Southtowns Record

4/21/26 Board Packet

Government
Village of Gowanda
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
Agenda packet
Topics
Public safety, Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Audits and oversight, Roads and traffic, Zoning and land use

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Code-George Poff

 Building Permits 3, Inspections 2, Complaints filed 1, Violations on patrole4,  notices sent 4, Court cases 1.

 Highway-Adam Reid

 An employment ad will go out in the penny saver next week.

 Maltbie Road/West Hill St drainage and road reconstruction-Cattaraugus County Soil & Water has some
 potential funding the Village could use to repair the drainage. The County requires an engineering study
 proposal to be done. The Village will prepare an RFQ to go out, get a drainage study prepared and get it
 to the County.
 The road repair is something that the Village can not use CHIPS funding for because that section of road is
 not the Villages. The Village is working on getting updated per an agreement that was made a long time
 ago with Town of Perrysburg.

 Water-Kirk Trumpore

 The Village has had some big water main leaks that need to be declared an emergency for the repairs.

 Motion 4-164-Motion by Trustee Sheibley, seconded by Trustee Sisti to approve the water line break
 emergency repairs on Dawson Dr. on 2/18/26.  Motion carried.

 Motion 4-165-Motion by Trustee Koch, seconded by Trustee Zimmermann to approve the water line break
 Emergency repairs on Cemetery Hill on 3/3/26.  Motin carried.

» Motion 4-166-Motion by Trustee Sisti, seconded by Trustee Zimmermann to approve the water line break
  Emergency repairs on Maple Ave on 3/14/26. Motion carried.

 Mark Burr presented the board with the WNY American Public Works Association Award for Point Peter
 Reservoir Project.

 The EPA will be going door to door again in March for the water line inventory that the State has mandated
 all municipalities to complete. They will also be some digging to verify water service line around the water
 shut off valve.

 The Point Peter Reservoir FEMA funding has fully reimbursed to the Village on 2/18/26 which the Village
 will use to pay off that debt.

 Clerk-Danielle Wagner

 A draft credit card policy was presented to the board for review and approval at the Organizational
 meeting. The Village,currently does not have one but really should consider adopting.

 Fire-Caro/ Sheibley

 The Fire department currently has a 2008 Ford F350 that they are looking to get rid of. The truck originally

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