Tag Archives: Jamestown Mayor

The City of Jamestown is close to bidding out the construction of its anticipated splash pad. Mayor Lyndon Baines said the final few obstacles were recently cleared and the city should be receiving the contract to begin work soon. “We’ve just been waiting on the state and some other things to get finalized finally,” Baines said. “All we have to ... Read More »

The City of Jamestown is moving to clean up condemned properties. Building Inspector Earl Sweat told the city council Monday night the city currently has 7 condemned properties. He said property owners have 30 days to clean up before the city moves in to perform any demolition work. “One resident asked me, and I said, if not, the city would ... Read More »

Jamestown Mayor Lyndon Baines said he believes communication issues are at the root of the city’s frustrations over funding the county’s 911 service. At a budget committee meeting last week, several county commissioners expressed concern that the county was setting policy, through its budget decisions, without the city having input. Baines said Jamestown sees the benefit of the service and ... Read More »