The Town of Cheektowaga Town Board on a series of motions awarded multiple public-works contracts to CMH Company and rejected one storm-sewer award, and heard a resident appeal for faster repairs on Pleasant Parkway.

Supervisor Brian Nowak sponsored or presented most of the resolutions the board considered, including contracts for drainage improvements, sanitary-sewer repairs, concrete restoration and full-depth reconstruction of Pleasant Parkway. A separate resolution to award a small storm-sewer contract failed on a roll-call vote.

Why it matters: The contracts fund near-term street, sewer and drainage work across the town and touch neighborhoods residents said have deteriorated. Board members and department staff spent substantial time debating whether work should be performed by town crews or outside contractors, how available town equipment and union rules affect scheduling and cost, and how to prevent similar late-year bidding and scheduling problems in future capital planning.

What the board approved and what failed
- Drainage improvements: The board approved a contract awarding furnishing of equipment and operators for drainage improvements (bid items 1–31) to CMH Company for a total bid price of $1,005,040 for the contract period 08/18/2025–06/30/2026. The town will charge the work to an account created by the director of finance and expects the work to be covered by a New York State water-quality improvement grant referenced during the discussion.

- Sanitary-sewer repairs: The board approved a contract for equipment and operators for sanitary-sewer repairs to CMH Company for $276,560 for the contract period 08/18/2025–12/31/2026. Supervisor Nowak said the award would let the town address a growing list of sanitary-sewer repairs.

- Concrete restoration: The board approved a concrete-restoration contract (bid items 1–31) to CMH Company for $43,760 for the contract period 08/18/2025–12/31/2026. The town clerk noted three bidders and that the recommended award was the lowest of the three.

- Full-depth reconstruction of Pleasant Parkway: The board approved a contract to CMH Company for full-depth reconstruction of Pleasant Parkway (bid items 1–19) at a total price of $749,256 for the contract period 08/18/2025–11/21/2025. Board members discussed sequencing, equipment and the town's role in supervising combined town-and-contractor crews.

- Storm-sewer repairs (failed): A separate resolution to award a small storm-sewer contract to CMH Company for $28,492 (bid items 1–31; contract period 08/18/2025–12/31/2026) was not approved after a roll-call vote. The roll call recorded Council member Bukowski: No; Council member (Felipsky/Felipsky variant): No; Council member Pularski: Yes; Council member Thompson: No; Supervisor Nowak: Yes. The board secretary announced the item was "Not approved."

Board and staff discussion
Board members repeatedly criticized the late timing of some bids and the pattern of projects being pushed into late summer despite prior direction to begin work earlier in the year. Several board members said packages had been delayed by a combination of prior board decisions, rebidding and the timing of contract extensions.

Rick Resiniak, the town's highway superintendent, described limits on what the highway department can do with in-house crews for major sanitary-sewer and reconstruction projects, saying, "I handle storm sewer, not sanitary sewer. This is sanitary stuff on this other project. That's run by engineering." He said major trenching and sewer work requires engineering oversight, trench safety measures and specialized labor and that the highway workforce and available equipment would not allow the department to complete some of these contracts without adding staff or equipment.

Town staff and some board members said the town can, where feasible, supply town equipment to reduce contractor charges and that projects are monitored by a project manager who tracks equipment and manpower usage. Board members also discussed scheduling a post-Labor Day capital-project planning meeting to address earlier planning and coordination for 2026.

Public comment
A resident who identified herself during the public-comment period thanked the board for visiting the neighborhood and urged faster repairs on Pleasant Parkway, saying the street is "embarrassing" and describing cracked pavement and hazards that have persisted for years.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution "20 25 5 6 3" (drainage improvements to CMH Company): approved (voice vote). Amount: $1,005,040. Sponsor: Supervisor Brian Nowak; second: Council member Polipsky (second recorded in transcript).
- Resolution "2025-564" (sanitary-sewer repairs to CMH Company): approved (voice vote). Amount: $276,560. Sponsor: Supervisor Brian Nowak; second: Council member Pularski.
- Resolution "20 25 dash 5 6 5" (storm-sewer repairs to CMH Company): failed (roll-call vote: Bukowski No; Felipsky No; Pularski Yes; Thompson No; Nowak Yes). Amount: $28,492. Sponsor: Supervisor Brian Nowak; second: Council member Pularski.
- Resolution "20 25 dash 5 6 6" (concrete restoration to CMH Company): approved (voice vote). Amount: $43,760. Sponsor: Supervisor Brian Nowak; second: Council member Pularski.
- Resolution "20 25 dash 5 6 7" (full-depth reconstruction of Pleasant Parkway to CMH Company): approved (voice vote). Amount: $749,256. Sponsor: Supervisor Brian Nowak; second: Council member Pularski.
- Resolution appointing Patrick Gilmartin to the Town Board of Ethics (resolution text recorded earlier in the meeting): approved (voice vote). Term: effective immediately, terminating 08/01/2030. Sponsors: Council members Thompson, (Felipsky variant), and (Kowski variant) as recorded.

What board members said about next steps
Board members and staff identified two next steps to reduce late-year rushes on capital work: (1) hold a post-Labor Day meeting to set 2026 capital priorities and coordinate bidding and (2) conduct a preconstruction meeting after passage of the resolutions to set start and completion dates for the awarded contracts. Supervisor Nowak said he had contacted state legislative offices about seeking grant support for future projects.

Limits on what the record shows
The transcript records sponsors, recommended awards, bid prices and some roll-call votes. It does not specify detailed line-item funding sources for each contract except that the drainage-improvements award will be charged to an account created under a New York State water-quality improvement grant. Specific start dates and preconstruction schedules will be determined at the preconstruction meeting referenced by staff.

The board adjourned after a brief public-comment period.