Erie County NY

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds

2021 Report
Erie County NY 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

Erie County NY

2021 Recovery Plan

Table of Contents

General Overview......................................................................................................................2

Executive Summary.................................................................................................................2

Uses of Funds .........................................................................................................................2

Promoting Equitable Outcomes ...............................................................................................4

Community Engagement .........................................................................................................5

Labor Practices .......................................................................................................................5

Use of Evidence ......................................................................................................................5

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category...........................................................................6

Project Inventory.......................................................................................................................8

Example Project .....................................................................................................................9

Additional Projects...................................................................................................................9

Ineligible Activities: Tax Offset Provision ............................................................................10
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GENERAL OVERVIEW

Executive Summary 

Erie County has set forth a comprehensive spending plan for the use of the first tranche of 

funding awarded to Erie County via the American Rescue Plan – the “Reinvest in Erie’s 

Neighborhoods & Employ our Workforce (RENEW) Plan. The RENEW plan has been 

carefully designed in accordance with guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury to 

align the U.S. Government’s goals of investing in state and local governments who lost 

revenue and made cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Erie County’s plan restores cut positions, invests in our in our local economy through a wide 

array of capital improvement plans, and makes major investments in protecting Lake Erie for 

future generations. This funding presents a once in a generation opportunity to make major 

one-time investments in our county. 

Erie County divided the first tranche of ARP funding into two pots: revenue spending which 

was aimed at restoring positions and spending cut or forgone due to the COVID-19 

recession, and ARP eligible items with a core focus on two areas: clear water infrastructure 

and health equity. 

Pending legislative approval, Erie County aims to focus the second tranche of spending on 

three areas: clean water, fiber broadband expansion, and ongoing COVID-19 response 

operations, especially booster vaccine campaigns and ongoing vaccination outreach to 

unvaccinated populations. 

Uses of Funds

a. Public Health (EC 1) – Erie County was fortunate to be a recipient of CARES Act funding 

in 2020. The County continues to use CARES Act funding to pay for ongoing COVID-19 

public health response activities including vaccination PODs, contact tracing and more. For 

2021, no ARP funding is allocated towards public health expenses. 

b. Negative Economic Impacts (EC 2) – Erie County is devoting $2,080,000 in ARP funding 

towards small business promotion programs. These programs are piggybacking on 

successful CARES Act funding programs from 2020. $80,000 will go towards the creation 

of a “one-stop” business assistance portal which is sorely lacking in Erie County. This 

project will be administered by the Amherst Chamber of Commerce. $1,000,000 will go 

towards a shop local advertising campaign, administered by Visit Buffalo Niagara. A 

second $1,000,000 will go towards a shop local gift card program, where individuals will 

receive a bonus $20 when then buy a $20 gift card to be used at local small businesses

Per New York’s State’s request, Erie County has transferred its Emergency Rental 

Assistance Program funding to NYS OTDA for administration to cover EC2.2. Erie County 

has retained an administrative portion to be used for program promotion and marketing.
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c. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities (EC 3) – Erie County will 

establish an Office of Health Equity with a dedicated and professional public health staff 

that will focus specifically on health equity issues and the social determinants of health. 

This office will prepare an annual report on health equity issues, to further guide public 

health spending and efforts in the community. This office is directly in line with the stated 

goals of the ARP State and Local Recovery Fund’s mission to address disparities in Public 

Health Outcomes with a staff of 9 individuals including Epidemiologists. In addition, two 

outreach workers will be added to the Cancer Services program, to help schedule free 

cancer screenings and follow-up for individuals in high-risk populations. 

d. Premium Pay (EC 4) – While Erie County implemented a premium pay program for 

workers who physically reported during the COVID-19 pandemic, that pay did not come 

from ARP specific dollars. 

e. Water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure (EC 5) – Erie County will use over 

$38,000,000 from the first tranche of “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” funding received 

by the County of Erie be allocated to projects related to the Erie County Sewer Districts 

(ECSDs) and other water systems. The seven (7) ECSDs are critical to the protection of 

public health, the protection of the environment, and supporting economic development 

throughout our County. Our local waterways – and specifically Lake Erie – are community 

assets that benefit from investments in the ECSDs.

