JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council held its monthly voting session on Monday night and for the second month in a row, tabled a resolution to abandon and alleyway between Lindsey and Woodlawn Avenues on the East side of town, just off Second … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown Police Chief Updates City Council on Investigation into Recent Shootings
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings updated the Jamestown City Council Monday night on Sunday's shooting on the city's north side. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The Chief confirmed the shooting on Sunday, Dec. 5, at the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown Police Chief Updates City Council on String of Shootings
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings updated the Jamestown City Council on where his department is at in the investigation of four shootings that took place in the city within a 48-hour period, beginning with a shooting incident on S. … [Read more...]
City Lawmakers Create, Approve Balanced Budget by Adding $825,000 More in Projected State Aid
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has approved a $35 million 2017 budget that contains no operating deficit. On Monday the city council council’s finance committee announced that the city would close an $825,000 operating deficit for the 2017 … [Read more...]
City Lawmakers Begin Budget Deliberations Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - City officials will begin the difficult task of reviewing and adjusting Jamestown’s 2017 budget when they meet Monday night in city hall. Last week mayor Sam Teresi presented his $35 million executive spending plan, which is $70,000 … [Read more...]
State Comptroller’s Office Audits City Finances, Makes Several Recommendations
JAMESTOWN - The New York State Comptroller’s Office has released an audit regarding the Financial Condition of the City of Jamestown, and it’s critical of how the city has managed its annual budget the past few years. The audit, which was posted … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – PoliSci Professor Greg Rabb Discusses Term Lengths
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 21, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Greg Rabb, political science professor at Jamestown Community College and also current president of the Jamestown City … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Greg Rabb Discusses Orlando Mass Shooting
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 16, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown City Council President Gregory Rabb, the only openly gay elected official in Western New York, to get … [Read more...]
City Council Approves JCC Sale of Sheldon House to Lynn Development Group
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has given its approval to Jamestown Community College selling the historic Sheldon House to the Lynn Development Group. On Monday night the council voted 8-0 in favor of JCC selling the Lakeview Ave. property … [Read more...]
City Council to Vote on Sheldon House Sale Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be voting Monday night on a resolution involving the sale of the Sheldon House from Jamestown Community College to the Lynn Development Group. As one of the three hosting municipalities of the college … [Read more...]
