JAMESTOWN - Mayor Eddie Sundquist tells WRFA that the city of Jamestown will have to pay an estimated $1.1 million in back pay to members of the Jamestown Kendall Club police union, following the announcement last month that the highest court in New … [Read more...]
City Will Have to Pay Estimated $800,000 in Back Wages After State High Court Denies Arbitration Motion
JAMESTOWN – The ongoing legal battle involving an arbitration ruling between the city of Jamestown and its police union appears to finally be over. As a result, the city will have to pay union members over $800,000 in back wages. This week the New … [Read more...]
State’s Highest Court Refuses to Hear Case Involving Alleged City Arsonist, No Options Remain for Prosecution
ALBANY - A local man who was charged in 2017 for setting over a dozen fires in the Jamestown area will not be prosecuted for the alleged crimes. The Post-Journal is reporting today that New York's highest court has denied an application seeking an … [Read more...]
Sundquist: Jamestown Will Try to Appeal Police Arbitration Ruling in State’s Highest Court
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown will move forward and take its ongoing arbitration battle with its police union to the state's highest court. During a recent interview with WRFA, Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist confirmed that the city has … [Read more...]
State Appellate Court Upholds Arbitration Ruling Favoring City Police Union
ROCHESTER - A State Appellate Court in Rochester has unanimously upheld a lower court's ruling involving the arbitration decision between Jamestown police union and the city. On Friday, the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Approves Annexation of BPU Substation Property
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 School Board to Consider Future Payments for Small City Schools Lawsuit
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will be weighing its options in the coming weeks when it comes to deciding whether or not it want to continue funding the Small City Schools, or Maisto v. New York, lawsuit. On Tuesday the school board … [Read more...]
State Appellate Division Court Overturns Zoning Board Variance for Sheldon House
ROCHESTER - A state appellate court has overturned a 2016 zoning variance granted by the Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals involving the Sheldon House. On Friday, ,June 16 the New York 4th Appellate Division, based in Rochester, released its … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Resident Paul Leone Discusses Sheldon House Zoning Challenge
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Lakeview Ave. resident Paul Leone about his effort to challenge a decision by the Jamestown Zoning Board of … [Read more...]
Governor Announces Actions to Protect Civil Rights and Combat Hate Crimes
NEW YORK - Governor Andrew Cuomo Sunday announced several actions to protect civil rights and combat hate crimes in New York, including the creation of a State Police unit to investigate reports of hate crimes, an expansion of the state’s human … [Read more...]
