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Cheektowaga board hears public comment on changing sewer connection inspection rule to require private contractors to make connections
Summary
The Town Board held a public hearing Sept. 9 on an amendment to the town code that would change who performs a building sewer lateral connection to the town’s main line, moving execution of the physical connection to private contractors while keeping town inspection authority.
The Town Board opened a public hearing Sept. 9 on a local-law amendment (Intro 4 of 2025) to revise section 198-27, “connection inspection,” which would change who makes connections from private building laterals to the public sewer main.
Councilman (last name in transcript: Polipsky) said the change was prompted by a recent case at 29 Deborah where a homeowner’s private contractor prepared a lateral for connection and the town delayed the actual hook-up. Polipsky argued the current code — which requires the town to perform the final physical connection — makes homeowners wait and uses taxpayer resources…
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