JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library is once again proposing a new tax in order to help it solve its financial challenges. The Jamestown Post-Journal reported Friday that the Prendergast Library Board of Trustees met on Thursday afternoon and … [Read more...]
Teresi’s Proposed City Budget Again Relies on Supplemental State Aid, Includes No Tax Rate Increase
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi has released his final budget. On Tuesday afternoon the outgoing mayor presented a 2020 budget proposal that includes a 1.7% increase in spending over the current year, bringing total expenditures for next … [Read more...]
City Council to Consider $460,000 in Equipment Purchases as Part of Smart City Capital Investment Plan
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council isn't wasting any time on moving forward with borrowing money for equipment purchases now that it has approved a $12.65 million Smart City Capital Investment Plan. READ DETAILS OF THE 'SMART CITY' … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Mayor Sam Teresi October 2019 Interview, Sept. 30 Comments on $12.65M Bonding
ALSO AVAILABLE VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 A recap of the Sept. 30, 2019 Jamestown City Council meeting, in which the council voted 8 to 1 in favor of borrowing up to $12.65 million to pay for the proposed Smart City … [Read more...]
County Clerk Calls on City Officials to Help Address Parking Problem at Downtown DMV
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Clerk is asking the city of Jamestown to provide free on-street parking spaces near the Department of Motor Vehicles office on W. Third Street. County clerk Larry Barmore appeared before the Jamestown City Council … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Approves $12.65 Million in Borrowing for Smart City Capital Investment Plan
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has voted in favor of the city borrowing up to $12,650,000 to pay for Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi's Smart City Capital Investment plan. The council took the action last night during its September voting … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] City Council Reviews Proposed Options for City-Operated Ambulance Service
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi Monday night presented members of the Jamestown City Council with new information involving the possibility of the city expanding its public safety services to the community. Teresi offered new details on his … [Read more...]
Mayoral Candidates Weigh In On Proposed $12.9 Million Borrowing Plan
JAMESTOWN - Two of the three candidates for mayor of Jamestown say they support a recently unveiled proposal to borrow up to $12.9 million to help pay for a variety of capital investment projects in the city. On Monday Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – September 12, 2019: JPFA Concerns and Smart City Capital Investment Program
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. In part one of this week's Community Matters program, WRFA's Jason Sample interviews JPFA President Shawn Shilling to learn more about the firefighters union's … [Read more...]
Teresi Rolls Out $12.9 Million Capital Investment Program Bonding Proposal
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi has less than four months to go before he leaves office at the end of this year, but that's not stopping him from rolling out an ambitious borrowing program that he says could result in the city saving half a million … [Read more...]
