JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown now has a study in place that can help it better manage its 450 vehicles and heavy equipment. On Monday night the Jamestown City Council unanimously approved a resolution allowing the mayor to accept the final … [Read more...]
Major Financial Challenges Await 2018 City Budget Process
JAMESTOWN – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi will present his executive 2018 City Budget Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 10 in city hall. The mayor has already warned members of the Jamestown City Council that this will be a tough budget year, comparable to … [Read more...]
DPW Director Explains Why Sidewalk Repairs Are Occurring at the Start of the School Year
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown’s director of Public Works says he’s aware of recent concerns from community members regarding construction work at various street corners throughout the city to make them more pedestrian friendly and handicapped … [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...]
Leaf Collection for Jamestown Begins Nov. 2
JAMESTOWN - Leaf collection in the city of Jamestown will begin in less than two weeks. City Public Works Director Jeff Lehman says that Phase 1 of leaf collection in Jamestown will begin Monday, November 2, 2015. Phase 1 will begin in the … [Read more...]
Council Begins Budget Review Process
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has started to process of reviewing the 2016 executive budget, which includes $35.1 million in spending and calls for a tax hike of 5.6 percent. On Monday night the council met with the department heads for … [Read more...]
City Road Projects Slightly Behind Schedule with Road Construction Season Now Half Over
JAMESTOWN - The effort to repair the city streets of Jamestown is moving along. That from Jamestown Department of Public Works Director Jeff Lehman, who talked with WRFA earlier this week to provide an update on the city's 2015 Streets Improvement … [Read more...]
Teresi Thanks Motorists for Patience During Road Construction Season
JAMESTOWN - With a large number of road and related infrastructure projects currently underway in the city, motorists are sure to see some delay in their commute from one side of town to the other. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi says that while no one … [Read more...]
Several Road Construction Projects Taking Place Downtown
JAMESTOWN - Several downtown streets will continue to see work this week. The County will close down the Main St. Bridget in Brooklyn Square to just one-lane both Monday and Tuesday. The closure is needed to facilitate soil borings. Motorists … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Focus on Equipment Purchases During Monday Voting Session
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will hold its monthly voting session Monday night at city hall. Among the items to be acted on is the purchase of several pieces of equipment for the Department of Public Works, to be paid for using a portion … [Read more...]
