Legislators Approve IGT Funding from County's Fund Balance

Chautauqua County lawmakers have agreed to make an Inter-Governmental Transfer of $2.6 million from the fund balance to the County Home. That'll be matched by another $2.6 million in state and federal funding for operations at the Dunkirk facility. Cassadaga-area Republican John Runkle says approval of the move Wednesday night will provide the home with $5.2 million that should make its way back to the county -- after the home is sold. Runkle says the deal with VestraCare should be completed by the end of 2014...

John Runkle: should be money to cover IGT transfer

Runkle says the 2-for-1 match will go to the County Home to help fund the operation through the end of this year. Once the sale is completed, Jamestown Democrat Chuck Nazzaro says the county will have to use some of the proceeds to pay off about $9 million in debt. However, he says some of that money, along with IGT money, will come back to the county to help offset taxes...

Chuck Nazzaro: using IGT money to stabilize tax rate

Sheridan Republican Terry Niebel went along with the proposal, but expressed concern that this would be a "one-shot" deal that will only help reduce taxes next year. He wants to see more of a plan to cut taxes long-term. The measure was approved unanimously.

County lawmakers also approved receiving a $300,000 grant for projects on Goose Creek to reduce the amount of sediment that flows into Chautauqua Lake. Legislators George Borrello and Keith Ahlstrom say the grant for the project would help address the "root problems" in the lake that have caused excessive weed growth. In the past, both say the county has basically been treating the symptoms, but not the real problems causing the excessive sediment. The project will "straighten out" the meandering creek and reduce "thousands of tons of sediment" that flows into Chautauqua Lake.

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