Halloween Safety Tips, Trick-or-Treat Hours JAMESTOWN - Tonight is Halloween, and communities throughout the county will be taking part in the annual tradition of trick-or-treating. To help ensure the evening remains a happy and safe one for children … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2011
WRFA News – Oct. 27, 2011
LAWMAKERS PASS BUDGET THAT FALLS UNDER CAP Homeowners in Chautauqua County will see their property taxes increase by just two-percent next year. That after the Chautauqua County Legislature spent nearly two hours yesterday in budget hearings and … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 26, 2011
COUNTY LEGISLATURE HOSTS TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will meet this afternoon for its monthly voting session, but a second meeting is also scheduled for tonight so lawmakers can focus on the 2012 … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 21, 2011
AUDIT AND CONTROL COMMITTEE BRINGS DOWN 2012 TAX INCREASE MAYVILLE - If all recommendations were approved today by the full legislature, the property tax increase for next year in Chautauqua County would be 5.66 percent. That after the Chautauqua … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS – Oct. 19, 2011
COUNTY LAWMAKERS DISCUSS FUTURE OF AIRPORTS MAYVILLE - Some county lawmakers say it may be time for the county to consider privatizing its the two airports. Today’s Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the legislature's Public Facilities … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 17, 2011
LEGISLATURE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER LOCAL LAW ON LEGISLATURE SALARIES A local law involving the salaries of the Chautauqua County Legislature will be the topic of discussion later today in Mayville when the legislature’s Administrative Services … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 12, 2011
OFFICIALS HOLD GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW ADDITION TO CITY RIVERWALK JAMESTOWN - The Brooklyn Square Riverwalk system has taken another step toward becoming a key component of downtown revitalization in Jamestown. Yesterday Mayor Sam Teresi joined … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 11, 2011
OFFICIALS TO MEET THIS AFTERNOON FOR RIVERWALK GROUND-BREAKING JAMESTOWN - The next phase in the Jamestown Riverwalk project will get underway later this afternoon. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi is one of several individuals who will be on hand for a … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 7, 2011
LEGISLATURE'S AUDIT AND CONTROL COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY MAYVILLE - The committee responsible for overseeing spending and revenue in Chautauqua County will meet this morning in Mayville to go over the first week of deliberations for the 2012 county … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 6, 2011
JPD WARNS OF RECENT FLASHER INCIDENTS JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department is investigating two incidents where a man reportedly exposed himself to teenagers as they were walking to school. According to a report this morning in the Jamestown … [Read more...]