counties we serve.

Allegany County
Population: 46,694 (2022)
​Towns: 29  Villages: 10
County Administrator: Carissa Knapp
Chairman of the Legislature:
​W. Brooke Harris
7 Court Street, Belmont NY 14813 
Phone: 585-268-7612 
Cattaraugus County
Population: 76,439 (2022)
Towns: 32  Villages: 9  Cities: 2
​County Administrator: Jack Searles
Chairman of the Legislature:
M. Andrew Burr
303 Court Street, Little Valley NY 14755
​Phone: 716-938-2577
Chautauqua County
Population: 126,027 (2022)
Towns: 27  Villages: 13  Cities: 2
​County Executive: Paul Wendel Jr.
Chairman of the Legislature: Pierre Chagnon
3 North Erie Street, Mayville NY 14757
​Phone: 716-753-4000
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SOUTHERN TIER WEST
​Center for Regional Excellence
4039 Route 219, Suite 200
Salamanca, NY 14779

716-945-5301  
​Fax 716-945-5550

STW"s mission is to help coordinate and enhance planning and development activities in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties so as to promote social, physical, and economic development in these counties. Southern Tier West seeks to improve the quality of life for the region's people and assure that the "people of the Southern Tier West region have access to adequate occupational, educational, and recreational opportunities; environment; health care services; housing; public safety; and transportation.
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Southern Tier West