From the Desk of Deputy Mayor James T. Niwinski
©Village of Sloan, NY, 2009-2011
To All Residents,
As promised in earlier editions of the Sloan Connection, we have had a very busy construction year.
Early spring had seen the demolition of an old railroad building owned by the Village at the foot of
Roland Street. We have completed sanitary sewer repairs on Atlantic, Wagner and Griffith streets this
past summer and are currently doing repairs to all of Roland and Rutland street sewers. The parking
lot of the Fire Hall is in the process of having drainage repairs and repaving with an anticipated
completion of early November 2011.
Next year we should be undertaking additional sewer work to complete the grant monies received
from the NYS DEC.
On Friday, October 28th, the Village will be having its Halloween parade and party….hope to see you
all there!
See you around the Village…….
In an effort to continually provide our residents cost-effectiveness, we have and continue to explore
“shared municipal services” with the Town of Cheektowaga. Shared municipal services are a
collaboration between two or more municipalities/entities to share equipment, personnel or facilities
to save taxpayers money.
This is not a new concept but has recently been highlighted in the media as a means for governments
to reduce expenses. Cheektowaga currently provides police protection, judicial proceedings, property
tax assessments, and animal control. For the past two years, Cheektowaga has provided the labor
and equipment for our street paving, enabling us to complete more streets than in prior years.
In a recent discussion with Supervisor Mary Holtz, I expressed our growing concern with the rodent
problem, worsened by the elimination of baiting by Erie County. Cheektowaga is in the process of
having several employees obtain a NYSDEC Structural Pest & Rodent Control Pesticide Applicators
License. After their certification is complete, Supervisor Holtz has agreed to provide baiting services
to the Village. Municipal employees, however, cannot bait private property.
The properties that can and will be baited are along the railroad at Broadway and Lovejoy, the bike
path and parks. Working with Cheektowaga and diligence by our own residents will help to reduce the
rodent problem in Sloan.
As Deputy Mayor, I will continue to investigate ways to provide you with superior service for your tax
dollars. Our goals for the future are to increase efficiency and support long-range planning of facilities
and capital improvements.
From the Desk of Mayor Len Szymanski
