A loss in property values combined with increases in health insurance and retirement costs has led to a 7.5% tax rate increase in Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund's proposed 2026 city budget. The $45.57 million spending plan increases appropriations by … [Read more...]
Gus Macker Tournament On Hold In Jamestown
The Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is on hold for the City of Jamestown for at least the next two years. Jamestown City Council passed a resolution under new business to allow Mayor Kim Ecklund or another authorized representative to … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – September 4, 2025
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley talks about housing in terms of housing court and rezoning efforts in Jamestown with Mayor Kim Ecklund. … [Read more...]
City Council Approves Firefighter Union Contract
Jamestown City Council has approved a new contract with the Firefighter’s Union. The collective bargaining agreement between the City of Jamestown and Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association Local 137 is for January 1, 2025 through … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – August 7, 2025
We talk with Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund about proposed zoning changes and updates to the noise ordinance. … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Wine Cellar Patio Closed By Jamestown Renaissance Corporation
An expired lease agreement has been cited as one of the reasons the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation has closed the patio operated by the Wine Cellar on the Wintergarden Plaza in downtown Jamestown, The bar posted on social media that the closure … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – July 3, 2025
We talk with Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund about Fourth of July safety and news about City Parks. … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – June 5, 2025
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley speaks with Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund about potential cuts in federal funding, an update on homelessness in Jamestown, and summer road construction. … [Read more...]
JRC Programs To Be Divided Between City of Jamestown, Gebbie Foundation
Programs provided by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation are being divided up between the City of Jamestown and the Gebbie Foundation. In a statement released by the JRC Board Co-Chairs, Mayor Kim Ecklund and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Reverend … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – May 8, 2025
Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund discusses union contracts, a proposed local law that would end residency requirements for some city employees, and activities planned for Memorial Day. … [Read more...]
