STOW - The Bemus Point-Stow Ferry will not be able to operate again this weekend, but should cross Chautauqua Lake again sometime next week. John Cheney, director of vessels for the Sea Lion Project Ltd., which operates the ferry, told the Jamestown … [Read more...]
Legislature Committee Cuts Funding for Chautauqua Lake Investment Act
MAYVILLE - Things got heated during a Chautauqua County Legislature committee meeting yesterday in Mayville, but it had nothing to do with the hot temperatures outside. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that a resolution to provide … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Lake Focus of Discussion During County Legislature Committee Meeting
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be holding three committee meetings today. Highlighting the meeting schedule is the Planning and Economic Development committee, which meets in Mayville at 7 p.m. on the third floor of the Gerace … [Read more...]
Mueller Says State Should Do More to Help Chautauqua Lake
LAKEWOOD - The democratic candidate running to represent Chautauqua County in the state’s 150th Assembly District is calling on New York State to provide assistance to fight the weed and algae infestation on Chautauqua Lake. Dr. Rudy Mueller … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Call for Additional Funding to Help Preserve Chautauqua Lake
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County legislators Tom Erlandson (D-Frewsburg) and Lori Cornell (D-Jamestown) want provide better help for Chautauqua Lake. In a media release sent out Thursday, the two say they are currently working with area lake … [Read more...]
Rescue Crews Respond to Vehicle in Chautauqua Lake
STOW - Rescue Crews were busy Thursday morning in North Harmony responding to a reported vehicle that had driven off the Stow Ferry ramp and into Chautauqua Lake. The vehicle entered the lake between 5 and 6 a.m. and was fully submerged. According … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Lake Association to Receive $50,000 Grant from State
ALBANY – Senator Catharine Young (R,C,I-Olean) announced earlier this week that she has secured $50,000 in the 2012-13 state budget for Chautauqua Lake cleanup efforts. The grant will be allocated to the Chautauqua Lake Association (CLA) for weed … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Sept. 1, 2011
OFFICIALS TO ANNOUNCE WELFARE TO WORK INITIATIVE TO CLEAN UP THE LAKE A group of local and state officials will be making a major announcement tomorrow that will benefit Chautauqua Lake as well as the unemployed in Chautauqua Lake. A press … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 30, 2011
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE WATERSHED COMPACT SIGNED It’s being described as a watershed moment for Chautauqua Lake. Yesterday representatives from a dozen municipalities formally met to sign off on the Chautauqua Lake Watershed Compact, an inter-municipal … [Read more...]
2011 Progress Report – Chautauqua Lake Watershed Management Plan
MAYVILLE - On Aug. 24, 2011, the Chautauqua County Legislature heard a presentation involving the progress of creating an updated Chautauqua Lake Watershed Management Plan. WRFA was there to record the presentation, a link to the audio is presented … [Read more...]
