The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved using over $194,000 of the County's fund balance toward Eclipse preparedness equipment. Chautauqua County lies along the optimal viewing path, or path of totality, for the April 8, 2024 Total Solar … [Read more...]
Applications Being Accepted For County Lakes and Waterways Grant Program, Including New ‘In Lake’ Program
Applications are now being accepted for the Chautauqua County Lakes and Waterways grant program, including a new "In Lake" program. The programs provide funding for projects involving lakes and waterways within the county and are funded through … [Read more...]
New County Legislators Sworn In, Jamestown Legislator Wilfong Named Majority Leader
Five new members and 14 returning members were swore into the Chautauqua County Legislature at its reorganizational meeting Tuesday. The City of Jamestown has two new representatives with Republican Phil Landy being sworn in to represent District … [Read more...]
County Legislators Concerned Over Conditions of Jamestown Municipal Building
Concerns over the condition of the Jamestown Municipal Building are being raised by County Legislators. Legislator Dan Pavlock said he couldn’t support a one-year lease renewal with the City of Jamestown for office space for the Department of … [Read more...]
CCIDA Welcomes New Board Member
The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency board has welcomed a new member. The Chautauqua County Legislature approved the addition of Amy Harding at its October 2023 voting session. Harding also was appointed to the boards for the … [Read more...]
Seven Races In Chautauqua County To Be Decided By Absentee Ballots
Several races in Chautauqua County, including the Dunkirk Mayoral election and Legislative District 1 seat, are coming down to absentee ballots. Chautauqua County Board of Elections Republican Commissioner Brian Abram said in the Dunkirk race, … [Read more...]
Kim Ecklund Defeats Eddie Sundquist To Become Mayor of Jamestown
Jamestown will have a new mayor in 2024 as Republican Kim Ecklund has defeated Democratic incumbent Mayor Eddie Sundquist in a vote of 2,413 to 2,204. Ecklund said it has been a long nine months of campaigning, "You come into it with a lot of … [Read more...]
Candidates for Mayor, City Council Face Off In Today’s General Election
Today is Election Day. In the City of Jamestown, incumbent Democratic Mayor Eddie Sundquist is facing Republican challenger Kim Ecklund. Sundquist is aiming at winning a second term. Ecklund has served as a City Council At Large member for … [Read more...]
Potential Developers of Silver Creek School Propose Demolishing Building For Senior Citizen Housing
Potential developers for the former Silver Creek school are proposing demolishing the building to build senior citizen housing. Park Grove Realty's Allen Handelman presented on the project that would be done by the Realty company and Southern Tier … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves $290 Million County Budget With Significant Tax Decrease
The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved the 2024 County Budget with its largest tax decrease in 41 years. The $290,839,312 budget includes an 89-cent tax rate decrease. Democrats in the Legislature attempted to amend the budget twice to … [Read more...]
