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McCall stresses need to balance tax hike with desire to provide services
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Common Council Finance Committee Chairwoman Sonya McCall, D-Ward 4, said
Mayor not surprised at reaction to proposed 18.6% tax rate hike; new state aid to reduce it
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Olean Mayor Amy B. Sherburne wasn’t surprised at the negative
Sherburne’s first proposed budget contains 18.6% property tax hike
By RICK MILLER Olean Star In her first proposed budget, Olean Mayor Amy B. Sherburne
Sherburne expected to submit proposed 2026-27 budget on Thursday, four days after it was due
By RICK MILLER Olean Star Each Feb. 15, the Olean mayor presents a proposed 2026-27
Developer seeks IDA sales tax exemption on River Street brownfield cleanup
By RICK MILLER Olean Star ELLICOTTVILLE — A local developer is proposing a brownfield cleanup
John J. Ash Community Center open Sunday for Code Blue event
John J. Ash Community Center open Sunday for Code Blue event By RICK MILLER Olean
DEC fines Great Lakes Cheese $475,000 over damaging Ischua Creek discharge
By RICK MILLER Olean Star FRANKLINVILLE — Great Lakes Cheese Co. has been hit with
Federal judge’s report faults state over use of Seneca land for Thruway, recommends mediation with state
By RICK MILLER Olean Star A federal judge in Buffalo handed the Seneca Nation a
Last Uptown Olean Music & Art Walk of season held Friday
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — The last Uptown Olean Music & Art Walk
Breast Cancer Awareness Month in county focuses on prevention
By RICK MILLER Olean Star OLEAN — As many as 62 women in Cattaraugus County