 2.54 Percent Tax Increase
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi is proposing just over a 2.5 percent tax increase for property owners in his 2014 city budget. On Tuesday afternoon, Teresi released his $33.6 million spending plan, which is $375,000 more than the current year’s … [Read more...]
Teresi to Release 2014 Executive Budget Tuesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi will present his 2014 executive city budget this afternoon. Although many of the details have not yet been released, the mayor has already said it will be another tough budget year, due to escalating costs in … [Read more...]
City Hall Construction to be Completed by Mid-November
JAMESTOWN - The $800,000 renovation of Tracy Plaza at Jamestown City Hall should be completed within the next month and a half. That’s according to Jamestown Public Works Director Jeff Lehman, who says that the removal and replacement of the parapet … [Read more...]
City Council Gives Approval to Override State Tax Cap
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has approved a local law to override the state's tax levy cap. Lawmakers made the decision Monday Night during the monthly voting session. It must now be subject to public comment prior to being signed by the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City Officials Discuss Tax Cap Override
JAMESTOWN - City officials are likely to once again act this year on a local law to exceed the state's 2 percent property tax cap. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that city comptroller Joe Bellitto said that it is recommended the city … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City Council Seeks Funding for Next Phase of Riverwalk
JAMESTOWN - The effort to expand the Riverwalk Trail in Jamestown will be moving forward. On Monday night, the Jamestown city Council approved two resolutions dealing with the development of the Chadakoin Riverwalk Trail. One deals with an … [Read more...]