The infrastructure of the ECSDs includes over 5.8 million linear feet of sanitary sewer pipe, 

approximately 100 pumping stations, six (6) water resource recovery facilities (i.e. 

wastewater treatment plants), and other appurtenances servicing portions of more than two 

(2) dozen municipalities in Erie County. The Division of Sewerage Management has 

identified significant needs for investment in this infrastructure throughout all seven (7) 

ECSDs. The infrastructure investment projects will continue the Division of Sewerage 

Management’s approach towards advancing efficiency, performing targeted improvements 

to mitigate operational concerns, maintaining/enhancing water quality protections, and cost 

effectively rehabilitating/replacing existing infrastructure. Additional projects outside the 

ECSD will also be funded through our Department of Environment and Planning. Planned 

projects include:

• Agribuiness Park - Expansion of Water Tank for Water Tower that will Serve Park

• Agribuiness Park - Water Lines to Service Water Tower

• Sweetland PS Tributary Area Rehabilitation

• Lackawanna I/I Pilot Collection System Upgrades

• Lackawanna Digester Replacement/Rehabilitation

• Rowley Rd Bridge Modifications (SSO Mitigation)

• N. Seine Sewer Replacement Phases I & II

• ST WRRF Solids Handling Concrete Repairs (Phase II)

• Relay 12" diameter pipe on Old Milestrip

• Open Cut Repairs (County Wide)

• District 8 CMP/ NYS Route 20A Pipe Lining

• Manhole Rehabilitation (County wide)
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• District 8 Self-flushing Manhole Replacement

• CIPPL of 24" diameter pipe along Transit Rd in D5

• District 6 Manhole Replacements

• Miscellaneous Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment Replacements

• Village of Springville - N. Central Ave. Water Main Replacement

• Village of Lancaster - Harold Place Sanitary Sewer Replacement

• Village of Akron - Skyline Drive Waterline Installation (loop existing system) 

• City of Tonawanda Sewer Replacement

Currently $32,700,000 is allocated towards projects under plan, with another $3,101,361

allocated to sewer projects not under plan, all in a dedicated capital account. 

f. Revenue Replacement (EC 6) – Erie County’s RENEW plan includes a wide array of 

spending under the umbrella of revenue replacement which totaled $47,554,040. Erie 

County supplemented the revenue loss portion of the RENEW plan with additional countyshare dollars that were made available due the ARP funding assisting New York State, 

which in term eliminated local aid cuts to the county totaling $35,880,000. 

Position Restorations:

Erie County’s June 2020 Deficit Remediation Plan and 2021 Adopted Budget included 287 

total position eliminations. Departments and independent offices submitted request for 

restorations of some of these cut positions, of which 107 were honored. As the county’s 

financial situation improves and the economy continues to recover, providing departments and 

independent offices the resources they need to serve the public is a top priority that can be 

responsibly funded.

New Positions:

Based on lessons learned from the pandemic, and to meet new operational goals, 26 new 

positions are included in the resolutions. 10 new positions are added to the Parks Department, 

along with new staff in the Division of Emergency Medical Services, Purchasing, and the 

District Attorney’s Office. These new positions and the restorations do not bring the payroll 

above the pre-pandemic staffing level, and are ARP-compliant. 

Budget Line Restorations:

Many departments and independent offices included cuts to their budget lines as part of the 

2021 adopted budget instructions. With the rapid return to normal operations, departments 

and independent offices have requested restorations to various lines in order to meet the 

public’s needs. The most notable increases are to Risk Retention, per a request from the 

County Attorney, and an increase in Jail Management overtime which is already trending 

toward a large shortfall due the rapid increase in sentenced inmates as the court system 

clears through the COVID-19 case backlog. 

Community Aid:

The COVID-19 pandemic created financial challenges for many areas’ institutions. This 

spending plan includes support for entities traditionally supported by Erie County including the 

Botanical Gardens, The Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, the Naval and Servicemember’s 
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Park, and the Workforce Investment Board as well as a wide array of support for 

improvements within various municipalities. 

