Meetings
- 6:30 p.m.
- Fourth Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise noted
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Gerace Office Building
3 N. Erie St.
Third Floor Legislative Chambers
Mayville, NY 14757
All Legislature Committee meetings as well as the full Legislature meetings are in-person open meetings and will be held in the Legislature Chambers on the third floor of the Gerace Office building.
The meetings are open to the public and subject to any current required COVID-19 guidelines..
Baring any unforeseen technical difficulties, the full legislature meetings will continue to be live streamed on the County YouTube page and the videos will be available for viewing for no less than a year after the meeting.
The minutes of all legislature committee and full legislature meetings continue to be posted on the legislature web pages.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:: Any comments received from the public will be accepted as communications, and not read during privilege of the floor.. Public comments at the meetings during the privilege of the floor must be made in person.
Click here to view live streamed Legislature meetings on YouTube
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Prefiles & Transcripts
Click here for 2023 PREFILE DEADLINES
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Public Notices
30-Day Public Review Period for
Chautauqua County Agricultural District 7 Eight-Year Review
Towns of Clymer, French Creek, Harmony, Mina, North Harmony, and Sherman
Per New York State Agriculture and Markets Law Section 303-a(1), the County Legislature is required to review an Agricultural District eight years after its creation and every 8 years thereafter. Chautauqua County has designated March 1st through March 31st as the thirty (30) day public review period for the eight-year review. The review of Chautauqua County Agricultural District 7 will take place in the Towns of Clymer, French Creek, Harmony, Mina, North Harmony, and Sherman encompassing 94,444 acres. During this thirty (30) day period, any municipality, land owner, or State Agency whose territory is within the Agricultural District may propose a modification to the Agricultural District. Land owners may submit requests to add parcels of predominantly viable agricultural land or remove parcel(s).
The Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development will accept requests from March 1st through March 31st. Please submit all requests to the Department of Planning and Development, 201 West Third Street Suite 115 Jamestown, New York 14701 or email to sharpl@chqgov.com on or before 4:30 PM on March 31, 2023. Any questions on the process should be directed to the Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development.
The Agricultural District 7 Review Worksheet, current Agricultural District Maps, and additional information can be found on the Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development website at bit.ly/CHQagdistrict. A map of District 7 is on file and open to public inspection at the Clerk’s Office of the Chautauqua County Legislature in Mayville, New York. Please call 716-753-4215 to schedule an appointment.
At the end of the thirty (30) day period, the proposed modifications will be submitted to the Chautauqua County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board (AFPB). Based on the AFPB’s recommendations, a report will be prepared for the Planning and Economic Development (PED) Legislative Committee’s review. After review by the PED Legislative Committee, the recommendation will be forwarded to the Chautauqua County Legislature for a public hearing. Following the public hearing, the Legislature will vote via resolution to accept the recommendations made by the AFPB. The County Legislature will then send the resolution to the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets to certify the modifications. If the Commissioner certifies the modifications, all changes will be in effect.
An agricultural district is a geographic area which consists predominantly of viable agricultural land. Agricultural operations within the district are the priority land use and afforded benefits and protections to promote the continuation of farms and the preservation of agricultural land. This should not be confused with the agricultural assessment program which allows eligible farmland to be taxed at its agricultural assessment. Land owners should see their local assessor to find out more information on agricultural assessment for their parcel(s).
Contact: Lauren Sharp, Junior Planner
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Draft 19 District Map:
https://app.districtbuilder.org/projects/1ff707cd-ffa9-4cbd-a757-fce373dcd776
19 District Local Law Appendix A
19 District Maps
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NY Municipal Home Rule Law
40% Municipality Population
Board of Elections Census Block Changes - 19 District Plan
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South Chautauqua Lake Sewer District
SCLSD MAP & PLAN - Westside Sewer Extension Phase 2
SCLSD West Sewer Phase 2 Fact Sheet
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LEGISLATORS - click on Legislator name for contact information
- Kevin Muldowney, District 1
- Robert Bankoski, District 2
- Bob Scudder, District 3
- Susan Parker, District 4
- Terry Niebel, District 5
- Tom Harmon, District 6
- John Penhollow, District 7
- Pierre Chagnon, District 8 - Chairman
- Billy Torres, District 9
- Jamie Gustafson, District 10
- David Wilfong, District 11
- Elisabeth Rankin, District 12
- Tom Nelson, District 13
- Daniel Pavlock , District 14
- Lisa Vanstrom, District 15
- John Davis, District 16
- Travis Heiser, District 17
- Marty Proctor, District 18
- John Hemmer, District 19