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...]
Ellery Refuses to Sign Chautauqua Lake Management Agreement
ELLERY - It appears one local municipality will not be supporting a Memo of Agreement involving the Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that that the Town of Ellery won't sign be signing the … [Read more...]
Attorneys Appear in Court to Argue Annexation Case Involving BPU Substation Property
ROCHESTER - Oral arguments regarding the city of Jamestown annexing a piece of property that currently lies within the Town of Ellicott and Village of Falconer were made Wednesday morning in a state appellate court in Rochester. Legal … [Read more...]
Annexation Case Goes Before State Appellate Court on Wednesday
ROCHESTER - The two sides involved in a contentious annexation case involving a piece of City of Jamestown-owned property in the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer will finally get their day in court today in Rochester. The New York State 4th … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Institution Signs MOA Regarding Chautauqua Lake Consensus Management Strategy
CHAUTAUQUA - Chautauqua Institution has signed on to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy. The MOA is a document that was finalized and put forward by Chautauqua County Executive George … [Read more...]
Memo of Agreement for Lake Weed Management Finalized, Signed by County Executive
MAYVILLE - An effort to get all Chautauqua Lake stakeholders literally on the same page when it comes to managing invasive weeds and other nuisances has taken a major step forward. On Wednesday morning Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello … [Read more...]
Annexation Arguments Scheduled for April 10 in State Supreme Court Appellate Division in Rochester
ROCHESTER - The two sides involved in a contentious annexation case involving a piece of city-owned property in the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer will finally get their day in court in April. The Supreme Court of New York State 4th … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Okays Additional $125,000 towards Annexation Lawsuit, Total Cost to BPU Now Exceeds $400,000
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has approved another round of payments for the law firm hired to handle the Falconer Substation Annexation Case. During it Monday afternoon board meeting, the board approved an additional … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] BPU Reaches New Contract Agreement with Town of Ellicott
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has reached a new water and sewer service agreement with the town of Ellicott. On Monday, both the BPU board and Jamestown City Council approved the 10 year contract contract. The town of … [Read more...]
