JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Clerk is asking the city of Jamestown to provide free on-street parking spaces near the Department of Motor Vehicles office on W. Third Street. County clerk Larry Barmore appeared before the Jamestown City Council … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Approves $12.65 Million in Borrowing for Smart City Capital Investment Plan
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has voted in favor of the city borrowing up to $12,650,000 to pay for Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi's Smart City Capital Investment plan. The council took the action last night during its September voting … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] City Council Reviews Proposed Options for City-Operated Ambulance Service
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi Monday night presented members of the Jamestown City Council with new information involving the possibility of the city expanding its public safety services to the community. Teresi offered new details on his … [Read more...]
Mayoral Candidates Weigh In On Proposed $12.9 Million Borrowing Plan
JAMESTOWN - Two of the three candidates for mayor of Jamestown say they support a recently unveiled proposal to borrow up to $12.9 million to help pay for a variety of capital investment projects in the city. On Monday Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – September 12, 2019: JPFA Concerns and Smart City Capital Investment Program
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. In part one of this week's Community Matters program, WRFA's Jason Sample interviews JPFA President Shawn Shilling to learn more about the firefighters union's … [Read more...]
Teresi Rolls Out $12.9 Million Capital Investment Program Bonding Proposal
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi has less than four months to go before he leaves office at the end of this year, but that's not stopping him from rolling out an ambitious borrowing program that he says could result in the city saving half a million … [Read more...]
City Firefighters Union Says Rise in EMS Calls Combined with Under-staffing Puts Community at Risk
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association is voicing its concern about under-staffing in the department that it claims is putting city residents at risk. On Monday morning the union representing 50 firefighters in the city … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi: September 2019 Interview
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...]
Jackson Center Honors Remarkable Career of STan Lundine
JAMESTOWN - The Robert H. Jackson Center is excited to honor the life and career of Stan Lundine on Sunday, September 8 at 5:30 p.m. in its Carl M. Cappa Theatre. This event is free and open to all. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of his … [Read more...]
Chadakoin Park, Splash Pad to be Discussed During Tuesday Park, Rec and Conservation Commission
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Parks, Recreation and Conservation Commission will hold its September meeting Tuesday, September 3 afternoon in city hall and among the items to be discussed is the proposal to rename Chadakoin Park and also installing a … [Read more...]
