BPU Closes Customer Lobby

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Customer Service lobby will be closed temporarily due to COVID-19 protocols, today through Monday, Jan. 17. The lobby will reopen at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. During the lobby closure, customers may call 716-661-1660 for a scheduled in-person appointment to make a cash payment, to sign up for service or to pick up stickers or yard waste bags. BPU representatives making the appointments will explain precautions that must be followed to enter the BPU office area. Customers should watch www.jamestownbpu.com, Facebook, Twitter and local media for any changes related to this announcement. During the period in which the lobby is closed, the BPU reminds customers to take advantage of the BPU’s online and phone payment systems. Drop boxes for checks and money orders are available in the BPU Customer Service parking lot, on Tracy Plaza and in the Jamestown Police Department vestibule.

Pistol Permit Office Receives Several Inquiries

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Pistol Permit Office has received numerous inquiries regarding social media posts about Pistol Permit re-certifications. Although pistol permits are issued by local county offices, the recertification is required by and through New York state. In 2013, New York state put into effect a re-certification process for pistol permit holders through the New York State Police Pistol Permit Office in Albany. In order to check the status of or to complete the pistol permit re-certification, individuals can either go to a NYSP Police Barracks and pick up the form or they can submit a recertification on line by going to firearms.troopers.ny.gov/pprecert For more information, call 1-855-LAW-GUNS.

Access Chaut. Announces Programming

Access Chautauqua programming for Jan. 8-14 is as follows:

Chautauqua Sunrise, hosted by Doc Hamels, will feature guest Mark Wilson, Wilson Endurance Sports. The program is aired and streamed on Facebook live at 9 a.m. Saturday, then repeats at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Fresh Perspectives, hosted by Gail Erb, features guest Mark Twitchel with a wind turbine update. The program is at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Repeat programming is typically re-aired throughout the week at other various time slots.

All programming starts on Saturday, Jan. 8 with the final airing on Friday, Jan. 14.

Access Chautauqua, formerly Access Channel 5, is available to cable viewers in the Chautauqua, Mayville, North Harmony, Portland, Ripley, Sherman, and Westfield areas, and can be found on cable channel 1301.

The programs may also be viewed after the initial airing at the station’s web site https://accesschautauquacountytv.org.

CWC Open House Is Jan. 8

The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy’s open house at its Dobbins Woods Nature Preserve, located on Bly Hill Road in Ashville, has been rescheduled for Saturday between 2 and 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to stop by and take a walk, snowshoe or cross-country ski around the new loop trail, weather permitting. Free coffee and hot cocoa will be offered, and conservancy staff will be on hand to talk about upcoming water quality and habitat conservation projects. Attendees are asked to wear a mask and practice social distancing. RSVPs are appreciated and can be made by calling 716-664-2166, ext. 1001, or emailing info@chautauquawatershed.org. Should the event need to be cancelled due to foul weather or illness, a notice will be posted on CWC’s Facebook page and website.