‘Local Government’ Archives
Town Board Creates Comprehensive Committee on Hydrofracking
By Ciji Riley This month’s town board meeting was held on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at 6 PM. Town Supervisor John Burrell opened the meeting with good news by announcing the town received word they were at a 100 percent equalization rate for real property. Privilege of the Floor was broken into three sections. First on the agenda were Harold [...]
Village Board: Sales Tax Revenues Down
By Ciji Riley This month’s village board meeting was held on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. Mayor Charles Coolidge opened the meeting by addressing the board members regarding a rumor heard around town. According to Coolidge, he has been accused of being kicked out of the Gin Mill for disorderly behavior. Coolidge responded he “has never been [...]
Lot Sizes and Zoning Discussed at Great Valley Public Hearing
By Becca Whited Confusion muddled the public hearing on Aug. 2 at the Great Valley Town Hall. The public was under the impression that this public hearing would address zoning of the land adjacent to the Ellicottville School District property on Route 219, in reality, this meeting is scheduled for September. Ted LaCroix opened the [...]
Democratic Redistricting Plan…..
Democratic Redistricting Plan….. Saves More Money and Shrinks Government By Mark J. Ward, Minority Leader Cattaraugus County Legislature As the legislature begins to debate the pros and cons of the three “redistricting plans” that have been introduced to the Special Committee on the Census Evaluation, I feel compelled to express why [...]
County plan to downsize legislature moves to the voters
By Chris Chapman Downsizing of the Cattaraugus County Legislature is now going to the voters. In a split vote, a plan that would drop the number of legislators from 21 to 17 was approved and will be on the ballot for county residents on Election Day, November 8. The plan is not one that is welcomed by all, however. District 8 [...]
Town board discovers outright fracking ban illegal
By Ciji Riley The hot topic at the Wednesday evening’s Ellicottville Town Board meeting was, once again, the issue of hydraulic fracturing of gas wells in the Ellicottville vicinity. At June’s monthly meeting, a local law banning fracking had been tabled until further discussion could take place. Town Supervisor, John Burrell, opened [...]
Ellicottville Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning Board of Appeals Tackles FAR By Rebecca Whited For one Ellicottville family, the fight over building a two-car garage may be enough to force them to move out. At the July 12 meeting, zoning board heard the concerns of Bruce Kozlowski and his wife, who bought a house in Ellicottville in January of 2011. At that time, before [...]
Ellicottville Village Board – Village No Longer Accepts Lawn Rubbish
By Chris Chapman CORRECTION TO VILLAGE BOARD STORY: Due to misinformation from the source, the Mountain and Valley News corrects the statement made by town supervisor John Burrell regarding the Village Constable's use of the town's ORI number. After a phone conversation with Burrell Friday morning, it was discovered that the issue was tabled [...]
Village Board Discusses Emergency Services Contract
This month’s Village of Ellicottville board meeting was held on June 13, 2011. Reports from various department heads opened the meeting. Harold Morton from the Department of Public Works gave the board a thorough list of what the department has done in the past month, which included installing the benches on Washington and Monroe streets, [...]
Ellicottville Residents Gather to Voice Concerns on Hydraulic Fracturing at Town Board Meeting
By Ciji Riley Numerous residents of the Ellicottville community attended the May 18, 2011, town board meeting to voice their concerns about hydraulic fracturing of wells in the Ellicottville area. Town Supervisor John Burrell opened the discussion by acknowledging the research he and the other board members have done on this issue [...]
