Unfunded mandates, products of the federal and state governments, do not sit well with local-level units of government. Neither do those mandates sit well with school districts and institutions of higher learning, especially as they are trying to prepare and balance new budget ...
It would be refreshing to read a population report with positive news for New York state. We’d do backflips down the bike lanes on Washington Street if Republicans and Democrats could actually agree on measures to help slow down that population loss. New York lost more than $14.1 ...
It doesn’t appear that anyone wants a five-unit apartment complex in Frewsburg. A recent special Carroll Town Board meeting lasting more than two hours included not one comment in favor of a project proposed by Diamond Builders Construction at 82 Falconer St., Frewsburg. But, the project ...
Study after study says brick roads last longer than asphalt roads. And we don’t disagree that brick roads, laid properly, will last longer than asphalt roads. But just because the bricks last longer doesn’t mean the road is worth driving on. Ask any resident of Howard Street, or any ...
As state officials told Ellery Town Board members recently, the Veterans Memorial Bridge over Chautauqua Lake is safe to use. County officials have been told the state Transportation Department has reviewed the project again and work will continue as originally scheduled. The delay was ...
A review of the way Chautauqua County’s Child Protective Services unit works should be undertaken. But we’re not sure the review that should be undertaken is the one that is being proposed by legislator Susan Parker, D-Fredonia. During the June Human Services Committee meeting, Parker ...