News Director Terry Frank speaks via telephone this week with Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel, who was in Washington, D.C. as part of local lobbying day with federal lawmakers. Wendel says it's a great opportunity to meet with the county's Congressional members, including local Congressman Nick Langworthy, and U.S Senator's Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. He says their delegation will meet directly with Schumer, who is Senate Minority leader. Wendel says, among the subjects they would be discussing is support for development, along with work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work on studying Chautauqua Lake to find ways to improve water quality. We also discuss the county's upcoming, third-annual Chautauqua Lake Symposium, which will include Army Corps officials, along with representatives from the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, and the Chautauqua Lake Watershed and Management Alliance's new director. We also discuss Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed, 2026-27 budget... and, Wendel's concerns over what may be passed off to county's due to proposed federal cuts -- especially regarding Medicaid.
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