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Bemus Point board accepts Sunset Park plan

EMUS POINT - Bemus Point Village Board members are eyeing improvements to Sunset Park in the village. The Larson Design Group has developed a new master plan for the park, which the board unanimously accepted during a recent meeting. The approval doesn’t commit the village to take any ...

Clymer town budget projects 5.5% tax increase

CLYMER — The Clymer Town Board was presented with a tentative 2027 budget recently with a roughly 5.5% tax increase proposed. The total budget increase is about $30,840. Town budget officer, Riley Enlow, presented the budget to the town board, saying that overall the tax levy increase ...

Comptroller discusses overall city budget

Budget season has returned for the city of Jamestown, and recently city comptroller Erika Thomas presented the highlights of both her department’s budget and the overall 2027 budget to city council. Beginning with the overall budget, Thomas highlighted sales tax quarterly reports, other ...

No escape hatch for unsustainable city pacts

Chautauqua County’s two cities remain pressure cookers for administrators who have to account for the big bucks. Within the past two weeks, both mayors announced spending plans that include tax increases that their councils will likely try to whittle down. In Jamestown, the budget totals ...

Ward mounts write-in campaign for Mayville mayor

MAYVILLE - With the upcoming election approaching, Mayville resident Bill Ward is running for Mayville mayor as a write-in candidate. Ward acknowledges that launching a write-in campaign this late in the election season presents a significant challenge. Nevertheless, he believes the people ...

Westfield teacher honored by Daughters of the American Revolution

WESTFIELD - The New York State DAR Outstanding Teacher of American History for New York is Gregory Birner of Westfield Academy and Central School, nominated by the Jamestown Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Birner has dedicated 28 years to teaching American history and related ...