MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature is calling on state lawmakers to protect the identity of residents who own a registered pistol and also a concealed carry permit. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that During last night’s county … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Lawmakers Approve Resolution Maintaining Current Sales Tax Level
MAYVILLE - The Sales tax in Chautauqua County remain at 7.5 percent. That after the Chautauqua County Legislature last night voted in favor of a resolution that authorizes the county retain it's local sales tax of 3.5 percent. Currently under state … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature’s Monthly Meeting is Tonight
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature’s monthly voting session is taking place tonight in Mayville. Among the items expected to be discussed is a request to state lawmakers in Albany to amend the state law so that the public will no longer … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature to Act on Gun Registration Motion Next Week
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be voting next week on a motion that would call on Albany to pass allow disallowing the public from knowing who has registered firearms in their communities. On Wednesday the county’s public safety … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gun Owner Privacy and County Home to be Discussed today in Mayville
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will continue its committee meetings today with three committees meeting in Mayville. At 4 p.m. the public safety committee will meet and while it has a light agenda, there is one item on the table that … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Officials Discuss Falconer DPF Shop Upgrade
MAYVILLE - The preliminary price tag on the cost of updating the County’s Public Facilities Shop in Falconer is about $4,000,000. That’s according to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, which says county DPF Director George Spanos … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature Committee to Discuss Upgrades to DPF’s Falconer Shop
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be holding its monthly committee meetings this week in Mayville with the first taking place this afternoon. The county’s public facilities committee will b meeting at 4 p.m. in the Gerace Office … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature Okays Funding or Chautauqua Lake
MAYVILLE - A county legislator from the north county has issues with having the county government provide funding for the care of Chautauqua Lake. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting this morning that Legislator Bob Duff (R-Sheridan) took issue … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature to Consider Abandoned Vehicle Law Tonight
MAYILLE - Some lawmakers in Mayville want to crackdown on abandoned vehicles and vacant properties in Chautauqua County. When the Chautauqua County Legislature meets tonight in Mayville, it will consider a local law that would give the sheriff’s … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Lawmakers Reject Call to Remove Prayer from Meetings
MAYVILLE - Despite an effort by a Jamestown-based lawmaker, the Chautauqua County Legislature will continue to recite the pledge of allegiance and have someone say prayer prior to the start of each legislative session. On Wednesday night the … [Read more...]
