JAMESTOWN - The effort to finalize a new contract between the city of Jamestown and members of its police union is going to arbitration. Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi recently updated the Jamestown City Council on the matter during its Oct. 2 work … [Read more...]
Teresi Warns of Another Difficult Budget Process for 2018
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi will present his executive budget for 2018 one week from Tuesday. On Monday night during the Jamestown City Council work session, Teresi updated the council on the effort of drafting the budget, saying it … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] City Officials, Members of the Public Exchange Words During Council Meeting
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council and Mayor Sam Teresi were on the defensive during Monday night's council voting session, fending off criticism and attacks from several members of the public who spoke during the meeting's public comment … [Read more...]
City Police Department Closed to Public Until Further Notice Due to Flooding
JAMESTOWN - The cleanup continues at the Jamestown Police Station on 2nd Street after it was flooded with water from a rain storm that passed late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, the general … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Sam Teresi September 2017 Interview
Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi about some of the challenges the city is facing as he continues to prepare his … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – 38th Annual Jamestown Labor Day Festival is Sunday
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi and the Labor Day Festival Committee have announced that the 38th Annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival will be held Sunday, September 3, 2017, from noon until 9 p.m. at Bergman Park. The Greater Jamestown Labor … [Read more...]
City Expected to Pay $20,000 More in Attorney Fees as Part of Annexation Legal Battle
JAMESTOWN - The attorney fees the city is paying a law firm to assist with the annexation of a piece of property in Falconer have increased by $20,000. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi said Monday night that the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities … [Read more...]
City Officials Say Goodbye to Long-Time City Clerk, Appoint His Replacement
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has approved the appointment of attorney Todd Thomas as city clerk. Thomas is filling the position that is being vacated by long-time clerk James "Jim" Olson, who announced earlier this month he would be … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Act on New City Clerk Appointment During Monday Night’s Meeting
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi has found his replacement for to fill the city clerk’s position that is opening up upon the retirement of current clerk James Olson. In a media release sent out Friday afternoon, Teresi announced the appointment of … [Read more...]
Annexation Vote Could be Put on Hold Until After DEC Ruling
JAMESTOWN - September 12 was to be the deadline for when the city of Jamestown, Village of Falconer, and Town of Ellicott would act on an annexation proposal involving the Board of Public Utilities Dow Street Substation in Falconer. However, because … [Read more...]
