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Cheektowaga board approves $2.435 million in bonds for consolidated sewer improvements
Summary
The Town Board of Cheektowaga approved two resolutions on March 16, 2026 authorizing up to $2,435,000 in bonds and bond anticipation notes to finance improvements to the Cheektowaga Consolidated Sewer District; board members noted a 20-year borrowing term under consideration.
The Town Board of Cheektowaga voted March 16, 2026 to approve two resolutions authorizing up to $2,435,000 in borrowing to finance improvements to the Cheektowaga Consolidated Sewer District.
Supervisor Brian Noak sponsored both measures, which the board took up after a public hearing. The town engineer’s preliminary map, plan and report dated April 16, 2016 was filed with the board; the documents estimate the 2026 phase’s maximum cost at $2,435,000. The resolutions authorize financing by the issuance of serial bonds and/or bond anticipation notes.
Why it matters: the measures provide the formal authorization the town needs to raise money for sanitary-sewer work in the consolidated district and delegate authority to the supervisor to issue the bonds. Funding the work through long-term borrowing spreads costs over time and is commonly used for capital infrastructure.
Supervisor Noak said the item was a reconsideration of an earlier March 10 discussion and described the financing approach. "We're currently looking at a term of 20 years," Noak said, adding that the expected life of some infrastructure components could be up to 40 years. The board did not adopt a different borrowing term during the meeting; Noak’s statement described the term under consideration.
Roll-call votes: Resolution 2026-182 (approval after public hearing for the increase and improvement of facilities of the Cheektowaga Consolidated Sewer District, estimated maximum cost $2,435,000) passed after roll call. The clerk recorded Council Member Bakowski as passing for that vote (recorded in the transcript as "I'll pass for right now"); Council Members Elder, Lewis, Noiki and Polarski voted yes; Council Member Thompson voted no; Supervisor Noak voted yes. The clerk announced the resolution had passed.
The subsequent bond resolution, 2026-183 (authorizing issuance of bonds not to exceed $2,435,000 and delegating issuance authority to the town supervisor), was then approved on roll call. The clerk recorded Council Member Bakowski voting no on that resolution; Council Members Elder, Lewis, Noiki and Polarski voted yes; Council Member Thompson voted no; Supervisor Noak voted yes.
No additional amendments, funding breakdowns beyond the $2,435,000 total, or timelines for issuance were specified during the meeting. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
Next steps: the resolutions delegate bond-issuance authority to the town supervisor; the timing and specific terms of any bonds or bond anticipation notes (final maturity, interest rates, underwriters) were not specified and will be determined in subsequent administrative steps.
