The Chautauqua County Legislature has passed along party lines a budget for 2025 that reduces the tax rate by 21-cents. The budget passed reflects a Real Property Tax Levy of $73,256,471 which is $164,976 less than what County Executive PJ Wendel … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves Setting General Fund Balance Target
After more than a half hour of discussion, the Chautauqua County Legislature approved setting a target for the general fund balance. The update to the County's Financial Management Policy includes the language that the County "...shall strive to … [Read more...]
City Council To Vote on Food Truck Ordinance, Splash Fund Allocation
Jamestown City Council will not be voting on a resolution tonight to ask the State Comptroller to investigate the receipt of retiree benefits by a former City Court Judge, in addition to seeking restitution of those benefits. Mayor Kim Ecklund … [Read more...]
Former City Court Judge Accuses City of Defamation
A former City Court Judge and current County Legislator is accusing the City of Jamestown of defamation. Fred Larson, who served as City Court Judge from 2014 to 2021, spoke before Jamestown City Council Monday night in response to a resolution … [Read more...]
More Information Coming Out About Jamestown’s Request For Investigation Into Former City Court Judge
More information is coming out about a City resolution that requests the State Comptroller investigate a former City Court Judge for illegally receiving city retiree benefits. According to the city of Jamestown, retired City Court Judge Fred … [Read more...]
City Requests State Comptroller Investigate Former Housing Court Judge
UPDATED 8/16/24 A resolution requesting the State Comptroller investigate a former Housing Court Judge for illegally receiving city retiree benefits is coming before the Jamestown City Council. In the agenda for the Monday, August 19 work … [Read more...]
County Legislature Lowers Senior Citizen Real Property Tax Exemption Rate
The Chautauqua County Legislature has voted to lower the Senior Citizen Real Property Tax Exemption that they just passed in February. Legislators learned during last week's Audit & Control Committee that the state only allows exemptions for … [Read more...]
New County Legislators Sworn In, Jamestown Legislator Wilfong Named Majority Leader
Five new members and 14 returning members were swore into the Chautauqua County Legislature at its reorganizational meeting Tuesday. The City of Jamestown has two new representatives with Republican Phil Landy being sworn in to represent District … [Read more...]
Kim Ecklund Defeats Eddie Sundquist To Become Mayor of Jamestown
Jamestown will have a new mayor in 2024 as Republican Kim Ecklund has defeated Democratic incumbent Mayor Eddie Sundquist in a vote of 2,413 to 2,204. Ecklund said it has been a long nine months of campaigning, "You come into it with a lot of … [Read more...]
Candidates for Mayor, City Council Face Off In Today’s General Election
Today is Election Day. In the City of Jamestown, incumbent Democratic Mayor Eddie Sundquist is facing Republican challenger Kim Ecklund. Sundquist is aiming at winning a second term. Ecklund has served as a City Council At Large member for … [Read more...]
