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...]
Jamestown City Council Approves Annexation of BPU Substation Property
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council voted 7 to 2 Monday night in favor of annexing the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities' Dow St. Substation property in the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer, setting the stage for another legal showdown in … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council will Vote on Annexation Resolution Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be acting on a resolution to proceed with the annexation of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Dow Street Substation property when it meets Monday in city hall. There are actually two resolutions on … [Read more...]
RFP Process Begins for Ambulance Service in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown city officials have sent out Requests for Proposal (RFP) to various ambulance service businesses in hopes of finding a new EMS provider in the city. The RFP process begins as Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist and his team also … [Read more...]
Jamestown Finishes 2019 with $515,000 More in Sales Tax Revenue than Originally Budgeted
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown had another "very good" quarter for sales tax revenues during the final quarter of 2019. City Comptroller Joe Bellitto updated the Jamestown City Council this past Monday night, saying the city's … [Read more...]
City Puts Out RFPs for New Ambulance Service Provider, Will Work to Renegotiate a New Service Agreement with Alstar
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Eddie Sundquist says the city is doing what it can to address a pending crisis with ambulance service in the community after Alstar Ambulance Service and UPMC Chautauqua announced last week that it was terminating its mutual aid … [Read more...]
