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City Council Requesting More Info On Hiring Additional Police, Firefighters

May 17, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council members are requesting more clarification on a proposal to hire new Police Officers and Firefighters. The proposed hiring is part of public safety investments announced by administration and members of the City Council … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, City Council Public Safety Committee, Gun Violence Unit, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Police Department, Jeff Russell, Kim Ecklund, Ryan Thompson, Sales Tax, Tony Dolce, Zach Altschuler

Resolution to Hire More Police & Firefighters On City Council Agenda

May 16, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will review a resolution at its work session to use $3.2 million of American Rescue Plan funds to hire three Jamestown Police officers and four Jamestown firefighters. The proposed hiring is part of public safety investments … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, Cherry Street Parking Ramp, City Council Public Safety Committee, Gun Violence Unit, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Pride Festival, Ryan Thompson, Sales Tax, Spring Street Parking Ramp, Yassou Festival

County Legislature Will Consider Gas Tax Break at Voting Session

April 27, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Legislature will consider a proposal to give consumers a break on sales tax for gas at its voting session tonight. A resolution filed by the four Democrats on the Legislature would set a fixed rate per gallon of 12-cents … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Administrative Services Committee, Audit & Control Committee, Chautauqua County Legislature, Gas Tax, Kitty Crow, PJ Wendel, Sales Tax

Jamestown Receives 18.5% More Sales Tax Revenue than Budgeted in 2021

February 14, 2022 By WRFA 1 Comment

The City of Jamestown brought in 18.5% more sales tax revenue than had been budgeted in 2021. Comptroller Ryan Thompson will give an update on fourth quarter sales tax payments to City Council tonight. In the report he filed, the fourth quarter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Ryan Thompson, Sales Tax

Jamestown Sales Tax Receipts Up Almost 47% for Second Quarter

September 13, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Sales tax receipts were up almost 47% for the second quarter compared to 2020 for the City of Jamestown. City Comptroller Ryan Thompson's sales tax report in the City Council prefile said the City received $2,161,000 for the 2021 second quarter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown City Council, Ryan Thompson, Sales Tax

Sales Tax Revenues Up Over 46% For Second Quarter Compared with 2020

July 26, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Sales tax revenues increased by 46.9% for the second quarter of this year compared with last year in Chautauqua County. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state rose by 49.2%, a dramatic increase … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Internet Sales Tax, Sales Tax, Tom DiNapoli

DiNapoli: Sales Tax Collections for April Down Nearly 25%

May 12, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments grappling with shortfalls. That's according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who sent out a media release … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Sales Tax, Thomas DiNapoli

Jamestown Finishes 2019 with $515,000 More in Sales Tax Revenue than Originally Budgeted

February 12, 2020 By WRFA 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown had another "very good" quarter for sales tax revenues during the final quarter of 2019. City Comptroller Joe Bellitto updated the Jamestown City Council this past Monday night, saying the city's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2019 City Budget, 2020 City Budget, Jamestown City Council, Joe Bellitto, Sales Tax

Jamestown’s Third Quarter Sales Tex Revenue Reaches ‘All Time High’

November 19, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council received more positive financial news on Monday night from Comptroller Joe Bellitto. According to the latest numbers from Mayville, the city's third quarter sales tax revenue was up 6.3% over the previous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2019 City Budget, 2020 City Budget, Jamestown City Council, Joe Bellitto, Sales Tax

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi: September 2019 Interview

September 9, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALSO AVAILABLE AT WRFA SOUNDCLOUD PAGE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi stops by the WRFA studio for his monthly interview and offers his thoughts on a recent court decision involving the city's Annexation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Annexation, Capital Infrastructure and Equipment Replacement Program, Community Matters, Sales Tax, Sam Teresi

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