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...]
City Firefighters Union Says Rise in EMS Calls Combined with Under-staffing Puts Community at Risk
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association is voicing its concern about under-staffing in the department that it claims is putting city residents at risk. On Monday morning the union representing 50 firefighters in the city … [Read more...]