JAMESTOWN - Three long-time members of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities have been replaced by three new members as part of the New Year's Day appointments made by Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi and unanimously approved by the Jamestown City … [Read more...]
BPU Water Rates to See 2.7 Percent Increase in 2016
JAMESTOWN - Water customers with the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will see their water rates go up by 2.7 percent. That after the BPU held its final meeting of the year on Monday afternoon. According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, the … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Okays $482,000 Dividend Payment to City to Help Reduce Tax Hike
JAMESTOWN - The projected property tax increase in the city of Jamestown's 2016 budget now sits at 4.06 percent. The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities on Monday approved giving the city a $482,000 dividend payment for next year following a 6-2 … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Schools Creates PROMISE Fund to Help Raise Non-Essential Program Revenue
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public Schools has established a community fund that officials say will help aid the district in paying for school programming. The Jamestown Schools PROMISE Fund stands for Providing Resources to Our Mission in Support of … [Read more...]
City Financial Task Force Holds First Meeting
JAMESTOWN - The first meeting of a group created to identify and discuss possible cost saving measures and efficiencies in city government took place Wednesday afternoon in Jamestown city Hall. According to an article in the Jamestown … [Read more...]
BPU Gives Approval to Sharing 2013 Profits with City
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will share $475,000 - roughly 10 percent - of its 2013 profits with the city of Jamestown. That after the BPU held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon to finalize its 2014 budgets for both the electric … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City Council Holds Budget Hearing on 2013 Spending Plan
JAMESTOWN - An organization representing the business interests of manufacturers across the southern tier has given Jamestown city lawmakers it suggestions on how to reduce the city’s proposed tax rate in 2013. The Manufacturers Association of the … [Read more...]
