JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Planning Commission is meeting Tuesday in city hall and will continue its review of site plans for the proposed Gateway Lofts project. The meeting comes just one week after a public hearing was held focusing on the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Hearing on Gateway Lofts Proposal Receives Positive Comments, Some Questions and Concerns
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN - More than 80 people showed up Tuesday night for the Jamestown Planning Commission's public hearing on the proposed Gateway Lofts housing development. At the start of the two-hour hearing, … [Read more...]
Total Legal Fees in Jamestown BPU Substation Annexation Case $450,000 and Climbing
JAMESTOWN - The cost of the Annexation issue between the city of Jamestown and town of Ellicott, Village of Falconer and Falconer School District is costing taxpayers and local utility customers more than $450,000. At issue is the city's effort to … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Approves Increase in Legal Fees for Annexation Case, Total Now at $280,000
JAMESTOWN - Legal fees in the annexation case between the city of Jamestown and the Town of Ellicott / Village of Falconer continue to climb. On Monday afternoon the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities unanimously approved a $110,000 change order … [Read more...]
Jamestown, Falconer, Ellicott Officials Still Await Date for Annexation Hearing in Appellate Court
ROCHESTER - It's still not known when a state appellate court will hear arguments involving Jamestown's proposed annexation of a piece of city-owned property located in the village of Falconer / Town of Ellicott. The Appellate Division of the New … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] First Details of $34 Million Gateway Lofts Housing Proposal Presented to City Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN – The proposed Gateway Lofts project at the Gateway Center building on Water Street was the focus of discussion during Thursday’s Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission meeting. Representatives … [Read more...]
Teresi Offers Update in Annexation Case, Still No Date Set for Arguments
JAMESTOWN - The legal battle between the city of Jamestown and the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer over the proposed Annexation of the Board of Public Utilities Dow Street Substation could be moving forward later this month. Jamestown Mayor … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Approves $70,000 in Additional Legal Fees for Annexation Law Firm
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will be spending more money on legal fees to deal with its effort of trying to annex a piece of property from the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer. According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, … [Read more...]
City Expected to Pay $20,000 More in Attorney Fees as Part of Annexation Legal Battle
JAMESTOWN - The attorney fees the city is paying a law firm to assist with the annexation of a piece of property in Falconer have increased by $20,000. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi said Monday night that the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Annexation Public Hearing Draws Crowd, Criticism of Proposal
FALCONER - The case for and against the annexation of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Dow St. Substation was delivered Monday night during a joint public hearing at Falconer Central School that lasted over three hours. The substation is … [Read more...]
