Chautauqua County’s top elected official says it’ll be a tough road ahead when it comes to crafting the county budget for 2026, but he’s confident there will be “pretty good things” that will come out of it. County Executive P.J. Wendel gave an update on the budget process as a guest on WDOE’s “Viewpoint” program on Monday. Wendel says the budget will be a “lean” one and has asked department heads to cut back on certain items. He says one thing that’s been on his mind is the significant tax increases other municipalities have made…
P.J. Wendel: cannot have a major tax hike
Wendel says the county is planning for cuts to Medicaid. He adds that the Department of Social Services is going to require more “up front” investigations…..