Four new legislators were sworn in at the Chautauqua County Legislature's organizational meeting Monday. Republican Marty Proctor replaced Bill Ward in District 18 with Dave Wilfong replacing Bob Whitney in Jamestown District 11. Both Procter and … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves Salary Increases, Recognizes Outgoing Legislators
The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a local law increasing salaries for the Undersheriff, Captain, Warden and Corrections Lieutenant. Legislator Terry Niebel said when the local law was introduced he asked the County Sheriff and Human … [Read more...]
County Legislature Passes Motions About Upholding Constitution, Vaccine Alternatives for Healthcare Workers
Following public comments over the last several months over concern about governmental overreach, the Chautauqua County Legislature passed a motion last night that calls on elected officials to act within the boundaries of the U.S. … [Read more...]
Primary Day Mixed for Incumbents in Chautauqua County
Primary Day was a mixed bag for incumbents in several races in Chautauqua County. Carroll Town Supervisor Russell Payne was the only incumbent to win their primary, defeating Laura Smith by a vote of 191 to 110 for the Republican line. Payne will … [Read more...]
Polls Open Until 9pm For Primary Day
Today is Primary Day in Chautauqua County. Polls are open until 9pm tonight. Municipalities with Primaries include a Republican Primary for Town Supervisor in the Town of Carroll between current Supervisor Russell Payne and Laura Smith. County … [Read more...]
County Legislature Unanimously Approves Luz Torres as Democratic Election Commissioner
The Chautauqua County Legislature unanimously approved the appointment of Luz Torres as the Democratic Election Commissioner. Torres was the original name submitted by the County Democratic Committee back in October 2020, but was never acted on by … [Read more...]
Only Seven of the 19 Chautauqua County Legislature District Will be Contested in 2019 Election
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...]
Brad Bentley to Serve as Director of Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities
[MEDIA RELEASE FROM OFFICE OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY EXECUTIVE] MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello has announced the appointment of Brad Bentley as the new Director of the Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Legislature Elections to Feature Nine Contested Races in November
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...]
County Democrat Leaders Endorse Ferguson for County Executive, Nine Others for County Legislature
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Democrats have their candidate for county executive, but are still working on finding individuals who want to run for several other local offices in the 2017 General Election, including Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
