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Resident urges reinstatement of Water Quality Task Force and transparency in 2% occupancy tax reviews
Summary
John Jablonski urged the committee to restore the Water Quality Task Force’s role in reviewing 2% occupancy‑tax (bed‑tax) applications and to require public identification of reviewers. Committee members discussed reviewer anonymity, county charter responsibilities and local employment trends raised during public comment.
John Jablonski, a Lakewood resident and former member of the Chautauqua County Water Quality Task Force, addressed the committee during privilege of the floor and asked it to reconsider a recent legislature change that shifted review of 2% occupancy‑tax applications away from the Task Force.
"I was surprised and, disappointed to learn that legislature changed that process last month," Jablonski said, urging the…
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