Chemung County could face future fiscal challenges if current conditions don’t change, officials said at a Monday budget workshop. Thus far, the county has shared services with other municipalities, changed health insurance plans and instituted higher pension contributions for new employees to save costs. However, a stagnant tax base and lower sales tax revenues could lead to an eventual tax …
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Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli unveiled his proposed 2017 Budget today which will hold the line on the County property tax rate for the twelfth straight year. Santulli’s 2017 Budget proposal recommends a General Fund Tax Levy of $29,146,582 is an increase of .5% over the 2016 tax levy of $29,012,588. Further, this budget proposal recommends total net appropriations of …
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At a press conference held on October 26, Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli and Mark Cicora, Office of Fire and Emergency Management Director, joined by local fire department members, unveiled the recently completed Public Safety Radio Communication System. The $8.4M project was completed over a period of four years and will greatly enhance notification and emergency communications for all fire …
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Bucher Emhart Glass officially opened its new facility in the former Sikorsky building on Kahler Road. Two years ago, the glass manufacturing company was faced with the decision to put more money into their former facility on Sullivan Street in Elmira or move. “When you have a 50 year-old building, you can imagine. Let’s just leave it as, it was …
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Chemung County is taking a more proactive approach to the growing problem of opioid abuse by going beyond traditional law enforcement efforts. Sheriff Christopher Moss has announced a new program, Operation H.O.P.E., which stands for Heroin and Opioid Prevention Effort. The program will focus on helping jail inmates who abuse heroin and other opioids, along with an outreach effort to …
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NY-ALERT IS A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR ALL THE PUBLIC ALERTING NEEDS OF NYS MUNICIPALITIES & PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES. New York State developed NY-ALERT to serve as the authoritative gateway for sending and receiving warnings and alerts to the citizens of New York State during times of emergency. NY-ALERT provides a secure platform for the dissemination of emergency information during a crisis. …
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The Chemung County Department of Aging and Long Term Care is available to assist Medicare beneficiaries in understanding and comparing the 2017 Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Private Health Plans. Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15 – December 7. This is the time of year when all people with Medicare can make changes to their coverage. Health needs and …
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More than a dozen Chemung County companies had a chance Friday to prove there are good local jobs available during an event at the Greater Southern Tier BOCES campus in Horseheads. The occasion was the “Made in Chemung County Manufacturing Day,” the first countywide celebration of National Manufacturing Day in the county. The event was sponsored by the Chemung County …
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Chemung County has been notified that their application to establish a land bank has been approved by the New York State Empire Development Corporation. The land bank will serve as an important tool in transforming Elmira’s downtown and surrounding neighborhoods by converting vacant properties into uses that support community revitalization and foster economic growth. The land bank, which will be …
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The Southern Tier Cancer Services Program will be partnering with Arnot Health to offer FREE mammograms, breast exams, pap tests, and colorectal cancer screenings in the month of October for Breast Cancer Awareness month. “The key to early detection and successful treatment is screening”, said Denise Argetsinger of the Cancer Services Program. Cancers that are found early have a 90% …
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