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...]
City to Roll Out Initiative Aimed at Getting Accurate Account of Zombie Properties
JAMESTOWN - City development director Vince DeJoy updated the city council's housing committee Monday night on some initiatives his office has been working in the recent weeks. DeJoy said the city qualifies for grant funding from the state to help … [Read more...]
Teresi Won’t Run for Reelection, Jamestown to See First Open-Seat Mayoral Race Since 1993
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE ON SOUNDCLOUD CORRECTION: An earlier report indicated this year's race would be the first open-seat race since 1993. This is technically incorrect because the mayor at that time, Carolyn Seymour (D), did run for … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Public Safety Committee Jan. 14 Gateway Lofts Discussion
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The Jamestown City Council's Housing Committee on heard details about the proposed Gateway Lofts housing project during it's Jan. 14 meeting at city hall. Representatives from the organizations involved with the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Liuzzo to Run for Mayor of Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown City Councilman Andrew Liuzzo (R-At Large) on Saturday announced his intention to run for mayor of Jamestown in the 2019 Election. Liuzzo made the announcement at A1 Auto on Harrison Street with more than three dozen supporters … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Teresi Outlines Several Initiatives and Areas of Focus for 2019 in Annual State of the City Address
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi delivered his annual state of the city address Monday night. The mayor passed on verbally reviewing the accomplishments from the past year during his address to the Jamestown City Council and also passed on laying out … [Read more...]
