McCord to serve as newly created Director of Planning and Community Development MAYVILLE, N.Y.: -- Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello has announced appointments for two key senior posts in his administration in an effort to begin a … [Read more...]
Borrello to Name Economic Development Director on Friday
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello will be announcing the new economic development strategy for Chautauqua County today at 1 p.m. in Room 331 on the third floor of the Gerace Office Building in Mayville. This announcement will … [Read more...]
County Legislature Hears Concerns over Cassadaga Wind Farm Development and Recent Tax Abatement
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature held its January voting session on Wednesday night. In addition to taking action on several resolutions, lawmakers also recognized the Sherman bus driver whose quick thinking helped to ensure the safety … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County IDA Approves PILOT Program for Wind Farm Following Deviation Hearing
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency has given its approval to a series tax breaks to a large wind farm project in the eastern and central portions of the county. On Tuesday morning the IDA board unanimously approved a … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – County Executive George Borrello – January 2018 Interview
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello to learn more about his short term plans as he gets acclimated to his new role as the county's … [Read more...]
Funding in Place for Excursion Train Feasibility Study
JAMESTOWN - City officials say funding is now in place to move forward with a feasibility study into bringing an excursion train to Jamestown. On Thursday Jamestown Development Director Vince DeJoy said that after two long years of trying to put … [Read more...]
IDA Approves Sale of Industrial Park Property, Loans for Proposed Mayville Microbrewery
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency met on Thursday morning in Jamestown and acted on a number of resolutions, including the sale of a piece of property in one of the county's industrial parks, as well as a loan for a new … [Read more...]
IDA Approves Tax Abatement Programs for Athenex
JAMESTOWN - A major economic development project in northern Chautauqua County has taken a step forward with the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency board of directors signing off on two different tax abatement programs. The $200 … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Business Partners Seeking to Reopen Cockaigne Appear Before Industrial Development Agency
Speaking are IDA business development manager Carol Rasmussen, along with Cockaigne development partners Isaac Gratto and Adam Pirtz. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency received a … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] County Legislature Approves Government Reduction Plan
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature Wednesday night voted in favor of a plan that would assist with any future government reduction initiatives taken place between two or more municipalities in the … [Read more...]









