JAMESTOWN - City officials have started to process of working with a consulting firm to update the city’s Urban Design Plan. Earlier this month it was announced that Goody Clancy – the Boston based firm that completed the 2006 Urban Design Plan – … [Read more...]
City Officials Hear from Group Requesting Drug Asset Forfeiture Money Go Toward Drug Rehab Services
"If we don't start at a local level, changing where the money is going now, we won't change this nationally." JAMESTOWN - Nearly a dozen different people spoke to the Jamestown city council on Monday night asking city officials allocate a … [Read more...]
CARTS Seeks New Location for Downtown Jamestown Terminal
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County’s public transportation buses are searching for a new terminal location in downtown Jamestown. On Thursday, March 15, representatives with the Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System (CARTS) met with the city’s … [Read more...]
Group Will Call on City Council to Allocate Portion of Drug Asset Forfeitures Toward Rehab Programs
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be holding its monthly voting session Monday at City Hall, with several items and resolutions on the agenda. The council will act on a resolution accepting the contractor for the W. Fourth St. … [Read more...]
Rabb Named Executive Director of New York Municipal Clerks Institute
JAMESTOWN - The Rockefeller Institute of Government has named former Jamestown City Council president and current city planning commission chair and Board of Public Utilities Chair Greg Rabb as the new executive director for the New York Municipal … [Read more...]
Salary Commission will Once Again Make Recommendations for Elected City Officials Later this Year
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will once again consider salary increase for elected officials within the next 12 months. During Monday night’s city council work session, city councilman and finance committee chairman Tony Dolce said that … [Read more...]
Teresi Shares Details on Upcoming Main Street, Fourth Street Construction Projects
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi has announced two upcoming street projects that will begin this spring in downtown Jamestown. The details were delivered during the city council’s work session meeting on Monday night. Usually the city holds off on … [Read more...]
City Development Director Goes Over 2018 Condemned Property Demolition List with Housing Committee
JAMESTOWN - Due to a lack of funding, the city of Jamestown has a relatively short list of condemned properties that are scheduled to be demolished in 2018. On Monday Jamestown City Development Director Vince DeJoy presented the Jamestown City … [Read more...]
Residents, Motorists Can Now Report Potholes on City Website
JAMESTOWN - Residents and motorists who travel through Jamestown can now go to the city website to report potholes in various locations of the city. Visitors to JamestownNY.net will find the “Report Existing Potholes” icon on the homepage of the … [Read more...]
New Date Set for City-Police Union Arbitration Hearing
JAMESTOWN - The arbitration hearing between the city of Jamestown and the Kendall Club Police Benevolent Association police union has been rescheduled for April 12-13. That's according to Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who delivered the news to the … [Read more...]
