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\"Program completion is slated for... we have broken this program into 3 separate contract groups,\" said Andrew Cuzio of Arcadis, who described completed work on site preparation and early electrical and HVAC improvements. Matt Zorro, Arcadis principal in charge, said crews have completed the moving bed biofilm reactor structural work ahead of schedule and that trickling filters and clarifiers are entering start‑up phases.

Why it matters: the project consolidates Elmira Sewer District and Sewer District 1 to meet nitrogen‑removal requirements tied to Chesapeake Bay compliance and to reduce sanitary and combined sewer overflows. The county described the consolidation as the largest infrastructure investment in its history.

Funding and household cost: county staff reported a $275,000,000 bond resolution for the program and said the project has secured about $72,000,000 in grant funding to date (roughly 26% of the program). With current grant awards and low‑interest financing the county estimated the eventual sewer charge for the average household (using 60,000 gallons annually) could be between $500 and $550 per year under current projections; officials said that without grants and with higher interest financing that figure could be substantially higher.

Construction and schedule: the program is organized into multiple contract groups. Contract Group 1 (HVAC & electrical admin building) and Contract Group 2 (site earthwork) are largely complete; Contract Group 4 is the balance of the regional facility; Contract Group 5 is the conveyance pipeline and is roughly 80% complete, county staff said. Officials reported some geotechnical and groundwater issues at the Lake Street influent site that delayed elements of that contract but said the team has adjusted the schedule and negotiated solutions to avoid compliance impacts.

Risk management: project managers said they identified major risks (supply chain and electrical equipment lead times, geotechnical surprises) early and used interim power plans, schedule crashing and negotiated allowance use to recover timeline and minimize change orders. One example: a contested change order for the SD‑1 lift station was negotiated down from an original $1.4 million claim to about $670,000 after review and negotiation.

Economic and workforce impacts: county staff estimated peak construction employment exceeding 100 workers on site during busy months, with many contractors living locally. Officials also said the facility will add roughly 10–15% future treatment capacity to accommodate planned growth and development.

Next steps: officials said they will continue to seek WQIP and congressional directed spending grants, convert short‑term loans to long‑term EFC financing (including a closed long‑term 0% loan for $22,000,000) and advance remaining construction milestones toward substantial completion targets set for mid‑2026 and final completion later in the same year. The county recommended more frequent updates to the legislature given the project’s scale.

Quoted officials and consultants were Andrew Cuzio and Matt Zorro of Arcadis, and Ellie (county project representative), who provided updates on grant totals and rate impacts.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Chemung County - Legislative Standing Committees - Jan 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","County and consultant representatives told the legislature committees on Jan. 27 that the Elmira Sewer District consolidation project is roughly half finished, with major construction of a regional Milton Street treatment facility, conveyance pipeline and Lake Street pump upgrades under way.","taxTitle","Chemung County, New York","taxId",12531,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6678096,"Corning Community College cites top graduation rate, expanding short-term workforce programs",744,31000,775000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2154658-aa80d278d8348659fedcaf8d261b03c0&start=31&end=775","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2154658-aa80d278d8348659fedcaf8d261b03c0/thumbnail_31000.jpg","/articles/6678096/Chemung-County/New-York/Corning-Community-College-cites-top-graduation-rate-expanding-short-term-workforce-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6678096-7ae91f995421a5689270ad3d400e406b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212729&Signature=JDH8rd4EvFjApMUsfX9V10GeBauEBKlv2ePsB3fJ68chS6LO5SeUstDmEWbP~HqzgdgchbP8hj19jmXg-TsBr3J1q0d5XaIs1tMRN5z3ED0D1-uOV58O5r4XOMACHMBMCJBhuZNjWDmuoi2TVwp0PZd25MucaBtUCj3lEFYJG6Hx6sc5qPKRXZBcCO0A~LBtcCp-Fu1l7Z7tF6G4qu7nkzCGUpbAR7bmfLe5p43cgJLULQ6BZWe1JB1sGqmrU4~RpM8b2hL28RiSeSRVjT4~~1rL0jlto6jeid8DRXAXHlrvUCEbWmSm-78xJTHMLivXdJW6Cv1MHBVVvHjxAWPcZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Malaney, president of Corning Community College, told the Chemung County Legislature committees on Jan. 27 that the college achieved the highest graduation rate among New York community colleges and is shifting toward shorter workforce programs and grant-driven student supports.

\"Among all 30, we hit a 40% graduation rate,\" Malaney said, adding the figure was about 5 percentage points above the second-ranked college and well above SUNY and national averages. He said the college also completed its accrediting review with full reaccreditation and 16 best-practice findings.

