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Forestville resident protests sale of parcel from tax auction

A Forestville resident is asking county officials to reject a property sale at a tax auction, saying that it was sold without her knowledge. During the Chautauqua County Legislature’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, Kerry Vasquez-Marte at 927 Route 39, Forestville was in ...

Confusion with new Clymer school tax payment system

CLYMER — Tax collection for the Clymer Central School district is in session right now, running until October 2, but a transition in regards to payment of school taxes has been causing some confusion among district residents. At the September meeting of the Clymer Central School Board of ...

Dunkirk councilman, former council member respond to mayor’s criticisms

Dunkirk Councilman-at-large Nick Weiser and former Councilwoman Nancy Nichols are defending themselves against criticism from Mayor Kate Wdowiasz over handling of Dunkirk’s finances. Councilmen Frank Torain and Mike Civiletto, who took office in January, agreed with Wdowiasz that previous council members are partially responsible for the city’s financial problems. Weiser and Nichols responded at this week’s council meeting. Wdowiasz reportedly attended the meeting in the audience, not sitting at the mayor’s seat. Nichols spoke first, during the public comments portion of the ...

BPU water main flushing begins Sept. 25

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Water Division announces dates for fall water main flushing. The process begins with a “pre-flush” at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, in the Falconer areas of Aldren, Mapleshade, Ralph and Valmeere. Flushing of the entire village of Falconer will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, and continue into Sunday until the entire village is flushed. Water in Falconer and on the north side of Jamestown can be expected to discolor when Falconer flushing occurs. Flushing in the rest of the BPU Water system will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ...

Chautauqua County trolley car talk tonight

MAYVILLE – Tonight, Sept. 17, Bob Johnston, will be giving the Chautauqua Town Historical Society’s September talk in the Chautauqua Municipal Building. Bob Johnston is a local historian and volunteer best known as the founder and driving force behind the Jamestown Street Railway ...

Mayville approves kayak launch bid, hears complaint

MAYVILLE – A new kayak launch is expected to be installed on Lakeside Park next year. During the Mayville Village Board meeting, officials awarded the Kayak Launch Bid to BoardSafe Docks 604 of Fleetwood, Pa. at a cost of $96,851. There was an additional bid of $71,689 received however Barton & Loguidice, which is managing the Lakeside Park project, said the lower bid didn’t meet the necessary specifications. The work is not expected to take place until next year. So far as part of the Lakeside Park project, the village has installed some paved trails in the park, ...