Capital Improvements:

There are a number of upcoming or overdue capital projects that are funded in the resolution, 

including an additional $5,000,000 for pay-as-you-go highway funding, a new highway barn for 

the Harlem District, repairs to the façade of the District Attorney’s Office that has become 

dangerous, and the SUNY Erie City Campus roof. These projects were put-off or canceled 

due to the pandemic.

Park System Investment:

During the COVID-19 pandemic Erie County’s park system saw a massive surge in use. With 

many indoor options closed, Erie County residents took advantage of the beauty and fun of 

our outdoor spaces like they hadn’t a generation. 

The RENEW plan uses revenue replacement and additional county share dollars to make 

major investments of approximately $14,300,000 in our parks to ensure they are in the best 

possible shape for our residents, and invests in some long-overdue projects including the 

rehabilitant of the historic Wendt Beach mansion and stables. Targeted projects include:

• Historic Wendt Stable Renovation

• Historic Wendt Mansion Renovation

• Chestnut Ridge Casino Accessibility Improvements

• Como Lake Park Lighthouse

• Chestnut Ridge Roadway/Parking Lot Paving & Improvements

• Chestnut Ridge Main Casino Parking Lot and Roadway Improvements

• Chestnut Ridge #4 (Fire Tower) Comfort Station Renovation

• Chestnut Ridge #2 Comfort Station Renovation

• Chestnut Ridge #5 (100 Steps) Comfort Station Renovation

• Ellicott Creek Island Comfort Station Renovation

• Ellicott Creek WPA Shelter (#11) Renovation

• Ellicott Creek WPA Shelter (#26) Renovation

• Como Lake Casino Improvements

• Emery Park WPA Shelter (#21) Renovation

• Emery Park WPA Amphitheatre Shelter Renovation

• Schenck House/Restroom Renovation

• Grover Cleveland Golf Course Restroom Renovation

• Seneca Bluffs Natural Habitat Area Parking lot and Entrance

Promoting equitable outcomes 

Where applicable Erie County will use a racial equity lens to inform the delivery of SLRF 

funding. Some projects, such as clean water initiatives, will benefit all as they minimize 

outflows into Lake Erie and the surrounding watershed. Required categories:
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a. Negative Economic Impacts (EC 2): specific outreach to minority owned business 

that received disproportionately less PPP and other economic assistance will occur 

based on research previously done for a CARES Act funded small business grant 

program based on census tract and other data

b. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities (EC 3): The Office of Health 

Equity is specifically dedicated to studying and addressing health equity issues and 

the social determinants of health

Previously Erie County’s CARES Act expenditures were informed using a racial equity lens. 

Detailed information on the Back to Business Grant’s program efforts to focus on equity can be 

found in this report: 

https://www2.erie.gov/environment/sites/www2.erie.gov.environment/files/uploads/Back_to_Busi

ness_Report-Final.pdf

Nearly all Erie County residents get their drinking water from Lake Erie, and so the efforts to 

improve the safety and cleanliness of the Erie County Sewer District infrastructure will benefit 

all. The Health Equity Office and Small Business Assistance program will be informed by a 

variety of data sources regarding needs based on race, census tract, and more.

Community Engagement 

Going forward Erie County will solicit community feedback on a number of initiatives, in 

particular the ErieNet Open Access fiber network that is targeted for the second tranche of ARP 

funding, and the Office of Health Equity. Already Erie County is working with local leaders and 

community to implement a variety of projects supported by Revenue Replacement Funding. 

Labor Practices 

Erie County maintains robust labor protections for county contracts:

Executive Order 18 - Local and Disadvantaged Labor Requirements 

https://www2.erie.gov/exec/sites/www2.erie.gov.exec/files/uploads/pdfs/Executive%20Order%2

0%2318%20-%20FINAL.PDF

New York State Labor Law Article VIII – Prevailing Wage 

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/224-A

Erie County Local Law #6-1987 MWBE 

https://www2.erie.gov/legislature/sites/www2.erie.gov.legislature/files/uploads/1987-6.pdf

Erie County Local Law #3-2018 –

Apprenticeshiphttps://locallaws.dos.ny.gov/sites/default/files/drop_laws_here/ECMMDIS_appid_

DOS20180525060025/Content/09021343801f2571.pdf

Use of Evidence 
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Erie County is using an evidence-based approach for a number of projects, most intensively the 

Office of Health Equity who’s work and recommendations will be entirely be guided by an 

annual report on specific health outcomes in Erie County. Evidence regarding water quality

improvements, access to broadband, small business sales and more will all be incorporated into 

the RENEW plan and in future annual Recovery Plans. 

