MAYVILLE - There are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported for Chautauqua County, but the county health commissioner says she believes the virus is spreading. The Chautauqua County COVID-19 Response team reported Wednesday afternoon that … [Read more...]
County Legislature Clerk Announces New Precautionary Procedures for Upcoming Meetings
MAYVILLE - In order to ensure that social distancing is practiced in our County during this pandemic, the Chautauqua County Legislature is establishing precautionary procedures for all remaining March meetings. One of the Governor’s executive … [Read more...]
Blizzard Warning Remains in Effect for Chautauqua County Through Friday Afternoon
BUFFALO - The National Weather Service on Wednesday Afternoon upgraded its Lake Effect Snow Warning for the region to a Blizzard Warning. The warning runs from early Thursday morning until 4 p.m. on Friday and includes all of Chautauqua and … [Read more...]
Arcade Building Sold to Rochester Housing Developer
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature Wednesday night approved the sale of the Arcade Building in Downtown Jamestown for redevelopment. According to the Post-Journal, the historic building - which has been closed off for use for the past … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive Paul “PJ” Wendel: January 2020
AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA's Jason Sample invites newly appointed Chautauqua County Executive Paul "PJ" Wendel into the studio to introduce him to WRFA listeners and talk about various issues the county is facing at the start of 2020. … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves JCC Funding Resolution, Approves Motion of Support for Minimum Chargeback Payment
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a resolution involving Jamestown community College that will help the college address financial challenges. On Wednesday night the legislature approved giving the college the county's share … [Read more...]
Wendell Appointed County Executive, Chagnon to Serve as Legislature Chairman
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has appointed Lakewood Republican Paul "PJ" Wendel as the new Chautauqua County Executive. The appointment came during the Legislature's organizational meeting on Thursday afternoon. From 2012 until … [Read more...]
Wendel Receives Party Endorsement to Fill Vacated County Executive Position
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the Chautauqua County Republican Committee has made its recommendation on who should be appointed to fill the vacant County Executive position. On Thursday, the committee met in a closed-door … [Read more...]
ODell Announces Candidacy for Chautauqua County Executive
BROCTON - A Republican who's represented the Brocton and Stockton areas of the Chautauqua County Legislature for the past four years says he wants to be the next county executive. On Monday Legislator Mark Odell (R-Brocton, District 7) announced … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves 2020 Budget with 1% Tax Rate Increase
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a 2020 Budget that includes a 1% increase in the overall tax rate - raising the tax 8 cents per $1000 assessed property value. During Wednesday night's legislature meeting, lawmakers voted … [Read more...]
