MAYVILLE - The Greater Chautauqua-Jamestown Airport at Robert H. Jackson Field will get a new parking lot thanks to federal, state and local funding. On Wednesday night the Chautauqua County Legislature approved federal and state funds for an … [Read more...]
Legislature to Act on Resolution to Send Inmates to Wyoming County Jail
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its monthly voting session Wednesday with a very light agenda. Among the items the legislature will take action on is a resolution that would allow inmates from the Chautauqua County jail to … [Read more...]
Horrigan Holds Public Hearings on Charter Amendments
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan is holding three public hearings today on local laws, which were approved by the county legislature in July. This afternoon Horrigan will hold a hearing at 1 p.m. on a local law involving the … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves Charter Amendments Involving Term Lengths and Salaries
MAYVILLE -Voters in Chautauqua County will have the opportunity to decide if they want to have their representatives in Mayville serve four-year terms rather than two-year terms. During Wednesday’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Act on Salary Increases, Extending Term Lengths During Wednesday Meeting
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will meet Wednesday night with several amendments to the county charter on the agenda. REED FULL JULY 27, 2016 MEETING AGENDA The three amendments will focus on changing the term lengths of … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – PoliSci Professor Greg Rabb Discusses Term Lengths
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, July 21, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Greg Rabb, political science professor at Jamestown Community College and also current president of the Jamestown City … [Read more...]
JCC Political Science Professor Offers Thoughts on Changing Legislature’s Term Length
JAMESTOWN - The effort to increase the term lengths for members of the Chautauqua County Legislature will go be up for a vote later this week in Mayville. Last month the legislature introduced three separate amendments to the Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
Mayor says Action on Police Consolidation Proposal Could Come Within ‘Next Couple of Months’
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi says the long-discussed inter-municipal Police Consolidation Proposal between the Jamestown Police Department and Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office could see action by the end of the summer. "I think we've been … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan June 2016 Interview
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 30, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample gets a mid-year report from Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan. The two discuss economic development, budget challenges, … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Consider Salary Increases for Executive, Clerk, and Sheriff; Increasing Term Lengths
MAYVILLE - The term length for members of the Chautauqua County Legislature could be getting longer, and the salary for the county executive, county sheriff and county clerk could also be seeing an increase. The Chautauqua County Legislature will … [Read more...]