EC-1 Evidence Based Spending: $0

EC-2 Evidence Based Spending: $2,080,000

EC-3 Evidence Based Spending: $1,549,627

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1 Expenditure Category: Public Health

1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination 0 0

1.2 COVID-19 Testing 0 0

1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing 0 0

1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing 

Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, 

Schools, etc.)

0 0

1.5 Personal Protective Equipment 0 0

1.6 Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care 

Facilities)

0 0

1.7 Capital Investments or Physical Plant Changes

to Public Facilities that respond to the COVID19 public health emergency

0 0

1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses 

(including Communications, Enforcement, 

Isolation/Quarantine)

0 0

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and 

Other Public Sector Staff Responding to 

COVID-19

0 0

1.10 Mental Health Services 0 0

1.11 Substance Use Services 0 0

1.12 Other Public Health Services 0 0

2 Expenditure Category: Negative Economic 

Impacts

2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs 0 0

2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and 

Utility Aid 

0 0

2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers 0 0

2.4 Household Assistance: Internet Access 

Programs

0 0
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention 0 0

2.6 Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to 

Unemployed Workers

0 0

2.7 Job Training Assistance (e.g., Sectoral jobtraining, Subsidized Employment, Employment 

Supports or Incentives)

0 0

2.8 Contributions to UI Trust Funds* 0 0

2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General) 2,080,000 2,080,000

2.10 Aid to nonprofit organizations 0 0

2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality 0 0

2.12 Aid to Other Impacted Industries 0 0

2.13 Other Economic Support 0 0

2.14 Rehiring Public Sector Staff 0 0

3 Expenditure Category: Services to 

Disproportionately Impacted Communities

3.1 Education Assistance: Early Learning 0 0

3.2 Education Assistance: Aid to High-Poverty 

Districts

0 0

3.3 Education Assistance: Academic Services 0 0

3.4 Education Assistance: Social, Emotional, and 

Mental Health Services 

0 0

3.5 Education Assistance: Other 0 0

3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care 0 0

3.7 Healthy Childhood Environments: Home Visiting 0 0

3.8 Healthy Childhood Environments: Services to 

Foster Youth or Families Involved in Child 

Welfare System 

0 0

3.9. Healthy Childhood Environments: Other 0 0

3.10 Housing Support: Affordable Housing 0 0

3.11 Housing Support: Services for Unhoused 

persons 

0 0

3.12 Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance 0 0

3.13 Social Determinants of Health: Other 974,226 974,226

3.14 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Health Workers or Benefits Navigators 

0 0

3.15 Social Determinants of Health: Lead 

Remediation

0 0

3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Violence Interventions 

0 0

4 Expenditure Category: Premium Pay

4.1 Public Sector Employees 0 0

4.2 Private Sector: Grants to other employers 0 0

5 Expenditure Category: Infrastructure
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

5.1 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater treatment 22,400,000 22,400,000

5.2 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater collection 

and conveyance

10,300,000 10,300,000

5.3 Clean Water: Decentralized wastewater 0 0

5.4 Clean Water: Combined sewer overflows 0 0

5.5 Clean Water: Other sewer infrastructure 414,017 414,017

5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater 0 0

5.7 Clean Water: Energy conservation 0 0

5.8 Clean Water: Water conservation 0 0

5.9 Clean Water: Nonpoint source 0 0

5.10 Drinking water: Treatment 0 0

5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution 699,903 699,903

5.12 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution: 

lead remediation

0 0

5.13 Drinking water: Source 0 0

5.14 Drinking water: Storage 0 0

5.15 Drinking water: Other water infrastructure 1,700,000 1,700,000

5.16 Broadband: “Last Mile” projects 0 0

5.17 Broadband: Other projects 0 0

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement

6.1 Provision of Government Services 47,554,040 47,554,040

7 Administrative and Other

7.1 Administrative Expenses 0 0

7.2 Evaluation and data analysis 0 0

7.3 Transfers to Other Units of Government 0 0

Project Inventory 

Project 1: Shop 716

Funding amount: $1,000,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.9, Small Business Economic Assistance (General)

