JAMESTOWN - Tempers flared during Monday night's Jamestown City Council work session after freshman city councilman Andrew Liuzzo questioned and discussed ongoing contract negotiations involving a new water and sewer agreement between the Jamestown … [Read more...]
Campaign Flyer Critical of City Council Candidates, Questions Their Loyalty to Jamestown
UPDATE [Nov. 7, 2017] - Teresi Clarifies Involvement with Distributing Campaign Literature Aimed at Two GOP City Council Candidates JAMESTOWN - The final weekend before the 2017 Local Election saw some increased excitement on social media as … [Read more...]
DEC Commissioner Grants Jamestown SEQR Lead Agency Status for Annexation, Clears Way for Vote
ALBANY - The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner has approved giving Jamestown lead agency status in the environmental review of a piece of property the city wants to annex from the Town of Ellicott/Village of … [Read more...]
Ellicott Supervisor Stands By Claim that Jamestown Officers Follow Unwritten Policy Regarding Mutual Aid
FALCONER - The Supervisor of the Town of Ellicott is standing by comments he made when it comes to criticizing the Jamestown Police Department and an alleged policy regarding its response to backup calls outside of the city. Ellicott supervisor … [Read more...]
Joint Public Hearing on Annexation Proposal is Monday, June 12 at Falconer Central School
JAMESTOWN - A date has been set for the public hearing involving the proposed annexation of a piece of property by the city of Jamestown from the Town of Ellicott and Village of Falconer. The Post-Journal is reporting that the joint hearing will … [Read more...]
City Council to Move Forward with Annexation Process Later this Month
JAMESTOWN - The effort by the city of Jamestown to annex a piece of property from the Town of Ellicott will be moving forward later this month. During Monday night’s Jamestown City Council work session, city attorney Marilyn Fiore-Lehman updated … [Read more...]
Teresi Comments on Possible Annexation of BPU Property in Falconer
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi has offered more details about the city’s effort to annex a piece of property that sits in the village of Falconer/Town of Ellicott. Last month the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities announced it had hired an attorney … [Read more...]
State Comptroller Releases Audit Critical of Town of Ellicott Court Oversight and Financial Control
FALCONER - The state comptroller's office has released its report on the Town of Ellicott Court and the town’s inability to provide proper oversight with court finances. According to the office of Tom DiNapoli, the comptroller’s audit found that … [Read more...]
Ellicott Town Supervisor to Resign from Post at End of Year
FALCONER - The town of Ellicott will have a new town Supervisor beginning in 2015. That’s according to an article in Thursday’s Post-Journal, which says that current Ellicott Supervisor Cecil Miller III will be stepping down from his post at the end … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: IDA Board to Act Today on Hotel Tax Incentive Proposal
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency will decide later this morning whether or not to give a hotel developer tax incentives on the construction of a new hotel in the town of Ellicott. The Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or … [Read more...]
