Jamestown City Council has unanimously approved a local law that creates a Digital Services and Infrastructure Division at the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities. This is the sixth Division at the BPU. The new division will own, operate and … [Read more...]
Jamestown’s Mayor Says Council’s Defeat Of Resolution To Buy Out A Leased Vehicle Will Cost, Not Save City Money
Jamestown’s Mayor said City Council’s defeat of a resolution to allow the buy out of a leased vehicle for her office will cost the City money. Council, in a bipartisan vote of 4 to 4, voted down the resolution to use $18,972.05 in contingency … [Read more...]
City Of Jamestown Welcomes New Corporation Counsel
The City of Jamestown has a new Corporation Counsel. Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund introduced Amedeo Zmarandoiu to City Council at their work session last Monday. Zmarandoiu previously was employed by Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC in Buffalo. He received … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – 2027 Proposed City of Jamestown Executive Budget Presentation – October 15, 2026
We bring you the presentation by Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund of her 2027 Executive Budget that she delivered on October 8, 2026. … [Read more...]
Jamestown Receives $1 Million Brownfield Grant For Chadakoin River Corridor
The City of Jamestown is receiving a $1 million Brownfield grant to remediate the Chadakoin River corridor. Local and federal officials gathered on Harrison Street Thursday morning about the announcement of funding through the Environmental … [Read more...]
City Council Members Grateful No Layoffs Proposed in 2027 Budget
Jamestown City Council’s President and Finance Committee Chair are grateful there are no lay-offs proposed in the 2027 Executive Budget. Mayor Kim Ecklund’s executive budget clocks in at $47.3 million with a 7.39% increase in the tax … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – October 8, 2026
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley spoke with Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund two days before her proposed 2027 Executive Budget was released. While she wouldn’t get into specifics, we did learn about some of the challenges facing the City in 2027. We also … [Read more...]
Mayor Ecklund’s Proposed $47.3 Million Executive Budget Includes 7.39% Tax Increase, No Layoffs
Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund’s proposed $47.3 million Executive Budget includes a 7.39% tax increase and no layoffs. The 2027 spending plan increases appropriations by 3.8% or $1.7 million. The proposed 2027 tax rate is $27.63 with a … [Read more...]
Jamestown Mayor Ecklund To Present Proposed 2027 Budget Today
Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund will present her 2027 Executive Budget today. Ecklund said increasing prices for many items including fuel and road salt have put pressure on the budget process. She told City Council members Monday night that not … [Read more...]
Local Law To Abolish Strategic Planning Commission Moves Forward
A local law to abolish the Strategic Planning and Partnerships Commission is moving forward. Public Safety Chair Jeremy Engquist said that at this point he still is unsure how he’d vote on the floor. Two citizens spoke on the law during open … [Read more...]