Project overview

• Shop 716 will incentivize local shopping by providing matching funds for the purchase of 

gift cards that can only be used at participated local small businesses. This project will 

promote our local small businesses and help them compete as consumers move 

increasingly towards large national retailers in the wake of the pandemic. The project will 

run through the end of 2021. 

• https://amherst.org/shop716/
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Use of Evidence

• Partner agencies will work with participating businesses to assess the increase in 

business linked to the program by evaluating total sales during the promotional period. 

Project 2: Buy Local 

Funding amount: $1,000,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.9, Small Business Economic Assistance (General)

Project overview

• Erie County will run a buy local campaign through the 2021 holiday shopping season to 

promote local shopping. The program will duplicate a successful 2020 buy local 

campaign and be managed by the county’s official business promotion office, Visit 

Buffalo Niagara. The project will run through the end of 2021.

• https://stepoutbuffalo.com/erie-county-in-collaboration-with-visit-buffalo-niagaras-guideto-shopping-local-this-holiday-season/

Use of Evidence

• VBN will provide a qualitative report on the promotional campaign including surveys from 

local business, consumers, and an analysis of local shopping trends during the 

campaign. 

Project 3: One-Stop Web Portal for Business Assistance

Funding amount: $80,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.9, Small Business Economic Assistance (General)

Project overview

• There is a need for an inclusive, referral, one-stop-shop resource website for Erie 

County businesses to visit to learn where to go for business assistance. This portal will 

cover a wide array of inquiries including: funding, lending, education, networking, 

marketing, guidance, mentoring, chamber, business associations, municipality direction

and more. This will be a “concierge” website connecting and educating our small 

businesses. The project will aim to be up and running by the end of 2021, but be a 

permanent resource. 

• Example Erie County will build from: https://nexusi90.org/

Use of Evidence

• Evidence of success will include traffic information and follow-up from the website and 

follow-up survey from the Amherst Chamber of Commerce team who will maintain and 

operationalize the site. 

Project 4: Office of Health Equity & Cancer Services

Funding amount: $974,226

Project Expenditure Category: 3.13, Social Determinants of Health: Other

Project overview
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• Erie County will establish staffing and budget lines for a new Office of Health Equity within 

the Erie County Department of Health. This office is directly in line with the stated goals of 

the ARP State and Local Recovery Fund’s mission to address disparities in public health 

outcomes with a staff of 9 individuals including Epidemiologists. The Office of Health Equity 

will produce an annual report that improves and expands on the current 3-year Community 

Health Assessment process required by NYS. The Office will direct future county and grant 

spending, as well as provide detailed analysis and support to not-for-profit entities to better 

invest philanthropic dollars into health equity issues. A core focus will be addressing the 

social determinants of health. The office will aim to be fully staffed by the middle of Fall 

2021, and produce a first report within one year. 

In addition, Erie County’s existing Cancer Services program, partially funded by New York 

State, will hire two additional outreach workers and launch a marketing campaign to make 

county residents aware of the importance of cancer screening, schedule free screenings for 

cervical, colorectal and breast cancer, and enroll eligible residents in NYS’s special cancer 

Medicaid program, as well as connect cancer patients and survivors with additional 

resources. The marketing campaign will last for through mid-2022, and the additional 

outreach coordinators will become permanent county employees, paid for by general fund 

resources with partial NYS reimbursement. 

