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...]
Ellery Refuses to Sign Chautauqua Lake Management Agreement
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...]
Chautauqua Institution Signs MOA Regarding Chautauqua Lake Consensus Management Strategy
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...]
Memo of Agreement for Lake Weed Management Finalized, Signed by County Executive
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...]
Chautauqua Lake Association Voices Opposition to 2019 Herbicide Use Request
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...]
Jamestown Brewing Company Sues GPatti Enterprises Claiming Fraud, Breach of Contract
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...]
Jadlowski Sentenced to 1 to 3 Years in County Court
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...]
County Legislature to Act on Emergency Funding for Weed Removal in Burtis Bay
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be voting on a resolution later this week to allocate $25,870 from the County’s 2 percent Occupancy Tax Funding Reserve to help clean up Burtis Bay on Chautauqua Lake. The proposed allocation is … [Read more...]
Statewide Survey of NY Landowners About Black Bears is Underway
ALBANY - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is partnering with the Center for Conservation Social Sciences (CCSS) at Cornell University on a survey of roughly 11,000 randomly-selected New York landowners to better understand … [Read more...]
DEC to Seek Dismissal of Chautauqua Institution Lawsuit Involving Herbicide Use on Chautauqua Lake
BUFFALO - The state Department of Environmental Conservation intends to make a motion in Erie County Supreme Court to have Chautauqua Institution’s lawsuit against it dismissed. The DEC is asking for the case to be dismissed because any challenge … [Read more...]
