Chautauqua County Government will host its first Civil Service Job Fair on Friday, October 25. The fair will offer prospective employees the chance to explore career opportunities in public service. The event, which runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – PJ Wendel – August 29, 2024
Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel joins us for his monthly interview to discuss a wide variety of topics from homelessness issues, the CHQ Transit Hub, the Jamestown Airport, and more. … [Read more...]
CHQ Transit Now Offering Tourism Routes
CHQ Transit will begin offering tourism routes for residents and tourists starting today. The routes will operate on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The South County routes are designed to highlight key attractions: - Thursdays: Stops … [Read more...]
Residents Encouraged To Use Alternate Modes of Transportation For Active Transportation Week
Chautauqua County residents are being encouraged to find alternate modes of transportation this week as part of the county's first annual Active Transportation Week. The Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development, in collaboration … [Read more...]
JCC, CHQ Transit Exploring Transit Options For Students
Jamestown Community College and CHQ Transit are exploring transit options for students. Response to a student intake survey about transportation issues led to JCC meeting with CHQ Transit on the issues. The college also has received a $10,000 … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – PJ Wendel – July 27, 2023
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley talks with Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel about new union contracts, the Authorities Budget Office's report on the IDA, the rebranding of CARTS, and more. … [Read more...]
CARTS Rebranding to CHQ Transit, Unveils New Busses
The Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System, also known as CARTS, unveiled new busses and a new brand of CHQ Transit. Chautauqua County used a $826,900 State Department of Transportation grant to purchase nine new busses CHQ Transit Senior … [Read more...]
CARTS Rebranding Open House to Be Held Thursday, July 27
An open house will be held today for the rebranding of CARTS to CHQ Transit. The public invited to the CHQ Transit Depot at 234 Hopkins Avenue in Jamestown from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. They'll be able to get a first-hand look at the newly … [Read more...]
Public Facilities Committee Hears Request to Accept Grant to Do Work on County Airports
The Chautauqua County Airports in Jamestown and Dunkirk have been awarded a total of $306,000 from the FAA for upgrades. County Airport General Manager Shannon Barnhart asked the Legislature's Public Facilities Committee to accept the grant, "At … [Read more...]
County Executive Wendel Says County’s Comeback Strong in State of County Address
Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel said in his annual State of the County address that the county's comeback has been far greater than its setback. Wendel said the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic in 2021 continued to be a challenge for the county, … [Read more...]
