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Town board votes: antenna OK’d, several development items postponed, bridge and sewer grants advanced
Summary
At its July meeting the Cheektowaga Town Board approved a special-use permit for Verizon antennas, accepted engineering contracts for a park bridge and sewer grant applications, postponed multiple decisions on a William Street rezone and site plan, and failed to award a mowing contract for a landfill.
The Cheektowaga Town Board on July 8 approved a special-use permit for a Verizon antenna replacement, authorized engineering work for a David Avenue pedestrian-bridge replacement, voted to commit matching funds for a state sewer grant, postponed several actions tied to a proposed office building at 2345 William Street, and defeated a motion to award a landfill mowing contract.
The board approved a special-use permit for an eligible facilities request by Verizon at 4325 Genesee Street that will replace two like-for-like roof antennas. Jared Lusk of Nixon Peabody represented the applicant during public comment and argued the application should be treated as an eligible facilities request with limited local discretion. The resolution (No. 2025-445) passed on a roll-call vote with all members voting yes.
Separately the board authorized a professional-services agreement with Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) to assist with design and abutment review for a prefabricated pedestrian-bridge replacement at David Avenue into Town Park. That contract (No. 2025-456) was approved; the town is working with a $500,000 Erie County grant and earlier engineering work by Bridge Brothers. Supervisor Brian Nowak said the GPI work focuses on abutments while Bridge Brothers handles the prefabricated bridge itself.
The board also approved a resolution committing $2,500,000 in local matching funds toward a Water Quality Improvement Program (WQIP) grant application that would cover up to 75% of construction costs for sewer lining, manhole rehabilitation, and lateral work required under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation consent order (No. 2025-474). Council members discussed sequencing of prior consent-order work and agreed to proceed with the grant application.
Council members postponed three linked measures related to a proposed 3,920-square-foot administration building for Empire 1 Community Federal Credit Union at the property listed as 2345 William Street (Local Project 2025-1305). Resolutions to sign SEQR documents, to approve a zoning amendment, and to approve the site plan (Res. 2025-442, 443, 444) were each postponed to the board’s July 22 meeting so deed restriction language can be drafted and reviewed. A board majority voted to leave the public hearing open.
A motion to award the contract for mowing the Full Brothers landfill site (Res. 2025-440) to the single bidder failed after a roll-call vote in which a majority of board members voted no; several members said they preferred re-bidding to attempt to attract additional proposals. A second mowing contract for the Galleria detention basins (Res. 2025-441) was pulled for further review.
Several items were pulled from the consent agenda for separate consideration, and two personnel resolutions regarding an assistant superintendent appointment and termination were pulled at the request of the personnel department.
Votes at a glance - Res. 2025-440 (award mowing Full Brothers landfill to Mo Khan Enterprise LLC, $12,500/year): defeated on roll call (majority voted No). - Res. 2025-441 (mowing — Galleria detention basins): pulled from the agenda for additional review. - Res. 2025-442 (SEQR for 2345 William St.): postponed to July 22 (6–1). - Res. 2025-443 (zoning amendment for 2345 William St.): postponed to July 22 (majority). - Res. 2025-444 (site plan approval for 2345 William St.): postponed to July 22 (majority). - Res. 2025-445 (special use permit — Verizon, 4325 Genesee St.): approved (unanimous roll call). - Res. 2025-447 (notice to bidders — Pleasant Parkway reconstruction): approved (carried). - Res. 2025-456 (GPI agreement — David Ave. bridge; not-to-exceed $52,700): approved (carried). - Res. 2025-457 and Res. 2025-461 (personnel termination/appointment): pulled for further personnel review. - Res. 2025-472 (Dean Architects — dog kennel design services, not-to-exceed $4,500): approved. - Res. 2025-473 (claims-management services with Lolli Insurance, amended to claims management only, $5,000): approved as amended. - Res. 2025-474 (WQIP grant local commitment $2,500,000): approved.
The board recorded roll-call votes for many items; where recorded on the transcript, votes are summarized above.
