Highway Department
David Gunner, Superintendent of Highways
James Walczyk, Working Crew Chief
251 Quaker Road
East Aurora, NY 14052
Phone: 652-4050
Fax: 652-1123
E-mail: highway@townofaurora.com
Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
There are 58 miles of town roads that the Highway Department provides services and maintains. In the winter the Highway Department plows and salts all the town roads and approximately 50 miles of Erie County roads per contract with the county.
In the spring and summer, the Highway Department crews are out mowing the roadsides, trimming or cutting down dead trees, cleaning out the ditches, installing new culvert pipe when needed, chipping branches and picking up chunk wood around town. Four times per year we pick up junk tires and car batteries. For more information on garbage and recycling see below.
The Highway Department has developed a three-year maintenance plan for the upkeep of all town roads. The department assesses the condition of our roads and determine a priority repair / maintenance list. The department also has a five-year road reconstruction plan in place, in which the department assesses the roads for more severe problems and schedule repaving.
In the fall the department makes mulch, which becomes available in the spring to all Town of Aurora and Village of East Aurora residents.
There are many water districts and sewer districts throughout the town. Sewer districts are now handled by the Erie County Sewer Authority. Many water districts are managed through an agreement with the county. Any questions regarding problems or installation should be directed to the Highway Department.
Trash Collection
For questions, please call...
WASTE MANAGEMENT – 1-800-476-6571
TOWN OF AURORA – 652-7596 or 652-7590
2011 Trash Pickup Schedule by Street
Regular garbage collection and recycling with Waste Management
Items must be out for collection NO LATER THAN 7 a.m. on your scheduled day.
- ALL ITEMS – GARBAGE, RUBBISH or RECYCLING: May be put out no earlier than one day prior to pick-up and no later than 7 a.m. on your scheduled day. There is a limit of 8 items per household that must be contained in 32 gallon trash bags or cans, plus one large item each week.
- TRASH THAT CAN BE PICKED UP: furniture, appliances, bundled and tied brush and wood (4 foot lengths), boxed “do it yourself” building materials, etc Note: appliances containing CFC's (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, humidifiers) will be picked up separately and should be placed at the curb during the first week of the month.
- YARD WASTE: (ie. grass clippings and twigs) should be in containers or tied in 4 foot lengths not to exceed 60 lbs.
The Highway Department will pick up the following items. Please be prepared, there will be no call backs. If you have any questions please call 652-4050.
- TIRES AND CAR BATTERIES: 2011 schedule:
March 21, May 23, September 26, November 21.
- LEAVES (FALL ONLY): rake leaves only to roadside for leaf-vac pick-up (do not obstruct ditches) beginning after Columbus Day as needed through December 1 - weather permitting.
- CHUNK WOOD AND TREE LIMBS: All limbs must be stacked neatly, butt end facing the road and at least 4 feet long. NO VINES or LAND CLEARING. Be prepared the first working Monday of the following months. Each street is canvassed once. Please not the following dates:
April 4, May 2, June 7, September 12, October 3.
There will be a final brush collection in November after Leaf Collection is complete - weather permitting.
- NOTE: No brush pickup in July or August.
The Homeowners' Responsibility
- HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: please call the Erie County hazardous materials hotline at 858-6800 for dates and places where materials can be taken.
- USED MOTOR OIL: go to www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8786.html for information on disposing used motor oil.
- CONTRACTORS' BUILDING MATERIALS REFUSE: must be taken care of by the contractor or property owner. Must hire a private Dumpster.
- RAILROAD TIES, BRICK CHUNK CEMENT, LANDSCAPE TIMBERS.
Recycling Bin Policy
Adopted by the Town of Aurora July 9, 2001
- Homeowners of new-built single family residence are entitled to one recycling bin supplied by the town.
- Owners of a multiple family residence are entitled to one bin per housing unit with a maximum of four (4) units.
- Additional bins may be purchased at the Town Hall only during normal business hours, (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.), either in the Tax Receiver’s Office or Town Clerk’s Office.
- Bins that have been damaged will be replaced without a fee when the homeowner returns the damaged bin to the Town Hall or Highway Garage.
- In the event a bin is lost or stolen, the homeowner may purchase a replacement bin for a fee of $7.00.
