Chautauqua County’s state representatives are proposing legislation that will allow the county to repurpose reforested land in Ripley and Ellery. On Feb. 12, a bill was introduced in the New York State Assembly that would allow for Chautauqua County to alienate or discontinue the use of ...
The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy wants to improve access to its Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park with a new driveway. Twan Leenders, the organization’s director of conservancy, attended the February Pomfret Town Board meeting to seek assistance for the effort. Leenders said the current ...
A proposal by county Democrats to increase the real property tax exemption for senior citizens is moving forward but with a lower amount. In January, Democratic Legislators Tom Nelson of Jamestown and Bob Bankoski of Dunkirk proposed amending the partial real property tax exemption for seniors from a $30,000 income limit to $38,000. That resolution was sent to committees for further review. At the Audit and Control Committee meeting, Kim Meleen, real property tax director, and Heather Young-Deyell, who is the assessor for the city of Jamestown and five other towns, appeared at the ...
The New Neighbors Coalition, at St. Luke’s Episocpal Church, will be hosting a community celebration for the Jewish holiday of Purim. Being a holiday of great importance, and typically celebration, the group hopes that this can give people in the community a new look into different cultures. Not only that, but the organization hopes that events such as this will further the overall goal of creating a more interconnected community. Purim is a holiday from the Jewish faith that originates from a celebration of the persistence of the Jewish people. The story originates from the Book ...
The Ashville Library will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the adoption of its library cat, Henry (Hank to his friends), with an open house event on Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The library will offer special activities and will serve custom cookies from Gypsy Moon Bakery. In ...
The Gateway Lofts project being worked on by Southern Tier Environments For Living took another step forward Monday night at the City Council’s voting session. City council had a resolution up for discussion under new business regarding entering into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement with STEL for the project, which would result in STEL providing $70,116.48 to the city each year for a period of 15 years with a zero percent increase. Steven Ald with STEL spoke to the council briefly before the resolution was discussed, thanking the city for their continued support of the project, ...
