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BPU fiber project reaches ‘milestone’

A “huge milestone” is being reached on the Board of Public Utilities’ Fiber project, as BPU General Manager Kris Sellstrom has reported to the BPU during their June meeting that the make ready work for the project was set to be completed during the week of the meeting, the last full week of June. Sellstrom gave the BPU board an update on where the fiber project stands, including thanking the supervisors and line workers for all the work they have done to get the make ready work finished. “They installed over 600 new poles in just under 17 months, which is really ...

Busti approves 3 moratoriums tied to energy

LAKEWOOD - No one from the public was in attendance to air any comments - negative or positive - concerning three moratorium laws approved Monday by the Busti Town Board. In three separate public hearings, board members waited for comments by the public, and no one aired any. After hearing ...

Blistering temps take toll on state grid

Scorching temperatures and high humidity are taking a toll on the state's grid. With extreme heat affecting New York and temperatures expected to remain high through the week, consumer demand on the electric system is rising as homes and businesses rely more heavily on air conditioning. High temperatures, elevated humidity, and sustained air conditioning load can place added pressure on generation and transmission resources across the state. As of Wednesday, the forecasted baseline peak demand during the heatwave is as follows: • Wednesday: 29,970 MW • Thursday: 32,410 MW • ...

Symbol of ‘pride’

CLYMER — The end of last week saw the town of Clymer gathering in the town park for three days of construction of the town’s new playground. After about a year of planning, collaboration and countless volunteer hours, the town celebrated the completion of the new community playground ...

Floating stage creating issues in Celoron

Four years ago, the floating stage in Bemus Point hosted its final concert. The end of the Chautauqua Lake Pops concerts in Mayville, previously held as the Bemus Point Pops in Bemus Point, meant the floating stage upon which concerts were held no longer had a home. The stage had already been moved from Bemus Point to Mayville. From Mayville, the stage ended up behind Ready About Sailing in Celoron. And, now the stage is becoming a slight problem for Celoron’s code enforcement officials. During a May Celoron Village Board meeting, Alan Gustafson, village code enforcement officer, ...

Legislature to again take up job creation resolution

MAYVILLE – Fred Larson is continuing his push to make job creation the number one goal of the Chautauqua County Legislature. Larson, D-Jamestown, prefiled a resolution for Wednesday night’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting entitled “Declaring Job Creation the Number One Economic ...