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Final City Rental Inspection Ordinance To Be Released

The latest version of the city’s rental inspection ordinance is expected to be released to the public when the council meets Monday. Crystal Surdyk, city development director, said during the City Council’s Housing Committee meeting in mid June that Development Department staff members ...

Meeting Focusing On Lake, Wetlands Regs Scheduled

BEMUS POINT - The third in a series of meetings about updated state wetlands regulations and their potential impact on Chautauqua Lake will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bemus Point Golf Club. The meeting will be led by Jim Wehrfritz, a longtime advocate on Chautauqua Lake issues, ...

Recent Housing Demolitions Cost City Over $200,000

Five recent housing demolitions cost the city more than $200,000. According to the minutes of a recent City Council Housing Committee meeting, the city has torn down five homes in recent weeks - two on Spring Street, two on Tower Street and one on Forest Avenue. Three of the homes were torn ...

Additional Residents Raise Quality Of Life Concerns

Jamestown City Council members are defending the Jamestown Police Department’s handling of quality of life concerns. The council’s most recent voting session included two additional residents calling for additional ticketing of speeding vehicles through neighborhoods, those who set off ...

County Sues Ellery Property Owner

Chautauqua County officials have filed a lawsuit over a boathouse that Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District officials say interferes with maintenance of two county sewer lines. The lawsuit was filed Friday in state Supreme Court in Mayville. The county, on behalf of the sewer district, ...