The Town Board is currently accepting letters of interest to fill a vacancy on the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for a five-year term.
Please go to: https://pendletonny.us/job/accepting-letters-of-interest-for-board-committee-appointments-for-2024/ to apply.
New 624 Area Code for All or Parts of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara Counties
ALBANY — The New York State Department of Public Service (Department) announced today that beginning September 11, 2023, customers in the 716-area code region requesting new mobile or landline telephone service, an additional line, or a move in the location of their service, may be assigned a number in the new 624-area code. The creation of the new area code will provide additional much-needed phone numbers for residents and businesses in the existing 716-area code region for years to come.
As a result of a strong demand for telecommunication services in Western New York, the New York State Public Service Commission in October 2022 approved a new area code for the area served by 716 using an area code overlay. An overlay occurs when two or more area codes serve the same geographical area.
With the addition of the new area code, the region is now well-positioned to accommodate continued economic growth and growing consumer demand for telephone service. The new 624-area code will
be superimposed over the same geographical area served by the existing 716-area code. The 716-area code serves communities including, but not limited to, Buffalo, Jamestown, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda, Niagara Falls, and West Seneca as well as all or portions of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, and Niagara counties. The area code overlay requires consumers to continue to dial 10 digits for local calls (area code + 7-
digit telephone number) in the 716/624 area or 1+10 digits for calls to other area code regions.
Customers in the 716-area code have already been completing local calls by dialing 10 digits since the July 16, 2022, national implementation of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Important facts that consumers and businesses need to know about the 624-area code overlay are:
• Current telephone numbers, including current area code, will not change;
• All calls within and between 716/624 must be dialed with 10 digits;
• Consumers will continue to dial 1+ area code + telephone number for all calls to other area codes;
• What is a local call will continue to remain a local call;
• The price of a call, and the price of other telephone services, will not change due to the new overlay area code;
• Calls to reach 911 Emergency Service will remain three digits;
• If 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711 or 811 services are currently available in the community, consumers will still dial these codes with just three digits; and
• Numbers in the 624-area code will not be available for assignment until remaining numbers in the 716-area code are exhausted. A date has not been determined when the remaining 716-area code numbers will be exhausted.
Customers should ensure that all services, automatic dialing equipment, applications, software, or other types of equipment recognize the new 624-area code as a valid area code. Some examples include life-safety systems, fax machines, Internet dial-up numbers, alarm and security systems, gates, speed dialers, mobile phone contact lists, call forwarding settings, voicemail services, and similar functions.
Business stationery, advertising materials, personal checks, and personal or pet ID tags should be updated as necessary to ensure each includes the 624-area code. All automatically dialed calls within
the 716/624 area must be programmed to dial using 10-digits and the digit prefix “1” must be included for all calls to other area codes.
Documents regarding this proceeding may obtained by going to the Search section of the Commission’s Web site at www.dps.ny.gov, under ‘Commission Files’, and ‘File Search’ and entering Case Number 22-C-0358 in the input box labeled “Search by Case Number”. Many libraries offer free Internet access. Commission documents may also be obtained from the Commission’s Files Office, 14th floor, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223 (518-474-2500). If you have difficulty understanding English, please call us at 1-800-342-3377 for free language assistance services regarding this press release. For more information, you may also visit your service provider’s website.
8/23/23:
Some of you may have noticed (the hard way) that construction has begun on Campbell Boulevard in the Town of Pendleton. This is a STATE road and project. We checked with the construction crew and found out the following:
– Construction will take place between Tonawanda Creek Road (Wendelville) to Saunders Settlement Road (Rt. 31)
– Milling of the road is expected to continue until next Tuesday, August 29th
– Paving is expected to begin on Wednesday, August 30th
– Project is expected to take at least two weeks
If you have any other questions, please contact the NYS DOT. This is not a Town of Pendleton project.
Water bills are expected to be mailed on Wednesday, August 23rd.
You will notice that there is a message on the current water bill stating that there will be a $100.00 surcharge for any balances not paid by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday, September 25th. Payments must be received or postmarked by this date.
