January 6, 2022

First Arena Lease Agreement With Mammoth Sports and Entertainment, LLC.

Below is the Lease agreement between the Chemung County Industrial Development Agency and Mammoth Sports and Entertainment, LLC. Rodney J. Strange is a member of the Board of Directors of the Chemung County IDA and voted for this lease agreement saying it was the most consequential vote he has made as a public servant. He believes that what Mammoth Sports …

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November 10, 2021

2022 Proposed Chemung County Budget Unveiled; Goes To Legislature For Review

Chemung County Executive Chris Moss has sent his 2022 proposed county budget to the legislature. The 2020 proposed budget review schedule is as follows: Workshops Wednesday, November 10th 7:00 p.m. November 15th, 16th 17th 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing on the 2022 proposed budget: Monday, November 29th 7:00 p.m. Special meeting of the Full Legislature to adopt the 2022 budget: Monday, December 6, 2021 …

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July 16, 2021

Legislature Adopts Climate Smart Communities Pledge

At its June 14th meeting of the Chemung County Legislature, the legislature approved the New York State Climate Smart Communities Pledge. This will help the county and the municipalities in the county more easily qualify for state and federal grants. The county has already accomplished many items included in the pledges outlined in the document. Learn more about the Climate …

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June 9, 2021

Strange Joins Effort To End COVID-19 State of Emergency & Executive Orders

The COVID-19 State of Emergency that was declared last March should be rescinded at this point said Chemung County Legislator Rodney J. Strange. Strange joined with Assemblyman Phil Palmesano and other state legislators in supporting a bill that would do just that, With new positive COVID numbers going lowered every day, less than 1% of daily new cases in all …

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June 8, 2021

County Treasurer Presents Fiscally Strong Year End Report For 2020

Chemung County Treasurer Jennifer Furman presented the County’s 2020 year end report to the County Legislature’s Budget Committee at their meeting on June 7th. The report showed the county ended 2020 with a budget surplus of $2.9 million. This was particularly great news with what some predicted would be a catastrophic fiscal picture because of the devastation to the economy …

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April 26, 2021

Legislature To Re-Open For Public Attendance

The Chairman of the Chemung County Legislature has announced that the leadership of the legislature has recommended that the public be aloud to attend meetings of the legislature beginning May 10th. The announcement and the re-opening guidelines that will be followed can be seen below:  

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April 13, 2021

Legislature Approves Local Road Safety Plan

At the April 12th meeting of the Chemung County Legislature, the Local Road Safety Plan was approved. The Executive Summary and the entire Safety Plan can be read below. The Executive Summary:   The Local Road Safety Plan:

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