LAKEWOOD - The 2013 elections are less than a week away and among those offices that are contested is the seat for the newly drawn District 10 of the Chautauqua County Legislature, which covers the north section of the Town of Busti including the … [Read more...]
Larson, Prieto Run for Legislature’s District 12 Seat
JAMESTOWN - A former representative in both city and county government is looking to get back into the political arena, but he’ll have to defeat a local businessman in order to do so. Among the contested races for the Chautauqua County Legislature … [Read more...]
AUDIO: Community Matters – Chautauqua County Legislature 2014 Budget Discussion
On Wednesday, Oct. 23 2013, the Chautauqua County Legislature met to discuss and finalize the 2014 County Budget. The two primary issues that were discussed were funding for the Chautauqua County Home through the Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) … [Read more...]
2013 Election to Feature Several Contested Races
MAYVILLE - Election Day is one week away, and there are several contested races scheduled taking place in Chautauqua County besides the race for County Executive. For the county clerk’s race, businessman and county legislator Larry Barmore (R-Gerry) … [Read more...]
Cheese Maker Could be Moving in to Former Fairbank Farms Facility in Ashville
ASHVILLE - A major cheese manufacturing operation could soon be coming to Ashville. The Chautauqua County Legislature learned on Wednesday that the Empire Specialty Cheese Co. wants to open a production operation in the town of Harmony at the … [Read more...]
County Legislature Finalizes 2014 Budget that Includes Slight Tax Decrease
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a budget for 2014. After an hour-and-a-half of deliberation on Wednesday night, lawmakers approved the estimated $229 million spending plan by a vote of 16 to 7. The amended budget slashed … [Read more...]
Legislature to Consider 2014 Budget Tonight
The Chautauqua County legislature could approve the 2014 budget later today during its monthly voting session. In September, County Executive Greg Edwards presented a $230.8 million budget that included a spending increase of $1,151,000 and a … [Read more...]
AUDIO: Community Matters – Interview with Prospective County Home Buyer and County Executive
On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the prospective buyer for the Chautauqua County Home, Edward Farbenblum (Vestracare), appeared before the Chautauqua County Legislature to respond to questions regarding the proposed sale. Following the meeting, WRFA Public … [Read more...]
County Legislature Will Vote on County Home Sale to VestraCare on Oct. 30
MAYVILLE - Members of the Chautauqua County Legislature will be voting on the sale of the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk on Oct. 30. On Thursday, Chautauqua County Legislature Chairman Jay Gould scheduled the special meeting of the legislature to … [Read more...]
Horrigan Says It’s Time to Move Forward on Selling County Home
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Candidate Vince Horrigan is ready to move forward and approve the private ownership of the Chautauqua County Home to the proposed new owners. The Bemus Point Republican and current Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
