WRFARadio · Community Matters - Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: May 21, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist gives an update on COVID-19 and also provides more details about the recently approved $1.9 … [Read more...]
City Council Approves $1.9 Million Energy Efficiency Plan
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council approved a $1.9 million energy efficiency plan last night that will eventually result in the city saving $75,000 per year. Funding for the plan, which will be overseen by Stark Energy Services Company, would … [Read more...]
May 18 is Deadline for Public Input into COVID-19 Community Development Plan
JAMESTOWN - Public input is now being accepted for the city's plan to spend over $700,000 in federal money for two tentative programs involving finance aid for small businesses and a rental properties impacted by COVID-19. The money comes from the … [Read more...]
Local Officials Voice Frustration Over Governor’s Reopening Plan
Local officials from across Upstate New York - including here in Jamestown - are raising questions and voicing concerns about the details of the COVID-19 reopening plan Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday. County leaders say they are unsure … [Read more...]
City Officials Aware of ‘Reopen New York’ Rally on May 1
JAMESTOWN - City officials say they are aware of a Reopen New York rally that is scheduled to take place on Friday May 1. During Monday night's Jamestown City Council work session - which was streamed and available to watch at the city website - … [Read more...]
City Council Gets Update on Financial Situation During Monday Work Session
JAMESTOWN - As governments around the world continue to deal with economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19, local government across the country are also beginning to plan for the uncertainty that lies ahead. On Monday night the Jamestown City … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown City Council President Tony Dolce: March 31, 2020
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown City council president Tony Dolce took time out on Tuesday, March 31 to give an update on how the COVID-19 novel coronavirus crisis is impacting city government. … [Read more...]
City Council Approves Two-Month Suspension of JLDC Loan Payments
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council met on Monday night and approved a resolution to temporary freeze any loan payments to the Jamestown Local Development Corporation. The move will allow eleven different businesses the opportunity to hold off on … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Gets Update on High Amount of Lead Poisoning Among Children
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown's old housing stock is continuing to create concerns for both local school and health officials, who say the number of homes that contain lead paint is resulting in a high percentage of local children having lead poisoning. A … [Read more...]
County Health and Human Services Director Gives Coronavirus Update to City Council
JAMESTOWN - So far there have been no cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Chautauqua County, but there is one person currently in precautionary quarantine due to recently traveling abroad. That was the update provided Monday by the … [Read more...]
