JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has accepted the resignation of the Jamestown City Clerk. On Monday night the council accepted the resignation of current clerk and administrative services director Todd Thomas and also acted on appointing … [Read more...]
Annexation Arguments Scheduled for April 10 in State Supreme Court Appellate Division in Rochester
ROCHESTER - The two sides involved in a contentious annexation case involving a piece of city-owned property in the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer will finally get their day in court in April. The Supreme Court of New York State 4th … [Read more...]
GOP Mayoral Candidacy Heading Toward Primary, One Council Seat Will Also See Likely Primary
JAMESTOWN - Registered Republicans living in Jamestown will likely have to make a few choices in this years's local primary election. As WRFA reported on Wednesday, both current city councilman Andrew Liuzzo (At Large) and current county … [Read more...]
City Planning Commission to Review and Vote on Updated Urban Design Plan on Tuesday
JAMESTOWN - An updated version of the city of Jamestown's Urban Design Plan will be presented to the City Planning Commission during a meeting Tuesday afternoon at city hall. The Urban Design Plan 2.0 project is being overseen by Goody Clancy. In … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – City Councilman and Mayoral Candidate Andrew Liuzzo
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. WRFA's public affairs director Jason Sample sits down and talks with Republican City Councilman Andrew Liuzzo about his first year in office as well as his recent … [Read more...]
As Jamestown Fights Arbitration Ruling, Similar Case Ends in Defeat for Plattsburgh
JAMESTOWN - As Jamestown City officials await their day in court to challenge a recent binding arbitration decision involving the city police union, a court in another region of the state has already made a ruling in a similar case, favoring the … [Read more...]
City Seeks Public’s Help in Identifying Zombie Properties
JAMESTOWN - City development director Vince DeJoy is asking for the public's help in identifying abandoned - or zombie - properties in the city. Zombie properties are homes that have been abandoned by an owner due to foreclosure problems, but the … [Read more...]
Jamestown Sees $435,000 More in Sales Tax than Budgeted for 2018
JAMESTOWN - City officials received some good news from its top financial director on Monday night. Comptroller Joe Bellitto released the sales tax numbers for the final quarter of 2018, showing the city collected $1,569,000 in sales tax revenue … [Read more...]
City Receives Better Bond Rating from Moody’s, Will Likely Move to Borrow for Projects Later This Year
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown recently saw an improvement in its credit rating and that's good news for a city government that will likely be borrowing money in the coming months to address equipment and infrastructure needs. Jamestown Mayor … [Read more...]
JLDC Approves Grant Funding for Two Downtown Entertainment Events at Reg Lenna, Northwest Arena
JAMESTOWN - The first allocation of downtown programming assistance funding was approved by the Jamestown Local Development Corporation on Tuesday. The JLDC board of directors held its first meeting of the new year and as part of new business the … [Read more...]
