A Jamestown diner has received variance approval for a new location on North Main Street. The owners of The Eatery, currently located in the Fluvanna Plaza at 194 Fluvanna Avenue, had petitioned the Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals for the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – July 9, 2026
Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund joins us to talk about the second round of Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding the city is receiving, how the newly approved Comprehensive Plan will affect how that funding is spent, as well as how the plan informs … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Councils Approves Update Of Comprehensive Plan
Jamestown City Council has approved the first update of the City’s Comprehensive Plan since 1998. Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund said that following this approval and other comments received by the end of the comment period of June 29, the City will … [Read more...]
Public Meeting On Jamestown’s Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Code June 10
The draft Comprehensive Plan for the City of Jamestown will be presented during a public meeting June 10. Consulting team C & S Companies will share the process of the plan update, which is currently in the public comment period. The City last … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jason Kulaszewski – April 2, 2026
We talk with City of Jamestown Principal Planner Jason Kulaszewski about the city's Safe Streets For All Initiative and how citizens can get involved in that process as well as give input on the City's overhaul of its Comprehensive Plan and Zoning … [Read more...]
City Council Approves Zoning Changes To Allow For Infill Housing Pilot Project
Changes to zoning to allow for infill housing and allow commercial businesses in certain areas of Jamestown has been approved. Jamestown City Council passed resolutions to amend the official Zoning Map and to establish six Pilot Residential … [Read more...]
City Council To Vote On Proposals That Change Zoning
Jamestown City Council will vote tonight on proposals that will change zoning in areas the City. There are several proposals on the agenda dealing with the creation of “Pilot Residential Districts” where six areas of the City of Jamestown will … [Read more...]
Six Neighborhoods Named As ‘Pilot Residential Districts’ Under Zoning Proposal
Six areas of the City of Jamestown would be designated “Pilot Residential Districts” under a proposal that changes zoning to allow for infill housing. Jamestown City Council learned more about the proposal at their work session Monday … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council To Discuss Zoning Changes To Allow For Infill Housing
Jamestown City Council will discuss changing zoning in parts of the city to allow for infill housing. Infill housing is typically new houses constructed on vacant, underused lots interspersed among older, existing properties in established urban … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kim Ecklund – August 7, 2025
We talk with Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund about proposed zoning changes and updates to the noise ordinance. … [Read more...]
