Tonawanda staff: leftover sewer-lining bond funds cannot be repurposed for a different sanitary sewer segment

Mar 5, 2025

City staff reported that leftover bond funds originally authorized for a specific sewer-lining project cannot legally be used to pay for lining work on a different street and recommended alternatives including using general fund dollars or doing no work after video inspection found no urgent defect.

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City staff told the Tonawanda Common Council that leftover borrowing authorized for sewer lining on Fletcher Street cannot be transferred to pay for lining of a different sanitary sewer segment, and outlined options for addressing a short section of unlined sanitary pipe.

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