Jamestown City Council will vote on the 2025 City Budget tonight. The initial executive budget proposed by Mayor Kim Ecklund totaled $43,315,323 and included a 7.79% tax increase. The City Council Finance Committee will propose a number of … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council To Vote On Ending BPU Annexation Litigation
Jamestown City Council will vote tonight on approving a settlement proposal between the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Village of Falconer, the town of Ellicott, and the Falconer Central School District to discontinue the annexation … [Read more...]
City Council To Review Policy For Retirees Who Don’t Pay Health Insurance Premiums On Time
Jamestown City Council will review a proposal to deal with retirees who are not making timely payments on their health insurance premiums. The administration's staff report stated the policy would set time limitations and implement late payment … [Read more...]
Jamestown Receives Pro Housing Community Designation
The City of Jamestown has been designated a Pro Housing Community, which gives them priority for state funding for housing initiatives. Jamestown Director of Development Crystal Surdyk, presenting to the City Council Housing Committee, said there … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council To Hear Check Proposal, Discuss Housing Issues
Jamestown City Council will hear a proposal to charge fees when city checks must be reissued. According to the staff report, the city pays a fee whenever a re-issues of paper checks occurs. A resolution proposes passing along that fee to the … [Read more...]
Jamestown’s Annual Action Plan Workshops Have Beguns
The City of Jamestown's Annual Action Plan public workshops have begun. The Jamestown Department of Development is using the workshops to gather community input for the Action Plan, which is the plan for how the city will use Community Development … [Read more...]
County Officials To Attend Jamestown City Council Meeting
Chautauqua County officials will attend the Jamestown City Council work session tonight to discuss collaboration efforts. The discussion will happen during the full work session that takes place at 7:30 p.m. The Housing Committee will have a … [Read more...]
City Council to Vote on N. Main St. Viaduct Project, Grant Applications
A project to make the North Main Street Viaduct a parklet with new lighting and artwork is on the Jamestown City Council's voting agenda under new business for tonight. Department of Development Director Crystal Surdyk presented on the project at … [Read more...]
City Council Approves Reallocating $225,000 in Unexpended HOME Program Funds to Homebuyers Assistance Program
Jamestown City Council has approved reallocating $225,000 in previous years HOME program funds to a First Time Homebuyers Assistance Program. The Annual Action plans for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 had funds not fully expended, which Jamestown … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Review Dump Truck Purchase Request, Special Event Permit Requests
Jamestown City Council will meet twice this week with its regular work session taking place tonight. The agenda is rather light in comparison to recent months, even with the continued inclusion of the resolution to lift the hiring freeze to allow … [Read more...]
