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...]
Chautauqua County Legislature Approves Ban of Products Containing Microbeads
MAYVILLE - By a vote of 18-0, the Chautauqua County Legislature has unanimously approved a plan to ban the sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads. The law is similar to one also recently enacted in Erie County and will go … [Read more...]
Horrigan to Deliver 2016 Budget During Wednesday’s Legislature Meeting
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan will present his 2016 Executive Budget to the Chautauqua County Legislature Wednesday night. The presentation will take place during the Legislature’s monthly meeting, which starts at 6:30 p.m. … [Read more...]
County Lawmakers to Discuss Ban on Microbeads Wednesday in Mayville
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature’s Planning and Economic Development Committee will once again take up the issue of microbeads when it meets WEdnesday in Mayville. The committee will review a local law prohibiting the sale of personal … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Rocky’s Owner Goes on Record, Requests Policy Changes for Dealing with Loose Dogs
MAYVILLE - Members of the Chautauqua County Legislature learned more about the incident surrounding the shooting death of Rocky - a 10 year old boxer - by a member of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. On Wednesday night the legislature held … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown Resident Plans to Speak to Legislature Following Shooting of His Dog
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be holding its monthly meeting Wednesday night in Mayville and lawmaker could see a large turnout from local pet owners and animal rights activists. Joe Donisi, a Jamestown resident whose dog Rocky … [Read more...]
