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Third Party Consulting Firm Provides Suggested Guidelines for Chautauqua Lake Weed Management

June 12, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - A consulting firm from Lancaster, NY has provided Chautauqua County with a white paper report that focuses on lake weed management and the available herbicides that could be used to help manage aquatic plants and weeds in Chautauqua … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Lake, Curly Leaf Pond Weed, Ecology and Environment Inc., Eurasian Milfoil, Herbicide, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

County Announces Independent Firm Will Monitor and Test Upcoming Herbicide Treatment of Chautauqua Lake

May 14, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance will use funding from the county to hire an independent firm to monitor the use of herbicides on Chautauqua Lake. The herbicides application for designated areas of the lake in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, George Borrello, Herbicide, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Pierre Chagnon, Princeton Hydro

Busti Officials Discuss Weed Management Funding After Recent DEC Permit Notification

May 7, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

AKEWOOD - The Town of Busti will be giving funding to both the Village of Lakewood and the Village of Celoron to help pay for the use of herbicides in areas of Chautauqua Lake. That's according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, which says town … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation

DEC Issues Herbicide Use Permits for Chautauqua Lake

May 6, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - The Post-Journal is reporting the New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced that 245.3 acres of Chautauqua Lake has been permitted for herbicide treatments later this year. All municipalities will now be able to approve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Aquathol K, Chautauqua Lake, Navigate, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Ellery Refuses to Sign Chautauqua Lake Management Agreement

April 17, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ELLERY - It appears one local municipality will not be supporting a Memo of Agreement involving the Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that that the Town of Ellery won't sign be signing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development, Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Chautauqua Fishing Alliance, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Ecology and Environment Inc., George Borrello, Mark Geise, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Town of Busti, Town of Chautauqua, Town of Ellery, Town of Ellicott, Town of North Harmony, Village of Celoron, Village of Lakewood

Chautauqua Institution Signs MOA Regarding Chautauqua Lake Consensus Management Strategy

April 5, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

CHAUTAUQUA - Chautauqua Institution has signed on to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy. The MOA is a document that was finalized and put forward by Chautauqua County Executive George … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development, Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Chautauqua County Legislature, Chautauqua Fishing Alliance, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Ecology and Environment Inc., Erie County Supreme Court, George Borrello, Mark Geise, Michael Hill, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, State Supreme Court, Town of Busti, Town of Chautauqua, Town of Ellery, Town of Ellicott, Town of North Harmony, Village of Celoron, Village of Lakewood

Memo of Agreement for Lake Weed Management Finalized, Signed by County Executive

March 28, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - An effort to get all Chautauqua Lake stakeholders literally on the same page when it comes to managing invasive weeds and other nuisances has taken a major step forward. On Wednesday morning Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development, Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Chautauqua Fishing Alliance, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Ecology and Environment Inc., George Borrello, Mark Geise, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Town of Busti, Town of Chautauqua, Town of Ellery, Town of Ellicott, Town of North Harmony, Village of Celoron, Village of Lakewood

Chautauqua Lake Association Voices Opposition to 2019 Herbicide Use Request

March 6, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

LAKEWOOD - While Chautauqua County executive George Borrello is asking for unity and consensus between stakeholders when it comes to the management of Chautauqua Lake, one group is still voicing its concern about the proposed use of herbicides by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Aquathol K, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Doug Conroe, George Borrello, Navigate, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Jamestown Brewing Company Sues GPatti Enterprises Claiming Fraud, Breach of Contract

February 12, 2019 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

Owners of long-anticipated downtown brewery sue landlord following numerous project delays BUFFALO, NY - The long-delayed opening of a new downtown brewery has led to the business suing the building owner and project developer. According to a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Downtown Revitalization Initiative, G. Patti Development, Gebbie Foundation, George Patti, Hodgson Russ, Jamestown Brewing Company, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, John McLellan Jr., John McLellan Sr., Lillian V. Ney Renaissance Center, National Comedy Center, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York Supreme Court, Vince DeJoy

Jadlowski Sentenced to 1 to 3 Years in County Court

January 15, 2019 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

MAYVILLE - The Sherman man who pleaded guilty to accidentally shooting and killing his neighbor in 2017 has been sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison. On Monday Chautauqua County Judge David Foley announced the sentence for Thomas Jadlowski, who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Basil Seggos, Chautauqua County Court, David Foley, Deer Hunting, Hunting, Hunting Accident, Jamie Billquist, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Patrick Swanson, Rosemary Billquist, Thomas Jadlowski

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