COUNTY LEGISLATURE HOSTS TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will meet this afternoon for its monthly voting session, but a second meeting is also scheduled for tonight so lawmakers can focus on the 2012 … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 21, 2011
AUDIT AND CONTROL COMMITTEE BRINGS DOWN 2012 TAX INCREASE MAYVILLE - If all recommendations were approved today by the full legislature, the property tax increase for next year in Chautauqua County would be 5.66 percent. That after the Chautauqua … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS – Oct. 19, 2011
COUNTY LAWMAKERS DISCUSS FUTURE OF AIRPORTS MAYVILLE - Some county lawmakers say it may be time for the county to consider privatizing its the two airports. Today’s Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the legislature's Public Facilities … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 17, 2011
LEGISLATURE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER LOCAL LAW ON LEGISLATURE SALARIES A local law involving the salaries of the Chautauqua County Legislature will be the topic of discussion later today in Mayville when the legislature’s Administrative Services … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 11, 2011
OFFICIALS TO MEET THIS AFTERNOON FOR RIVERWALK GROUND-BREAKING JAMESTOWN - The next phase in the Jamestown Riverwalk project will get underway later this afternoon. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi is one of several individuals who will be on hand for a … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 7, 2011
LEGISLATURE'S AUDIT AND CONTROL COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY MAYVILLE - The committee responsible for overseeing spending and revenue in Chautauqua County will meet this morning in Mayville to go over the first week of deliberations for the 2012 county … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 6, 2011
JPD WARNS OF RECENT FLASHER INCIDENTS JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department is investigating two incidents where a man reportedly exposed himself to teenagers as they were walking to school. According to a report this morning in the Jamestown … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 4, 2011
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS BEGIN IN MAYVILLE MAYVILLE - The budget deliberations for the county’s 2012 budget are underway. According to an article published today in the Jamestown Post-Journal, members of the Chautauqua County Legislature began their … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Sept. 30, 2011
SENATOR YOUNG ANNOUNCES BILL TO REFORM MEDICAID PAYMENTS Senator Cathy Young is announcing an effort in the state Senate to stop the burden of local Medicaid payments. Yesterday, Young released a statement saying she has signed on as a … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 25, 2011
COUNTY LEGISLATURE APPROVES SALE OF NORTH HARMONY PROPERTY MAYVILLE - A piece of property owned by the county has been approved for sale to the Ashville Fire District for $85,000. The action was taken last night during the monthly meeting of the … [Read more...]