DOWNTOWN

Bayer to lead Main Street group

Cory Bayer of Express Tech was elected president of the Main Street/Downtown Association at the annual meeting of the group earlier this month the Continental Bistro.

February 21, 2009

Crews to start snow removal in downtown Jamestown after 11 p.m. Friday

City crews in Jamestown will begin removing snow from the downtown area at 11 tonight and continue through the night.

February 20, 2009

Heinrichs remodel historic building

Another building in downtown Jamestown has been rehabbed ready to last a second century, said its owner, Dwaine Heinrich, and where he can, he’s preserving pieces of its history. Unlike its nearest neighbor, the 1884 C & W building on First Avenue, Heinrich’s has no name etched into the façade, and according to the records, is about 20 years newer. It was built sometime between 1901 and 1904.

December 31, 2008

Quiet zone petitions turned in to City Hall

December 24, 2008

Letter to the editor: A quiet zone would make Jamestown a better place

Since I am only 8 years old, I didn’t get to vote on the quiet zone measure. I definitely would have voted for it. I was very sad to hear that it didn’t pass. I think the reason people didn’t vote for it was because they thought the taxes would be too high. But even I could afford it just with the money I make from shoveling the driveway!

By Anavah Love Cole , December 19, 2008

Jamestown crews begin removing snow in areas of city

Jamestown city crews have begun snow removal of emergency routes and started clearing residential areas at 11 a.m. today. Crews will begin removing snow from the downtown area at 11 p.m. and continue during the night.

December 08, 2008

Letter to the editor: Jamestown needs other things than a quiet zone

Dwaine Heinrich is right, these aren’t our fathers’ train whistles. However, these aren’t our fathers’ cars or drivers either. Vehicles have distracting stereos, cell phones, texting, TV screens, iPods, satellite radios and GPS systems. Drivers pay much less attention to the surrounding environment than they do their gadgets.

By David Klein , December 03, 2008

Quiet zone petition drive at about

In what one organizer called a “pep rally,” quiet zone petition carriers estimated Tuesday they had more than 700 signatures of the 1,058 needed for reconsideration. The number of signatures needed is 15 percent of those who voted in the presidential election earlier this month. Petition organizer Dwaine Heinrich noted there were 7,048 votes cast by Jamestown residents in the election.

November 26, 2008

Holiday plans

The weather is expected to be good for the fifth annual Holiday Dazzle Parade on Main Friday, so parade goers will get to enjoy the lights, sound and entertainment of 47 floats more comfortably this year. Starting at 6 p.m. this year’s parade will begin in McElroy Park and go north on Second Avenue Southeast. The parade will cross 10th Street Southeast, cut over to First Avenue at Eighth Street and then roll on to Third Street North.

November 25, 2008

Petitions circulating

Despite its defeat in the June election with 1,557 against and 1,293 for, quiet zone supporters haven’t given up. They’ve begun collecting the necessary 1,200 signatures on petitions to initiate reconsideration of the proposed ordinance.

November 13, 2008

Zone input

Jamestown’s Renaissance Zone is about halfway through its 15-year cycle, with 21 projects either completed or nearing completion, and is now ready for some revitalization of its own. The zone of 20 contiguous blocks, most of it downtown, was established for property revitalization in 2000. Although the Legislature has tweaked the program in every session since enactment of the Renaissance Zone Act in 1999, City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said people still think getting a zone project approved is a long and cumbersome business. It’s not. Along with the Legislature, the city has been doing some streamlining of its own through the years.

October 15, 2008

BNSF, city officials discuss parking lots and easements

Jamestown wants something from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the BNSF wants something from Jamestown. But, according to Jeff Fuchs, Jamestown city auditor, the details have yet to be worked out after members of the City Council met with a BSNF representative Wednesday.

By Keith Norman , October 02, 2008

Letter to the editor: Some people helpful but others are not

Sometimes when I go downtown in my wheelchair I get harassed by high school students. They have the courage to say things from a passing car but they haven’t got the courage to say things to my face. I could get in trouble for saying this. I used to tell the authorities, but now I just take matters into my own hand. If I get in trouble, so be it.

By Dennis Schneider, Jamestown , September 24, 2008

Arts park plans move slowly

As the summer garden planted by members of the community comes to an end, plans for the future arts park in downtown Jamestown are once again on the agenda.

September 13, 2008

Back on the table

In a special meeting Wednesday, the City Council spent more than two and a half hours looking at projects, plans and needs that need to be addressed in the coming months, some immediate and others more long-term. “There are 21 items the City Council needs to see to and prioritize,” said City Administrator Jeff Fuchs.

August 21, 2008