Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services will automatically issue an Emergency supplemental SNAP benefit to households not already receiving the maximum benefit. This action is part of a provision set forth by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and the Families First Corona Virus Response Act of 2020.
As per the Governor’s Executive Order issued on April 12, 2020, Essential businesses, as well as state and local government agencies and authorities, must procure, fashion, or otherwise obtain face coverings and provide such coverings to employees who directly interact with the public during the course of their work at no-cost to the employee.
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Public Notice: Ashford Triangle Acquisition, Town of Ashford, Cattaraugus County, New York
FEMA HMGP #4397-0005
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Public Notice: Acquisition and Demolition Ashford Triangle, Town of Ashford, Cattaraugus County, New York
FEMA HMGP #4397-0004
The Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning & Tourism (CCEDPT) is in the process of contacting Cattaraugus County Businesses to find out how the COVID-19 Pandemic is affecting them. This information can then be used to communicate information or resources if and/or when they are available.
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April 12, 2020
Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of seven additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents within Cattaraugus County.
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April 11, 2020
Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of four additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 residents within Cattaraugus County.
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April 10, 2020
Cattaraugus County Health Department was notified of its thirteenth confirmed case of COVID-19. The reporting laboratory was Wadsworth Center - Biggs Laboratory, Albany, NY.
The April 28, 2020 Presidential Primary has been postponed until June 23, 2020.
Please disregard the April Early Voting and Primary dates and times listed on your mail check cards.
Cattaraugus County hereby extends the Cattaraugus County State of Emergency which was declared on March 15, 2020, at 12:00 p.m., in response to Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19), which the World Health Organization designated as a world-wide pandemic.
Travel related cases and community contact transmission of COVID-19 have been documented throughout New York State, and of particular concern, there are 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19 within Cattaraugus County to date.