May 8, 2021
Did you know that up through the early decades of the 20th Century the Boat Landing on the Chadakoin River was a main hub of activity connecting Jamestown to all of the destinations along Chautauqua Lake? Pictured from the left are The Riverfront Hotel, the Railroad Ticket Station across the street at the River’s edge, and the Fairmount Grocery Store on the opposite corner. Bastien’s Boat Factory is shown on the far right; and Johnson’s Ice House is located in the triple-roofed structures to the rear along the bend in the River. Note the rail tracks embedded in the streets. They served the transportation needs of the residents of Jamestown as well as extending to the many destinations up both sides of Chautauqua Lake the Settlements, Villages & Towns, the Resort Hotels, the Trolley Parks & Chautauqua Institution. Also pictured are several of the steamboats that plied the waters of the Lake, carrying passengers during the summer months. The Boat Landing remains to
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MAYVILLE – A new proposal on how to manage Chautauqua Lake is now in the hands of various local municipalities and stakeholders.
On Wednesday, County Executive PJ Wendel, joined by county staff, unveiled the Chautauqua Lake Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at a press conference in the County Legislative Chambers in Mayville. The eagerly-awaited MOU is the next generation version of the 2019 Chautauqua Lake Memorandum of Agreement, which had a two-year tenure and termed out at the end of April 2021. Wendel referred to the 2021 MOU as “brilliant in its simplicity,” as the 20+ tenets contained in the original MOA have been replaced with language that encourages cooperation among essential Chautauqua Lake stakeholders. A majority of the stakeholders, who have been encouraged to sign the MOU in the coming weeks, were present at the event.
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County Officials Unveil Chautauqua Lake Memorandum of Understanding
County Executive
PJ Wendel was joined by County staff to unveil a
Chautauqua Lake Memorandum of Understanding Wednesday night. The M-O-U follows the 2019 Chautauqua Lake Memorandum of Agreement, which ended April 30th.
Wendel said most would agree that the 2019 M-O-A was a success with a number of initiatives achieved,
“A combined effort to improve near-shore cleanup utilizing Mobitracs, Barges, and Harvesters; an increased ability to move more quickly respond to the stakeholders’ needs; the use of a new
herbicide, ProcellaCOR, product to control
Eurasian Watermilfoil; the use of satellite-based Geographic Information System technology to track the movement of equipment and the location of herbicide applications on the Lake.”
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Chautauqua Lake is getting an addition to its developing sewer ring, as the push continues to protect water quality in one of Western New York s most famous tourist areas.
By the time construction bids are opened, contracts are awarded and the sewer line project is finally finished in the spring of 2023, it looks like this will be a $16 million project. Half is local money and half is state money, although that could change with Washington discussing a major infastructure bill.
Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel said it s complicated, with grade-level changes leading to needs for pump stations and other equipment stations. The three-and-a-half-mile line will serve the Stow area and connect two existing lines along the lake.