House Fire Yesterday In The Village Of Cohocton

From Steuben Co Emergency Services Director Tim Marshall:  At approximately 5:00 Wednesday afternoon, Cohocton Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 4 Allen Street in the Village of Cohocton.  Upon arrival the first fire officer reported a working fire.  Mutual Aid was requested from Wayland, Atlanta, Avoca, Kanona and Fremont with Naples, Bath and Dansville on Standby.  One occupant was transported to the hospital for treatment.  The fire is currently under investigation by the Steuben County Fire Investigation Team.  Units were back in service around 10:30 p.m.

 

Bath Mayor Announces A Slight Tax Increase

There will be a 3.82 percent tax increase for the Village of Bath.  Bath Mayor Michael Sweet says it’s the first time they’ve been over the state’s two percent tax cap in seven years.  Sweet also says, the way it works out, Bath taxpayers will be paying an additional $104.00 on a property assessed at $200,000.  The Bath mayor also notes, there were no cuts to services or job cuts in this year’s budget.

 

Update On Future Flood Prevention, in Steuben County

Since the flooding last August, there have been a lot of conversations at Steuben County meetings, about how to prevent another Tropical Storm Debby situation.  Steuben County Public Safety Director Tim Marshall says the county legislature is going to send a resolution to the D.E.C., FEMA and to the the Army Corps of Engineers, asking them on how to get funding for the recertification of the levy system.  "The biggest concern is, if the levies are not recertified, when they get the new flood map provision's done, then everyone who falls behind the levy, falls within the 100 year flood plain," Marshall tells WVIN News.  "That means they could be required for any federal loan mortgages to get federal flood insurance.  That can be very costly, for local communities," Marshall said.   

 

Campbell Savona Central Budget News

Campbell Savona Central School officials say, their budget will be adopted on April 23 and there will be a public hearing on this, on May 12.  The Campbell Savona budget vote is May 20.

 

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Co-Chairs Hearing On Scams Coming Out Of China

Chairman Rick Scott (R, Florida) and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D, NY) of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, alongside Chairman John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), held a joint hearing yesterday entitled “Financial Aggression: How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security.” The hearing featured expert witness testimony on the risks posed by scams perpetrated by international organized crime rings. Witnesses discussed the complexity of these cases and the lack of resources available to federal law enforcement to pursue and prosecute them.  Witnesses also discussd the unique challenges, risks, and scams created by the CCP’s financial system, emphasizing how the CCP’s growing influence jeopardizes the financial stability and retirement funds of hardworking Americans.