A positive step toward a new Brooks-TLC Hospital System Inc. facility in northern Chautauqua County has been taken. On Tuesday afternoon, leaders at the health-
A positive step toward a new Brooks-TLC Hospital System Inc. facility in northern Chautauqua County has been taken. On Tuesday afternoon, leaders at the health-
Apr 1, 2021
The chairman of Chautauqua County’s Democratic Party is firing back against criticism leveled by the Chautauqua County Legislature’s five Democrat members.
Chuck Nazzaro, D-Jamestown and legislature Democratic minority leader, said in a letter sent to The Post-Journal and other media outlets late Tuesday night that the Democratic Legislative Caucus had planned to stay silent on the issue of Green’s successor until after a decision had been made in a lawsuit filed by Green and Luz Torres, Green’s choice to be the next Democratic election commissioner, against the legislature last week.
The lawsuit filed by Green and Torres claims the legislature and Democratic Caucus respondents appear about to proceed without and in excess of their authority under the Election Law and New York state Constitution by appointing … Kent instead of one of the recommended/certified names.” Named in the lawsuit are the county, the County Legislature, Kent, Katherine Tampio, Legis
Apr 1, 2021
What were Chautauqua County legislators thinking last week when they proposed appointing Loren Kent as the next Democratic election commissioner?
We aren’t quibbling with Kent’s qualifications, nor are we opposing the appointment of the Luz Torres, the Dunkirk resident chosen for the post by the county Democratic Party.
Our issue is with the flagrant disregard for taxpayers shown by the legislature’s five Democrats Charles Nazzaro, Robert Whitney, Paul Whitford, all of Jamestown, Robert Bankoski of Dunkirk and Christine Starks of Fredonia who introduced the resolution for legislative action and put county taxpayers on the hook for a lawsuit over internal Democratic Party infighting.
Apr 1, 2021
What were Chautauqua County legislators thinking last week when they proposed appointing Loren Kent as the next Democratic election commissioner?
We aren’t quibbling with Kent’s qualifications, nor are we opposing the appointment of the Luz Torres, the Dunkirk resident chosen for the post by the county Democratic Party.
Our issue is with the flagrant disregard for taxpayers shown by the legislature’s five Democrats Charles Nazzaro, Robert Whitney, Paul Whitford, all of Jamestown, Robert Bankoski of Dunkirk and Christine Starks of Fredonia who introduced the resolution for legislative action and put county taxpayers on the hook for a lawsuit over internal Democratic Party infighting.