That statistic, Malaney said, reflects recruiting, retention and completion efforts. He described a return to positive enrollment after a decade-long decline — a 2.2% increase last year — and said the college expects to finish the academic year roughly flat against ambitious demographic headwinds.

Why it matters: community college graduations and short-term credential programs are a major local workforce pipeline. Malaney framed recent program changes as a response to employer needs and state policy attention.

The college has refocused some programs to meet local employer demands. Malaney said the auto technology credential shifted from a two-year degree to a one-year certificate after manufacturers asked for shorter, skills-based training. He also described a battery-technology program developed with Binghamton University, funded through a federal grant in the university’s Build Back Better–style award, that the college runs as a short-term (about one-month) training with high job placement rates.

\"We converted from a 2 year degree program to a 1 year certificate program,\" Malaney said, adding that the battery program places graduates quickly into jobs.

Malaney highlighted workforce outcomes such as the largest recent graduating class from the Southern Tier law-enforcement cadet program (36 graduates) and a student success example: a former student who returned after an initial dropout and later earned internships at NASA and a scholarship to Yale.

Financial and grant picture: the college has created a grants office and reported a cluster of new awards, including a National Science Foundation grant and other state and federal awards that Malaney said support student tuition and program development. He said the college has benefited from SUNY internship funding that paid 36 student internships last year and praised Governor proposals he described as positive for adult nontraditional student recruitment.

Questions from county legislators focused on graduate destinations and local retention. Malaney said he did not have full placement statistics at the meeting but said many graduates — particularly nursing and machining students — stay in the region, taking jobs at local hospitals and manufacturers.

The presentation closed with upcoming campus events and a note that the college is emphasizing ‘‘microcredentials’’ and short-term industry-recognized certificates as a growth area.

Looking forward: Malaney asked the legislature to continue supporting the college’s annual appropriation and flagged the New York State Opportunity Promise proposal as potentially aiding adult enrollment if funding and details are finalized.","Dr. Malaney, president of Corning Community College, told the Chemung County Legislature committees on Jan. 27 that the college achieved the highest graduation rate among New York community colleges and is shifting toward shorter workforce programs and grant-driven student supports.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6678080,"Committee votes: resolutions approved across multiple Chemung County committees; one parking IT item postponed",2528,5046000,7574000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2154658-aa80d278d8348659fedcaf8d261b03c0&start=5046&end=7574","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2154658-aa80d278d8348659fedcaf8d261b03c0/thumbnail_5046000.jpg","/articles/6678080/Chemung-County/New-York/Committee-votes-resolutions-approved-across-multiple-Chemung-County-committees-one-parking-IT-item-postponed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6678080-2ee8d4bddf63bef79d63b96ee1c96ff2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212729&Signature=GZKnxEngGaVwDzWw1b-yi2Ol6wuW8BerPHG8aXDd7buTUX4rgKF8DGu3DyDypm5K3DDU30y2x0eYJ-YVsbTrxkuzbVjvrZauCScJ1kwv7Bf4wL-V470ac~7PpfyO2hXfzMWso7~1DJYOAYONT9BNnsbNaw~lEQm4682NdJfkVDE51FBONBfzalRONG5lYt7-t7SYJ6GtS-enkDIG7uzEpE~nIMSu7KNdDu9FDUMKiXTh55KNdFz7iO1jTGiVmNACawYumR0PnNc0LuRLSfrxve2AZU7owcEMFXDK-ch3qFq7JA6wjAD6BIEUYDwON2Pxu7hZmQmbiSssdEnEyoIwEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chemung County Legislature committees passed a slate of resolutions and motions across several standing committees at the Jan. 27 sessions. Committees handled procurement authorizations, contract renewals, grant acceptances and a number of department agreements. The following is a summary of recorded committee actions during the meeting. Where a roll call or named votes were not recorded in the transcript the committee chair called for the ayes and declared the motions carried.

Aviation Committee
• Resolution authorizing a 2025 service agreement on behalf of the Elmira/Corning Regional Airport — motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as \"carried\" (all in favor).

Buildings & Grounds Committee (combined vote)
• Resolution declaring county property surplus.
• Resolution authorizing payment of tax refunds not to exceed a specified amount without prior audit.
• Resolution approving the department’s use of a Suffolk County bid for W. W. Grainger purchases.
• Resolution authorizing change order no. 1 with John Mills Electric for a Park Station project.
All four resolutions were combined for a single motion and approved (ayes recorded).

