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Carroll, Kiantone eye shared services

FREWSBURG - Carroll and Kiantone are on the verge of additional shared services discussions. Tim Burkett, Carroll town supervisor, recently discussed the idea with Carroll Town Board members. Burkett, according to minutes of the board’s Aug. 12 meeting, asked for a Town Board member and perhaps a new committee to be formed that will work with Kiantone officials to discuss shared services. Burkett said he attended a Kiantone Town Board meeting in July to gauge Kiantone officials’ interest, with Burkett saying Kiantone board members showed interest and a few Kiantone Town Board ...

Questions abound during Panama town hall on school merger

PANAMA - Taxes, the future of sports teams, retirement costs, possible school board membership and the future of one pre-k through 12th grade building serving all of Clymer, Sherman and Panama are among the questions on the minds of Panama residents who are mulling a potential merger of the ...

Bemus Point approves short-term rental moratorium

BEMUS POINT - New short-term rentals in Bemus Point are on a 12-month hold after the Bemus Point Village Board approved a moratorium on the seasonal rentals. During a trustee workshop and village board meeting, the trustees discussed the proposed law, heard public comments, and ultimately ...

Mission Possible

A contemporary Christian rock band is set to make its debut at a local fundraiser. However, for the band's lead singer, it's also about supporting his wife and child. Many Sparrows, an indie-rock group, will headline a fundraiser concert titled “Hope Takes Flight.” The event is ...

Busti residents express concerns over solar project

BUSTI - Busti residents still have questions regarding a long-discussed solar project at 1192 Orr St. John and Karen Finson of Cowing Road recently sent a letter to the Busti Town Board expressing their concerns with wind and solar farms. The Finsons were invited to speak during a recent board meeting to further express their concerns. Ted Dames, senior project manager of Catalyze, the company that owns and operates the Orr Street facility, was also in attendance. Karen Finson expressed concerns regarding solar parks, including the use of chemicals to control weeds, potential ...

City kicks off Zoning Code update Sept. 28

The Jamestown Department of Development is officially kicking off the update of the city’s zoning code. During Monday’s meeting of the city council’s housing committee, Director of Development Crystal Surdyk shared with the committee what the first steps for that update are, including ...