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Dunkirk Fiscal Recovery Act deadline ‘gone’

Dunkirk's Fiscal Recovery Act is dead, Mayor Kate Wdowiasz said Friday. Wdowiasz made the pronouncement near the start of a city government meeting she called. Wdowiasz invited city department heads and all five members of the Common Council. All the department heads showed up – she's ...

Westfield school board member honored for service

WESTFIELD - A member of the Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education received the highest recognition given by the New York State School Boards Association at the board meeting on May 26. In a surprise presentation, WACS Superintendent Ryan Sikorski presented the coveted ...

Chautauqua town discusses zoning, spring trash collection

MAYVILLE – The town of Chautauqua is looking to take regulations of wind turbines, solar projects and battery energy storage systems out of its zoning code and have them in their own regulations. The Chautauqua Town Board is in the process of updating its zoning code following the ...

DMV administrator to get salary increase

MAYVILLE – A member of the Department of Motor Vehicles is getting a salary increase, but not all county officials support the move. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers approved a resolution to reallocate the salary grade for the motor vehicles administrator from grade 14 to grade 17 by a 12-5 vote. The step level of the administrator was not announced. According to the CSEA 6300 Salary Schedule, a Grade 14 Step 3 employee receives $25.91 an hour. A Grade 17 Step 3 employee receives $28.28 an hour. A Grade 14 Step 11 employee receives $33.71 an hour ...

Langworthy promotes anti-fraud bills

Congressman Nick Langworthy applauded the House of Representatives’ approval of a package of anti-fraud and government accountability legislation. Langworthy opened a Thursday speech about it by saying that too many taxpayers are resigned to their government being too big and that it “has lost all accountability to the taxpayers — who could blame them for being frustrated, when you read headlines. But the Minnesota fraud scandals that uncovered billions in theft of taxpayer dollars sent shockwaves across the country, and lifted the veil on how bad the problem really ...