JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council voted 7 to 2 Monday night in favor of annexing the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities' Dow St. Substation property in the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer, setting the stage for another legal showdown in … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council will Vote on Annexation Resolution Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be acting on a resolution to proceed with the annexation of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Dow Street Substation property when it meets Monday in city hall. There are actually two resolutions on … [Read more...]
Jamestown Mayor, Falconer and Ellicott Officials Meet to Discuss Annexation Issue
FALCONER - Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist recently joined officials from Falconer in meeting with County Executive PJ Wendel and State Senator George Borrello to discuss the potential annexation of the Board of Public Utilities Dow Street Substation … [Read more...]
*POSTPONED* Public Hearing on Annexation Postponed Due to Winter Weather
UPDATE [DECEMBER 18, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.] The Public Hearing that was scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. regarding the Annexation of the BPU substation property located on Dow Street has been cancelled due to inclement weather. A new Hearing … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown City Council Approves Annexation Resolutions
ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council voted 7 to 1 Monday night in favor of filing a petition for annexation of the Dow Street Substation property in Falconer. According to Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, last week's … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Approves Annexation Effort of Dow Street Substation
UPDATE (8:51 p.m., Nov. 21, 2019) - Our initial report inadvertently left out details of a third spending resolution by the BPU approved during its Wednesday meeting. Also added was the total amount of money the BPU has now committed to both the … [Read more...]
Mayor-elect Sundquist Was Reluctant to Pursue Annexation During Campaign
JAMESTOWN - The mayor-elect of Jamestown has gone on record saying the annexation of a piece city-owned property in the Town of Ellicott is not something he would immediately pursue if serving as mayor, saying he doesn't believe it would foster good … [Read more...]
Appeal Involving Evidence in Jamestown Arson Case to be Heard December 2 in State Appellate Court
ROCHESTER - The Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office will make its case next month for overturning a suppression of evidence decision in the upcoming trial of a Jamestown man accused of starting numerous fires in March 2017. Assistant … [Read more...]
Teresi Says BPU, City Council will Decide Whether to Continue with Annexation Effort in the Coming Weeks
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi took time out after the Jamestown City Council meeting on Monday night to field questions about a recent State Appellate Court decision involving the city's effort to annex a piece of property in the town of … [Read more...]
Appellate Court Rules Against Jamestown in Annexation Case
ROCHESTER - A State Appellate court has finally issued a ruling on the Annexation case involving the City of Jamestown and the Village of Falconer and Town of Ellicott. On Thursday the New York State Appellate Division: Fourth Judicial Department … [Read more...]
