The County Route 8 bridge over the Chemung River, known as the Lowman Crossover Brodge, will undergo a rehabilitation study this year. The Chemung Countyn Legislature approved an agreement at its April 9th meeting with Barton and Loguidice, P.C. of Syracuse. The bridge was built in 1988, using concrete box beam technology that was state of the art, but is …

Chemung County Treasurer Joseph Sartori presented to the Budget Committee of the Chemung County Legislature his 2012 Year End report at its meeting on April 1st. Sartori reported the financial position and results of operation for the year ended December 31, 2012. The County ended 2012 with the biggest budget surplus in county history, $29,855,814. “It is the excellent working …

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 …