JAMESTOWN - No final decision has been reached regarding a rate hike for Jamestown board of Public Utilities water customers. On Monday afternoon BPU officials spent nearly three hours discussing the 2016 water division budget and what can be done … [Read more...]
[LOCAL] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi: December 2015 Interview
Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample interviews Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi for December 2015. The mayor reacts to the passage of the 2016 Jamestown City Budget and … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Approves 2016 Budget, 4 Percent Property Tax Hike
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has approved a $35.1 million budget for 2016 that includes a 4 percent tax increase. On Monday night the council voted on the budget, but not until after several budget cuts were introduced by councilman … [Read more...]
City Council to Act on $35.1 Million Budget, 4 Percent Tax Increase Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will likely act on the city’s 2016 budget when it meets Monday, Nov. 30 for its monthly voting session. An amended version of Mayor Sam Teresi’s $35.1 million spending plan is on the agenda when the council … [Read more...]
City Council Unable to Find any Cuts in 2016 Budget, Projected Tax Hike Now at 4 Percent
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council met on Monday and while city officials spent an-hour-and-a-half reviewing the tentative 2016 city budget, members were unable to find any further cuts to the 35.1 million spending plan. Councilman Brent … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Okays $482,000 Dividend Payment to City to Help Reduce Tax Hike
JAMESTOWN - The projected property tax increase in the city of Jamestown's 2016 budget now sits at 4.06 percent. The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities on Monday approved giving the city a $482,000 dividend payment for next year following a 6-2 … [Read more...]
Focus Shifts to BPU Profit Sharing as City Works to Finalize 2016 Budget
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will meet Monday to continue discussing its 2016 budget. While the city council has not discussed any changes to the budget during its public meetings, the Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the council … [Read more...]
UPDATE – Prendergast Library Board Meeting for Thursday is Cancelled
UPDATE (10:15 a.m., Nov. 19, 2015) The Prendergast Library board has cancelled its meeting for Thursday due to a lack of a quorum. The meeting will not be rescheduled. Instead the board will resume discussing its budget during its next regularly … [Read more...]
City Officials Continue to Review 2016 Budget as Deadline Nears
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council continued the 2016 city budget process Monday night with a public hearing on mayor Sam Teresi's version of the proposed spending plan, as well as with continued deliberations on the budget during its work … [Read more...]
BPU Will Likely Raise Water Rates by At Least 2.3 Percent
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting Tuesday that water customers with the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities may see their rates go up in 2016. On Monday, the BPU board discussed the 2016 proposed utility budgets and GM David … [Read more...]
