Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange knows how important a blood donor can be in times of need. Back in 2009, Strange had his right kidney removed because it was diseased and not funtioning. Before, during and after surgery Strange received blood transfusions to keep him alive. On Friday, April 28, 2017 Strange began to fulfill a pledge he made …
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The Chemung County Compost Facility, located on Blostein Blvd. off of Chemung Street in Horseheads, is available free of charge for residents of Chemung County to be used for the disposal of yard waste. § The facility is open from April through November, weather permitting. (Opens May 9 in 2017.) § Operating hours are: 9am – 3pm Tuesday …
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Welfare fraud is a crime in New York State and the Chemung County Department of Human Services (the Department) takes acts of welfare fraud very seriously. Acts of welfare fraud include deliberately providing a false statement, submitting a document that contains false information, or the intentional concealment of information such as wages, resources, household composition, etc., that may result in …
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Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange has been participating in the county’s Adopt-A-Highway program since 2013. He has two stretches of county roads that he cleans up regularly throughout the year. He maintains County Road 8 (Wellsburg-Lowman Crossover) in Ashland and County Road 60 which runs parallel to I86 in both the Towns of Elmira and Ashland. “I am very …
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Work on the passenger terminal renovation — funded primarily through a $40 million state grant — is expected to start in mid-July to meet a substantial completion date of October 2018. Bids on the first of three phases will be awarded in late June, officials told Chemung County legislators Monday. A July start date leaves about 15 months for crews to transform …
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Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange spent a 17 hour shift with the men and women of Chemung County’s Department of Public Works. Strange arrived in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 14th as Winter Storm Stella began to pound Chemung County with over a foot of snow. It was the biggest snow storm to hit the county in …
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Elmira’s First Arena, whose soon-to-be new owner was named Friday, will live to see another hockey season — but the Elmira Jackals won’t. Brian Barrett, co-owner of the Simmons-Rockwell car dealership group, will purchase the arena from the Chemung County Industrial Development Agency for $3.5 million, county officials announced Friday. But the Elmira Jackals, a franchise as old as the arena …
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“As a county legislator, I have and will continue to do all I can to keep First Arena open and save the City of Elmira from financial collapse. My district doesn’t include any part of the City, but Elmira is my home too!” – Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange Op-Ed published in the Star-Gazette March 2, 2017 written …
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The Town of Southport has received a grant to fund demolition of a long-vacant former restaurant building, clearing the way for redevelopment at the site. Town board members voted Sept. 28 to authorize an application for up to $500,000 to the Restore New York Communities Initiative program. The grant award was announced as part of Gov. Cuomo’s 2018 budget. Southport …
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Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange announced his strong support for a new proposed state law called the Community Heroes Protection Act that State Senator Fred Akshar is sponsoring in the New York State Senate. “I am proud support Sen. Fred Akshar’s bill in the state senate that will make penalties for crimes against our First Responders much tougher than they …
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