WRFA-LP 107.9 FM https://www.wrfalp.com A listener supported, non-commercial, low power FM radio station in Jamestown, NY. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:34:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.wrfalp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wrfa-favicon-54e2097bv1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 WRFA-LP 107.9 FM https://www.wrfalp.com 32 32 58712206 Redistricting Complete, Designating Petitions Begins Feb. 28 https://www.wrfalp.com/redistricting-complete-designating-petitions-begins-feb-28/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=redistricting-complete-designating-petitions-begins-feb-28 https://www.wrfalp.com/redistricting-complete-designating-petitions-begins-feb-28/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2023 11:34:49 +0000 https://www.wrfalp.com/?p=50090 Redistricting has been completed in Chautauqua County.

Following the decennial census, District boundaries at all levels of government are redrawn to meet equal representation of the newly acquired population numbers.

The Chautauqua County Board of Elections said now that that process has been completed, their website, www.votechautauqua.com, contains the new information related to the redistricting.

Additionally, new County Legislative Maps and Election District maps are available for the public. The Board of Elections is also capable of running lists of voters reflecting the new District lines.

Per NYS Election Law, official numbers of voters which determine signature requirements for Designating Petitions will be determined on February 21, 2023; on that date, these numbers will be added to the County Board of Elections website.

Designating Petitions for the 2023 General Election can begin to be circulated on February 28, 2023. A complete list of Offices up for Election can be found at the County Board of Elections website.

]]> https://www.wrfalp.com/redistricting-complete-designating-petitions-begins-feb-28/feed/ 0 50090 [LISTEN] Community Matters – Edward Walk from the U.S. Census Bureau https://www.wrfalp.com/listen-community-matters-edward-walk-from-the-u-s-census-bureau/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=listen-community-matters-edward-walk-from-the-u-s-census-bureau https://www.wrfalp.com/listen-community-matters-edward-walk-from-the-u-s-census-bureau/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:18:31 +0000 http://www.wrfalp.com/?p=33724

The 2020 Census is now underway with local residents having received the first census mailer instructing them on how to fill out the census form online. To help raise awareness about the census and get the basic information for why it is important, WRFA’s Jason Sample recently talked with Edward Walker, Partnership Specialist with the New York Regional Census Center.


More Posts for Show: Community Matters]]> https://www.wrfalp.com/listen-community-matters-edward-walk-from-the-u-s-census-bureau/feed/ 0 33724 New York Leads Nation in Population Loss from 2017 to 2018 https://www.wrfalp.com/new-york-leads-nation-in-population-loss-from-2017-to-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-york-leads-nation-in-population-loss-from-2017-to-2018 https://www.wrfalp.com/new-york-leads-nation-in-population-loss-from-2017-to-2018/#respond Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:53:59 +0000 http://www.wrfalp.com/?p=27771 New census results show New York State lost thousands of residents over the last year.

According to the census New York had a net loss of 48,510 residents, the most of any state, from July 2017 to 2018.

Despite the drop, New York remained the fourth most populous state in the country.

Illinois lost the second-most residents with more than 45,000 people leaving that state; by percentage that was worse than New York. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Puerto also saw its population drop by 129,848, a whopping 3.9 percent decrease.

Nevada and Idaho were among the fastest growing states, according to the census.

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