Jamestown Public Schools Budget Passes, Karbacka and Galeazzo Elected to Board
Jamestown Public School‘s $89,879,000 dollar budget for 2021-22 and the $86 million Capital Improvement Plan were overwhelmingly passed by voters Tuesday. The proposition to purchase school buses in the amount of $730,000 dollars also passed.
Superintendent Dr.
Kevin Whitaker said he was very pleased with the results, “It was a resounding yes from our community on all counts from the budget to all the propositions to the Capital project, which is something that’s very good to see. It means our community has stepped up and said ‘this is what we want to happen. ”
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Frank Galeazzo – May 13, 2021
New York State has extended the moratorium on utility companies shutting off services to customers affected by the Pandemic. WRFA’s Julia Ciesla-Hanley spoke with
Jamestown BPU‘s
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“Meet The Candidates” Forum Features Jamestown School Board Candidates
The four candidates running for two open seats on the
Jamestown Board of Education were presented to the public Thursday night. The Jamestown High School PTSA moderated the “Meet The Candidates” forum that was livestreamed and open to the public to attend.
The candidates running are
Gina Sink.
Frank Galeazzo cited his 20-plus years of experience in leadership and advocating for education for why he is running. He said his top priorities include giving students the best education that can be delivered and keeping finances under control, “Finding the funding, finding the finance management in a declining population where thankfully the school district has been able to do that for the past eleven years with no tax increase.”
[LISTEN] Small Things Considered – JPS ‘Meet The Candidates’ Forum
Jamestown High School PTSA President
Joanne Dean and Treasurer
Melissa Rhodes moderated a “Meet the Candidates” forum so voters could learn more about the four candidates running for two open seats on the
Jamestown School Board. The candidates are
Frank Galeazzo,
Jamestown BPU Affected by Moratorium on Utility Disconnections
State legislation that extends the moratorium to prevent utility companies from disconnecting utilities to households and small businesses is having a financial impact on the
Jamestown Board of Public Utilities. BPU Information and Customer Services Manager
Frank Galeazzo said the utility is not receiving payments from customers, “The last time we ran some numbers, based on our arrears for past due accounts any account over 60 days past due we’ve seen a 300% increase in the money past due from our customers because there are no shut-offs and people have been affected by the Pandemic.”