Votes at a glance: Planning & Economic Development Committee (March 19, 2025)

The committee considered and recorded outcomes on multiple resolutions during its March 19 meeting. Where the transcript records the committee voice vote, the outcome below is recorded; if the transcript records no roll‑call tally, the committee reported the motion as carried by voice vote.

Summary of actions and outcomes - Confirm reappointment to the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency (Sagan R. Sheffield Smith): Motion carried by voice vote (committee recorded “Aye. Carried.”). (agenda item: reappointment) - Authorize public hearing regarding potential 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to New York State Office of Community Renewal: Motion carried by voice vote (committee recorded “Aye.”). (agenda item: CDBG public hearing) - Authorize public hearing regarding 2025 agricultural district inclusions (annual January inclusion period; six parcels requested this year): Motion carried by voice vote (committee recorded “Aye. Carried.”). (agenda item: ag district inclusion public hearing) - Amend and designate Chautauqua County as lead agency for SEQRA for state‑funded snowmobile trail modifications (added three trails to list; amendment motion carried by voice vote): Motion to amend carried; lead‑agency designation carried by voice vote. - Urge New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to pause implementation of proposed freshwater wetlands regulations (resolution urging pause): Motion carried by voice vote (committee recorded “Aye. Carried.”). (agenda item: wetlands pause resolution) - Accept SEQR findings for Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District extension Phase 3 (determination: no significant adverse environmental impacts); proceed to public hearing before full legislature: Motion carried by voice vote (committee recorded “Aye. Motion carries.”). - Establish county lead agency for North Shore Lake Sewer District wastewater treatment plant expansion (Mayville): Motion carried by voice vote (committee recorded “Aye. Motion carried.”).

Notes and clarifications - The transcript records committee voice votes but not roll‑call tallies for the items above; the article lists outcomes in the terms used in the meeting (carried/approved). Where the committee added or substituted language (for the snowmobile SEQRA item), the committee approved the motion to amend before approving the substituted resolution. - Several items approved at committee require further action (public hearings, full‑legislature resolutions, grant applications, or SEQR parts) before implementation. For example, the Center Chautauqua Phase 3 SEQRA acceptance leads to a public hearing and subsequent grant application steps.

Ending: The committee’s voice votes carried the listed measures; specifics of any roll‑call tallies or abstentions were not recorded in the meeting transcript excerpt.