County to help cover the cost of Chautauqua Lake weed management
7/27/2017 7:48:19 AM
By Dave Rowley, News Director
Chautauqua County lawmakers have approved a measure giving the Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance $100,000 to help cover expenses for weed management and shoreline maintenance this year. However, as part of the agreement, lawmakers unanimously required that no county funds could be used to pay for a recent, limited amount of herbicide use in Bemus Bay. The legislature approved the allocation of 2-percent bed tax funding during last night's monthly meeting by a 13-to-4 vote. Hanover Republican George Borrello supported an amendment requiring the alliance to provide the necessary documentation to be reimbursed. Borrello says that's because, last year, the alliance needed more money for shoreline clean-up...
Borrello-Documention is needed
Jamestown Democrat Chuck Nazzaro urged lawmakers to keep in mind that the alliance, and the other lake entities seeking the funding stated these were "anticipated" costs. He wanted to reduce the allocation to 50-thousand dollars now and then see if they needed the additional 50-thousand...
Nazzaro-Wanted to cut funding in half
And while a handful of other lawmakers had the same concerns, the majority said they were comfortable with the language in the resolution that the money would only be doled out once money receipts, and other documents were submitted to the county.
