On June 12th at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange underwent Bariatric Surgery consisting of a full gastric bypass. Dr. Subramaniam Sadhasivam was his chief surgeon and Dr. Brent Samter was the anestesiologist. The operation, done laparoscopicly, took approximately 5 hours and when finished was a complete success. A gastric bypass operation alters the normal …

Joining Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli in pushing for mandate relief for counties, the Chemung County Legislature passed a resolution demanding mandate relief in the 2012 legislative session. May 29th was declared “Mayday for Mandate Relief Day” in Chemung County. With less than four weeks left in the NYS legislative session, counties across the state have passed similar resolutions. Santulli …

The Village of Wellsburg will be getting a new fire station that will be fully fund by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The current fire station was severely damaged by Tropical Storm Lee in September 2011. U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer announced the 2.7 million dollars in funding on June 2nd. Schumer met with FEMA officials in May and urged …

During the days following the September flooding in the Village of Wellsburg, several large rollback dumpsters were used to clear flood debris. Casella Waste Services was contracted to provide the dumpster service. Residents were allowed to bring flood debris to the dumpster site next to the Wellsburg Fire Department and it was also collected at curbside by the Highway department. …

At a special meeting Monday night, the Chemung County Legislature elected Legislator Donna L. Draxler as it’s Chairman after the untimely death of Cornelius J. Milliken it’s long-time Chairman. Legislator Rodney J. Strange made the motion nominating Draxler for the position. “The person I’m about to nominate is a lady who has served in this chamber longer than any other …

Chemung County Legislature Chairman Cornelius J. Milliken passed away on Monday, April 9th. Mr. Milliken was 83 years old and served for 39 years as a member of the Chemung County Legislature representing the 7th legislative district in the Town of Elmira. He was elected Chairman in 2002 and served in that position until his death. “Chairman Milliken was an …

Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli and 15th District Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange are asking residents to join them in the fight for mandate relief by contacting state representatives in Albany urging them to enact meaningful mandate relief. Chemung County is taking part in the New York State Association of Counties’ (NYSAC) “Help Enact Mandate Relief Today” initiative and …

Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange joined his legislative colleagues and voted to table the repurchase offer for First Arena at the Legislature’s regular meeting on Monday, March 12th. Before the regular meeting of the Legislature, the Budget Committee met and voted unanimously to recommend to the full Legislature that it table the repurchase offer from Dr. Mustafa Afr through …

Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli addressed the County Legislature at the Budget Committee meeting Monday night asking that they hold off on their consideration of the repurchase request for the First Arena. As the foreclosure process allows, Chemung County has received a request from Southern Tier Economic Development (STED) and Elmira Downtown Arena LLC for the repurchase of the property …