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Cheektowaga amends sewer law to clarify property‑owner responsibility for lateral connections
Summary
The town adopted a local-law amendment to clarify that property owners applying for building sewer connection permits are responsible for connection work and testing; board members debated DEC consent-order implications and engineering questions but voted to align town code with county peers.
The Town Board approved Introductory Local Law No. 3 of 2025 amending Section 198‑27 (connection inspection) of the town’s sewer code to clarify that the applicant for a building sewer connection permit is responsible for making the connection and paying for any required testing. The change was framed as bringing the town’s code into line…
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