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Nurture CHQ

Now that the Bemus Point Exit 9 on Interstate 86 is now open, Bridgeview One Stop owner Tammy Schack can get back to business again. The closure of the exit created a hardship for Schack, and now she is proposing Chautauqua County officials create a program in which retail business owners ...

Residents Still Concerned About Sunset View Development

DEWITTVILLE - While Chautauqua town officials continue to examine the proposed development at the former Point Chautauqua Golf Course, nearby residents continue to express their objections. During the August town board meeting, the board opened a public hearing to update its zoning code to ...

State Nears End Of Anonymous Child Abuse Reports

Gov. Kathy Hochul will soon have the final say over the future of anonymous reports to the state’s child abuse registry used to begin child abuse investigations. . Legislation passed by both houses of the state Legislature earlier this year that would end the practice of allowing the ...

Cleaner Change

We’ve had Cash for Clunkers. Now, a state lawmaker is proposing the Dollars for Diesels Act in an effort to encourage retirement of heavy and medium-duty vehicles older than 2010 model year trucks. Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-Utica, is proposing the retirement incentive program ...

Flood Plain Changes A Factor In City Projects

Recent federal changes to FEMA flood plain maps will affect city projects that include the rezoning of part of the north side. Following a public comment at Monday’s City Council meeting, Crystal Surdyk, city development director, addressed the fact that the area being talked about by ...

Persell Guard Rail Installation Coming Soon

By Sara Holthouse sholthouse@post-journal.com Since the end of 2024 the issue of reinstalling the guard rail in front of Persell Middle School, which was removed after the renovations to that area of Baker Street, has returned to city council for discussion off and on. The guard rail is now ...