MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan will hold a public hearing Thursdsay, May 12 on the recently approved local law to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old. The hearing will be held at 3 p.m. … [Read more...]
Public Hearing on County’s ‘Tobacco 21’ Law Set for Thursday May 12
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan has announced that he will be holding a public hearing on a local law that would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products in Chautauqua County from 18 to 21 years old. The public … [Read more...]
21 or Older to Buy Tobacco Starting this October – County Legislature Approves New Law
MAYVILLE, NY - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a local law to increase the legal age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21. The final vote on Wednesday night was 13 to 6. READ FULL LAW The proposal has been … [Read more...]
Increasing Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products Highlights April Meeting of County Legislature
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature meets Wednesday night in Mayville for its monthly voting session. Among the items on the agenda is a local law that would increase the legal age to 21 for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco-related … [Read more...]
County Facing $623,000 Budget Shortfall for Current Fiscal Year
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County lawmakers are hoping that some mid-year cuts can be made on government operations to help offset two recently revealed shortfalls in the $256 million 2016 budget. The Post-Journal is reporting Friday that the county’s … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Increasing Age to Purchase Tobacco in Chautauqua County
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, March 31, 2016. RELATED: Legislature Tables Local Law to Increase Legal Age for Buying Tobacco WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample provides a recap on the effort to … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Legislature Tables Proposed Local Law to Increase Legal Age for Buying Tobacco Products
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County lawmakers have decided to wait another month before acting on a local law to increase the legal age for purchasing tobacco products. On Wednesday during the Chautauqua County Legislature’s monthly voting session, … [Read more...]
Landfill Lawsuit Could be Taken Up in April
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that a tentative court date has been set in the case involving the town of Ellery and its effort to fight the expansion of the Chautauqua County Landfill. In February Ellery officials brought a … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Lawmakers to Consider Raising Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will introduce a local law later this month that would raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products in the county to 21. READ THE FULL PROPOSED LOCAL LAW The proposed law will be taken up by … [Read more...]
County Lawmakers Fail to Support Effort to Change State Law Dealing with Alcohol Sales on Sundays
MAYVILLE - An effort to change the state law to allow for the sale of alcohol at restaurants before noon on Sunday will not have the support of the Chautauqua County Legislature. On Wednesday night during the county legislature meeting, a motion … [Read more...]
