Jamestown City Council has approved moving forward with new lighting for the North Main Street Viaduct. Council passed an amendment by Council member at large Kim Ecklund to only fund $45,712.50 of phase one of the project, which is the … [Read more...]
City Will Have to Pay Estimated $800,000 in Back Wages After State High Court Denies Arbitration Motion
JAMESTOWN – The ongoing legal battle involving an arbitration ruling between the city of Jamestown and its police union appears to finally be over. As a result, the city will have to pay union members over $800,000 in back wages. This week the New … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Judge Rules Annexation Effort by City Can Proceed
MAYVILLE - A State Supreme Court Judge has made a procedural ruling regarding the case involving the annexation of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Dow Street Substation property in the Town of Ellicott. On Friday, Supreme Court Judge Lynn … [Read more...]
Sundquist: Jamestown Will Try to Appeal Police Arbitration Ruling in State’s Highest Court
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown will move forward and take its ongoing arbitration battle with its police union to the state's highest court. During a recent interview with WRFA, Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist confirmed that the city has … [Read more...]
City Planning Commission Approves $31 Million, 110-Unit Gateway Lofts Housing Project
JAMESTOWN - The effort to convert a former factory and current community center into a 110-unit housing project has cleared a major hurdle. During Monday's Jamestown City Council meeting, councilman Tom Nelson announced that the city Planning … [Read more...]
Arguments in Police Union Arbitration Appeal Scheduled for March 30
JAMESTOWN – The legal battle over a two-year labor contract between the City of Jamestown and its police union will take its next step at the end of March in state appellate court in Rochester. According to the calendar page of the State Supreme … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Approves Annexation of BPU Substation Property
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...]
[LISTEN] Gateway Lofts Project Requires Full Environmental Review Before Moving Forward
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Planning Commission has once again put up a roadblock for the proposed $31 million Gateway Lofts project at the Gateway Center building in Jamestown. On Tuesday afternoon the commission met with representatives from … [Read more...]
*POSTPONED* Public Hearing on Annexation Postponed Due to Winter Weather
UPDATE [DECEMBER 18, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.] The Public Hearing that was scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. regarding the Annexation of the BPU substation property located on Dow Street has been cancelled due to inclement weather. A new Hearing … [Read more...]
