Mayor-Elect Kim Ecklund is deep into her transition plans to take over leading the City of Jamestown in the new year. Ecklund said as of December 12, she has retired after 34 years from her position with eSolutions Furniture, formerly known as … [Read more...]
City Council May Need To Add $170,497 in Funds To Proposed 2024 Budget
Jamestown City Council learned there could be at least $170,497 in funds they need to add to the proposed 2024 budget, possibly more, at its first set of budget hearings Monday night. Council heard presentations from the departments of … [Read more...]
Jamestown’s 3rd Quarter Sales Tax Down 2.1% From 2021
City of Jamestown sales tax receipts are down 2.1% for the third quarter of 2022 compared with the same quarter in 2021. Jamestown received $2,206,455, which is $48,207 less than in 2021. Currently, the city has received 74.7% of its budgeted … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Vote on 2023 Budget
Jamestown City Council will vote on the 2023 City Budget tonight. Mayor Eddie Sundquist's $38.68 million Executive Budget proposal included no tax increase. The tax levy is proposed to remain at $23.69 per $1,000 of assessed property value, which … [Read more...]
Downtown Parking Meter Rates Proposed to Go Up
The City of Jamestown is proposing to raise downtown parking meter rates 50-cents an half hour. City Comptroller John Sellstrom told City Council that the on-street meters rates will go from 25-cents to 50-cents a half hour, for a total of $1 an … [Read more...]
City Council Hears Budget Proposals for Bill Pay Kiosk, Reassessment, New IT Personnel
Jamestown City Council continued to hear details from Departments on the proposed 2022 budget. City Clerk Jennifer Williams has requested $15,000 in American Rescue Plan monies to purchase a Bill Pay kiosk for City Hall, "You know, for folks, if … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Receives Update on Recreational Marijuana, State Aid, Police Body Cameras
Mayor Eddie Sundquist said City Council will have to decide whether to opt out of allowing dispensaries or on-site consumption establishment now that New York State has legalized recreational marijuana. Under the state law, individual municipalities … [Read more...]
