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You can pay online using either our App or on our website.

TO PAY USING OUR APP: To download the App for iOS, tap here. To download the App for Android, tap here. nstructions: 1.     Sign-in using the email and password you use on our website 2.     Go to My Profile. 3.     Click Renew. 4.     Review the information on the screen and correct or add any missing information. 5.     After you tap the Continue button at the bottom of the screen, choose Pay Online, a payment screen will appear.  Enter your payment information to complete your renewal. You can also choose to be invoiced. In this case you can complete your payment either on your phone or on the website. To pay on your phone, go back to your profile and click Complete.  A payment screen will appear.  Enter your payment information to complete your renewal.

OR Pay online using the Sunset Bay Association Website Instructions: TO PAY USING OUR WEBSITE: 1.     Log in using your email and password.  2.     Click on your name in the upper left corner of the screen. 3.     Go to View Profile. 4.     If you would like to change your membership level click Change and then choose your new membership.   Note: after May 1st any changes to membership levels must be done by the Board.  Please email sunsetbayassociation@yahoo.com to process changes after this date. 5.     Click Renew. 6.     Review the information on the screen and correct or add any missing information. 7.     After you tap the Continue button at the bottom of the screen, you will have the option to pay online or get invoiced. 8.     After clicking Update and next and confirming the renewal, you will be taken to your Invoices and payments page where you can then pay for the invoice.

The 2024 trash collection rates are as follows:

1. Annual Trash Collection: $295 (plus $25 membership fee) = $320
2. Seasonal Trash Collection &70 (plus $25 membership fee) = $95

Seasonal Trash Collection begins May 28th and ends September 30th.

Chautauqua County Soil and Water Conservation has partnered with PROOF Projects to study the Lake Erie shoreline from Silver Creek to Cattaraugus Creek to understand the coastal processes that contribute to the challenges in our community including flooding, habitat loss, and the degradation of our beaches through erosion and non-sand materials such as stones and woody debris.  This study will take place between now and the summer of 2024 and will result in recommended natural solutions that will enhance beach health, improve recreational access, preserve fishing habitat and mitigate impacts of lakeshore flooding. 

Photos (along with the date) of flooding or of how the shoreline used to look are needed to support the study and can be sent to sunsetbayassociation@yahoo.com. 

Please send all photos by October 31, 2023.

Railroad Crossing Repairs: Road repair and paving is scheduled to occur at the railroad crossing on Alleghany Rd. The crossing will be closed from 10/6-10/13.  Please use the access road through Hanford Bay while the Alleghany crossing is closed. 

We have updated our website with the hotline numbers for both the CSX and Norfolk Southern railroad companies as follows.  Please use these numbers to report any issues to these railroad companies.

CSX Hotline: 800-232-0144

Norfolk Southern: 800-453-2530 

Tonight, the Town of Hanover will be holding a public meeting at 7:35 PM regarding the following in the Town Hall at 68 Hanover St, Silver Creek, NY 14136.  If you have concerns or questions, please try to attend. 

7:35PM – Public hearing for Proposed Local Law #___ of the year 2022, a local law to override the limit on the amount of real property taxes that may be levied by the Town of Hanover, County of Chautauqua, pursuant to General Municipal Law, Section 3-c, and allow the Town to adopt a budget for general Town expenses, fire protection districts, and any other special or improvement district governed by the Town Board for the fiscal year 2024 that requires a real property tax levy in excess of the levy limit as defined in General Municipal Law, Section 3-c.  Upon a motion by Mr. _________, seconded by Mr. __________ and unanimously carried, the Town Board approved to recess the regular meeting and open the public hearing.  Mrs. Deet, Deputy Town Clerk, certified that the notice was posted on the Town Clerk bulletin board and the Notice of Public Hearing was duly published. (Discussion regarding proposed law)

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) held a Public Information Meeting to review the proposed Safety and Drainage Improvements along US Routes 5 & 20 from the 5 & 20 split near Save-a-Lot to the bridge over Cattaraugus Creek.  The Safety Improvements include a road diet that will reduce the lanes from four lanes (two lanes in each direction) to 3 lanes (one lane in each direction with a center turn lane) as well as drainage improvements throughout the corridor.  The signals will be replaced at the 5 & 20 split and at the intersection of 5 & 20 and Allegany Road. 

Schedule: Construction is anticipated to begin in the fall of 2024 and be completed in the fall of 2025.

If you have questions about this project, please contact Scott McKay at the phone number below.

Public Comments:  If you have concerns about this project, please submit a public comment.  The DOT will consider comments before publishing their final plan, which may change the proposed plan based on the comments received.  

All public comments must be submitted by September 12, 2023, and can be made via mail, email, or phone at the following:

Email: Scott.McKay@dot.ny.gov

Phone: 716-847-3230

Address: Sanjyot Vaidya, P.E., Regional Design Engineer

Attn: Scott C McKay, P.E. PIN 5111.97

New York State DOT Region 5

100 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY 14203

Please include your Name, Address, City, State, Zip with your comments and reference PIN 5111.97 - Safety Improvements on US 20 & NY 5; Town of Hanover in the subject of your email or letter.

As always, if you have questions, please let us know at sunsetbayassociation@yahoo.com.

Thank you!

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will host a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, July 25, to receive public comments about the Cattaraugus Creek Integrated Watershed Action Plan (IWAP).

The Cattaraugus Creek watershed spans 560 square miles and drains to Lake Erie. Ecosystem goals for the Cattaraugus Creek watershed aim to maintain, protect, and restore water quality, floodplains and riparian areas, forests, streams, invasive species management, sustainable working lands, and heritage within the ecosystem.

WHAT: IWAP virtual meeting for Cattaraugus Creek Watershed

WHEN: 4 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 25

WHERE: Registration link via Zoom 

For more information about the Cattaraugus Creek IWAP, visit the StoryMap website. Please contact the project team with any questions at: greatlakes@dec.ny.gov.

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will host a Public Information Meeting to review the proposed Safety and Drainage Improvements along US Route 20 and NY Route 5 from the 5 & 20 split to the bridge over Cattaraugus Creek.  The Safety Improvements include a road diet that will reduce the lanes from four lanes (two lanes in each direction) to 3 lanes (one lane in each direction with a center turn lane) as well as drainage improvements throughout the corridor.  The signals will be replaced at the 5 & 20 split and at the intersection of US Route 20/NY Route 5 and Allegany Road. 

The Public Information Meeting will be held on: Tuesday August 22, 2023, from 4-6 PM

Town of Hanover Town Hall

68 Hanover Street

Silver Creek, NY 14136

Our request to reduce the speed limit from 30 to 25 has been denied by the Town of Hanover.  The law allows villages to make this change but does not allow towns with populations less than 50,000 people to set their own speed limits unless they are designated a suburban town.  We can continue to pursue this with the State, but it will take time.

Per your feedback, we have not pursued speed bumps with the Town.