The Boston Democratic Social Club is offering their 2023 Scholarship Opportunity! Click or tap here to get to the application form - it has the instructions!
Contact Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (the NFTA/Metro bus company) if you'd like to see the discontinued Boston route reinstated! Call 855-7211 or email info@nfta.com to let them know what you think!
Some history about the Back Creek Road at Rice Road "slide"
- Later in January 2023, engineers describe the water line replacement that is part of the reconstruction - click or tap here and go to page 63.
- The slide repair requires over $1 million according to the unofficial bid results listed on the Erie County DPW Bid results page.
- In early January 2023, the bid request for the repairs appeared on the Erie County DPW Bids web page with a bid deadline of January 17, and a planned completion date of October 23, 2023.
- On October 5, 2022, our Legislator John Mills shared that design work is complete and the bid request for the repairs will go out "by the end of the month". Please click or tap here to hear the details (go to time 17:50).
- On September 7, 2022 our Supervisor Keding stated that repairs for Rice Road will begin in Spring 2022. Please click or tap here to hear the details (go to time 28:55)
- On August 11, 2022, our Legislator John Mills shared that the right-of-way situation has been resolved! At this point the road repair can begin moving forward. It was then confirmed on August 17 by our Supervisor Keding - please click or tap here to hear the details (go to time 1:02:30).
- On June 15, 2022 our Supervisor Keding describes a right-of-way situation holding up the repairs. Please click or tap here to hear the details (go to time 54:50).
- On May 19, 2022, this Springville Journal news report indicates that the Erie County Department of Public Works will perform no road repairs in Boston in 2022.
- At the October 6, 2021 Boston Town Board meeting, our Legislator John Mills made an announcement that work on the Back Creek Road slide by Rice Road will start in 2022, now that the right-of-way issues are resolved! Please click or tap here to hear the details - go to time 5:00!
- At the April 21, 2021 Boston Town Board meeting, our Supervisor Keding relayed the details of a conversation he had regarding the repair of Back Creek this year - resurfacing the road end-to-end as well as fixing the slide! Please click or tap here to hear the details - g0 t0 time 27:15!
- Our Legislator John Mills made an announcement at the October 7, 2020 Boston Town Board meeting about progress made on our Town Roads by the Erie County Department of Public Works, particularly plans for the Back Creek slide by Rice Rd and the shoulders of Boston State Rd! Please click or tap here to see and hear the announcements - go to time 5:40 thru 7:05 and then 13:00 in the video! Please click or tap here to see an image of the document Legislator Mills speaks of!
- In 2019, the Erie County Comptroller rated Back Creek Road as "3 – Poor: Pavements have deteriorated to a point where resurfacing is required immediately. Flexible pavements show evidence of severe and frequent scaling, joint spalling, faulting cracking, and patching. Rigid pavements show signs of frequent and severe joint spalling, cracking and scaling". - please click or tap here and go to page 6.
- Later in January 2023, engineers describe the water line replacement that is part of the reconstruction - click or tap here and go to page 63.
- The slide repair requires over $1 million according to the unofficial bid results listed on the Erie County DPW Bid results page.
- In early January 2023, the bid request for the repairs appeared on the Erie County DPW Bids web page with a bid deadline of January 17, and a planned completion date of October 23, 2023.
- On October 5, 2022, our Legislator John Mills shared that design work is complete and the bid request for the repairs will go out "by the end of the month". Please click or tap here to hear the details (go to time 17:50).
- On September 7, 2022 our Supervisor Keding stated that repairs for Rice Road will begin in Spring 2022. Please click or tap here to hear the details (go to time 28:55)
- On August 11, 2022, our Legislator John Mills shared that the right-of-way situation has been resolved! At this point the road repair can begin moving forward. It was then confirmed on August 17 by our Supervisor Keding - please click or tap here to hear the details (go to time 1:02:30).
- On June 15, 2022 our Supervisor Keding describes a right-of-way situation holding up the repairs. Please click or tap here to hear the details (go to time 54:50).
- On May 19, 2022, this Springville Journal news report indicates that the Erie County Department of Public Works will perform no road repairs in Boston in 2022.