Guide To Recycling
Materials Place. | What to Place in Recycling Box . | What to Place in Trash.
ITEMS NOT RECYCLABLE. |
Anything that comes with your regular newspapers. Magazines delivered to your home or purchased at a newsstand. All Catalogs, phone books and junk mail. | Place in recycling box loose, or put
next to recycling bin in paper bags. Put junk mail and writing paper in paper bags.
DO NOT USE STRING OR PLASTIC BAGS. | Napkins, tissue paper, paper towels, wax paper, wrapping paper.
ANY FOOD SOILED PAPER. |
Recycle all brown corrugated cardboard. Brown paper bags.
Box board (shoeboxes,
gift boxes, cereal boxes) | Remove all tape, staples and strapping. Break down all boxes in 3 feet x 3 feet sections. Small pieces in brown bags. | Waxed corrugated, cardboard lined with foam, cores from carpet rolls or any items made of laminated sheets of paper or cardboard. NO pizza boxes. |
All clear, green and brown food
and beverage containers | Wash containers. Remove lids and caps. Labels DO NOT have to be removed. Put all containers & METAL lids and caps in recycling bin. | Ceramic bottles and other ceramic items, flower pots, crystal, light bulbs, mirror & window glass, heat resistant ovenware, hypodermic syringes, eye-glasses |
All metal food & Beverage containers (cans).
Metal lids, closure caps, and
aluminum pie tins. | Wash containers. Remove lids and caps. Labels DO NOT have to be removed | Propane cylinders, silverware, metal/cardboard containers (frozen juice or motor oil), small appliances, metal cookware, tin foil or hypodermic needles.
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY TYPE OF BATTERY |
Plastic food, soap & beverage
containers with threaded caps (Screw on lids) | Wash containers. Only small-necked containers. NO wide mouth containers such as yogurt and cottage cheese even if they are labeled with the recycling symbol. NO Styrofoam. NO deli-containers. NO microwave containers | Anti-freeze or motor oil containers, furniture, plates, plastic bags, tableware, medicine bottles, Plexiglas, fast food containers, snack bags, yogurt & cottage cheese containers and Tupperware (because of residue). |
Gable top beverages. Containers
including those with plastic spouts.
Remove lids. | Rinse and empty. Place in recycling bin with other containers. DO NOT mix cartons with newspaper or corrugated cardboard. | Straws from drink boxes. Frozen food containers. Waxed paper or drink pouches. |
Please make sure your recycling bin is visible for collection. Moving? Remember the bin stays with the house. For customer service call Allied Waste at 1-800-283-4220
GARBAGE
The equivalent of 8 bags or cans of normal municipal solid waste including yard waste, ashes (cold ashes only), plaster, stone, brick & building materials. Place material in watertight cans w/covers and handle (3 mil minimum) and/or plastic bags. Limit of 80 lbs. per container. Securely tie bundles of brush & building materials in lengths no longer than 4 feet in length and 80 lbs. in weight.
DO NOT INCLUDE tires, pesticides, oil, solvents, flammable liquids, explosives, animal carcasses, fecal matter, industrial waste, other guided hazardous waste or building materials left by a contractor.
RECYCLING
Place all recyclable materials inside the blue recycling bin provide by the town. In the above section you will find your expanded recycling guide. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE NEW recyclable materials and that you no longer need to follow a recycling schedule. All recyclables can be placed out weekly inside the recycling bin on the same day as garbage pick up.
FOR COLLECTION
Place garbage and recyclables at the roadside, within 5 feet of the road, before 7:00 a.m. on your pick-up day. If you have a ditch in front of your property, place garbage and recyclables between the road and the ditch.
- Garbage and recyclables will be collected on the same day in separate trucks, at different times during the day.
- Large items too large for contained handling may be placed in a neat & orderly fashion in such condition that one (1) man may readily handle w/out falling apart.
SPECIAL COLLECTION
While all white goods are accepted every week, we ask that units containing CFC’s (Refrigerators, Freezers, Air Cond. or Dehumidifier Units etc.) be placed at curbside on your collection day, the 1st week of every month.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
NEW YEAR’S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING and CHRISTMAS. If your collection day is on or follows any of these holidays during the week, then your collection will be one day later. Note, this does not include holidays that fall on a Sunday but celebrated on a Monday.
