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Cheektowaga board tables proposed sewer inspection law after residents report basement flooding
Summary
The town tabled a local sewer‑law change after residents described recurring basement flooding and board members debated costs, DEC consent‑order obligations and whether town inspections should replace homeowner contractor work.
The Town of Cheektowaga on April 28 tabled a proposed local law that would expand town inspections and repairs of sewer laterals after residents raised flooding concerns and board members pressed for more details.
Resident Bruce Farno told the board he has spent about $15,000 on repairs and continues to see sewage-backed water enter his basement. "We spent $15,000 2 years ago on a repair job ... then on April 1 ... there was water coming in the basement all over the floor," Farno said in public comment, adding that he watched the manhole near his…
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