JAMESTOWN - The Prendergast Library has finalized its spending plan for 2017. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the library board of trustees on Thursday approved next year’s budget, which totals $916,000 – about $215,000 less than the … [Read more...]
Library Hosts Strategic Plan Public Input Session on Monday, Tuesday Nights
JAMESTOWN - One of the local services that will likely take a major hit in next year’s Jamestown city budget is the James Prendergast Library. The mayor’s proposed budget is calling for a 70 percent funding decrease for the library, which would … [Read more...]
City Funding Cut for Prendergast Library will Result in Domino Effect of Reduced Funding
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library will be in financial dire straits if the city were to move forward and cut 70 percent of its funding for next year. That’s according to Library Executive Director Tina Scott, who met with Jamestown City … [Read more...]
Public Hearing on $35 Million City Budget is Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will hold a public hearing Monday on the $35 million dollar 2017 City Budget that was introduced by Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi last month. The spending plan is $70,000 lower than the current year’s budget but … [Read more...]
UB Political Science Professor to Speak About U.S. Military Nonintervention at Prendergast Library Thursday Night
JAMESTOWN - Dr. Jerome Slater, an emeritus professor of political science at the State University at Buffalo, will deliver the 12th Murray L. Bob Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at Prendergast Library. He will focus on the role the … [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...]
[LISTEN] Teresi Presents 2017 Budget that Contains $878,000 Deficit
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi has released a 2017 budget that contains more than $878,000 more in spending than in revenue. On Tuesday afternoon Teresi presented his $35 million spending plan, which is $70,000 lower than the spending in the … [Read more...]
Jamestown Reads Kickoff, Trio Tumbao Performance Scheduled for Thursday Night
JAMESTOWN - A month long celebration of Hispanic heritage begins tonight at Jamestown Community College with live music and the kickoff to the Jamestown Reads program. The Cultural Bridges Action Team (CBAT) of the City’s Strategic Planning and … [Read more...]
Library Board Reviews and Approves 2015 Audit
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library received a clean independent audit for the 2015 fiscal year. During Thursday afternoon’s meeting the board of trustees reviewed the audit prepared by Michael Correy, which affirmed for the board that … [Read more...]
Prendergast Library Board to Likely Consider Budget Cuts During Thursday Board Meeting
JAMESTOWN - The Prendergast Library Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting this afternoon at the library. No agenda has been provided regarding what business will be discussed at the meeting, although it is open to the public. Last month … [Read more...]
