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| RESULTS OF A COOPERATIVE EFFORT -
This beautiful landscaping
located on the grounds of Most Holy Reedeemer Church welcomes
visitors entering Cheektowaga. It was created thru the efforts
of Ron Marten, Supervising
Building Inspector in cooperation with church pastor Fr.
Sullivan, Mary Holtz, town historian; and funded thru the
support of Erie County Legislators Greg Olma and Ray Dusza.
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| Meeting Notice
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Tuesday, May 2nd, 7 P.M.
Alexander
Community Center
First Floor - Senior Room
275 Alexander Ave.,
Cheektowaga
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| Meeting Highlights
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Councilman
Tom Johnson and Sewer Dept. Foreman James Burst will discuss the Sewer
Improvements Project and explain how these projects will now appear on
your tax bill
HUD Community Development Builder Richard Lee will
discuss latest HUD policies.
Community Development Director Jerome
Gabryszak will discuss the Genesee St. Facade Program.
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| Town man shot in back
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The TPHA Watch Alert Group
(WAG) alert plan was put in motion Thursday, April 13 at 10:30 p.m. when a
male was reported shot on Genesee Street across from the bus loop near
Long Avenue.
TPHA members who live on Genesee
St., Long Ave., Atwood Pl., Normandy Ave., Pine Ridge Rd., Pine Ridge
Terr., and Andrews Ave. were immediately notified by phone that police
were searching their neighborhood for the shooter described as a black
male, about six feet tall, with a medium build. He was wearing black jeans
and a black leather jacket. Members were told to be on alert but were
warned to stay in their homes. Members who are firemen were not notified
because the Pine Hill Hose Company was alerted to respond.
The victim told police he was coming home from a
laundromat when a man shot him in the back. He said he was outside his
apartment located in the 2390 block of Genesee Street when he noticed a
man come up behind him. When he turned around, the assailant was pointing
a gun at him. The victim ran for his apartment, crashed thru the door and
fell to the ground, where he was shot, he told police.
The alleged shooter was last
seen heading westbound on Genesee Street, on foot. Police stopped at least
one METRO bus with negative results after they received a report that the
suspect possibly hopped on a bus and escaped. One suspect was brought back
to the scene but could not be identified as the assailant.
The
victim was taken to Erie County Medical Center and released the same
night.
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Extensive Sanitary Sewer Repairs
Planned for Pine Hill Neighborhoods
55 trees will be saved, 15 will be removed
Councilman Tom Johnson advised us that work will soon begin on repairing miles of deteriorated sanitary sewers in the Pine Hill area.
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lines were already surveyed by the Town's Engineering Department and
a TV camera was used to identify damaged areas. Bids have been let
out and excavation work is soon to begin. Johnson said the lines
were surveyed to locate sections where sanitary sewer repairs are
needed and their proximity to existing trees. He said after walking
the entire area., workers counted approximately 70 trees that would
have to be removed for sanitary sewer repairs, however, 55 of these
trees can possibily be saved.
Saving as many trees
as possible can be
accomplished by relocating, realigning and using a lining process during
the sanitary sewer rehabilitation project. However, due to sewer alignment
and utility location conflicts, it will be necessary to
remove 15 trees to complete the needed sanitary sewer repair work.
The following sewer repair work is scheduled:
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Loxley
Rd.:
Spot repair total 296 feet of 8 inch sewer line;
relocate sewer main in sidewalk area and remove four trees (12 inch
Norway maples at No. 5 and No. 9; 6 inch Norway maples at No. 40 and
No. 44)
Normandy Ave.:
Spot repair total 33 feet of 8" sewer
line, tunnel 3 trees, remove one 15" Norway maple at No.
12).
Peachtree
Rd.:
Slip-line 197 feet of 10" sewer main; spot repair
473 feet of 8" sewer line and remove 6 trees (24" ash at No. 37, 12"
maples at No. 41, No. 59, No. 67 and No. 109; 4" crabapple at No.
73).
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Pendennis
Pl.:
Spot repair total 304 feet of 8" sewer
line, relocate total 531 feet of 8" main line, and remove two trees
(18" Norway maple at No. 20, and 4" ash at No.
24).
Rowland
Ave.:
Spot repair total 423 feet of 8" sewer line,
relocate total 210 main line, tunnel one tree, remove two trees (12"
birch at No. 14, and 15" Norway maple at No.
28).
Winkler Rd.:
Relocate total 1010
feet of 8" main line in sidewalk area.
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| Floodplain Update
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Cheektowaga has
retained an engineering consulting firm to study and re-map the
floodplain for Tributary (T-1) of Scajaquada Creek. The area
affected is bordered by the thruway, Walden Ave., and Scajaquada
Creek. A number of changes have occurred within (T-1) watershed
since it was originally mapped by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) in the late 1970's. One important change occurred when
Benderson Development constructed retention basins to gather
rainfall from several properties along Walden Avenue. The results of
this study indicate that these changes have significantly reduced
the size of the effective
floodplain.
The floodplain as
originally mapped encompassed approximately 177 properties. Based on
a comprehensive flood study analysis, a request has been made to
FEMA for a Letter of Map Revision for Tributary (T-1). The revision
will result in a change to the floodplain boundaries based on 100-year flood
elevations which have been established as part of
the study. These changes will affect several homes in the area
with approximately twelve parcels being added to the floodplain and approximately 125
parcels being removed. The TPHA will obtain a copy of the
study just completed and will notify all affected members of the
association.
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