STRANGE EXPLAINS VOTE IN EMOTIONAL AND PERSONAL WAY BEFORE VOTE Chemung County Legisltor Rodney J. Strange has scheduled a community meeting for residents on and off County Route 60 in the Towns of Elmira and Ashland. The meeting will be held on Saturday, March 9th at 10am at the East Hill Volunteer Fire Department on Jerusalem Hill Road. Chemung County …

Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange joined his fellow legislators in voting for a resolution asking the Governor and State Legislature to repeal the NY SAFE ACT of 2013. At its meeting on March 11th, the County Legislature voted unanimously to pass the measure. The NY SAFE ACT of 2013 was passed by the State Legislature and signed into law …

STRANGE EXPLAINS VOTE IN EMOTIONAL AND PERSONAL WAY BEFORE VOTE The Chemung County Legislature voted at its regular meeting on February 11, 2013 to enter into an agreement with Marcus and Millichap Real Estate Investment Services for the marketing of the Chemung County Nursing Facility. The agreement calls for Marcus and Millichap to seek possible buyers for the facility should …

Chemung County Executive Thomas J. Santulli recommended the appointment of Legislator Rodney J. Strange to serve on the Board of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County to the Chemung County Legislature earlier this month. At it’s meeting on January 14th, the legislature approved the recommendation. Strange will serve for a term of two years until December 31, 2014. “I am …

For the second year in a row, Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange made public how he used his 2012 legislative salary. “One of the most important duties of being a legislator is constituent service and being involved in the community,” Strange said. “I am proud to once again disclose a list of expenditures for 2012 that demonstrates my comittment …

The Chemung County Legislature adopted the 2013 county budget at a special meeting on Monday, November 26th. On a 14-0 vote, the legislature voted to approve the $177 million spending plan put forward by County Executive Tom Santulli. The budget holds the line on property taxes for the eighth straight year and keeps county services at the same level as …

Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli unvieled his proposed 2013 Budget on Thursday which will hold the line on the County property tax rate for the eighth straight year. Santulli’s 2013 Budget proposal recommends a General Fund Tax Levy of $27,477,282, an increase of 1.7% over the 1012 tax levy of $27,005,000. Further, this Budget proposal recommends total net appropriations of …

The Chemung County Legislature voted September 10th to support an Inter-municipal Agreement between the Town of Southport and Chemung County for a Resident Deputy for the town. The new agreement extends for two more years the Resident Deputy Program in the Town of Southport. The program allows for a Chemung County Sheriff’s Deputy to work specifically within the town. Southport …

On Thursday, July 26th, many parts of Chemung County were devastated by severe thunder storms and a tornado that touched down in Big Flats and continued east into the Town and City of Elmira and then across I86 and up Jerusalem Hill. Hundreds of trees were blown down and homes and structures were damaged. Electricity was out for several hours …