Corrections & Law Enforcement Committee
• Resolution confirming an appointment to the Chemung County Traffic Safety Board.
• Resolution authorizing an agreement with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for the Probation Department & STOP‑DWI office.
Both resolutions were approved (ayes recorded).

Health & Human Services Committee
• The committee voted to approve a long list of department agreements, grant acceptances, vendor renewals and memoranda of understanding covering Aging & Long‑Term Care, Social Services, Mental Hygiene, the Nursing Facility and related programs (resolutions numbered 1–27 in the packet). The transcript records motions, seconds and \"ayes\"; the committee carried the package of resolutions.

Highway Committee
• The public works committee extended purchase agreements, authorized supplemental agreements with engineering consultants, awarded bids for projects and extended vendor purchase agreements (resolutions listed and passed in the meeting transcript). Committee members discussed bike‑lane striping costs during the vote but approved the items.

Multi‑Services and IT items
• The multi‑services committee approved a set of intermunicipal agreements, procurement standardizations and transit purchasing items. One item — a proposed $303,000+ purchase agreement for parking‑management hardware/software (IT for airport parking kiosks) — was the subject of extended discussion and was postponed to the next meeting for additional financial and operational information.

Sewer and Transit items
• The sewer district and transit‑related resolutions (construction change orders, WQIP grant applications, conveyance contracts and transit vehicle procurement renewals) were approved as presented in committee packages.

Personnel Committee
• The personnel committee confirmed a set of appointments (industrial development agency, property development corporation, planning board, sewer district administrative board and stormwater board), created a full‑time coordinator position for Aging & Long‑Term Care and authorized an agreement with Arnot Medical Services; the committee approved the items.

How the votes were recorded: the transcript records motions, seconds for many items and committee chairs calling for \"ayes\" and declaring motions carried; explicit roll‑call tallies or individual yes/no records are not printed in the transcript for the majority of items. One IT parking purchase was postponed for further review.","During the Jan. 27 committee meetings the legislature passed numerous routine and project‑specific resolutions across Aviation, Buildings & Grounds, Corrections, Health & Human Services, Highway, Multi‑Services and Personnel committees; one proposed Information Technology purchase for airport parking was postponed for more information.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6678090,"County officials outline multi‑county radio upgrade; project core, fiber and interoperability emphasized",453,1479000,1932000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2154658-aa80d278d8348659fedcaf8d261b03c0&start=1479&end=1932","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2154658-aa80d278d8348659fedcaf8d261b03c0/thumbnail_1479000.jpg","/articles/6678090/Chemung-County/New-York/County-officials-outline-multicounty-radio-upgrade-project-core-fiber-and-interoperability-emphasized","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6678090-26c3a2c6a008717e8443086dfb39008b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212729&Signature=cKpQxgyNKQ0IXa1meW3~pz7N8XwhxHjp9XsiZVv2QNbjhyhWysp6XDDS41XaBXItP5o~32QZk~2yxLsAU8CEbbQZvMRYjpSMRdR8TLa20m5UyKyqPaA-JjzyfZN7D0aJ46KD4CRVu0-aLckji0gFN66XfN-2Cr6aGPnl6sDevMN4zM6GcftJalkxHIuhQyC3SiC2dMcOAViK-Noy9R5TRYqa5JDfEgnKU~y~vWIKVB50au~WTGg9Cwi5QNiXXPZYRLlYmtU8QBC1hsDsrIeWVIdFke4ZycCYaCjIXOCt9gaqqXf10sp-6JlBov1WTshZzdY1hd3M~RmZhHgMhl~vjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Deputy Undersheriff Doug Hooper briefed the committee on Jan. 27 about a multi‑county public safety radio project that will replace aging UHF/VHF analog systems with a single, shared Astro 25 core, fiber backhaul and new tower and monitoring infrastructure.

Hooper said the four‑county system will include Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben counties and Allegany County (listed in the project materials as a participating county). He said the core will be built in Steuben County and each county will share that core, which runs Motorola’s Astro 25 system — a widely used digital public‑safety platform.

Key project features Hooper described include a Southern Tier Network fiber connection to provide redundant communications paths, a one‑year equipment warranty after the go‑live date, and a network monitoring solution (UEM) that will send text and email alerts for tower-site conditions, generator status and HVAC faults. Hooper said the project includes federally designated national interoperability channels so state and federal responders can communicate on incident channels if required.

