We’ve been talking for years about the idea of countywide code enforcement. It’s time to stop talking and start doing. Countywide code enforcement was included in the county’s 2021 Countywide Shared Services Initiative - an initiative launched by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017. ...

The good news — and it is good news — is that production of domestic oil has increased by about 1.6 million barrels a day in the past three years. Increases in oil and natural gas production allow the U.S. to provide affordable energy to families and businesses and reduce the potential ...

A sale is in the works that could result in activity in the former Jamestown Brewing Company building by as soon as March. The county Industrial Development Agency approved a loan earlier this week to Wicked Jimmy’s LLC, owned by the owners of Wicked Warren’s, to support the purchase of ...

Only good things can come from a revived town supervisors and mayors association in Chautauqua County. Jeff Molnar, Bemus Point mayor, hosted a meeting of about 20 supervisors and mayors in December in an attempt to bring back semi-regular meetings of the area’s town and village leaders. ...

If Chautauqua County’s Republicans were as fiscally responsible as they say they are, they’d immediately dismiss recommendations by the latest Salary Review Commission. The commission has recommended increasing the county executive’s pay by 14.5%, the county clerk’s by 26.7%, the ...

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli put the Northern Chautauqua County Water District on notice regarding its finances. Unfortunately, some of its board members are not getting the same information. That was part of last week’s discussion that involved David Hazelton, who said he — as a ...