MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards will begin the process of finalizing a contract with a Chicago-based company for the sale of the Chautauqua County Home. During a special meeting of the Chautauqua County Legislature last night in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Home Once Again in Spotlight Tonight in Mayville
MAYVILLE – The issue of selling the Chautauqua County Home will go before county lawmakers this evening in Mayville. Earlier this month, Legislature Chairman Jay Gould (R-Ashville) scheduled a special meeting to take place tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Hydro-fracking in PA Leads to Weight Limit Being Imposed on County Roads
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County is taking steps to prevent hydro-fracking in nearby Pennsylvania from having an adverse impact on local roads. At the start of this month, the Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities posted weight limit … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Legislature to Act on County Home Sale Oct. 18
MAYVILLE - The issue of selling the Chautauqua County Home will go before county lawmakers two weeks from today. That’s according to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, which says Legislature Chairman Jay Gould (R-Ashville) has scheduled a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Chautauqua County Executive Continues Push to Sell County Home
MAYVILLE - As county lawmakers begin their process of reviewing the proposed 2013 budget in committee this week, County Executive Greg Edwards is continuing to bang the drum for selling the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk to help offset a $13 … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Exec Calls for Sale of County Home in 2013 Budget Proposal
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will have to decide on whether or not it wants to sell the Chautauqua County Home sooner than initially thought. According to an article in this morning’s Jamestown Post-Journal, Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Ad-hoc Committee Finalizes Recommendations on County Home
MAYVILLE - The 22 member ad-hoc committee charged with reviewing a recent financial viability study of the Chautauqua County Home has come forward with its cost-saving recommendations. After nearly two hours of discussions Wednesday night in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Home Ad-hoc Committee to Meet Tonight in Mayville
Chautauqua County lawmakers will most likely have several recommendations to help save money for the Chautauqua County Home after tonight. The ad-hoc committee charged with finding the best way to help the county home out of a financial hole will be … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Only Legislators Can Decide to Sell County Home
If the Chautauqua County Home is going to be sold, it will be a decision that is made by the Chautauqua County Legislature – and not through a public referendum. That’s the word from Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, according to an article … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Calls on State to Reduce Social Service Benefits
MAYVILLE - County executive Greg Edwards is also criticizing New York State for providing more welfare benefits to residents who rely on public assistance. In his most recent Monday Morning Memo e-newsletter, Edwards said that assistance offered in … [Read more...]
