Public Hearing — 5583 Main Street, Williamsville, New York

ERIE COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICE





At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Amherst, in the County of Erie, New York, held at the Town Hall, 5583 Main Street, Williamsville, New York, on the 27th day of April, 2026.

PRESENT:

Hon. Shawn A. Lavin, Supervisor John Davis, Councilmember Jack Kavanaugh, Councilmember Angela Marinucci, Councilmember Michael Szukala, Councilmember




In the Matter

of

The Hamlet and Cricket Lane Extension to the Consolidated 
Lighting District, in the Town of Amherst, County of Erie, 
New York, pursuant to Article 12 of the Town Law




Offered by: _______________________ 

Seconded by: ______________________







ORDER CALLING FOR A PUBLIC

HEARING TO BE HELD ON

MAY 11, 2026




WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Amherst, in the County of Erie (herein called the “Town”) has heretofore received a petition signed and acknowledged or proved as required by law, and in full compliance with the requirements of Section 191 of the Town Law, for the extension of the Consolidated Lighting District (herein called the “District”), in the Town; and

WHEREAS, the Town Board has received and reviewed a map, plan and report prepared by the Town Engineering Department, competent engineers duly licensed by the State of New York, for the proposed extension of the District (the “Extension”), and the construction of improvements therein, including preliminary and ancillary costs (the “Lighting Improvement”), which report has been duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk for public inspection; and

WHEREAS, the proposed extension, to be known as “The Hamlet and Cricket Lane Extension” to the Consolidated Lighting District is bounded and described as follows:

The boundaries of the lighting district extension shall include all properties fronting the following streets:

·

The Hamlet: All properties with addresses from 7 through 58 The Hamlet, inclusive.

·

Cricket Lane: All properties with addresses from 40 through 111 Cricket Lane, inclusive.

·

Paradise Road: 130 Paradise Road.

The proposed lighting district extension includes the above referenced 25 parcels along the above streets within, Town of Amherst, Erie County, New York, and shall include all properties to be served by street lighting improvements.




WHEREAS, the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the extension of the District and construction of the Lighting Improvement is estimated to be $172,000, and the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds of the Town in an amount not to exceed $172,000 to finance said cost, and the levy and collection of assessments from the several lots and parcels of land located in the Extension in accordance with applicable law, to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable;

Now, therefore, be it

DETERMINED that the Town shall consider the proposed extension of the District which, if established, shall be known as The Hamlet and Cricket Lane Extension to the Consolidated Lighting District; and be it

FURTHER DETERMINED AND STATED that the estimated cost of hook-up fees for existing users is $-0-; and the estimated cost of the District to the Typical Property (as defined in the Town Law) is $107.45; and

ORDERED, that a meeting of the Town Board of the Town be held at the Town Hall, in the Town, on the 11th day of May, 2026, at 3:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time), to consider the proposed The Hamlet and Cricket Lane Extension to the District as herein described, and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, concerning the same and for such other action on the part of the Town Board with relation thereto as may be required by law; and be it

FURTHER ORDERED, that the Town Clerk (i) publish at least once in the “ Amherst Bee ,” a newspaper having a general circulation in said Town and hereby designated as the official newspaper of said Town for such publication, (ii) post on the sign board of the Town maintained pursuant to subdivision 6 of Section 30 of the Town Law, (iii) post on the Town’s website ( www.amherst.ny.us , and (iv) mail to the properties located within the proposed Extension, a copy of this Order certified by said Town Clerk, the first publication and said posting and mailing to done be not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) days before the date of such public; and be it

FURTHER ORDERED, that the Town Clerk file a certified copy of this Order with the Comptroller of the State of New York on or about the date of the publication of a copy of this Order.

DATED: April 27, 2026

TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF AMHERST

(SEAL)


CERTIFICATE OF TOWN CLERK




I, FRANCINA J. SPOTH, Town Clerk of the Town of Amherst, in the County of Erie, State of New York, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have compared the preceding Order Calling Public Hearing with the original thereof filed in my office on the 27th day of April, 2026, and that the same is a true and correct copy of said original and of the whole thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of said Town this ___ day of April, 2026.

(SEAL)

Francina J. Spoth, Town Clerk 
Town of Amherst


AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING

STATE OF NEW YORK )

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COUNTY OF ERIE )




Francina J. Spoth, being duly sworn, deposes and says:

That she is and at all times hereinafter mentioned she was the duly qualified and acting Town Clerk of the Town of Amherst, in the County of Erie, State of New York; and




That on the ______ day of April, 2026, she caused to be conspicuously posted and fastened up a certified copy of an Order Calling Public Hearing duly adopted by the Town Board of said Town on April 27, 2026, a true copy of which is annexed hereto and made a part hereof, on the sign board of the Town maintained pursuant to subdivision 6 of Section 30 of the Town Law and on the Town’s website.




Francina J. Spoth, Town Clerk

Town of Amherst

Subscribed and sworn to before me

this ____ day of , 2026.


Notary Public, State of New York




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