Austin Tylec North Tonawanda Alderman-at-Large

After last nights monthly Oliver Street Merchants Meeting, we had the opportunity to get a tour of the North Tonawanda History Museum (712 Oliver St) by their director, Howard Roeske. IT.WAS.NEAT. Organized in a timeline, you start to understand all the incredible milestones & accomplishments that took place within North Tonawanda; including Industry, Art, Entertainment, & more. Although I was born in the 90’s, its easy to understand what kind of impact our Great City has made on the world over hundreds of years. Thank you to Howard, the donors, & all the volunteers who have kept our City’s History alive!

Are you a renter? There is new apartment rental assistance available to those underwater with their landlord. This articles describes who is eligible & how to apply. I thought this may impact you or those in your life & wanted to share. Stay Safe!... https://www.cnbc.com//congress-approves-25-billion-in-rent

Common Council Workshop Meeting, January 12th, 2021 @ 6:30pm Agenda: http://www.northtonawanda.org//1.12%20workshop%20agenda.pdf

Common Council Meeting, January 5th 2021 @6:30pm Agenda: www.northtonawanda.org//C/2021/1.05%20cc%20agenda%20pk.pdf

The Independence, Green, and Libertarian Party did not meet the voter threshold during the 2020 presidential election and are NO LONGER POLITICAL PARTIES with a ballot line. If you are registered with any of these parties, you will be enrolled as OTH (Other) and cannot vote in the 2021 primary election. You can still vote in the 2021 general election. Remaining parties are: Democratic, Republican, Working Families, and Conservative Look up Party Enrollment: https://voterlook...up.elections.ny.gov Register to Vote or Change Party: https://www.ny.gov/services/register-vote *Party must be changed by February 14th to vote in the 2021 Primary Election.

Council Reorganization Meeting, January 4th 2021 @6:30pm Agenda: northtonawanda.org//Reorg%20Agendas/1.04.21%20cc%20reorg%2

**We need your help NT residents! As per the Governors Executive Order, the North Tonawanda Police Department will begin implementing a process to review our department and policies to ensure that there is mutual trust and respect between the community and the North Tonawanda Police Department. We are looking for North Tonawanda residents to answer a few questions so we can get a better idea of what our community needs to build unity between them and our Law Enforcement. ... Please take 5 minutes to take the survey (link below). The feedback from NT Residents is very important for us to better understand the needs of our community members! https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeK7Wok4gjIukP0Vq/viewform Visit NTPolice.com for more info! Thank you, Austin Tylec

Don’t forget about this Saturday’s Halloween Havoc @ Pine Woods Park 7pm-10pm. It will be a drive thru trick or treating event. See attached for details!

Last week I brought forth a resolution for the common council to call on our County Legislature for financial support in the amount of $1,000,000, and tonight we passed it unanimously. Based on a 2019 audit, the county legislature has approximately $25,000,000 in unassigned fund balance (reserves) and with such a decrease in our current/projected sales tax revenue, the $1,000,000 could help our city immensely. This is a great opportunity for our county legislators to step up... and help their communities out. I would recommend contacting our North Tonawanda Legislators and seeing what they can do to help our financial state. Contact information below! 7th District Legislator http://niagaracounty.com/Legislature/District7 8th District Legislator http://niagaracounty.com/Legislature/District8 9th District Legislator http://niagaracounty.com/Legislature/District9

Common Council Meeting, October 20th @6:30pm Agenda: http://www.northtonawanda.org//Common%20Council%20Agenda%2

A message from the Mayors Office on Halloween. Trick or Treating will be allowed from 5:30pm-7:30pm on Halloween Night.

The Yourh Center is looking for Halloween volunteers for the upcoming Havoc @ Pine Woods Park event! Check it out

Workshop Meeting, Tuesday October 13th @6:30pm

October 13th @6pm: Public Hearing on proposed Local Law No. 1 of the year 2020 entitled A Local Law of the City of North Tonawanda, New York to override the Tax Levy Limit established in the General Municipal Law Section 3-c. It is required that we go through this process in order to potentially pass this local law. Zoom Link below. Please join the link at 6pm and wait to be called on for comment. The common council will vote for or against passing the local law at next Tu...esday’s meeting. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/96712944939 Meeting ID: 967 1294 4939 Passcode: 123456 Local Law: http://www.northtonawanda.org//Local%20law%20No.1%20of%202

To North Tonawanda Residents, Tonight (October 13th @6pm) The Common Council will be holding a Public Hearing on proposed Local Law No. 1 of the year 2020 entitled A Local Law of the City of North Tonawanda, New York to override the Tax Levy Limit established in the General Municipal Law Section 3-c. It is required that we go through this process in order to potentially pass this local law. It is still uncertain if the City will have to override the tax cap and if so, what... that increase may be. Its my understanding that a draft budget for 2021 will be presented at tonights meeting that may indicate any changes in the tax levy. Unfortunately council meetings are still not open for public attendance... but was requested that the public be able to comment or ask questions during tonights meeting with the provided Zoom Link below. Please join the link at 6pm and wait to be called on for comment. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/96712944939 Meeting ID: 967 1294 4939 Passcode: 123456 Public Hearing Notice: http://www.northtonawanda.org//legal%20notice%20local%20la Local Law: http://www.northtonawanda.org//Local%20law%20No.1%20of%202 *correction, we will be voting on this at next Tuesday’s meeting.

As a reminder, there will be no garbage or recycling pick-up today because of Columbus Day. Everyone's pick-up day will be postponed one day this week. See here for holiday pick-up schedule: http://www.northtonawanda.org//Holiday%20Sanitation%20Sche

Here is some information on voting! *Please Share* Friday, Oct. 9th - Last day to register to vote in order to cast a ballot for the General Election. (https://www.elections.ny.gov/votingregister.html)... Saturday, Oct. 24th - November 1st: Early Voter Poll Locations https://elections.niagara.ny.us//early-voting-june-23rd-2/ Tuesday, Oct. 27th : Last day to apply for an absentee ballot online, by email, fax or to postmark. (Absentee Request Form: https://elections.niagara.ny.us//2020-Absentee-Ballot-APP.) Email Absentee Request to [email protected] *Absentee voters may drop off BALLOTS at any Early Voting or Election Day poll location. Niagara County Board of Elections, 111 Main Street, Suite 100, Lockport, NY 14094 Monday, Nov. 2nd: Last day to apply IN-PERSON for absentee ballot. Apply at: Niagara County Board of Elections, 111 Main Street, Suite 100, Lockport, NY 14094 Tuesday, Nov. 3rd: Election Day! Polls will be open 6AM-9PM (Voting Locations: https://vic2.ntsdata.net/niagaraboe/pollingplacelookup.aspx) Tuesday, Nov. 3rd: Last day to postmark ballot. Must be received by the local board of elections no later than Nov. 10th. Military Voter Ballots must be received no later than Nov. 16th. For more general information, to apply for an absentee ballot, find early voting sites, or check your voter registration status, go to https://elections.niagara.ny.us/voter-information/

Common Council Meeting: Tuesday, October 6th @6:30pm Meeting Agenda: http://www.northtonawanda.org//2020/10.6%20cc%20agenda%20p

You still have time to request an absentee ballot for the November 3rd Election! Click here to easily request one: https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov/