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County Legislature Approves Gas Sales Tax Reduction

April 28, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Legislature approved a gas sales tax reduction by a vote of 12 to 6 Wednesday night. The resolution sets a fixed rate per gallon at 12-cents. Legislators had expressed concerns over how the sales tax reduction would affect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, COVID-19 vaccine, Gas Tax, Jay Gould, Kitty Crow, Lisa Vanstrom, Robert Bankowski

Chautauqua County Legislature Passes 2022 Budget With Property Tax, Tax Levy Decrease

October 28, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Legislature unanimously passed the 2022 budget with a property tax and tax levy decrease. The new property tax rate will be $8.10 per $1,000 assessed value, which is 40-cents lower than the current rate. The real property tax … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2022 County Budget, American Rescue Plan, Bill Ward, Chautauqua County Legislature, Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth, Chuck Nazzaro, County Sheriff's Supervisor's Association, Elisabeth Rankin, Greater Chautauqua-Jamestown Airport, Jay Gould, PJ Wendel, Terry Niebel

Legislature Approves Subsidy in Effort to Return Commercial Air Service to Jamestown Airport

June 27, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a resolution that will use tax payer money to subsidize commercial flight operations at the Chautauqua County Airport in Jamestown. The decision was made Wednesday night and comes as county … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Airport, Chautauqua County Legislature, Department of Transportation, Essential Air Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Jay Gould, Tom Reed

Only Seven of the 19 Chautauqua County Legislature District Will be Contested in 2019 Election

April 9, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - It appears there will be just seven contested races for this year's Chautauqua County Legislature elections. Candidate petitions were submitted to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections last week and of the 19 seats that will be up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2019 Election, Bill Ward, Chautauqua County Board of Elections, Chautauqua County Legislature, Christine Starks, Christopher Schaeffer, Chuck Nazzaro, Daniel Pavlock, David Himelein, David Wilfong, Elisabeth Rankin, Jay Gould, Jeffry Sayers, John Davis, John Hemmer, Kevin Muldowney, Kevin O'Connell, Lisa Vanstrom, Margaret Cornell, Mark Odell, Melanie Mann, Paul Whitford, Peg Cornell, Phillip Collier, Pierre Chagnon, PJ Wendel, Richard Syper, Robert Bankowski, Robert Scudder, Robert Whitney, Ronald Hall, Terry Neibel, Thomas Harmon

County Lawmakers Approve $20,000 for Hops and Grains Coop Feasibility Study

March 28, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature Wednesday night approved a resolution to spend $20,000 on feasibility study that would look into developing a regional hops/barley co-op to benefit local farmers. The Grow Chautauqua Hops and Grains … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, Chris LaCorata, Daniel Pavlock, George Borrello, Grow Chautauqua Hops and Grains, Jay Gould, John Davis, John Hemmer

Legislature Approves Expansion of Services by County EMS ‘Fly Car’ Team

September 26, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature on Wednesday approved a certified ambulance service, which lawmakers say should lead to more revenue for their emergency medical services and turn around the financially struggling county fly car … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chuck Nazzaro, County Fly Car Program, Daniel Pavlock, Jay Gould, Mark Odell, Ripley Gateway/Commerce Center, UPMC Chautauqua

Chautauqua County Legislature Elections to Feature Nine Contested Races in November

July 14, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Thursday was the deadline for candidates to hand in their petitions to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections in order to to run for office in the 2017 general election. This year’s election features races for several local offices, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2017 Election, Bob Scudder, Chautauqua County Board of Elections, Chautauqua County Clerk, Chautauqua County Executive, Chautauqua County Executive Race, Chautauqua County Legislature, Christine Starks, Chuck Nazzaro, Dan Pavlock, Dave Reinhardt, David Himelein, David Wilfong, Elisabeth Rankin, Ella Ames, Frank Besse, Gary Cerne, George Borrello, Jay Gould, Jeri Ann Simora, John Davis, John Hemmer, Kevin Muldowney, Kevin O'Connell, Larry Barmore, Laurel Adams, LeeAnn Lazarony, Lisa Vanstrom, Mark Odell, Mark Tarbrake, Mike Ferguson, Paul Whitford, Pierre Chagnon, PJ Wendel, Robert Bankoski, Robert Dando, Ron Lemon, Terry Niebel, Terry Walker, Tommy Roque, Vince Horrigan

County Legislature’s Organizational Meeting is Tuesday, New Chair to be Appointed

January 3, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be meeting in Mayville Tuesday afternoon for its 2017 organizational meeting. Among the items on the agenda is the nomination and vote for a new Chairman, who will replace current chairman Jay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, Chuck Nazzaro, David Himelein, Jay Gould

County Legislature to Have New Chairman in 2017

November 21, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will have a new chairman starting in January 2017. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that current Chairman Frank “Jay” Gould will preside over his final meeting in December. Gould announced his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Legislature, Jay Gould

JCC Political Science Professor Offers Thoughts on Changing Legislature’s Term Length

July 25, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The effort to increase the term lengths for members of the Chautauqua County Legislature will go be up for a vote later this week in Mayville. Last month the legislature introduced three separate amendments to the Chautauqua County … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Charter, Chautauqua County Charter and Administrative Code Review Commission, Chautauqua County Legislature, Jay Gould, Norman Green, Vince Horrigan

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