Hooper described procurement and cost management steps: a consultant (Televate) reviewed Motorola quotes and negotiated scope and price reductions; Skywave (an MWBE-certified dealer) was hired to implement some network elements; and project fiber and network connections were funded through targeted grants. He said the program budget includes allowances to address unknown site conditions and to keep contingency to cover any unexpected work.

On paging, the committee raised concerns about older pager performance. Hooper said local fire chiefs had found a 2014 Motorola product notification about paging device limitations; he asked for a copy so the county could pursue clarifications with Motorola. Hooper said Motorola had not proactively provided that product notice to the county.

Why it matters: radio system reliability, redundancy and pager coverage are critical to fire, EMS and law‑enforcement response. The project aims to modernize radio infrastructure, add monitoring and provide state‑recommended interoperability channels.

Hooper said the upgrade will improve coverage and provide multiple fallback paths if a core goes offline (a fallback hosted in Allegany County was cited) and that the county will continue working with partner counties on how maintenance costs will be divided after the first year’s warranty.

No formal vote on the radio upgrade occurred at the committee meeting; Hooper said the county had already approved the project in a prior meeting and that the current presentation was an update.","Sheriff’s Office and county partners described a multi‑county public safety radio upgrade using Motorola Astro 25 core technology, fiber backhaul from the Southern Tier Network and national interoperability channels; the project is grant-funded and includes redundancies and remote monitoring features, officials said.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6678093,"Airport director says flights are fuller; carriers adding service in June",105,895000,1000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2154658-aa80d278d8348659fedcaf8d261b03c0&start=895&end=1000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2154658-aa80d278d8348659fedcaf8d261b03c0/thumbnail_895000.jpg","/articles/6678093/Chemung-County/New-York/Airport-director-says-flights-are-fuller-carriers-adding-service-in-June","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6678093-0a4960fb39bf2f57e886b68900943b12/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212729&Signature=PDAz9k5SLNi~x6Uw-IAbyMNVhH0BnmN-oDd~d5UpQBCPWoSnWUkZPjIDDlp7UY9PDEenrN99d2-mlnAbPMDmgCbUAG0dmP5imN0YwmdaKu2DTsjfk9sbwehZtxhISObGLAnkAzSW~FNPmeQkRekc2VKMJvmLJXT9iP7Jkz1F3VYLgiseGWo7jdszhhH~cOBVQiKRx3r49dabSUCoQP0oFGeD8UQL--kQ-TuEKyiXEPl1JgMpKqvFp50I5w0tR-sMfArcG7~A-30O-yzyvrXcCKBQludRmRKraFd-eFQCAf1TnDLdnR1nBttlfm3OudSl3ZBNp9VeOg~k8RpoBbNLYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tom Freeman, director of the Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, told the Aviation Committee on Jan. 27 that the airport’s scheduled flights show high load factors and that airlines plan to add capacity beginning in June.

\"The flights that we have are all full,\" Freeman said, describing passenger loads ranging from roughly 85% on Allegiant flights to 90% on Delta. He said Allegiant and Delta both announced planned service increases: Delta will add a third flight in June and Allegiant will increase some routes and introduce a Tampa service Feb. 14.

Freeman cautioned that the airport remains below its 2019 baseline in total seats because airlines now operate larger jets and rely on fewer frequencies. \"You’re losing frequency,\" he said, adding that regional jets have grown from turboprops and 50-seat aircraft to 90-seat RJs and that future regional jets will be even larger.

Why it matters: local travel patterns, airline decisions and aircraft capacity determine seat availability, fares and whether travelers drive to other airports. Freeman estimated the airport captures about 54% of the market among Elmira, Binghamton and Ithaca.

Freeman described both a short-term and longer-term outlook. If Allegiant maintains planned flights and Delta restores the third flight, he said the airport could approach 2019 levels by late 2025; however, he warned that airlines can redeploy equipment quickly if passenger loads fall below the 80%–90% thresholds they now use.

Committee members asked whether alternate destinations (for example, a JFK option on Delta) were possible; Freeman said that was unlikely while nearby airports (Ithaca) already offer JFK service.

Freeman also answered questions about local demand drivers, crediting Corning Incorporated for a significant share of premium business travel to the airport. He closed by inviting legislators to visit the airport for a tour.

No formal committee action was recorded in the Aviation presentation other than a later separate committee vote to approve a service agreement (see votes roundup).","Tom Freeman, director of the Elmira/Corning Regional Airport, told the committee that flights are running at high load factors and that Delta and Allegiant have planned service increases beginning in June; overall passenger counts lag pre-pandemic 2019 levels because airlines use larger jets and reduced frequency.","actionData","errors"]

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