Chautauqua County Executive Vince HorriganMAYVILLE - The inaugural Chautauqua Gran Fondo Cycling Tour will take place on Saturday, with cyclists from throughout the region coming to Chautauqua County to ride around the lake. In addition to the … [Read more...]
CSEA Holds Rally for New Contract Prior to Wednesday’s Legislature Meeting
MAYVILLE, NY - After waiting three-and-a-half years with no results, the leaders of a union representing an estimated 950 government workers in Chautauqua County say enough is enough and it’s time they receive a new contract. Dozens of members and … [Read more...]
North County Communities Focus on Flood Clean Up Over Weekend
MAYVILLE - It was a hot and humid weekend for much of Chautauqua County, but fortunately, only a limited amount of rain meant that clean up efforts could continue for the communities that were hit hard by flooding last week. According to … [Read more...]
Clean Up Effort Continues in Wake of Tuesday Flooding, Damage Assessment Underway
MAYVILLE - The effort to clean up areas of northern Chautauqua County hit hard by flooding earlier this week continues today, with county officials saying it’s likely the impacted communities will qualify for the needed federal aid to help in the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan, June 2015 Interview
Airing Thursday, June 18, 2015. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample sits down and talks with new Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan to get an update on county government at the midway point of 2015. The two discuss the county's request … [Read more...]
Horrigan Explains Sales Tax Increase as State Legislature Prepares to Act on Local Request
ALBANY - Wednesday is the final day of the 2015 legislative session in Albany and lawmakers are expected to rush through a series of legislation throughout the day and into the evening. Among the items expected to be acted on by both the Senate and … [Read more...]
County Close to Making Deal for New Tenant at Former ConAgara Site
DUNKIRK - Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan says a major deal is close to taking place for a recently vacated food processing plant in the north county. Horrigan tells WRFA that operations at the former Dunkirk ConAgra facility may soon … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Expected to Act on County Sales Tax Hike This Week
ALBANY - The State legislature’s session will wrap up this week with plenty of items still left to be acted on. Among those is a request by Chautauqua County to increase its sales tax by .5 percent. According to county executive Vince Horrigan, the … [Read more...]
Public Hearing on Local Law for Public Defender Salary is Wednesday
MAYVILLE - A public hearing on a local law to supplement the salary of the Chautauqua County Public Defender will take place this morning. The local law involves distributing a $45,000 grant the county recently received from the Office of Indigent … [Read more...]
Teresi Offers Update on Effort to Develop Police Consolidation Plan
JAMESTOWN - The effort to create a viable plan for the consolidation of the Jamestown Police Department and the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office is close to completion. That’s according to Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who told WRFA this week that … [Read more...]
