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Any person that wants to be a candidate for the Office of Council Member must file a statement of candidacy with the Guilford County Board of Elections between 12:00 pm Friday, July 7th and 12:00 pm Friday, July 21st. There is a $10 filing fee. A primary Election will be held on Tuesday, October 10th, if needed. The regular election will be held on Tuesday, November 7th. Citizens may vote for the candidates for Council in the Civic Center of Town Hall. Please contact the Guilford County Board of Elections at (336) 641-3836 if you have any questions.
The Town Council of the Town of Jamestown adopted a resolution amending the property tax discount rate at their April 18, 2023 regular meeting. North Carolina General Statute 105-360(c) authorizes the governing body to establish a schedule of discounts to be applied to taxes paid prior to the due date of September 1st of the fiscal year for which such taxes are levied. The Town Council has approved a one percent (1%) discount rate for the early payment of property taxes during the months of July and August effective for the 2023 billing. This discount rate will remain in effect until amended or repealed by the Town Council.
For information on the changes coming to Solid Waste (Garbage) pickup, please visit our webpage jamestowncando-nc.gov.
The Town of Jamestown is accepting bids from qualified bidders for repairs to a stormwater detention pond at Jamestown Park Golf Course. Contract documents may be found here: https://tinyurl.com/274hxf6z. Plans may be found here:http://tinyurl.com/mppeehjx. If you have questions about this project, please call Paul Blanchard, Public Services Director, at 336-454-1138.
A Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map Public Open House Meeting will be held for Guilford County
The open house will be held on 25 July 2023, 5:30-7:30 pm in the NC Cooperative Extension – Guilford County Center located at 3309 Burlington Road, Greensboro. This meeting will provide an opportunity for citizens and other stakeholders to see the results of the revised studies and new flood hazard areas, ask questions about the revised studies and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and understand the requirements for submitting appeals or comments to the revised studies. County and municipal employees will be on hand to help residents locate their properties from the flood hazard data and determine their level of flood risk. Representatives from the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program (NCFMP) will be available to answer questions about the hazard data update process, flood insurance coverage and floodplain management. Preliminary flood hazard data was issued for portions of Guilford County on October 28, 2022.
View Preliminary and currently effective flood maps:
https://bit.ly/GuilfordPrelimFloodMap
Find additional information and local contacts: https://bit.ly/GuilfordPrelimFloodMapInfo or Milton Carpenter, NCFMP Outreach Planner, 919-825-2302
Road resurfacing work will begin on Friday, May 19. Work will commence in Jamestown Oaks, and then proceed to Forestdale Subdivision (Ragsdale Road and Mendenhall Road area); Stafford Oaks Subdivision; Judges Court (patching); Byrnwood/Arlington intersection (patching); and Whittington Hall Subdivision (Winrow Drive, Pearce Drive, Kory Place, and Amy Court area).
Work will generally begin with milling equipment removing old asphalt on the edges of the roads; patching areas; followed by adjusting manholes and water valves; and paving. The project should take about two weeks to complete. Please do not park vehicles on the street in the work areas during the project. Staff and the contractor will reach out to properties that have vehicles in the way of construction.
The Town of Jamestown is currently accepting bids from qualified bidders for street pavement resurfacing. Contract documents may be found here. A PARTIAL set of plans may be found here. For a full set of plans, please get in touch with Paul Blanchard, Public Services Director, at 336-454-1138 or pblanchard@jamestown-nc.gov. Bids will be publicly opened on April 17th at 10 AM in the Civic Center at Town Hall (301 E. Main St.).
The Town has recently learned that a local blogger has written an opinion piece about a number of issues; the main one being that the Town's water is contaminated. The opinion blog was sent to local residents and social media outlets via 'IssueWire', which is a paid press release website.
The Town takes claims about contaminants in the water supply very seriously and we want to be sure that accurate information is available to citizens. The Town has issued its own press release statement (available here).
This information has been shared with our partner agencies and we are all committed to providing a safe and reliable source of drinking water for all of our communities. The Town urges anyone with questions to please contact Town Hall at 336-454-1138.
The Town will begin loose leaf collection on October 24th, 2022 and will continue until February 24th, 2023. Leaves must be raked to the curb and be free of debris. Click here to read the full notice.
Information on the Proposed DR Horton Development (Case #2021-02) can be found on the Planning/Zoning Department Page of the Town's website. This page will continue to be updated as new versions of the Draft Development Agreement become available.
The Draft Jamestown Comprehensive Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan is now available for review and comment by the public! This is an exciting step in the planning process and we continue to want to your feedback on all aspects of the Plan. The draft will be open for comment until Friday, August 26th visit the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Site below for access. Following the comment period, the project team will review all feedback and make revisions before submitting to NCDOT for formal review. We anticipate bringing the final Plan to Town Council in November to be considered for adoption.
https://www.jamestown-nc.gov/pages/view/JamestownBikePedestrian
The City of High Point is considering options to repair or replace the dam at City Lake. They are in the process of acquiring property near the dam to help facilitate their access to the dam. The acquisition of property by a municipality (even in a neighboring jurisdiction) by negotiated sale or by eminent domain is a legal process governed by the North Carolina General Statutes and the Town of Jamestown does not have the authority to interfere. It is our understanding that the City of High Point has not finalized its plans. Our Public Services staff will continue to be in contact with the City of High Point staff to help mitigate any future impacts on our citizens during this process. For now, please direct concerns or questions to the City of High Point Public Services Director, Robby Stone, at 336-883-3217 or robby.stone@highpointnc.gov
At the June 23, 2022 meeting, the Town's Land Use Attorney, Tom Terrell, provided an in-depth overview of the past year's timeline regarding DRH's annexation, rezoning, and development agreement application. This link is a shortened clip of the June 23rd meeting, showing Mr. Terrell's specific address from the beginning to its end. The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/VUz-f0EQ9VM