• Current Community Health Assessment: 

https://www2.erie.gov/health/index.php?q=community-health-assessment-cha

• CSP Website: https://www3.erie.gov/cancerservices/

Use of Evidence

• This will be a highly evidence-based operation. Key data-points to track by race, 

ethnicity, gender, sexual-orientation income and geography will include at a minimum: 

i. Health Insurance Rates

ii. Access to Transportation

iii. Reportable communicable diseases

iv. Vaccine preventable diseases

v. Top mortality causes

vi. Obesity

vii. Smoking

viii. Heart-Attacks rates

ix. Mental Health Issues including suicide rates

x. Opioid Use

Project 5: Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements in the Erie County Sewer Districts 

Funding amount: approximately $22.4 million

Project Expenditure Category: 5.1, Clean Water: Centralized Wastewater Treatment

Project overview

• This project will fund a variety of improvements at the Big Sister Creek Water Resource 

Recovery Facility, Southtowns Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility, Lackawanna 

Water Resource Recovery Facility, and/or East Aurora Water Resource Recovery 

Facility. The construction work at these facilities will mitigate operational concerns, 
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maintain and enhance water quality protections, advance efficiency, and cost effectively 

rehabilitate / replace this infrastructure. Where feasible and/or applicable, projects will 

identify potential opportunities to decrease electrical loads and hence positively affect 

climate change.

Project 6: Collection System and Pumping Station Improvements in the Erie County Sewer 

Districts 

Funding amount: approximately $10.3 million

Project Expenditure Category: 5.2, Clean Water: Centralized Wastewater Collection and 

Conveyance

Project overview

• This project will fund a variety of improvements within the sanitary sewers, manholes, 

pumping stations, force mains, and other appurtenances required for the collection and 

conveyance of wastewater within the Erie County Sewer Districts. This will include 

cured-in-place pipe lining, sewer replacements, manhole rehabilitation, pumping/piping 

improvements, force main repairs / replacements, backup service provisions, and 

more. A particular focus will be on the elimination of infiltration & inflow to decrease the 

amount of water conveyed / treated and subsequently decrease electrical loads to 

positively affect climate change. 

Project 7: Agribusiness Park Water Tower Storage and Water Lines

Funding amount: $1,700,000

Project Expenditure Category: 5.15, Drinking Water, Other Water infrastructure Project

Project overview

• This project will build a water storage tank and water lines to a water tower in Evans NY 

at former airfield. This site is being converted into an agribusiness park to serve the local 

agricultural industry and will also provide clean drinking water to the Town of Evans.

Modernized equipment will decrease electrical loads to positively affect climate change. 

Project 8: Municipal Water Lines

Funding amount: $699,903

Project Expenditure Category: 5.11, Drinking Water, Transmission & distribution

Project overview

• This project will build out two new water line systems in the Villages of Akron and 

Springville, to replace long-overdue waterlines. These lines are in the Erie County 

Department of Environment and Planning’s consortium area. 

Project 9: Municipal Sewer Lines

Funding amount: $414,017

Project Expenditure Category: 5.5, Clean Water, Other sewer infrastructure

Project overview

• This project will build out two new sewer line systems in the Village of Lancaster and the 

City of Tonawanda, to replace aging sewer lines. These lines are in the Erie County 

Department of Environment and Planning’s consortium area. 
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Performance Report

• Projects 1,2 & 3:

o Number of small business participating

o Small business holiday sales vs. 2020

o Website traffic to one-stop assistance site

• Projects 1,2 & 3 (EC 2 Required): 

o Number of workers enrolled in sectoral job training program

o Number of workers completing sectoral job training programs

o Number of people participating in summer youth employment programs

• Project 4:

o Number of equity reports issued by office

o Number of governmental initiatives launched with office support

o Number of not-for-profit initiatives launched with office support

o Mortality Rates by cause disaggregated by race, gender, income, sexual 

orientation, zip codes

o Morbidity Rates by disease disaggregated by race, gender, income, sexual 

orientation, zip codes

o Number of individuals receiving free cancer screening from cancer services 

programs

o Number of individuals enrolled in cancer Medicaid

o Rates of Breast, Colorectal and Cervical Cancer in Erie County

o Mortality from Breast, Colorectal and Cervical Cancer in Erie County

• Project 5, 6,7, 8, & 9:

o Number of projects under contract

o Number of projects designed

o Number of projects completed

o Capital funding spent

o Capital funding remaining