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Woman Removed From Code Violation Lawsuit In Mayville

One of three people named in the town of Chautauqua’s code violation lawsuit against the owners of 7127 Beaujean Road has been dropped from the lawsuit. Chautauqua officials asked state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon in August to rule in the town’s favor, citing the lack of response ...

Target Ends Assessment Challenge

Target has discontinued its property assessment grievance against the town of Ellicott. The company had been asking state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon to cut the tax assessment on Target’s 975 Fairmount Ave., property from $3.4 million to $1.7 million while asking the court to ...

JCC Dorms To Help Chautauqua Institution Housing Crunch

Jamestown Community College and The Resource Center will help Chautauqua Institution solve one of its biggest short-term financial challenges by housing institution employees during the summer session. The arrangement between JCC and the institution was detailed earlier this week during a ...

GOP Lawmakers File Wetlands Lawsuit Brief

Ten legislative Republicans are following former Assemblyman Andrew Goodell’s lead by filing an amicus curie brief opposing the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act changes that took effect this year. The brief is being filed by Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, and Adam Fusco of the ...

Lawmakers Propose Rest Stop Inspections Of Motorcoaches

Several state lawmakers want to see motorcoaches inspected at designated rest stops throughout the state. Legislation (A.7028/S.8497) was introduced earlier this year in the state Assembly by Assemblyman Scott Gray, R-Watertown, and more recently by Sen. Dan Stec, R-Glens Falls, in the ...

Borrello Backs Regulation Of Animal Boarding Kennels

State Sen. George Borrello is a co-sponsor of legislation that would better regulate the operation of animal boarding kennels. S.8510, sponsored by Sen. James Tedisco, R-Schenectady, seeks to address what Tedisco said are failures in state law to properly regulate pet boarding kennels which ...