MAYVILLE - Election Day 2017 has arrived and by tonight most if not all the candidates around Chautauqua County will find out if they have been elected to public office. BORRELLO VS. FERGUSON FOR COUNTY EXEC The highlight of this local election … [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...]
Legislature Approves Lease Resolution for Potential Windmill Supplier
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a lease for county space to store wind turbine materials for a wind farm in the north county. The Jamestown Post-Journal reports the resolution involving a lease with BNSF Logistics for … [Read more...]
Retirement Option for Sheriff Deputies Goes from 25 to 20 Years Following Approval of New Contract
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature voted 12 to 7 Wednesday night in favor of a new 5-year collective bargaining agreement for both the Sheriff's Deputies and the Sheriff's Lieutenants. The new contract includes no wage increase in 2017; a … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] County Legislature Approves 2017 Budget that Contains Slight Tax Decrease
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 Legislature Approves Funding for Airport Parking Lot Rehab Project
MAYVILLE - The Greater Chautauqua-Jamestown Airport at Robert H. Jackson Field will get a new parking lot thanks to federal, state and local funding. On Wednesday night the Chautauqua County Legislature approved federal and state funds for an … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves Charter Amendments Involving Term Lengths and Salaries
MAYVILLE -Voters in Chautauqua County will have the opportunity to decide if they want to have their representatives in Mayville serve four-year terms rather than two-year terms. During Wednesday’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers … [Read more...]
County Lawmakers Fail to Support Effort to Change State Law Dealing with Alcohol Sales on Sundays
MAYVILLE - An effort to change the state law to allow for the sale of alcohol at restaurants before noon on Sunday will not have the support of the Chautauqua County Legislature. On Wednesday night during the county legislature meeting, a motion … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Legislature to See Few Changes Following 2015 Election
MAYVILLE - With only eight of 19 contested races in the Chautauqua County Legislature, there wasn't expected to be much of a change, and that sentiment held true following the 2015 Elections, with only a handful of new faces joining the ranks of the … [Read more...]
Legislature Approves $256 Million Budget that Includes 6.6 Percent Property Tax Cut
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a $256 million budget that cuts the property tax rate by 6.6 percent. On Wednesday night the legislature met to discuss and vote on the budget, with two amendments being added to the … [Read more...]
