CHAUTAUQUA - Chautauqua Institution has signed on to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy. The MOA is a document that was finalized and put forward by Chautauqua County Executive George … [Read more...]
Memo of Agreement for Lake Weed Management Finalized, Signed by County Executive
MAYVILLE - An effort to get all Chautauqua Lake stakeholders literally on the same page when it comes to managing invasive weeds and other nuisances has taken a major step forward. On Wednesday morning Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy and Other Lake Groups Sign Conservation Statement for Chautauqua Lake
JAMESTOWN - A group of organizations dedicated to improving and preserving the long-term health of Chautauqua Lake have signed off on a conservation statement that they say shows there is a general consensus on how to best approach lake … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Institution lawsuit Against DEC, Ellery will Remain in Erie County Supreme Court
BUFFALO - The Post-Journal is reporting that Chautauqua Institution’s lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Town of Ellery and Chautauqua Lake Partnership will remain in Buffalo. Judge Donna Siwek of state Supreme … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Institution Challenges Intervention Effort by Chautauqua Lake Partnership in Herbicide Lawsuit
The Jamestown Post-Journal says Chautauqua Institution has filed a motion opposing the requested involvement of the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP) in a State Supreme Court lawsuit filed by the institution earlier this year. In August the … [Read more...]
DEC to Seek Dismissal of Chautauqua Institution Lawsuit Involving Herbicide Use on Chautauqua Lake
BUFFALO - The state Department of Environmental Conservation intends to make a motion in Erie County Supreme Court to have Chautauqua Institution’s lawsuit against it dismissed. The DEC is asking for the case to be dismissed because any challenge … [Read more...]
Request Made to Move Chautauqua Lake Lawsuit to Local Supreme Court
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal says the town of Ellery wants a lawsuit it is involved with moved to Supreme Court in Chautauqua County instead of Erie County. Over the summer Chautauqua Institution announced it had filed a lawsuit against … [Read more...]
Unity Stressed at Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance Meeting
STOW - The Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance held its monthly meeting on Thursday and residents and officials called for unity in the effort to battle invasive weeds. According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, several people were on … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Lake Partnership to host Rally Saturday, September 1
BEMUS POINT - The Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP) will be hosting a Chautauqua Lake Rally at the Village Casino on Saturday, Sept. 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. The CLP – which is the organization that pushed for the use of herbicide applications in the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Announces Support for Chautauqua Institution Lawsuit Against Herbicide Permit
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy has issued a statement of support for the lawsuit filed by the Chautauqua Institution demanding a more thorough impact study on the application of herbicides to Chautauqua Lake before herbicides can be … [Read more...]
