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Seneca County Board of Supervisors May committee meetings (webcast)

The Seneca County Board of Supervisors held its monthly series of committee meetings. Among the discussions was the future of a proposal to share a portion of sales tax collections with towns and villages across ... more
Seneca County Board of Supervisors May 2023 Meeting (webcast)

The Seneca County Board of Supervisors held their regular https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E60jw_mtXj0monthly meeting for May 2023 on Tuesday evening, May 9th, at the Seneca County Office Building in Waterloo. Full meeting video is below ... more
Seneca County Standing Committee Meetings for April 2023 (webcast)

On Tuesday evening the Seneca County Board of Supervisors held their standing committee meetings for April 2023 at the Seneca County Office Building in Waterloo. Full video of the meetings appears below including a presentation ... more
Seneca County Board of Supervisors April 2023 Regular Meeting (video)

The Seneca County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm for their regular board meeting for April 2023 at the Seneca County Office Building on DiPronio Drive in Waterloo. Full meeting video ... more
Seneca County Board of Supervisors March 2023 Board Meeting (video)

The Seneca County Board of Supervisors met for their regular monthly meeting at the Seneca County Office Building in Waterloo on Tuesday evening, March 14, 2023. The meeting began at 6:00 pm. Full meeting video ... more
Seneca County Board of Supervisors October Meeting in Ovid

The Seneca County Board of Supervisors held their regular monthly meeting at the Three Bears Courthouse in Ovid on Tuesday night. The meeting was streamed live on FingerLakes1.com and can be viewed below ... more
Seneca County has $6.6M in American Rescue Plan money coming: What plans are in the works for it?

Seneca County has millions coming from the federal government via the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law over a year ago. The county has spent less than $800,000 of that money thus far, according ... more
Supervisors seek NYSAC support to equalize for unpaid Cayuga Nation taxes

Supervisor Bob Shipley called on the Seneca County Board of Supervisors to pass two resolutions under Rule 29 of the Rules of Order regarding the Cayuga Nation and Indian Affairs at Tuesday night's board meeting ... more
Five supervisors sign letter denouncing white supremacy meme

The Seneca County Board Of Supervisors have taken the closest thing to official action since a meme posted to Waterloo Town Supervisor Don Trout's Facebook page prompted calls for his resignation. Supervisors Michael Ferrara (Seneca ... more
Cayuga Nation writes letter to AG James, calls Seneca County actions racist

The Cayuga Nation has responded after the Seneca County Board Of Supervisors requested a special prosecutor for the criminal case involving Charles Bowman, a Fayette resident, and investigation into the Cayuga Nation Police Department. The ... more
Seneca County given approval to modify allocation of occupancy tax to fund tourism related infrastructure projects

This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Jeff Gallahan (R,C-Manchester) giving one local county the ability to modify the allocation of occupancy tax collected. Earlier this year, the State Legislature ... more
Seneca County will begin inspecting private septic systems after supervisors adopt new local law

The Seneca County Board of Supervisors approved a local law mandating inspections of private septic systems within 250 feet of lakes and canals. The law applies to properties being sold that have septic systems now ... more
WATCH: Seneca County Board of Supervisors October Meeting at Three Bears (webcast)

Live presentation of the Seneca County Board of Supervisors October 2021 Meeting at Three Bears Courthouse in Ovid. The meeting is scheduled to begin shortly before 6:00 pm on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. ... more
Seneca County votes against mask mandate despite public health director’s plea

This week the Seneca County Board of Supervisors said no to a mask mandate, despite COVID-19 cases rising over the last several weeks. Public Health Director Vickie Swinehart recommended to the Board that face coverings ... more
Seneca County Health Director Vickie Swinehart leaving post in October

Public health workers throughout the U.S. have been tested over the last 17 months. As the nation's healthcare system was pushed to its limits during the peak of the COVID-19 public health crisis in 2020- ... more
Supervisors debate what to do about demolished Cayuga Nation properties after hopes of foreclosure dashed by court ruling

The Seneca County Board of Supervisors waited in anticipation for a presentation about the current Cayuga Nation taxation situation from Frank Sinicropi, the county’s treasurer — but the latest breaking development wasn’t ever publicly acknowledged ... more
Following appointment, Seneca County IDA leaders blast board’s decision to ‘circumvent’ public process

At its regular meeting for the month of May on Tuesday the Seneca County Board of Supervisors moved to overwhelmingly choose the next member of the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency board. A vacancy had ... more
Former Seneca County manager’s next court appearance scheduled for March 17

Former Seneca County Manager John Sheppard is scheduled to appear in Waterloo Village Court on March 17 at 6 p.m. The appearance will be for pre-trial motions on a misdemeanor charge of official misconduct. He's ... more
Varick Supervisor Robert Hayssen chosen to lead Seneca County Board of Supervisors in 2021 (video)

There was no debate during the Seneca County Board of Supervisors reorganizational meeting, but Varick Supervisor Robert Hayssen secured another term as Chair during its annual reorganizational meeting. Waterloo Supervisor Don Trout also received a ... more