A new formal policy governing the collection and distribution of the county room tax that is collected from motels, hotel and other room rentals in Chemung County has been passed by the county legislature. The process will be open and transparent. It will allow any group or organization to apply for funding that promotes regional tourism, tourist activities, conventions, trade …
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The Chemung County Legislature has adopted the Complete Streets Initiative to make Chemung County roads safe, accessible and adaptive to all forms of transportation and mobilities. Below is a complete background and description of the Complete Streets Program: Below are fact sheets about Complete Streets: The Chemung County Traffic Safety Board sent a letter supporting the Complete Street …
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The County Executives Office recently outlined several Energy Efficiency Initiatives that are currently underway in the county along with ones that have been undertaken in the past several years. These “GREEN” initiatives have saved the county man hours, resources and reduced utility cost. One of the projects that is currently in the planning stages is the covered parking solar project …
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The Chemung County Legislature voted to approve the contract agreement with CSEA, the largest union which represents over 600 county employees, at its meeting on Oct. 15th. The Civil Service Employees Association Unit #6350 contract expired on 12/31/2018. On 7/24/2019 the County and CSEA reached a tentative three-year agreement (1/1/19-12/31/21). This agreement was presented to the union in September, and …
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At the Oct. 15th meeting of the Chemung County Legislature, it passed a resolution enacting a Local Law to allow a Cold War Veterans Exemption in Chemung County. Below is the Impact Analysis of Local Law No. 3 “A Local Law to Allow Cold War Veterans a Limited County Tax Exemption Pursuant to Section 458-B of the Real Property Tax …
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Chemung County Treasurer Jennifer Furman presented the annual financial audit performed by EFPR Group CPA’s to the county legislature at the Budget Committee meeting on Oct. 7th. In the report, it was recommended that an independent Legislative Audit Advisory Committee be established to oversee audits that are performed for the county government. The legislature’s Budget Committee has approved the new …
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On September 30th, Supreme Court Justice Eugene D. Faughnan dismissed the case brought against the Chemung County Legislature by County Executive Chris Moss. Judge Faughnan’s ruling can be seen below: Legislative Majority Leader and Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange hopes this puts an end to the disagreement with the executive branch and both branches of government can get …
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The Chemung County Department of Aging and Long Term Care is conducting a community-wide needs assessment to help plan for services and programs for the next four years. Please take the survey online by clicking here. Interested persons may also contact the Department of Aging to receive a paper copy of the survey Survey deadline is October 11th 2019. …
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Chemung County Executive Chris Moss signed an executive order to create an independent audit committee. According to Executive Moss, the 2018 Chemung County Financial Audit, which was completed by the EFPR Group LLP, recommended the creation of an independent audit committee for the county. This committee would be responsible for a variety of tasks, including: Providing an independent review of …
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Chemung County’s two sewer districts each has a wastewater treatment plant. Combined, the plants serve about 80 percent of county residents and over 90 percent of businesses. Both plants are aging and will require upgrades to meet increasingly stringent federal and state discharge standards. Meeting new regulations, including limits on the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen released into the Chesapeake …
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