http://www.speakupwny.com Speak Up WNY en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:01:01 EST (C) 2001-2005 SpeakUpWNY.com editor@speakupwny.com editor@speakupwny.com 5 http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4070.shtml Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009) Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: The Vigilant Fire Company Hall 666 Main Street, West Seneca, NY http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4070.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4069.shtml Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) After reading the 6-28-09 edition of a Lancaster Source opinion commentary titled, “Airport complaints are just buyer’s remorse,” I felt the need to counter-comment. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4069.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4068.shtml Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) Having been advised by Lancaster Supervisor Robert Giza, Erie County Sewer District #4 (ECSD #4) Chairman that Kennedy Court residents would be present at Wednesday’s board meeting, a written status report correspondence was reviewed and presented to the public attendees. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4068.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/MEDICAID_FRAUD_AWARENESS.shtml Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com () A representative from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office will speak to members of the Greater Buffalo Chapter of the American Red Cross on the topic of Medicaid Fraud Awareness. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”), the largest unit within the Attorney General’s Criminal Division, is the centerpiece of New York’s effort to investigate, penalize, and prosecute individual and companies responsible for improper or fraudulent Medicaid billing schemes. In addition, the MFCU is the only law enforcement agency in the state specifically mandated to investigate and prosecute abuse and neglect of residents in nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities that provide care to unrelated adults. http://www.speakupwny.com/MEDICAID_FRAUD_AWARENESS.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4065.shtml Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) As happened this past March, a group of 15 Lancaster residents appeared before their Town Board to seek assistance in ending the risk of airplane mishap and nuisance that is the result of Buffalo-Lancaster Airport pilots not following flight path requirements. “We want to be safe in our homes,” residents repeatedly told the board. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4065.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4063.shtml Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) After hearing comments from residents at Monday evening’s public hearing opposing 81 & 3 of Florida’s petition to rezone 8.6 acres of Gateway Centre property for the purpose of developing an eleven building 88 unit rental apartment complex, the Lancaster Town Board will weigh issuing rezone approval for a property they rezoned several years for the same developer. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4063.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4062.shtml Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) At Monday evening’s Lancaster Town Board meeting, resident Donna Lukowski inquired about the North Aurora sewer pumping station located near Southpoint Drive. She declared that bids were entered to update the facility in 2007 and now she understands they want to put in a new 2.7 mile new sewer line and decommission the pumping station facility, but cap it off so that they may use the facility in the future if needed. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4062.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4060.shtml Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) Acting as spokesperson for Brunck Road residents having problems with beavers building dams in the creek that runs parallel to their back yards, Donna Lukowski informed the Lancaster Town Board that she had contacted the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on the matter and didn’t like what she was being told. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4060.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4058.shtml Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) At Monday evening’s Town Board meeting Supervisor Robert Giza alerted everyone that this coming Saturday was the day Erie County sponsored Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Day. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4058.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4057.shtml Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) Miffed and upset by media reports that he would not be seeking re-election to his Lancaster Highway Superintendent position, Richard Reese contacted this writer to make it known that he always intended to seek re-elected despite the cloud of suspicion that hangs over his head. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4057.shtml