City of Jamestown sales tax receipts are down 2.1% for the third quarter of 2022 compared with the same quarter in 2021. Jamestown received $2,206,455, which is $48,207 less than in 2021. Currently, the city has received 74.7% of its budgeted … [Read more...]
Plans For Two Emergency Homeless Shelters Coming Together in Jamestown
Plans for two emergency homeless shelters that will have a total of 30 beds are coming together in the City of Jamestown. Mayor Eddie Sundquist said a third round of meetings on homelessness in the city took place Thursday between community … [Read more...]
City ‘Flips the Switch’ on Riverwalk Illumination Project
The City of Jamestown has officially "flipped the switch" on the Riverwalk Illumination project. The project, funded through Downtown Revitalization Initiative monies, lights up the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Coal Silo, Washington Street … [Read more...]
Christmas Tree Arrives at Tracy Plaza
The City of Jamestown's Christmas tree arrived on Tracy Plaza Tuesday morning. The 40-foot tall Norway Spruce Tree was donated by the New Hope Community Church from their yard at 40 City View Avenue. Park Crews will decorate the tree with over … [Read more...]
Two Illegal Cannabis Dispensaries Shut Down in Jamestown
Two illegal cannabis dispensaries were shut down in the city of Jamestown Friday. The businesses were located at 214 Fairmount Avenue and 29 North Main Street. Mayor Eddie Sundquist said in a release that the businesses had not received … [Read more...]
Jamestown Broadband Commission Begins Discussions on Municipal Broadband
The City of Jamestown's new Broadband Commission has begun discussions on whether to bring municipal broadband to the city. Mayor Eddie Sundquist said many in the city can't afford the cost of Internet, "The average cost of internet in the city is … [Read more...]
Potter’s Terrace Park Reopens in Downtown Jamestown
Officials cut the ribbon to reopen a renovated Potters Terrace Park in downtown Jamestown Wednesday afternoon. The park, owned by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, had been closed since 2019 due to issues with the wood structure that used to … [Read more...]
Jamestown DPW Union Wins Lawsuit Against City
A Chautauqua County Supreme Court Judge has sided with a City of Jamestown union in its lawsuit against the City. AFSCME New York Council 66, Local 418, which represents employees in the City's Department of Public Works, had filed three … [Read more...]
Jamestown Area 7th Highest Number of Lead Poisoned Children in NYS Outside NYC
The 14701 zip code has the seventh highest number of lead poisoned children in New York State outside of New York City. That data is according to New York State Department of Health’s 2020 data and being shared by the Healthy at Home CHQ Coalition … [Read more...]
Downtown Parking Meter Rates Proposed to Go Up
The City of Jamestown is proposing to raise downtown parking meter rates 50-cents an half hour. City Comptroller John Sellstrom told City Council that the on-street meters rates will go from 25-cents to 50-cents a half hour, for a total of $1 an … [Read more...]