Cheektowaga supervisors reopen capital-project planning; three road and drainage bids eyed for fall

Supervisor Brian Nowak told the Town of Cheektowaga Board that the town should restart discussions this fall about a set of infrastructure needs and the financing options for them, but that no binding decisions would be made at the meeting.

The board reviewed three previously prepared notices to bidders: resurfacing work on Beale Avenue estimated at about $350,000; drainage improvements for Trudy and Jane estimated at $400,000; and a road reconstruction on Raymond Avenue with an engineering estimate around $2.25 million but a supervisor caution that rising asphalt prices could add an additional $50,000–$100,000.

Why it matters: the three projects together would represent a multi‑million dollar outlay and board members said they must decide whether to pay from current highway and drainage reserves, carry costs into the 2026 budget, or pursue bonding. Nowak said engineering staff had reviewed the estimates and believed the Beale and drainage figures remained accurate, while Raymond’s cost was more sensitive to…