Chautauqua County May Provide Assistance to Erie County

Chautauqua County may soon be providing some assistance to neighboring Erie County once it ultimately digs out from what may end up being nearly 100 inches of snow in some locations at week's end. That from County Executive Vince Horrigan, who says he's been in touch with his counterpart in Erie County -- Marc Poloncarz -- about what they can do. Horrigan didn't go into specifics, but says they may provide some help with the clean-up effort...

Vince Horrigan: sending resources to Erie County

Here in Chautauqua County, Horrigan says they were well prepared for the initial storm, and today's storm. The early snow and cold-snap is also a monetary concern with the year-end coming up. However... Horrigan says they may be spared by one key item -- gasoline prices....

Vince Horrigan: lower gas prices

Horrigan says he held a conference call at the beginning of the week to develop a plan for dealing with the storm. That included opening safety shelters in Ripley, Fredonia, and Irving. However, he says those are closed for now because the number of stranded motorists had dropped significantly.