The County Executive established a group of community and law enforcement members to develop a police reform plan to submit to the Governor by April 1, 2021. The proposal was approved by the legislature’s Budget Committee on March 1st and passed by the full legislature on March 8th. Below is the Executive Order signed by the Governor requiring every county …
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The Chemung County Legislature passed two resolutions at their monthly meeting on Monday, February 8th. The first was to establish a legislative committee consisting of five legislators selected by the Chairman of the Legislature and the other resolution was to hire CGR Consultants to conduct a study of the makeup of the legislature’s current 15 legislative districts, the Executive Branch …
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Southern Tier Economic Growth, the economic development agency of Chemung County government, released their Annual Report recently. The report highlights the activity of STEG for the year 2020. Joseph Roman is the President of STEG along with being the Executive Director of the Chemung County Industrial Development Agency. Legislator Strange serves on the Board of Directors of the IDA. You …
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In a letter to Committee Members, Chemung County Republican Chairman Rodney J. Strange announced that he would be giving up the chairmanship of the county Republican party effective February 1st. Strange was elected to the unexpired term of former Chairman Michael Krusen in the Fall of 2013 and he was re-elected four times since. Along with steering the local party …
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Landlords in Chemung County have been struggling for almost a year with tenants who are not paying their rent. Some were effected by severe financial hardship because of the loss of a job, their business was closed down or they were ill and out of work because they, or a family member contracted the disease. The state enacted an …
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Chemung County has begun vaccination for the COVID-19 virus and has begun setting up community vaccination sites throughout the county. The first vaccine distribution center has been set up in Elmira, for the County of Chemung. It’s the first of its kind for the county. The vaccination station is centrally located, right in the heart of the county seat in …
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Chemung County has filed a 10-page petition with the New York State Supreme Court to relieve the orange zone restrictions implemented by Governor Andrew Cuomo over the county’s COVID-19 cases. The verified petition/complaint names Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, saying that the microcluster zone restrictions implemented on Oct. 23 should be lifted under the new guidelines. …
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On Monday, November 9th, Chemung County Executive Chris Moss released the 2021 proposed county budget. The budget calls for no property tax increase but does include cuts for many county departments and capital programs. The legislature will now review the budget during several budget workshops before final approval in early December. To read the County Executive’s Budget Message and review …
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On June 12, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Executive Order 203 requiring local governments to adopt police reform policies to enhance the manner in which services that are being provided to the public can be improved. The Executive Order is being implemented by municipalities in a variety of formats across the State, as the number and size …
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