Chautauqua County’s top elected official says he was “very surprised” to hear about a Fredonia village trustee’s effort to hold the county accountable for the village water system’s six boil water orders over the past 2 1/2 years, including the most recent one that ended earlier this week. WDOE News reached out to County Executive P.J. Wendel for his reaction to the resolution announced by Michelle Twichell earlier this week. He says he doesn’t know how the county can be blamed for that issue…
P.J. Wendel: don’t know how she can blame the county
Twichell’s measure would demand “immediate county compliance” with a 2020 contract ensuring that the village has an emergency water supply. Wendel says the issue lies with the village’s water infrastructure…..