Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel announced his selection of Deborah Makowski as the new Chautauqua County Director of Human Resources. This appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Chautauqua County Legislature. If approved at the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – PJ Wendel – June 23, 2022
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley spoke with Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel about extension of the South Chautauqua Lake Sewer District passed by the County Legislature, Amtrak, Brooks Memorial Hospital, and more. … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves $24 Million Expansion of South Chautauqua Lake Sewer District
Following questions from over a dozen people at a public hearing on the expansion, the Chautauqua County Legislature approved three resolutions related to extending the South Chautauqua Lake Sewer District to include the rest of the west side of … [Read more...]
County Reapportionment Plan Public Hearings Will Be Set in July
The County Legislature's Administrative Services Committee has approved a resolution to set public hearings on two proposed reapportionment plans. The County Reapportionment Commission recommended two plans that include a 17 Legislative district … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves Local Law on How Worker’s Compensation Costs Allocated to Municipalities
After voting down a proposed change that would have phased in payments for Jamestown, Dunkirk, and Westfield, the Chautauqua County Legislature approved a local law amending the County's Worker's Compensation Plan. The local law changes the county … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Vote on Changes to Worker’s Compensation Plan
The Chautauqua County Legislature will vote on amending the County's Worker's Compensation Plan, which, if passed, would result in higher payments for Jamestown and Dunkirk. County Finance Director Kitty Crow explained at the Administrative … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves Gas Sales Tax Reduction
The Chautauqua County Legislature approved a gas sales tax reduction by a vote of 12 to 6 Wednesday night. The resolution sets a fixed rate per gallon at 12-cents. Legislators had expressed concerns over how the sales tax reduction would affect … [Read more...]
County Legislature Will Consider Gas Tax Break at Voting Session
The Chautauqua County Legislature will consider a proposal to give consumers a break on sales tax for gas at its voting session tonight. A resolution filed by the four Democrats on the Legislature would set a fixed rate per gallon of 12-cents … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Legislature’s Democrats to File Resolution on Gas Sales Tax
Democratic Chautauqua County Legislators are expected to pre-file a resolution Friday morning to alleviate the sales tax on gas in the county. County Attorney Stephen Abdella informed the Legislature's Audit and Control Committee that he had been … [Read more...]
County Legislators Hear Proposals on Suspending Gas Sales Tax
County legislators heard initial proposals for how they could give consumers a break on gasoline sales tax. County Attorney Stephen Abdella and County Finance Director Kitty Crow presented to the Administrative Services Committee on the … [Read more...]
