MAYVILLE - A federally funded health center providing services for the under-served members of the Chautauqua County could soon be opening in Chautauqua County’s South County Office Building in downtown Jamestown. The Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Approve Home Rule Legislation for Sales Tax Increase
UPDATED: 10 a.m., June 20 ALBANY - Chautauqua County will have to wait until next week before learning if it will have the ability to raise its sales tax by half a percent. That after both houses of the New York State legislature on On … [Read more...]
Local Candidates for 2015 Election Now Circulating Petitions, Deadline to File is July 6
MAYVILLE - The effort to find candidates to run for local offices in Chautauqua County for the November 2015 is underway. Chautauqua County Democratic Elections Commissioner Norman Green - who also serves as chairman of the Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
Teresi Offers Update on Effort to Develop Police Consolidation Plan
JAMESTOWN - The effort to create a viable plan for the consolidation of the Jamestown Police Department and the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office is close to completion. That’s according to Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who told WRFA this week that … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Legislature to Consider Establishing Sewer Agency
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be meeting Wednesday in Mayville for its monthly voting session and among the items to be considered is the establishment of a Chautauqua County Sewer Agency. State law gives the counties the … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Considering County’s Request to Increase Sales Tax
ALBANY - Chautauqua County lawmakers may find out if the state legislature will approve their request for a sales tax increase within the next couple weeks. A request to increase the county sales tax by .5 percent is currently being considered in … [Read more...]
Legislature Approves Relocation of Jamestown DMV Office
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature Wednesday night approved the relocation of the DMV office in Jamestown. According to an article in the Post Journal, the legislature authorized a lease 3085 sq. ft. of office space at 512 W. Third St. … [Read more...]
County Legislature Votes 14-4 in Favor of Sales Tax Increase Request
MAYVILLE - The effort to raise the county’s sales tax by .5 percent now rests in the hands of the New York State legislature. On Wednesday night the Chautauqua County Legislature voted 14 to 4 on a resolution requesting the state give permission … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Act on Sales Tax Increase Request During Wednesday Voting Session
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Legislature will meet Wednesday night and on its agenda is a resolution requesting the state to allow the county to increase its local share of sales tax by .5 percent. According to county executive Vince Horrigan, … [Read more...]
County Executive Pushes for Sales Tax Increase in State of the County Address
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan says a sales tax increase is the best way to provide property tax relief for residents while also closing a $5.7 million budget gap in 2016. Horrigan made his comments while delivering his 2015 … [Read more...]
