MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is announcing that Chautauqua County is one of only five governments – and the only county – from across the state to be selected by Empire State Development (ESD) as one of the first applicants in … [Read more...]
Municipal Consolidation Forum is Tonight at JCC
JAMESTOWN - Municipal leaders from throughout Chautauqua County will be at Jamestown Community College tonight to attend a Municipal Consolidation Forum being hosted by County executive Greg Edwards. The forum, which will be a question and answer … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Push for Welfare Reform for Drug Users
ALBANY - Chautauqua County’s two state lawmakers are hoping to tighten drug testing standards for welfare recipients. According to a report in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, Assemblyman Andy Goodell and state Senator Cathy Young have announced they … [Read more...]
Edwards: $10,000,000 Adjustment Does Not Offset 2013 Shortfall
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County has $10 million more to work with this year than originally expected. That from county finance officials, who say through reconciliations and adjustments, the county is looking to gain approximately $10 million toward its … [Read more...]
County Lawmakers Pass Oversight Legislation for Welfare-to-Work Program
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Lawmakers last night passed several resolutions, including one that would require the county Department of Social Services to create an action plan that would help to increase participation in the so-called … [Read more...]
Prescription Discount Program Saves County Residents Over $2,000,000
MAYVILLE - In slightly over two years, Chautauqua County residents have collectively saved more than $2 million while using the ProAct Prescription Discount Card Program. That’s according to County Executive Greg Edwards, who issued a media release … [Read more...]
County Legislators Praise Total Elimination of Sales Tax on Clothing
MAYVILLE - Minority leaders in the Chautauqua County Legislature are praising the recent news that the State of New York has dropped its portion of the clothing tax as of April 1, 2012. Chautauqua County is now the only county in Western New York, … [Read more...]
County Legislature Tables Sales Tax Increase Request
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Legislature will wait until next month before asking the state to allow a sales tax increase. During last night’s voting session in Mayville, County Executive Greg Edwards asked lawmakers to table a resolution that … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Councilman Takes Issue with Sales Tax Resolution
MAYVILLE - Prior to the legislature’s vote to table a measure requesting a sales tax increase, a member of the Jamestown City Council spoke out against the measure during the public comment portion of the meeting. Jamestown city councilman Vince … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Meet Tonight in Mayville
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be holding its monthly voting session tonight with several items on the agenda. Among the issues is a resolution that would ask the state legislature to increase the sales tax rate in Chautauqua … [Read more...]
