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Passing lane eliminated from road in East Dunkirk

Two months ago, the East Town of Dunkirk Fire Department voiced its concerns with an unsafe portion of the road outside its fire hall. Their concerns did not fall on deaf ears, as the passing zone on South Roberts Road near the fire hall has been eliminated. The department sent a letter to ...

Fredonia boils water, needed purchase from city

The village of Fredonia water system appears in deep trouble again. It was hit with a boil order Tuesday, days after a conservation order. Fredonia had to buy 966,000 gallons of water from the city of Dunkirk over the weekend, Mayor Michael Ferguson said Monday at a regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting. The boil order was announced by the village Office of Emergency Management at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. The stated reason for the order was “High turbidity levels and treatment deficiencies.” Fredonia water customers should bring water to a rolling boil for at least ...

County Dems want to ban IDA tax breaks for data centers

MAYVILLE – Although there are no current proposals to build a data center in Chautauqua County, Democratic county lawmakers want to block data centers from getting any tax breaks. On tonight’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting agenda is a resolution titled “Adopting a Uniform Tax Exemption Policy … Providing that the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Shall Not Consent to Real Property Tax Exemptions, Mortgage Recording Tax Exemptions, or Sales and Use Tax Exemptions for Data Center Projects.” The resolution has been introduced by the six Democrats in the ...

Hotel owner responds, eyes lawsuit against village

A hotel owner is responding to comments made recently by Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson while planning a lawsuit regarding the situation. In a news release issued Tuesday, Dunkirk Hospitality, LLC, owner of the former EconoLodge in Fredonia, now America’s Best Value Inn, countered ...

Fredonia under another boil water order

Fredonia doesn’t need Halloween to scare itself. It has its water system — newly slapped with yet another boil water order. The Village of Fredonia Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the village’s water treatment plant and the Chautauqua County Department of Health, ...

Vehicle strikes tree near Vineyard Drive store

Emergency responders were at 3950 Vineyard Drive on Tuesday afternoon after motor vehicle accident in the parking lot near the Harbor Freight location. The call came in after 3 p.m. with Chautauqua County EMS, East Dunkirk and New York State Police responding. At least two injuries were ...