Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund has provided City Council with additional information about the DRI award. The City of Jamestown has been awarded $10 million from the State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. This is the second time the City has … [Read more...]
Jamestown Babe Ruth World Series Seeks Sponsors, Volunteers
The Jamestown Babe Ruth World Series committee is seeking sponsors and volunteers for this August’s 13-Year-Old World Series. The committee said the last two days of the series still need buyout sponsors, which could be multiple sponsors and/or … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – June 4, 2026
Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund shares some information about how the recently passed State Budget will affect the city. … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – May 6, 2026
Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund discusses the closing of Bush Industries, NYS' Lead Rental Registry, the BPU solar project, and Safe Streets 4 All initiative. … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council To Consider Local Law to Exceed NYS Property Tax Cap
A local law to allow the City of Jamestown to exceed the state’s property tax cap will come before Jamestown City Council for approval. City Corporation Counsel Elliot Raimondo said the State constitution requires municipalities’ budgets to adhere … [Read more...]
Deer Over Population Concerns Raised With Jamestown City Council Again
The issue of deer over-population in the City of Jamestown has been brought up to City Council once again. Grant Briggs of Woodlawn Avenue told the Public Safety Committee that the deer are out of hand in his neighborhood, “I know there's no … [Read more...]
NYS Has Launched Lead Rental Registry Program
New York State has launched its Lead Rental Registry Program. The City of Jamestown, including all houses in the 14701 zip code area, is one of 25 communities selected for the initiative. The state regulations were finalized last week and the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – April 9, 2026
Jamestown has a new Police Chief and Fire Chief. Mayor Kim Ecklund tells us more about that and we talk about properties being taken over by the city as well as roadwork. … [Read more...]
Scott Forster Sworn In As Jamestown’s New Police Chief
Scott Forster has been sworn in as Jamestown’s new Police Chief. Forster had been serving as the interim chief since the beginning of February when previous Police Chief Tim Jackson retired. Ryan Rousch also was sworn in as Acting Fire Chief at … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – March 5, 2026
WRFA spoke with Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund about her State of the City address, the possible increase in temporary aid from New York State, updates on lead rehabilitation efforts, and more. … [Read more...]
