Water is eternally on the minds of Fredonians. Last weekend was unusual only in that it came through a deluge from the sky. Mayor Michael Ferguson called it “a very strange, weird weather weekend” during comments to open a Fredonia Board of Trustees workshop. He said it “kept our ...
SHERIDAN — With the outdated structures now gone and a new bathhouse at Sheridan Bay Park now fully installed, the park can now live up to the words on its entrance sign: “The place to stay is at the bay.” The general contractor for the bathhouse project was 3 Pete's Masonry, with ...
In a month, Dunkirk’s new comptroller has quickly become the “go-to” for city government financial information. Tracy Smith-Dengler has apparently been around long enough to see troubles outside of the ledgers. Smith-Dengler criticized City Hall’s working culture in a comment tacked on at the end of her Common Council Finance Committee report Monday. After noting that she feels very welcome at City Hall, she said, “There are a few things we are not doing well.” The comptroller first stated that the city is not consistently following state General Municipal Law in its ...
Fredonia officials continue to debate whether a public commenting session should be returned to village board meetings, and the format it would take if it is. The Board of Trustees voted in June to suspend public commenting at meetings. It still allows correspondence to be read out. Several ...
MAYVILLE – The village of Mayville is looking to take possession of a property that it paid to have a dilapidated house on it removed. “Finally after 20-some years, that has been completed and torn down,” Mayor Rick Syper said at the August village board meeting. “There was close to ...
The State University of New York at Fredonia is launching a yearlong Bicentennial celebration commemorating 200 years of higher learning in the village of Fredonia and inviting students, alumni, employees, families, friends and neighbors to help shape the university’s next chapter. The ...
