MAYVILLE - The 2013 Election has turned out to be a huge victory for Republican in the Chautauqua County Legislature. Despite the fact that the legislature is downsizing to 19 members, the GOP will still control 13 seats on the panel, giving it a … [Read more...]
Questions Answered During County Legislature Meeting with Prospective Home Buyer
MAYVILLE - It was a long and at times confrontational special meeting of the Chautauqua County Legislature last night in Mayville as lawmakers met with the latest prospective buyers of the Chautauqua County Home. Four representatives of VestraCare … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Democrats Announce Endorsements for 2013 Election
Dems endorse 8 incumbents, 5 newcomers and 1 Republican for County Legislature MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County’s Democratic Committee has approved its list of preliminary endorsements for the 2013 local elections. Last weekend the party’s nominating … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature’s Audit and Control Committee Approves County Home Resolution
MAYVILLE - Another committee of the Chautauqua County Legislature has given it’s approval for the sale of the Chautauqua County Home to a Chicago based company. According to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, the legislator’s financial … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature Approves 2013 Spending Plan that Cuts Taxes
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a 2013 budget. During last night’s voting session, lawmakers approved an estimated $63 million spending plan by a vote of 19 to 4 that calls for property tax rate of $9.14 per thousand … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature to Hold Voting Session Wednesday Evening
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will have its regular voting session tonight in Mayville, with several items on the agenda. Among the items is setting a public hearing date on a proposed local law that would benefit low-income, … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Audit and Control Committee Approves Local Law Benefitng Firt-time Homebuyers
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Legislature’s Audit and Control Committee has given its approval to a local law that would benefit first-time homebuyers – although two key members have come out against the proposal. Committee Chairman John Runkle … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Lawmakers Unable to Pass Amendment that Would Curtail Fund Balance Spending
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be able to continue taking money out of its fund balance with a simple majority vote. That after lawmakers defeated a local law amendment last night in Mayville that would have required a 2/3 vote by … [Read more...]
County Executive, Lawmakers to Meet with Firm Hired to Market County Home
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Lawmakers will be meeting later this month with members of a marketing firm hired to find prospective buyers for the County Home. During the County Legislature’s May voting session, County Executive Greg Edwards announced … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves IGT Funding for County Home
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk will have additional financial support to help keep it in operation through at least the end of 2013. That after county lawmakers last night approved a resolution that would provide $1.36 million in … [Read more...]
