The Highway Department is responsible for the maintenance of 110 miles of roadways in West Seneca. The department employs 60 full-time employees and 15 seasonal employees.

The Sanitation Department has 16 full-time employees and ten part-timers who pick up garbage and yard waste on a weekly basis.

A modern, efficiently organized compost facility is managed by two highway employees, handling up to 40 tons of yard waste on a Spring day, generating up to 9000 yards of finished compost a year -- compost that is used by both the Township and West Seneca residents.

Parks:

The responsibility of maintaining the 17 Parks, including five major park facilities, in West Seneca lies with the Building & Grounds Department. Activities include the maintenance of baseball diamonds, soccer fields, indoor ice rink, walking paths and other recreation sites.

The chart below illustrates West Seneca Park Names, Addresses and Available Services at each:

Park Name

Address

Black Bridge Park

A.K.A. Boy Scout Park

644 Indian Church

Burchfield Park

2001 Union Road

Carriage Park

W. Carriage Park

Children’s Mem. Park

176 Briarhill Drive

Dirkson Playground

N.Seneca/Harlem

Dorrance Playground

Dorrance Avenue

Firemen’s Parks

A.K.A. E & W Park

1190 E & W Road

Fisher Road Park

499 Fisher Road

Harlem Road Park

211-215 Harlem Rd

I. Church Road Park

431 I. Church Road

Mill Road Park

733 Mill Road

Soccer Complex

3745 Seneca St

Sunshine Park

1750 E & W Road

Switzer Park

Knox Avenue

Tim Russert Park

324 I. Church Road

Veteran’s Mem. Park

A.K.A. Centennial Park

1250 Union Road

Westgate Playground

73-83 Chippewa CT

Vehicles:

The Town of West Seneca Highway and Sanitation Departments have a total of 158 vehicles and additional heavy equipment in their fleet, valued at $ 5,527,364.89 million. Most of the trucks used by the highway department are between 2000 and 2011 models.

Twenty of the Town's dump trucks are equipped with plows for winter activity and the Town has nine garbage packers. Five Sanitation Department packers, with 3 man crews, are on the road daily, picking up garbage and rubbish from residential areas on a scheduled basis. Two other packers are out gathering yard wastes.

The Highway Department employs five skilled mechanics who are responsible for maintaining a preventative maintenance program for all vehicles.

Town Tree Maintenance:

Town trees (usually located in the Town easement between the sidewalk and the street) are maintained by the Highway Department.

ONLY a Town tree that is dead, dying, deseased or causing sewer problems may be removed by the Highway Department.

Residents may contact the Highway Department at 674-4850, Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm if:

1.) Tree branches need to be trimmed

2.) Town tree is dead, dying or deseased

3.) Town tree is causing sewer problem: Residents are asked to provide a receipt

from a licensed plumber stating Town tree is the cause of sewer problem.

Once received by the Highway Department, the tree will be scheduled for removal.

4.) Tree branches are obstructing power lines: If the tree branches are resting or pulling

on power lines, please contact your local power company for assistance.

Should the Highway Department remove your Town tree, the tree will be removed, stumped and landscaped.

Replacement Trees:

The Highway Department has temporarily suspended tree replacements do to budget cuts.

However, we have worked in cooperation with Re-Tree Western New York since 2006.

Re-Tree WNY is made up of volunteers working to replenish trees that were lost from the

October Storm. For more information, or to volunteer, visit their website at: re-treewny.org

Residents may call the Highway Department at 674-4850 Ext. 10, Monday - Friday

7:00 am - 3:30 pm. to be placed on a "waiting list" to receive a Town tree

should funds become available.

Tree types that the Town/Re-Tree WNY will plant in Town easement:

1.) Little Leaf Linden:

Tilla Cordata 'Greenspire': 60' to 70' tall, fragrant spring flowers.

2.) Red Sunset Maple:

Acer Rebrum 'Red Sunset'.

3.) Japanese Tree Lilac:

Syringa Reticulate 'Ivory Silk': 20' tall, 15' to 20' wide, bunches of flowers.

Additional acceptable tree types if homeowner wishes to plant at own expense:

1.) Norway Maple:

Acer Platanoides: Dence branches and shades, fast growing, rounded crown,

40' to 60' tall

2.) Crimson King Maple:

Acer Platanoides 'Crimson King': Red/purple foliage, rounded crown, fast

growing, 40' tp 60' tall.

