JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy has issued a statement of support for the lawsuit filed by the Chautauqua Institution demanding a more thorough impact study on the application of herbicides to Chautauqua Lake before herbicides can be … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Institution Files Lawsuit Against State DEC, Town of Ellery in Regard to Herbicide Use on Chautauqua Lake
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that Chautauqua Institution has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Ellery and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for not providing a “comprehensive study” on the use of … [Read more...]
County Planning Board Gives Approval to Zoning Change for Domestic Violence Shelter in Ellery
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Planning Board has signed off on a zoning law amendment that could help pave the way for a domestic violence shelter in the town of Ellery. The Salvation Army in Jamestown has been looking to relocate its Anew … [Read more...]
State Appellate Court Upholds Supreme Court Decision Regarding Landfill Expansion
ROCHESTER - The State Appellate Court in Rochester has upheld a 2016 Chautauqua County Supreme Court Decision involving the expansion of the county landfill in Ellery. On Nov. 1, 2016, the Hon. Frank A. Sedita ruled in favor of the 53-acre … [Read more...]
Ellery Will Likely Appeal State Supreme Court Ruling on County Landfill
ELLERY - The Town of Ellery is moving forward with challenging a State Supreme Court Decision involving the Chautauqua County Landfill. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that Ellery Town officials have agreed to file for an appeal of … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of County, State in Landfill Lawsuit
MAYVILLE - A New York State Supreme Court Justice has ruled in favor of the county landfill’s expansion effort in the town of Ellery. Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan says Hon. Frank A. Sedita III ruled in favor of the county in a … [Read more...]
Court Case Involving County Landfill Begins in Mayville
MAYVILLE - Opening arguments and testimony in the lawsuit involving the environmental impact of a proposed expansion of the county landfill got underway Monday in State Supreme Court in Mayville. The Town of Ellery is trying to block the … [Read more...]