MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be in committee meetings all this week, starting later today. At 5:30 p.m. the County Administrative Services Committee will meet and discuss several resolutions, including a tabled resolution … [Read more...]
Redistricting Commission Meets Tonight in Mayville
MAYVILLE – An independent commission charged with redrawing the county legislature’s district lines will continue the process tonight in Mayville. The commission, which includes Legislators Larry Barmore (R-Gerry) and Tom DeJoe (D-Brocton), held its … [Read more...]
County Legislators Praise Total Elimination of Sales Tax on Clothing
MAYVILLE - Minority leaders in the Chautauqua County Legislature are praising the recent news that the State of New York has dropped its portion of the clothing tax as of April 1, 2012. Chautauqua County is now the only county in Western New York, … [Read more...]
County Reapportionment Commission Begins Process of Redistricting
MAYVILLE - An independent commission charged with redrawing the county legislature’s district lines will continue the process next week in Mayville. The commission, which includes Legislators Larry Barmore (R-Gerry) and Tom DeJoe (D-Brocton), held … [Read more...]
County Legislature Tables Sales Tax Increase Request
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Legislature will wait until next month before asking the state to allow a sales tax increase. During last night’s voting session in Mayville, County Executive Greg Edwards asked lawmakers to table a resolution that … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Meet Tonight in Mayville
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be holding its monthly voting session tonight with several items on the agenda. Among the issues is a resolution that would ask the state legislature to increase the sales tax rate in Chautauqua … [Read more...]
Edwards Pushes for Sales Tax Hike
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards made his pitch for increasing the county sales tax rate on Monday during the legislature’s Administrative Services Committee meeting. Edwards said an increase from 7.25 percent to 8.5 percent is … [Read more...]
County Lawmakers Announce Bipartisan Support for Gov’t Effectiveness Commission
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Legislator Rod Rogers (Green Party - Forestville) is announcing that his initiative to improve effectiveness in local government has earned bipartisan support. Several weeks ago, Rogers announced that he would be … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Feb. 23, 2012
COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO DOWNSIZE TO 19 MEMBERS MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County legislature will see its number reduced to 19. That after lawmakers Wednesday night voted 16 to six in favor of directing the county’s reapportionment committee to draw 19 … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Jan. 26, 2012
CITY POLICE NAB WOMAN WHO ALLEGEDLY ROBBED DOWNTOWN BANK JAMESTOWN – A 49-year-old woman is in police custody after she allegedly robbed a bank in downtown Jamestown Wedensday afternoon. Jamestown Police say the woman, who’s name has not yet been … [Read more...]
