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GOP pushes through COLA raises for county managers

MAYVILLE – A county law that is designed to give county managers raises tied to the Cost Of Living Adjustments has been updated, but only with Republican support. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers voted 11-6 to update a local law relating to the management salary plan by providing for an annual adjustment of management salary ranges based upon the consumer price index. The legislation states, “The County Legislature finds that maintaining current and competitive salary ranges within the Chautauqua County Management Salary Plan is necessary to support ...

Committee gets first glimpse of city DRI requests

Jamestown’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative Local Planning Committee has received 24 funding proposals - Robert Gibson, a senior vice president with WSP, said that approximately 24 funding proposals were submitted, totaling $36,445,000. However, the total funding needed to complete all ...

Hochul signs Electric Landscaping Equipment Rebate Program bill

A 10-year state rebate program for commercial landscapers who purchase electric-powered landscaping equipment has been approved by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The state Assembly passed A.2657A by a 99-42 vote during this year’s legislative session with Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, and ...

County man sentenced for child porn possession

A Chautauqua County man has been sentenced for possession of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Jose Perez, 42, of Celoron, who was convicted in the case involving a prepubescent minor, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison and 30 years supervised release ...

Former Washington Street flower shop building demolished Wednesday

Demolition of a former flower shop at 1519 Washington St. began Wednesday. The former Girton's Flowers and Gifts is being converted into a parking lot and storage facility for a local company, according to the demolition contractor. “JMI bought the property, and it is being converted ...

Humane Society pauses intakes of dogs, cats

The Chautauqua County Humane Society has paused all intakes of dogs and cats for the time being, following intakes of both puppies and cats that are filling available space and also fighting contagious diseases. The Humane Society announced that they were pausing intakes on Tuesday afternoon on Facebook, and in speaking with the Post-Journal, executive director Jane Babinsky said the shelter is currently facing limited space with the need for both two litters of puppies and 33 cats that were recently taken in to be quarantined. “We have limited space here for both cats and dogs,” ...