UPDATED: 10 a.m., June 20 ALBANY - Chautauqua County will have to wait until next week before learning if it will have the ability to raise its sales tax by half a percent. That after both houses of the New York State legislature on On … [Read more...]
Horrigan Explains Sales Tax Increase as State Legislature Prepares to Act on Local Request
ALBANY - Wednesday is the final day of the 2015 legislative session in Albany and lawmakers are expected to rush through a series of legislation throughout the day and into the evening. Among the items expected to be acted on by both the Senate and … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Expected to Act on County Sales Tax Hike This Week
ALBANY - The State legislature’s session will wrap up this week with plenty of items still left to be acted on. Among those is a request by Chautauqua County to increase its sales tax by .5 percent. According to county executive Vince Horrigan, the … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Considering County’s Request to Increase Sales Tax
ALBANY - Chautauqua County lawmakers may find out if the state legislature will approve their request for a sales tax increase within the next couple weeks. A request to increase the county sales tax by .5 percent is currently being considered in … [Read more...]
County Legislature Votes 14-4 in Favor of Sales Tax Increase Request
MAYVILLE - The effort to raise the county’s sales tax by .5 percent now rests in the hands of the New York State legislature. On Wednesday night the Chautauqua County Legislature voted 14 to 4 on a resolution requesting the state give permission … [Read more...]
County Legislature to Act on Sales Tax Increase Request During Wednesday Voting Session
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Legislature will meet Wednesday night and on its agenda is a resolution requesting the state to allow the county to increase its local share of sales tax by .5 percent. According to county executive Vince Horrigan, … [Read more...]
County Executive Pushes for Sales Tax Increase in State of the County Address
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan says a sales tax increase is the best way to provide property tax relief for residents while also closing a $5.7 million budget gap in 2016. Horrigan made his comments while delivering his 2015 … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Sales Tax Sees Slow Growth for Second Quarter
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards says that after six months, the sales tax revenue for Chautauqua County is staying on pace with annual projection. Last week, WRFA asked Edwards about the sales tax revenue and the county executive … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Lawmakers Approve Resolution Maintaining Current Sales Tax Level
MAYVILLE - The Sales tax in Chautauqua County remain at 7.5 percent. That after the Chautauqua County Legislature last night voted in favor of a resolution that authorizes the county retain it's local sales tax of 3.5 percent. Currently under state … [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...]