This surcharge is for unpaid balances that are turned over to the Niagara County Tax Department every year on October 1st. This is not new surcharge. If you pull your prior year July water bill you will see the same message. This only happens once a year so you may have forgotten the message being on previous water bills.
Your water bill is due on 09/25/2023 without penalty (current total).
On 09/26/2023 a 10% penalty is assessed (gross total with penalty). If you do not pay by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25th there will be a $100.00 surcharge on top of the 10% penalty.
Payments are accepted in person at Town Hall, Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., by mail, or by placing in the locked dropbox located behind Town Hall. You can also pay online at www.pendletonny.us.
Please contact the Water Billing Department at 716-625-8833, ext. 111, if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Many towns and villages throughout the state have taken the opportunity to thank the servicemen and servicewomen who served in the US Armed Forces by displaying banners with their photos. These banners are purchased by their families or friends and will be prominently displayed at the Pendleton Town Hall campus.
Requirements
All service men and women must meet these requirements:
1. Have resided or owned a business within the town
limits of Pendleton, New York presently or at some point in their lifetime.
2. Did serve or are serving our country in the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, Marines or Navy, active or reserves.
3. Must be serving currently, or be an honorably discharged veteran, MIA, or died in the line of duty.
Banner Information
The banners are 24” by 36”, made from heavy duty, weather resistant material and will include the following factual information: Name and photo of the serviceman/woman; branch of service; era of service and sponsor’s names. A banner is currently on display at the Town Hall. Each banner will cost the sponsor, family or friend a total of $150. This includes the banner and hardware for hanging. The banner is the property of the family and can be returned to them if requested.
Banner Photo
You will supply the photo of the veteran in uniform that you wish to appear on the banner. Pictures will be scanned and returned to you once the banner is approved. Please attach a self- addressed envelope to return the photo to you. Also, please make sure to sign the photo release on the application so we can use the photo for publicity purposes if necessary.
Sponsorship/Donations
For individuals or businesses who would like to be a sponsor without purchasing a banner, monetary donations will be used for expenses beyond the cost of the banners and hardware. Anyone may become a sponsor by making a personal monetary donation. This would be any business or individual who would like to make a general donation towards the Banner Program. Banner Application Forms are available at Town Hall.
Please mail completed application, picture, and check made payable to Pendleton Veterans’ Association (include the Veterans name in memo area of check) to:
Pendleton Hometown Heroes Banner Program
Pendleton Town Hall
6570 Campbell Boulevard
Lockport, NY 14094
Please contact Tom Thompson at 716-609-8888 or by email at tet8888@gmail.com or Greg Metzger at 716-694-4574 or by email at books4cars@roadrunner.com if you have any questions.
Starpoint’s Community Education program was created and runs for the benefit of the community, at large. There are many classes offered, everything from adult sports to cooking to dancing to finance. There are some classes for kids, as well. Please take some time to peruse the website to see if there are any classes of interest to you!
If you are interested in teaching a class, please contact Mike Moran, Community Education director, at 716-210-2331.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPEN POSITION
Department: Water & Sewer Department
Title: Laborer
Schedule: Full-Time
Benefits: Yes
Compensation: Per Collective Bargaining Agreement
Approved: February 13, 2023
Deadline: Until Filled
Description:
The Town Board of the Town of Pendleton is soliciting applicants for the full-time position of laborer assigned to the Water & Sewer Department. See attached Civil Service job descriptions for specifics of the job and applicant eligibility.
How to Apply:
Call or visit the Public Works Garage at 716-625-8033 for an application.
Announcement of Open Position
Department: Highway Department
Title: Seasonal Laborer
Schedule: Full-time
Benefits: None
Compensation: $14.50 per hour
Approved: February 13, 2023
Deadline: Until Filled
Description:
The Town Board of the Town of Pendleton is soliciting applications for full-time seasonal laborer positions in the Highway Department. See attached Civil Service job descriptions for specifics of each job and applicant eligibility.
How to Apply:
Call or visit the Public Works Garage for an application.
Town of Pendleton Public Works
6640 Campbell Boulevard
Lockport, NY 14094
(716) 625-8033
