JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi is clarifying his involvement in the distribution of a campaign mailer (shown at the end of this report) that took place last weekend focusing on two candidates for Jamestown City Council at-large and questing their … [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...]
Funding in Place for Excursion Train Feasibility Study
JAMESTOWN - City officials say funding is now in place to move forward with a feasibility study into bringing an excursion train to Jamestown. On Thursday Jamestown Development Director Vince DeJoy said that after two long years of trying to put … [Read more...]
City Council Approves 2017 CDBG and Home Program Action Plan, Totaling $2 Million
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council Monday night did approve a resolution to finalize it’s allocation plan for funding from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Program. City Development Director Vince DeJoy says an … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – City Increases Effort to Address Zombie Properties
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE A new effort is underway in the city of Jamestown to identify all the zombie properties in the city and work toward addressing as many as possible before they fall into total disrepair. Jamestown Development Director … [Read more...]
State Grant Being Put to Use to Help Address Zombie Properties in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - A new effort is underway in the city of Jamestown to identify all the zombie properties in the city and work toward addressing as many as possible before they fall into total disrepair. A zombie property is a property that is left … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Investigation Continues into Cause of Downtown Fire at Historic Arcade Building
JAMESTOWN - The investigation continues into a major fire that broke out at the historic Arcade Building on North Main Street in downtown Jamestown on Wednesday afternoon. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The call to the fire came in around … [Read more...]
City Officials Announce Upgrades to City Website to Help Residents Report Code Enforcement Issues
JAMESTOWN - Residents in Jamestown who have concerns about neighboring properties will now have another method of reporting those complaints to city housing enforcement. On Monday night City Development Director Vince DeJoy walked the Jamestown … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County IDA Approves 7-Year Extension on Covenant Manor PILOT
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency has given its approval to extending a tax abatement package to a downtown property owner for an addition seven years. On Tuesday the board voted 8-0 in favor of the extension on an … [Read more...]
IDA to Act on Covenant Manor Tax Abatement Extension During Tuesday’s Meeting
JAMESTOWN - An extension on a tax abatement agreement with a downtown property owner will go before the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency’s board of directors when it meets Tuesday morning in Jamestown. The IDA is considering a … [Read more...]
