Bath Town Board Scraps Recent Reval At Monday Meeting

A large crowd turned out last night at the Bath Town meeting, to talk about their assessments.  By one count, there were 77 people that showed up.  Bath Town Clerk Rhonda Tobias tells us today, that the Bath Town Board unanimously voted last night to scrap the 2022 Reval, which was done by the town assessor.  We have reached out to the Bath Town Supervisor Ron Smith who has not responded as of yet.  As soon as we do, we’ll get Smith’s statement posted.  However, Bath Village Mayor Michael Sweet says, what it means is, the assessments go back to what they were before the 2022 Reval.       

 

Scam: Fake Calls That Look Like The Sheriff Is Calling

Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard reports that on April 11, 2023, the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office received information that a Village of Bath resident received a phone call from 607-622-xxxx that the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office has a warrant for their arrest.  The call also stated that in order to take care of it the person needed to supply their banking information.

This is a SCAM, the Sheriff’s Office does not need anyone’s banking information to take care of a warrant of arrest.  If you receive a call like this, do not supply any information or reply to any questions.  The last four numbers of the call change frequently and are sometimes actual numbers for uninvolved persons.  Please report any scams to local law enforcement.

The sheriff says be alert and do not be a victim.  "Public safety is everyone's business," Allard says.

Bath Man Is Charged With Stealing, Resisting Arrest
Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard says deputies arrested 49 year old Brian Rosell, of State Route 415 in Bath.  The sheriff says it’s alleged that Rosell stole property, allegedly resisted arrest causing injury to a deputy, and allegedly brought suspected meth into the Steuben County Jail.  The charges against Rosell are 2^nd degree Assault, 1^st degree Introducing Prison Contraband 7^th degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Resisting Arrest and Petit Larceny. Rosell was arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Court and remanded to the Steuben County Jail without bail. The injured deputy was treated at a local medical facility and released.

 

Allegany County Woman's Husband Being Held In China
The New York Times, Reuters and other media outlets, are reporting that two human rights activists lawyers in China were just given decade long prison sentences and sent to unknown locations.  One of the human rights activist’s names is Ding Jacki, and Ding’s wife Sophie, lives in the Allegany County Town of Alfred.  Sophie told Reuters she is working with the U.S. state department about the long sentencing, which is 12 years for her husband.  Sophie also told Reuters that in China, her husband does not dare say what prison he is being sent to or what the exact charges against him were.