Another water emergency is facing Fredonia. On Friday, the village, in collaboration with the Chautauqua County Health Department, issued a conserve water order for all water customers and properties outside the village boundaries by the water system. All residential and commercial water ...
Several Dunkirk residents complained and offered ideas about the proposed 2027 city budget, and its 11% tax increase, at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting. Brian Meyer started with some suggestions. He proposed a 10% discount for people who pay property taxes early. City officials have ...
Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz calls for an 11.27% property tax increase in her 2027 city budget proposal. Ellen Luczkowiak from the city Finance Department forwarded the proposal, along with the mayor’s statement on it, to the OBSERVER late Friday morning. Wdowiasz proposes a tax levy of ...
State Sen. George Borrello is alerting regional grape growers to a new processing opportunity that could provide a much-needed outlet for grapes left without a buyer following significant disruptions in the market this growing season. Borrello has been actively engaged in the issue over the ...
A motorcyclist is facing charges after a reckless driving incident that led to his crashing the vehicle late Wednesday. Dunkirk police report at 11:53 p.m., it was advised by Fredonia Police Department of a motorcycle entering the city northbound on Central Avenue at a high rate of speed. A ...
A former hotel that previously housed homeless individuals in Fredonia but was shut down due to poor conditions of the building is ready to be reopened. At the same time, the village’s top elected leader does not want homeless men to be allowed to stay there. During the Fredonia ...
