MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Gregory Edwards says a new invasive aquatic plant has been discovered in Chautauqua Lake. This past weekend, two specimens the plant commonly known as a water chestnut (Trapa natans) were collected by EcoLogic … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Lawmakers Consider Fund Balance Ammendment
MAYVILLE – The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting this morning that Chautauqua County lawmakers have mixed feelings on a local law amendment that would require a super-majority vote for fund balance appropriations. Earlier this week, both the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Lake Association Receives $50,000 in Additional Funding from State
LAKEWOOD - Chautauqua Lake will see $50,000 in additional money to help with the removal of weeds. The news came late last week as state Senator Cathy Young and Assemblyman Andy Goodell announced that they were able to secure the money to help the … [Read more...]
Bemus Point – Stow Ferry Back In Operation
STOW - The Bemus Point–Stowe Ferry on Chautauqua Lake is once again in operation. On Friday, officials held a grand opening for the ferry, which had to wait to begin service this year because it failed to meet certain state regulations for water … [Read more...]
Saranac Lake Consulting Firm to Have Lake Study Completed by Spring 2013
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County and the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission (CLMC) have taken important steps towards the development of an in-lake management plan to address the growing weed problem in Chautauqua Lake. That from County Executive Greg … [Read more...]
County lawmakers commit $80,000 toward Weed Battle on Chautauqua Lake
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua Lake is facing a legitimate crisis and something needs to be done about it. That was the general sentiment during Wednesday night’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting as 17 members of the public urged lawmakers to approve a … [Read more...]
Legislature Meets Tonight, to Discuss Lake Funding
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be holding its monthly voting session tonight and one of the key topics of discussion will once again be Chautauqua Lake. Earlier this month, the county’s planning and economic development committee … [Read more...]
Cornell Plans to Re-introduce Funding Plan for Chautauqua Lake on Wednesday
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Legislator Lori Cornell (D-Jamestown) says she will be bringing her proposal to invest in the future of Chautauqua Lake to the full legislature later this week. This after members of the county legislature's planning and … [Read more...]
Bemus Point – Stow Ferry to Return to Operation Next Week
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...]
