Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange is fighting back against skyrocketing utility bills received by residents throughout the state. He is calling for an independent investigation of NYSEG to get answers to many questions that the public has been asking. Strange urges community members to follow his Facebook page to stay up-to-date on the issues and ways to join the …
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County Excutive Chris Moss declraed a State of Emergency with the expiration of Title 42. You can read the entire State of Emergency Declaration below:
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The Term Limit Advisory Committee of the legislature recommends term limits for County Executive and Legislature. The Final Report of the Term Limit Advisory Committee: Local Law #3 Term Limits for County Executive: Local Law #4 Term Limits for County Legislators:
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At the March 13 regular meeting of the County Legislature, Local Law #1 for the year 2023 was passed that allows volunteer firefighters and EMT’s to get a 10% property tax exemption on their county tax bills. Local Law #1 is below:
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Chemung County Executive Chris Moss released the 2023 county budget on Thursday, Nov. 10th. The spending plans is approximately $230 million and calls for a 0% tax increase for the new fiscal year. The County Legislature now will review the proposal over the next few weeks and hopes to approve a new budget by early December. Highlights of the budget …
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For the second time in four years, the county’s Senior Citizen Tax Exemption was changed to allow more low income seniors to receive a percentage off their county property taxes. The first increase in the income amount a senior property owner could make and still qualify for an exemption came in 2019, the first in over 20 years. Seniors in …
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The Chemung County Sewer District began a consolidation plan in 2019. They presented the proposed plan to the county legislature in February 2021 and in January 2022 they updated the legislature on the progress of the project. Below are the power point presentations that were presented to the legislature. The first one will give you the reasoning and overview of …
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