MAYVILLE - The outcome of several too-close-to-call local elections will be known Tuesday afternoon. The Chautauqua County Board of Elections will canvass absentee and affidavit ballots Tuesday, starting at 1 p.m. Members of the Board of Election … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County, CSEA Employees Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County may have finally reached a new contract agreement with its largest employee union. That’s according to an article on Wednesday’s Post-Journal, which says the county executive Vince Horrigan and CSEA officials have come … [Read more...]
Several Local Races Await Arrival of Absentee Ballots to Officially Declare Winner
MAYVILLE - Even though Election Day 2015 is now over, there’s still work that needs to be done. That’s according to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections, which says there are still some races that could be affected by outstanding absentee … [Read more...]
County Legislature Will Likely Act on Landfill Expansion Items Later this Month
MAYVILLE - The expansion effort of the Chautauqua County Landfill will take center stage for the Chautauqua County Legislature during it's November meetings. On Monday, Nov. 9, the legislature's Public Facilities Committee will meet and among the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Legislature to See Few Changes Following 2015 Election
MAYVILLE - With only eight of 19 contested races in the Chautauqua County Legislature, there wasn't expected to be much of a change, and that sentiment held true following the 2015 Elections, with only a handful of new faces joining the ranks of the … [Read more...]
Legislature Approves $256 Million Budget that Includes 6.6 Percent Property Tax Cut
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a $256 million budget that cuts the property tax rate by 6.6 percent. On Wednesday night the legislature met to discuss and vote on the budget, with two amendments being added to the … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Act on $256 million Budget Wednesday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its monthly voting session Wednesday, and while the 2016 budget is expected to take center stage, several other items are also on today's agenda. Lawmakers will meet Wednesday night to … [Read more...]
Audit and Control Committee Split on Using Fund Balance to Further Reduce 2016 Tax Rate
MAYVILLE - The effort to finalize the 2016 Chautauqua County Budget is continuing in Mayville. On Thursday the county’s audit and control committee met to discuss and finalize a spending plan that can be voted on next week by the full legislature. … [Read more...]
County Property Tax Rate Cut Could be Higher than Executive’s Proposal
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan is calling for a 4.6 percent property tax cut in his 2016 executive budget, but members of the county legislature think it can be even more. Last week, members of the legislature’s audit and … [Read more...]
2016 County Budget Includes 4.6 Percent Property Tax Cut
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan has presented a budget for 2016 that not only cuts property taxes by more than four percent, but also reduces spending by $3 million. On Wednesday night Horrigan laid out his tentative $256 … [Read more...]
