At Tuesday night’s Chemung County full Legislature meeting, the Chemung County Legislature passed a resolution extending a sales tax agreement between Chemung County and the City of Elmira. Legislators Rodney J. Strange and Peggy Woodard voted ‘NO’ in opposition to the proposal. Under the agreement, City payments to the County will be deferred for shared services in 2018 and 2019 …
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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has received approval to increase class size and offer courses at Elmira College in Elmira, New York. The announcement was made today by LECOM President John M. Ferretti, D.O. and Elmira College President Charles W. Lindsay, Ph.D. LECOM has received formal notification that at a meeting in Chicago in late August, the Council …
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Public Information Session on Elmira High School Cleanup NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health invite you to attend a public information session on the Elmira High School Cleanup. Wednesday, September 26, 2018 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Elmira High School Cafeteria 777 South Main Street, Elmira The public is welcome to come anytime between 4:30 p.m. …
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The Chemung County Legislature voted to expand the county’s agreement with the Elmira City School District to provide School Resource Officers to elementary schools located within the Elmira City School District at its legislature meeting on Sept. 10th. The officers began their work this school year. Four (4) officers were hired to cover the eight (8) elementary schools located within the …
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With a sales tax distribution formula set to expire Dec. 31, Chemung County is proposing a renewed package with modifications designed to benefit the cash-strapped City of Elmira. County Executive Tom Santulli presented a proposal to the county legislature’s budget committee on Tuesday evening. The proposal would give the city more time to pay back money owed to the county …
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A report issued this summer by the Empire Center for Public Policy, a nonpartisan think tank based in Albany, indicates Chemung County is one of two counties that shoulder the heaviest Medicaid burden in upstate New York. The report, written by Empire Center Director of Health Policy Bill Hammond, also examines a possible shift of Medicaid costs back to the …
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Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli, Chemung County Deputy Executive Mike Krusen and 15th District County Legislator would like to announce the Chemung County Flood Disposal Program. As a result of a number of residents contacting the County regarding flash flooding this past week, Chemung County is offering residents an opportunity to dispose of up to 1,000 pounds of flood related …
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Statement From Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange Regarding Flooding In The 15th Legislative District: “With the clean up continuing throughout the 15th legislative district, I would like to thank all the amazing men and women who worked tirelessly over the past few days to help the residents of my legislative district, especially the Village of Wellsburg. I cannot put …
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Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli and Elmira Corning Regional Airport Aviation Director Bill Hopper, and Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange are pleased to announce operations at the Elmira Corning Regional Airport will transition into using the new terminal starting August 1. While construction in the new terminal is not yet complete, it is necessary to move operations to begin …
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Chemung County Commissioner of Human Services Jennifer Stimson and Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange are pleased to announce the very positive results of the work of the Welfare Fraud Unit at the Department of Social Services. Since the addition of two part-time fraud investigators, beginning in April of 2016, to its Special Investigations Unit there have been increased fraud …
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