About two-thirds of all Chautauqua County legislative districts will have a competitive race in November. There are 19 legislative districts in the county. Of that amount 13 have contested races. Of the 13 competitive races, eight have an incumbent Republican and six have an incumbent ...
A Silver Creek resident with a passion and talent for restoring cars will be restoring memories on Sunday of a particular vehicle once used in the making of a movie filmed in the area in the late 1980s. Mark Dietzen has restored an original car from the movie, “Gone in 60 Seconds II,” ...
MAYVILLE – After about 17 hours of budget review, the legislative committee that oversees county finances is recommending using less reserves, increasing the levy, and not cutting the tax rate as much as proposed by the county executive. All six of the county legislature committees participated in the budget review process last week. While each committee focused on their specific area (public safety, human services, etc.), the Audit and Control Committee attended each review session and then had its own discussion on the budget. Dan Pavlock, R-Ellington, serves as the chairman of ...
Assemblyman Andrew Molitor is among the Republicans in the state Assembly members signing on to a letter asking the New York Power Authority for more transparency about power subsidies for data centers. Assemblyman Ed Ra, R-Garden City and Assembly minority leader, recently sent a letter to ...
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 ...
