City of Olean Fire Department Media ReleaseBuilding Fire – Laurel Ave/East State St (Laurel Ave) At 0359 Friday morning, City of Olean Firefighters were dispatched to 330 Laurel Avenue for a report of a garage fire with possible entrapment. While responding units were advised that this was a confirmed fire and a 3rd alarm was automatically called. Engine 42 arrived within four minutes and reported heavy fire showing from the…

At 1238 on Tuesday August 23, 2022, Olean Firefighters were dispatched to a reported garage fire near the intersection of East State Street and Niagara Street in East Olean. OPD arrived on scene reporting smoke showing from the front of the building and an automatic 3rd alarm was dispatched to include all available off duty personnel, Allegany Fire Department covering Central Fire Station and Weston Mills Fire Department covering Fire…

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The last day of swimming for the season at the William O. Smith Recreation Center pool will be Sunday, August 28, 2022.

We will be updating our payments servers starting Tuesday, August 23rd at 5:00pm and continuing Wednesday, August 24th until approximately 3:00pm.  During this time, payments can not be made or processed through the website.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

City of Olean BOOST Business Grant Update August 19, 2022—Olean—The City of Olean Boost Business Grant Committee has extended theReal Estate Program rolling application due dates to include Friday, September 9, 2022. In the spring of 2022 the City committed $200,000 of the funds allocated to the City throughthe American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to establish the Boost Business Grant Program (BBGP).The BBGP consisted of two funds, each funded…

Legal Notice of Public Hearing The Common Council of the City of Olean, New York has scheduled a Public Hearing for Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Olean Municipal Building. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public input on proposed Local Law #02-2022, to establish a Civilian Review Board for the City of Olean. For more information or for a copy…

Common Council agendas for 8/23 now available.

The City of Olean Youth Bureau and Recreation Department is accepting applications for the following positions:  Recreation Attendants: For the William 0. Smith Recreation Center, $13.20 p/hr Skateguards: For the William 0. Smith Recreation Center, $13.35 p/hr  Positions are part time with no benefits. Applications are available in the Olean Municipal Building, room 109. For more information please call 716-376-5666. City of Olean residents preferred. The City of Olean is…

City of Olean Fire Department Media ReleaseSouth 4th Street Structure Fire On Wednesday, August 17th at approximately 12:52, City of Olean Firefighters were alerted to a structure fire at 125 South 4th Street after a reported large lightning strike in the area. The City of Olean Fire Department responded initially with two engines, one ladder truck and one ambulance. Fire crews were on scene within four minutes, found smoke and…