East Aurora has been home to former U.S. President Millard Fillmore, a center of Cultural Revolution and birthplace to one of the largest toy manufacturers in the world. Our community is firmly rooted in its past and keenly aware of its future.
We invite you to browse our website and learn more about East Aurora, New York and its history.
We Welcome
The Village of East Aurora is partnering with IPT by BidNet as part of the Western NY Online Bid System and will post all bids, addendums, and awards through this convenient online system. As a vendor, you can register with WNYPS and be sure that you see all available bids and opportunities. By selecting automatic bid notification, your company will receive e-mails anytime the Village has a bid opportunity that matches your company's business. In addition, the WNY site handles bid opportunities, RFPs, and RFQs for other member governmental agencies as well.
Village Dissolution?
Should we or shouldn't we? Pros? Cons?
It's a big topic and the Mayor and Village Board are ensuring that residents receive factual information.
The Village of East Aurora is considering several avenues in an attempt to reduce costs in our local government. We have applied for a $50,000 grant to do study the feasibility of village dissolution, consolidation, and/or additional shared services (see article to below on SMSI Grant) and the fiscal impact associated with either of these actions.
The
Village Board recognizes its responsibility to ensure that its citizens are provided all needed information, in advance of a referendum, to make an informed decision in regard to the subject of village dissolution along with alternatives to dissolution.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Village Administrator's Office at 716.652.6000 and ask for the Village Administrator.
Shared Municipal Services Incentive
(SMSI) Grant
In October 2006, the East Aurora Village Board, in cooperation with the Town of Aurora, adopted a resolution to pursue the study of shared services along with the possibility of a joint municipal facility through the application of a SMSI grant.
Under the grant, the Town of Aurora serves as lead agency with the focus on consolidating both the Town and Village administrative offices into a single facility in cooperation with the Aurora Town Public Library. Building upon the recommendations of prior studies, evaluating the feasibility of a Town and Village consolidated service center and recommended renovations to the library as separate projects, the Town, Village, and Library have identified a solution to complete the work as a single project. Furthermore, consolidating local municipal offices……would centralize all municipal services in one location in the community and improve the overall efficiency of government operations, as well as improve the ease of use of government services for residents.
In 2007, the joint SMSI grant was awarded in the amount of $396,000, with the Village and Town each contributing $22,000 in shared costs. Subsequently, a committee comprised of village, town and library officials was created to study and analyze various options. CRA Infrastructure was appointed the engineering consultant.
The final study was recently completed showing four (4) available options (one of them being "status quo") and costs associated with those options. That document, prepared by CRA Infrastructure can be downloaded here.
It was the consensus of the SMSI Committee to focus on Option 1, with a referendum scheduled for November 2010. Prior to the referendum, informational hearings will be held to educate the public and hear all facts on this project.
Village Parking Lots
Overnight parking is always prohibited in village parking lots, specifically between the hours of 2:00 am and 7:00 am.
For more information, go to Village Code §249-25
Main Street Construction
Questions regarding the construction can be directed to special project coordinator Paul Gasiewicz at
716.462.0816
or via e-mail painonmain@east-aurora.ny.us.
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