- At the October 6, 2021 Boston Town Board meeting, our Legislator John Mills made an announcement that work on the Back Creek Road slide by Rice Road will start in 2022, now that the right-of-way issues are resolved! Please click or tap here to hear the details - go to time 5:00!
- At the April 21, 2021 Boston Town Board meeting, our Supervisor Keding relayed the details of a conversation he had regarding the repair of Back Creek this year - resurfacing the road end-to-end as well as fixing the slide! Please click or tap here to hear the details - g0 t0 time 27:15!
- Our Legislator John Mills made an announcement at the October 7, 2020 Boston Town Board meeting about progress made on our Town Roads by the Erie County Department of Public Works, particularly plans for the Back Creek slide by Rice Rd and the shoulders of Boston State Rd! Please click or tap here to see and hear the announcements - go to time 5:40 thru 7:05 and then 13:00 in the video! Please click or tap here to see an image of the document Legislator Mills speaks of!
- In 2019, the Erie County Comptroller rated Back Creek Road as "3 – Poor: Pavements have deteriorated to a point where resurfacing is required immediately. Flexible pavements show evidence of severe and frequent scaling, joint spalling, faulting cracking, and patching. Rigid pavements show signs of frequent and severe joint spalling, cracking and scaling". - please click or tap here and go to page 6.
- Recent COVID info:
www.medicalnewstoday.com/coronavirus - CDC info for the vaccinated:
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html - Here are places you can sign up to get the vaccine:
vaccinefinder.org/results/?zipcode=14025 - A "thank you" from Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and Leslie Mandoki of Germany:
www.instagram.com/tv/B-zFaRbDulA/ - From Worldometer data about our country: www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
Recovered: 97.5% Not yet: 1.3% November 13 8:59am - As well as the Erie County map: erieny.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/dd7f1c0c352e4192ab162a1dfadc58e1
Town Hall has a number of free, at-home COVID-19 test kits - call Town Hall for details! ... 941-6518
Our Town Hall has a waste prescription drug and waste syringe drop off box near the back door - please don't flush!
The Town of Boston has subscribed to OnSolve's CodeRed system - tap here on your smartphone for the link to subscribe and download! Click or tap here for the statement from Our Town!
Download the ReadyErie emergency preparedness app - click or tap here for more information and link to the download! For a direct app download link for your phone, tap this link - http://readydl.com/ready-erie
Check out the Thank A Vet Discount program - click or tap here for times and locations! There are literally hundreds of businesses involved - click or tap here to see the list!
Please be sure to have your refuse and recycling at the roadside for pickup by 6:00am on your regularly scheduled pickup day! Contact Our Town Hall to learn your day!
Please use these links and phone numbers if your power goes out - the power companies don't know if you don't tell them!
NYSEG: 1-800-572-1131 https://www.nyseg.com/wps/portal/nyseg/outages
For street light outage: https://www.nyseg.com/outages/reportorviewoutage/reportstreetlightoutage
National Grid (just a small part of Boston): 1-800-867-5222 https://www1.nationalgridus.com/ReportOrCheckOutage
NYSEG: 1-800-572-1131 https://www.nyseg.com/wps/portal/nyseg/outages
For street light outage: https://www.nyseg.com/outages/reportorviewoutage/reportstreetlightoutage
National Grid (just a small part of Boston): 1-800-867-5222 https://www1.nationalgridus.com/ReportOrCheckOutage
Visit the National Weather Service for a Boston NY weather forecast!
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.64319000000006&lon=-78.73977499999995#.Y6cBARXMKUl
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.64319000000006&lon=-78.73977499999995#.Y6cBARXMKUl
Click or tap here to see the Erie County Road Status map - the red X's are "problem" spots!
Click or tap here to inform Erie County of a road hazard!
Click or tap here to inform Erie County of a road hazard!
Click or tap to connect to the Hamburg Fire Control Dispatch: https://m.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/25996
Click or tap to connect to the Erie County Suburban Fire Departments: https://m.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/745
Click or tap to connect to the Erie County Suburban Fire Departments: https://m.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/745