• 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.

Edwards said that Derelict structures are an eyesore for our communities and create safety hazards for our residents and deter economic development in our communities.  By amending the County’s Shared Services Agreement, he said the county government will work together with municipalities to make our County a better place and remove these derelict homes and buildings from our county.

According to the resolution, the proposed amendments to the County-Wide Public Facilities Shared Services Agreement would:

• Waive Landfill Tipping Fees for construction and demolition waste by giving each participating town, village, and city annual credits for tipping fees.
• Allow the County to join in municipalities’ enforcement of building codes, zoning ordinances, and derelict structure laws.
• Assist local governments in obtaining titles through tax foreclosures to advance their funding awards and use the County Land Bank to help with the potential resale or redevelopment of project properties.
• Enable the County to provide project assistance where possible, and provide letters of support to assist individuals or groups with their grant applications and funding requests.

The resolution will be reviewed by the Public Facilities Committee on Monday, December 10th at 4 p.m. in room 331 of the Gerace Office Building in Mayville.