MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a $229 million spending plan for next year. On Wednesday night lawmakers met to review proposed amendments for the budget and give it a final vote. In … [Read more...]
County Property Tax Rate Cut Could be Higher than Executive’s Proposal
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan is calling for a 4.6 percent property tax cut in his 2016 executive budget, but members of the county legislature think it can be even more. Last week, members of the legislature’s audit and … [Read more...]
County to Seek Federal IGT Funds For County Home
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will once again be seeking federal funding to help pay for the cost of operating the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk. On Wednesday night, lawmakers approved a resolution to apply for more than $2.6 … [Read more...]
AUDIO: Community Matters – Chautauqua County Legislature 2014 Budget Discussion
On Wednesday, Oct. 23 2013, the Chautauqua County Legislature met to discuss and finalize the 2014 County Budget. The two primary issues that were discussed were funding for the Chautauqua County Home through the Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) … [Read more...]
County Legislature Finalizes 2014 Budget that Includes Slight Tax Decrease
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a budget for 2014. After an hour-and-a-half of deliberation on Wednesday night, lawmakers approved the estimated $229 million spending plan by a vote of 16 to 7. The amended budget slashed … [Read more...]
Legislature to Consider 2014 Budget Tonight
The Chautauqua County legislature could approve the 2014 budget later today during its monthly voting session. In September, County Executive Greg Edwards presented a $230.8 million budget that included a spending increase of $1,151,000 and a … [Read more...]
Budget Deliberations Underway in Mayville
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature's Human Services Committee has come up with three recommended changes to the 2014 county budget that was presented last week. According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, one of the major changes is to the … [Read more...]
Audio: Edwards Releases 2014 Chautauqua County Budget
MAYVILLE - Despite some major challenges heading into 2014, Chautauqua County executive Greg Edwards has presented to the Chautauqua County legislature a manageable spending plan. During last night’s legislature meeting, the outgoing county … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards to Present 2014 Executive Budget Tonight in Mayville
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards will deliver his final executive budget to the legislature tonight in Mayville. It will be the eighth and final budget for the Jamestown Republican, who announced earlier this year that he would not … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Effort to Sell Chautauqua County Home Fails
MAYVILLE - A Chicago-based company will not be buying the Chautauqua County Home any time in the near future. During last night’s monthly voting session, the county legislature voted against the sale of the 216-bed skilled nursing facility to … [Read more...]
