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County may again increase senior property tax exemption

County officials may once again increase the income level to get a real property tax break for low income seniors. For tonight’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, a resolution has been filed to increase the Senior Citizen Homeowners' Partial Real Property Tax Exemption from $32,000 to $33,000. The resolution is sponsored by legislators Marcus Buchanan, D-Dunkirk and Tom Nelson, D-Jamestown. When it was originally filed, the resolution proposed annual increases based on Cost Of Living Adjustments. During the discussion at the Administrative Services Committee meeting, ...

BPU seeks council approval of new division

Kristofor Sellstrom, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities General Manager, is asking the City Council to request council members approve the formation of a sixth BPU division concerning its fiber project. Sellstrom explained that the new division would become known as the Digital Infrastructure Division, joining Electric, Water, Wastewater, District Heating and Solid Waste. Establishing a new BPU division may require City Council approval. The new division will own, operate and maintain the utility’s open-access fiber network and support future digital infrastructure initiatives. ...

Busti approves water project engineering work

BUSTI - The Busti Town Board is moving ahead with the next steps on a $5.28 million water project as it looks for the remaining 30% of the project’s cost. Andy Johnson presented a proposal from EcoStrategies during a recent Busti Town Board meeting regarding engineering, diagnostic design and permitting for a portion of the water extension project. The proposed $5.82 million project was approved in May 2024, and is a 2.1 mile loop that begins at the five-way intersection in Busti and runs to Busti-Sugar Grove Road, Lawson Road and Mill Road to the intersection to complete the loop. ...

Former Fredonia school board member voices concerns with tackle football

Football season is underway again in Western New York, but at least one member of the Fredonia school community is not happy about it. Michael Bobseine recently sent a letter to Superintendent Dr. Brad Zilliox and the Fredonia Board of Education detailing concerns with tackle football as a ...

Southwestern Elementary School earns Promising Practices recognition

Southwestern Elementary has been named a Promising Practices Professional Learning Community at Work school by Solution Tree for its success in raising student learning standards and fostering school-wide collaboration. Promising Practices schools are recognized for building a strong ...

Morton seeking seat on County Legislature

Daniel Morton is seeking election to the Chautauqua County Legislature District 18. He is the son of Jon Morton and the late Patty Morton of Ashville and is a lifelong county resident. Morton is a graduate of Chautauqua Lake Central School, Jamestown Community College and the Chautauqua ...