3.) Summit Ash:

Fraxunus Pennsylvania 'Summit': Green/purple foliage, fast growing,

50' to 100' tall.

4.) Skyline Honeylocust:

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis 'Skyline': Skinny leaves, thornless, foot long

seed pods, fast growing, 60' tall and 40' wide.

5.) Shademaster Locust:

Gleditsia t.i. 'Shademaster'.

6.) English Oak:

Quercus Robur: Slow growning, 50' tp 100' tall.

Street Light Outages:

1.) Overhead Cobra Lights: Are maintained by NYSEG. If you would like to

report an overhead cobra light out, please visit the NYSEG website at:

http://www.nyseg.com/outages/streetlightoutageform.html

2.) Decorative Lights with Underground Wires: Are maintained by the Town

Electricians. If you would like to report a decorative light with undergrounds

wires out, you may contact the Highway Department at 674-4850 Ext. 10,

Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm.

Compost Site:

Location: 500 Mineral Springs

Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Residents may bring their YARD WASTE ONLY (grass clippings, weeds, leaves, branches, bushes, etc.) to the Town compost site for proper disposal during regular business hours. Mulch and Compost are also available for pickup free of charge for TOWN RESIDENTS ONLY (with proof of residency). Collection is a "self-serve" service.

1.) Residents must bring their own container and shovel (up to ONE pickup truck

or small trailer load per day) to collect mulch and compost.NO PICKUP TRUCKS

OR TRAILERS WILL BE LOADED BY TOWN EQUIPMENT.

2.) NO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED.

Branches and Bushes (without roots):

1.) Branches 3' or less: May be placed at the curside, in open reuseable containers or

tied in bundles to be picked up on your regular garbage day.

2.) Bushes (without roots) and Branches longer than 3': May be placed at curbside

(all stems facing the same direction, not blocking the sidewalk or the street which would be a hazard)

are for the "Chipper" which picks up one neighborhood at a time starting at one

end of Town and working their way across repeating the process throughout the

year. Please be patient, this method may take up to 3 weeks.

3.) For quicker service: Residents may bring their yard waste to the Compost Site,

500 Mineral Springs, Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 2:30 pm.

Branches over 6" in diameter, Hedges,

Large tree limbs, Stumps, Bushes (with roots):

Residents are asked to first knock dirt loose as to not damage the Highway packing

equipment, placed at the curbside, and call the Highway Department for pick-up at

674-4850 Ext. 10, Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm.

Leaves:

Regular Garbage Day Pickup Procedure:

Residents may arrange to have leaves at the curbside the night before or before 7:00 am regular garbage day in:

1). Paper lawn and leaf bags: Available for purchase at Tops, Wegmans, Home Depot,

Lowes, most hardware stores, and at the Highway Department 5 bags for $3.00.

DO NOT USE plastic bags for yard waste. They will not be picked up!

2.) Open reusable containers: Examples: garbage can without lid, bushel basket, plastic container.

Containers should not weigh over 50 pounds, and we ask that you do not place

rocks, metal or household garbage in with your yard waste.

3.) For quicker service: Residents may bring their yard waste to the Compost Site,

500 Mineral Springs, Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 2:30 pm.

Leaf Vacuum Truck Pickup Procedure:

Residents my arrange to have their leaves put to the road edge, to be collected by the leaf

vacuum truck. (Please do not push them into the street as it may cause a road hazard.)

Also, keep leaves and branches separated; branches are not able to be vacuumed and

residents are encouraged to follow the guidelines for their proper disposal. This year's leaf

vacuum pickup began October 24, 2011 and will continue until ALL leaves are collected.

In an effort to provide our residents with more efficient service, we implemented

the following leaf pickup schedule in 2010 which proved to be very successful.

Below is this year's ANNUAL LEAF PICKUP SCHEDULE. We have separated the Town

into four (4) sections. We will start collecting leaves in section one (1) until all streets

in that section are covered once. We will then proceed to section two (2) and so forth,

repeating the process as necessary until all the leaves are picked up.

Enlarged Zone Maps: (download PDFs below for more detailed view)

ZONE #1 ZONE #2 ZONE #3 ZONE #4

Sanitation Department Information:

Visit the Sanitation Department website at www.westseneca.net/index.php?q=sanitation_department for the following information:

Holiday Pickup Schedule

Garbage Household Rubbish Pickups

Disposal of Paint

Recycling

Electronic Recycling

Hazardous Waste

Medical Waste

Yard Waste

A Message from the Highway Superintendent, Matthew D. English