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PFAS has been linked to health issues, including some cancers, and has been found in waterways adjacent to landspreading in Steuben County. County officials are looking into how to address concerns about contamination.

Steuben County passed a nearly $260 million budget for 2025 with an increasing property tax levy of 1.76 percent. The average tax rate for property owners is decreasing by 4.7 percent.

The Steuben County Legislature voted to approve a law authorizing regulatory inspections of businesses suspected of selling cannabis and cannabis products to crack down on unlicensed sellers in the county—also called “sticker stores.”

The law is intended to stop illegal sales of cannabis and cannabis products from what are called “sticker stores” by authorizing regulatory inspections of suspected unlicensed sellers.

A legislature committee is investigating claims of alleged sexual harassment and discrimination within the sheriff’s office and the office’s response to those claims.

The Steuben County Legislature has a female chair for the first time in its 40-year history. Kelly Fitzpatrick, a Republican who represents the town of Bath, was elected chair at the start of the 2024 legislative session on Tuesday.

Voters in the city of Corning will go to the polls Tuesday to decide who represents them in the Steuben County Legislature. Democrat Joe Tobia is running against Republican Alison Hunt for an open seat.

Steve Maio is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 27.