MAYVILLE - Last night’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting also featured the annual state of the county address delivered by Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards. It was Edwards’ eighth state of the county address since first entering the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Chautauqua Lake to Be Featured in National TV Fishing Program
Chautauqua County will once again receive some positive national media exposure starting in January. Last August, Jack Link’s Major League Fishing – a program on the Outdoor Channel - chose Chautauqua Lake to hold its six-day General Tire Summit Cup … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Officials Hold Public Meeting on Plan for Chautauqua Lake
The Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development held a meeting Wednesday night to get feedback on its draft of a submerged aquatic vegetation – or S.A.V. - plan for Chautauqua Lake. According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Health Officials Continue to Warn of Blue-Green Algae in Lake
MAYVILLE - As the boating and swimming season ends in Chautauqua County, the County Health Department reminds everyone to be cautious of continued blue-green algae in area waters. The algae, technically known as cyano-bacteria, are microscopic … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Announces Final Water Chestnut Search of Season
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is announcing that a final mass search for water chestnuts will be held Saturday, September 15 at 8:30 a.m. at the Stow Park landing of the Bemus Point-Stow Ferry. The water chestnut, an invasive … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Health Officials Monitor Algae Blooms
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Health Department is also continuing to closely monitors swimming beaches throughout the county because of high levels of blue-green algae. Several beaches have already been shut down, including Mayville Beach on … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Seeks Volunteers for Upcoming Water Chestnut Search
MAYVILLE - The search will continue for an invasive plant that was recently detected in the waters of Chautauqua Lake. Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards has announced that a a second mass search for water chestnuts will be held Saturday, … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Public Input Session on Lake Management Plan is Tonight in Stow
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County and the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission (CLMC) have taken important steps towards the development of the required in-lake management plan to address nuisance aquatic plants. After assembling funding and developing a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Provides Funding for Chautauqua Lake Watershed
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County will be getting a boost in funding from New York State to help implement agricultural best management practices in the French Creek and Chautauqua Lake watersheds. Recently, Governor Andrew Cuomo awarded Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
Aquatic Research Firm Discusses Dredging During Public Info Session
ASHVILLE - The issue of dredging Chautauqua Lake was discussed in Ashville last night by a firm hired to look for ways to reduce weeds and improve the health of the lake. According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, 35 people showed up to the BOCES in … [Read more...]
