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Project Advisory Committee (PAC)

As part of the public outreach for the Buffalo Corridor Study, a Project Advisory Committee (PAC) was formed. The PAC is a resource group that provides input to the Project Team. The members of the PAC include representatives from agencies, cities, towns and counties. The PAC will meet throughout the study.

The following is a list of the PAC participants.

PAC participants
CONTACT PAC Participant

Byron W. Brown
Mayor
City of Buffalo
City Hall
65 Niagara Square, Room 201
Buffalo, New York 14202
Phone: (716) 851-4841

Steven J. Stepniak
Commissioner of Public Works
City of Buffalo
City Hall
65 Niagara Square, Room 502
Buffalo, New York 14202
Phone: (716) 851-4564

Honorable Barbara Alberti
Mayor
Village of Depew
Village Hall
85 Manitou Street
Depew, New York 14043
Phone: (716) 683-1400

Elizabeth Melock
Administrator
Village of Depew
Village Hall
85 Manitou Street
Depew, New York 14043
Phone: (716) 683-1400

Mary E. Lowther (PAC Member Also)
Mayor
Village of Williamsville
Village Hall
5565 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
Phone: (716) 632-4120

Brian Kulpa (Alternate)
Trustee
Village of Williamsville
Village Hall
5565 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
Phone: (716) 632-4120

Wallace Piotrowski
Supervisor
Town of West Seneca
Town Hall
1250 Union Road
West Seneca, New York 14224
Phone: (716) 674-5600

Dale McCabe
West Seneca Development
P.O. Box #148
West Seneca, New York 14224
Phone: (716) 674-5050

William G. Cansdale
Mayor
Village of Lancaster
Municipal Building
5423 Broadway
Lancaster, New York 14086
Phone: (716) 683-2105

William Schroeder
Village Trustee
Village of Lancaster
Municipal Building
5423 Broadway
Lancaster, New York 14086
Phone: (716) 683-2105

Robert H. Giza (PAC Member Also)
Supervisor
Town of Lancaster
Town Hall
21 Central Avenue
Lancaster, New York 14086
Phone: (716) 683-9028

Robert Harris (Alternate)
Town Engineer
Town of Lancaster
Town Hall
21 Central Avenue
Lancaster, New York 14086
Phone: (716) 683-1610

Mary F. Holtz (Alternate PAC Member)
Supervisor
Town of Cheektowaga
Town Hall
3301 Broadway
Cheektowaga, New York 14227
Phone: (716) 686-3400

William Pugh
Town Engineer
Town of Cheektowaga
175 Alexander Avenue
Cheektowaga, New York 14211
Phone: (716) 897-7288

Dr. Satish B. Mohan
Supervisor
Town of Amherst
Amherst Municipal Building
5583 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
Phone: (716) 631-7000

Mr. Guy Marlette
Liaison NYS Thruway Authority
Town of Amherst
Amherst Municipal Building
5583 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
Phone: (716) 631-7013

Scott A. Bylewski
Supervisor
Town of Clarence
Town Hall
One Town Place
Clarence, New York 14031
Phone: (716) 741-8938

Gerald Drinkard
Town of Clarence Planning Board
8440 Lakemont Dr.
East Amherst, New York 14051
Phone: (716) 741-8938

Leonard Szymanski
Mayor
Village of Sloan
Village Hall
425 Reiman Street
Sloan, New York 14212-2257
Phone: (716) 897-1560

James Niwinski
Deputy Mayor
Village of Sloan
Village Hall
425 Reiman Street
Sloan, New York 14212-2257
Phone: (716) 897-1560

Honorable Chris Collins
County Executive
Erie County
Erie County Office Building
95 Franklin Street
Buffalo, New York 14202
Phone: (716) 858-8500

Gerry Sentz,
Commissioner
Erie County Department of Public Works
95 Franklin Street
Buffalo, New York 14202
Phone: (716) 858-8500

Jeffrey W. Kolb, P.E.
Division Administrator
Federal Highway Administration
Leo W. O’Brien Federal Office Building
Room 719
Albany, New York 12207
Phone: (518) 431-4125

Richard F. Beers
Planning Highway Engineer
Federal Highway Administration
Leo W. O’Brien Federal Office Building
Albany, New York 12207
Phone: (518) 431-4125 ext. 250

Captain Michael P. Nigrelli
Zone IV Commander
New York State Police
State Police Buffalo
Post Office Box 121
Cheektowaga, New York 14225
Phone: (716) 832-0240

Zone Sergeant John P. McGee
New York State Police
State Police Buffalo
Post Office Box 121
Cheektowaga, New York 14225
(716) 836-0240

Hal Morse (PAC Member Also)
Executive Director
Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional
Transportation Council
438 Main Street, Suite 503
Buffalo, New York 14202-3207
Phone: (716) 856-2026