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General Crew Chief James R. Burst, left, and Working Crew Chief Bob
Skibniewski explain the Town's Sanitation Rehabilitation Program to
TPHA members during a recent meeting.
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Town Sanitation Rehabilitation Program
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The Sewer Maintenance Department is responsible for the upkeep of the Town
sanitary sewer system which services approximately 80,000 residents. The
system has approximately 185 miles of various size sanitary sewers and
approximately 3,500 manholes that vary in age from the 1920's up to today
where new lines are still being constructed. The Sewer Department is also
responsible for 9 sanitary lift stations, and two storm relief stations
located throughout the district, that operate 24 hours a day.
The pump station buildings and equipment have been re-conditioned so they
operate without failure. Engineering studies are now being completed on
the Alpine Station with the possibility of eliminating the station and
sending the sewage by gravity to the Villa Maria trunk line. The cost of
this project is now estimated at $1.2 million with a start date estimated
in the year 2000-2001. This is the last pumping facility to face major
construction at the present time.
The goal of the department is to reduce citizen complaints and maximize the
flow of sewage through the system by proper maintenance. In order to
accomplish this task, the department has a routine root-cutting schedule,
along with mechanical cleaning, high-pressure flushing and televising the
sewer system for defects.
The defects are located and repaired either by this department, or a
private contractor who is brought in annually to help with the backlog of
repairs. Restoration of the affected areas is accomplished by the Sewer
Maintenance personnel.
There are also 29 by-pass locations throughout the Town where sewage is
released during heavy rain. The Town has state permits to discharge at
these locations. All Town sewage is pumped to the Bird Island Treatment
Plant and a per gallon charge for treatment is assessed to the Town.
During heavy rain, the sanitary flows increase for several reasons, and
therefore the amount pumped to the treatment facility increases. The Town
is attempting to reduce those flows in several ways.
Repairs to the sanitary sewers reduces infiltration, encouraging residents
to install sump pumps, sealing of manholes and installing water-tight
covers. Dye testing and smoke testing is also used to locate sources of
infiltration. Contractors are no longer allowed to connect to sanitary
lines. During new construction, the Sewer Department makes all sanitary
connections to our sewer system.
In an effort to better inform residents, a brochure has been developed and
is distributed to residents who call with sewer complaints. It is hoped
this literature will help reduce infiltration from the houses to the main
sewer and possibly solve some of the residents' complaints.
The department will continue to search for the latest technology in order
to provide efficient and courteous service to the residents of our
community.
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Put On Your Walking Shoes & Grab Your Flashlight
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It's time to take a stand against neighborhood crime. Join us
for the annual National Night Out Walk on Tuesday night, August 1st.
Everyone is invited to meet at the Pine Hill Fire Hall parking lot on
Normandy Avenue at 9 pm.
We will take a stroll through the neighborhood led by Cheektowaga Police
Chief Bruce D. Chamberlin, the Police Advisory Board, the Crime Resistance
Unit, and the Drug Abuse Resistance & Education Unit (DARE).
Members of the Pine Hill Fire Company will be led by the Pine Hill Drum
Corps followed by the Town Park Home Owners Association banner and units of the
TPHA Mobile Citizen Patrol.
Out tentative route will be Normandy to Peachtree to Kaufman to Parkedge
to Pine Ridge, then return to the firehall. If you are unable to participate,
please turn on your porch light to show your support.
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TPHA States Position on Failed CCSD Propositions
(The following letter was sent on June 13, 2000 to the Cheektowaga Central Board of Education)
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Board of Education
Cheektowaga Central School District
3600 Union Road
Cheektowaga, N.Y. 14225
Dear Board Members:
The Town Park Home Owners Association has discussed the results of the April 12 referendum, and it is our consensus that district
residents did not reject the bond issue because of any negative attitude, but instead because they wanted Pine Hill School to remain
open ~ now and in the future. That theory can be discussed at great lengths, however, and the board may disagree. And contrary to the
opinion of some people, our senior residents are not against spending tax dollars for necessary and cost-effective improvements.
In fact, just six years ago, district voters overwhelmingly approved a $17 million bond for updating our school buildings and installing
the latest computer technology in all classrooms. This organization supported the bond because we wanted our district kids to be
competitive in the job market when they graduated.
However, we feel the closing of Pine Hill School is not cost effective. It has
been said many times before, Pine Hill at one point housed many more students than are enrolled there currently. Are we making the best
use of the current space? It has been estimated that the cost of constructing a Primary School addition onto the Union Road conglomerate
would be about $6 million, or perhaps more than $3 million after state building aid. It is extremely unlikely that any purchaser of the
Pine Hill building would pay anywhere near that price. Are the educational benefits of moving the Primary School worth the extra cost?
Having said that, let us put April 12 behind us and concentrate on district problems at hand. Our organization is prepared to work with the
board and has gone on record as being in favor of putting up for a vote one single proposition which represents a scaled-down version of the
original Proposition One and will keep Pine Hill School open. However, we are not in favor of any second proposition.
Yours truly,
TOWN PARK
Home Owners Association, Inc.
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