Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen says the 2018 city budget discussions will start in a couple of weeks, as the City Council deals with a decrease in projected revenues.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 she said, the revenues will be less from the state and other funding sources.  She added that the city will attempt to balance the budget without increases in city property taxes.

She added that there will be a storm water utility fee to pay for improvements to the system, in Jamestown.

On other topics, Mayor Andersen said City Administrator Jeff Fuchs will retire at the end of this year.

She said AE2S has been hired to search for Fuchs’ successor, with the plan to have that person in place by Novmeber 1, 2017, to overlap responsibilities of the position through the end of the year.

She added that Fuchs plans to be available following his retirement for consulting, possibly on a contract basis.

Mayor Andersen reminds Jamestown residents that the new brown garbage bins will be distributed this week.

Automated collection and automated residential collections have been delayed due to the equipment having been recalled by the manufacturer due to part problem with the new trucks, that is being corrected.

She added that the new road between Menards, and JRMC is progressing and is planned to be open by October 1, 2017, with the initial lift of pavement and striping in place.

Work continues on improvements to 5th Street Northeast, and motorists are urged to use caution and watch for detours that are in place.