• VIEW DECEMBER MEETING AGENDA

Among the items on the agenda are two public hearings – one dealing with the establishment of the North Chautauqua County Water District and the other focuses on a lease agreement with Hertz Rental Car at the county airport.

Other items including approving environmental review studies for several development projects including the creation of the Lucy Trail between Celoron and Jamestown, which would run along Jones and Gifford Ave. The legislature will also act on shared services agreements with several municipalities, involving enhanced police services for 2016.

Wednesday’s meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the legislative chambers and is open to the public.

• PUBLIC FACILITIES AGENDA – 4 p.m. Dec. 7, 2015
• ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA – 5 p.m. Dec. 7, 2015
• PUBLIC SAFETY AGENDA – 4 p.m. Dec. 9, 2015
• HUMAN SERVICES AGENDA – 5:15 p.m. Dec 9, 2015
• P&E DEVELOPMENT AGENDA – 6 p.m. Dec. 9, 2015
• AUDIT & CONTROL AGENDA – 8:35 a.m. Dec. 10, 2015

At 4 p.m. the county’s Public Facilities Committee will meet and among the items on the agenda are the review and approval of several Environmental Quality Review reports involving upcoming projects in the county. They include the creation of the Lucy Trail on Jones & Gifford Avenue that will serve as a bike and pedestrian path linking Celoron and Jamestown. A second bike & pedestrian trail for Mayville will also be reviewed. And the committee will also focus on an environmental review report for the North County Water District.

The county’s Administrative Services Committee will also meet Monday at 5 p.m. and among the items on the agenda are a review of the proposed salary increases for several non-union positions.

Both meetings are in room 331 of the Gerace office building and are open to the public.

Under the funding announcement, the planned “Lucy Trail” connecting Jamestown to Celoron along Jones & Gifford Ave. would receive $965,200. Once completed, the trail would also serve as a connector to the city’s other Riverwalk projects. In addition, Section 4 of the Mayville Lakeside Pedestrian and Bike Path would receive $611,200.

According to the governor’s office, all the projects throughout the state will encourage tourism and economic development opportunities. The projects include the addition of accessible sidewalks, improved pedestrian access to public transportation services, construction of new bicycle and pedestrian facilities and the preservation and conversion of abandoned railroad corridors for trail use.

“We are modernizing New York State’s transportation system while making it safer,” Governor Cuomo said. “From building new facilities for bicycles and pedestrians to supporting historic highway programs, these projects will provide new tourism and recreational opportunities for New Yorkers and visitors. We will continue to upgrade New York’s infrastructure to expand tourism and economic development while improving our communities.”

The funds are made available to the State through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and are administered by NYSDOT. The funds cover 80 percent of the cost of each project, with the remaining 20 percent coming from the project sponsor.

The projects were selected through a competitive solicitation process and rated on established criteria that included environmental enhancement to and for the transportation system; connectivity to an existing transportation system; encouragement of smart growth; impact on local or regional economies; availability of matching funds; and level of community support. A full list of the projects is below.