The Reason Why The County Is Filing An Appeal

Yesterday afternoon we reported that the Steuben County Legislature had voted in executive session on January 27, not to appeal the Steuben County Judge’s decision from November, to restore Sheriff Jim Allard’s indemnification and insurance.  We also reported that even though the county voted not to file an appeal, and that the county was going to appeal the judge’s decision anyway. 

Now we can tell you why this is happening.  County Manager Kelly Fitzpatrick says, it’s because the county’s outside counsel says that because former County Legislative Chair Scott Van Etten was named in the lawsuit and because Van Etten wants to pursue the appeal, the outside counsel says the county legislature has an obligation to defend Van Etten legally, since Van Etten is named in the Sheriff’s litigation.

 

Local GOP State Lawmakers Ask For More Flood Assistance

The Steuben County Republican Delegation, that’s Assemblyman Palmesano, Senator O’Mara, Assemblyman Sempolinski and Assemblywoman Bailey whose taken over the Assemblywoman Marge Burns seat, they all issued a joint statement, asking the governor for state aid to help out those in places like Canisteo and Addison where there was much damage from tropical storm debby last August. 

 

Bath Fire Dept Trains On Rapid Intervention Team Work

Bath Volunteer fire officials say, on Tuesday Night they worked on Rapid Intervention Team training.  Rapid Intervention Teams are specialized teams of firefighters who search for and rescue other firefighters in danger. Officials say the training was a very well organized drill put on by our in house training committee.

 

Are The Prison Protests Over?  Hochul Has Tried To End It

Governor Kathy Hochul has issued an executive order which among other things, orders the prison guards who are on strike to go back to work.  The governor’s executive order also gives overtime pay for the prison guards who did not go on strike.