In coordination with the Cattaraugus County Department of Health, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services) seeks to control and eliminate terrestrial rabies through the wildlife oral rabies vaccination (ORV) program.

The oral wildlife rabies vaccine (ONRAB^®) is contained in green baits comprised of vegetable shortening, wax, icing sugar, vegetable oil and flavoring. Raccoons are vaccinated against rabies when they eat the wildlife rabies vaccine that is contained within the Ultralite^® baits. Fixed-wing aircraft (white with red and blue trim) will be used to distribute baits over areas of Cattaraugus County. Baits are contained in small green packets the size of a quarter (see attached photo).

Aerial distribution (weather dependent) will start on or about August 15th with fixed-wing aircraft and take three days to complete. The affected townships in Cattaraugus County include Perrysburg, Dayton, Persia, Otto, East Otto, Ashford, Yorkshire, Machias, Freedom, and Farmersville.

Terrestrial rabies cases have persisted in Western NY Counties since the early 1990’s. Rabies is nearly always fatal in unvaccinated animals, a very costly health threat that impacts people, pets, domestic livestock and wildlife. Immunization of wildlife will help to reduce the number of rabies cases and prevent the continued spread of the fatal virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, greater than 90 percent of reported rabies cases in the United States are in wildlife. The cooperative USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program (NRMP) was established in 1997 to prevent the further spread of wildlife rabies in the United States by containing and eventually eliminating the virus in terrestrial mammals. The majority of the NRMP efforts are focused on controlling raccoon rabies, which continues to account for most of the reported wildlife rabies cases in the U.S. Raccoon rabies occurs in all states east of the established ORV zone that extends from Maine to northeastern Ohio to northeastern Alabama. Continued access to oral vaccine and bait options that are effective in all target wildlife species remains critical to long term success.

Additional Recommendations:

·        Wash your hands immediately if you come into direct contact with the vaccine or bait, then call (1-888-574-6656)

·        Supervise children’s outdoor activities during bait distribution and for one week afterward

·        Confine dogs and cats indoors and observe leash laws during the bait distribution interval and for one week afterward. This will increase the probability of raccoon vaccination and will decrease the chance of pets finding the baits

·        The baits and vaccines are not harmful to domestic animals; however, an animal may vomit if it consumes several baits.   Do not risk being bitten while trying to remove a bait from your pet’s mouth

·        Call (1-888-574-6656) if you see your pet with bait in its mouth and cannot read the label

·        If baits are observed in the environment, please leave them alone. Labels identify the bait: (“Rabies Vaccine DO NOT EAT, Live adenovirus vector.  MNR 1‑888-574-6656”)

·        If a bait is intact and out in the open where pets or children may find it, please toss the bait under trees or bushes. Wear gloves or use a plastic bag to pick up the bait

·        If a bait is broken and the liquid vaccine is visible, wear gloves, and cover the bait and affected area with a 1:10 solution of bleach and water, place the bait in a plastic bag, and dispose of the bag in the household trash

Village of Gowanda Residents

SPRING BIG TRASH PICKUP

 Pick up will be

Monday April 24^th

ALL ROADS WILL HAVE TRASH PICKED UP ONE TIME. Contracted to MRC Disposal.

ALL TRASH MUST BE AT THE ROAD BY MONDAY APRIL 24^TH AT 6 AM. 

NO EXCEPTIONS.

All items must be no more than 50 lbs.

Limit of 10 items–items must be separated & bundled with your cooperation.

WILL PICK UP

Couches, Chairs, Mattresses, Box Springs, Batteries, Coiled Barbed Wire, Items Bundled in 4’ lengths, appliances with this restriction:

NO Refrigerators, Freezers,

or Air Conditioners

ITEMS MUST NOT WIEIGHT MORE THAN 50 LBS. (small items must be in durable containers)

Each resident will be responsible for keeping all items packaged as required.

Limit of 10 items

WILL NOT PICKUP

Tires, Ashes, Refrigerators, Freezers, Air Conditioners, Propane Tanks, Paint in Cans, Unapproved Construction Waste, Garbage, Used Oil, Dead Animals or Animal Waste, Brush, Hazardous Waste, Chemicals, Fluorescent Bulbs, NO Vehicle Fuel Tanks, No Electronics of any kind including NO TV’s.

Residents and people putting out trash for Village pickup that is brought in from outside the Village of Gowanda may be subject to prosecution.

PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY PRIDE IN YOUR PROPERTY AND OUR VILLAGE!

For approvals or more information call:

Allison Sills, MRC Disposal 716-592-0953

Village Clerks Office 716-532-3353

The front door to the Village Hall is temporary closed until further notice.

Please enter using the side entrance door in the parking lot (police entrance) and make left at the Hallway for Village Clerk window.

Thank you

Update-Door is open

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF GOWANDA

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

Pursuant to Section 5-508 of the Village Law of the State of New York, the tentative budget for the Village of Gowanda has been prepared and filed with the Village Clerk at the Village Office, 27 East Main Street, Gowanda, New York, where it may be examined by all interested persons between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday and 8 a.m. -12 p.m. on Friday.  Said tentative budget includes a maximum compensation for the Mayor of $8,000, the Deputy Mayor of $4,500 and for the Trustees of $4,000 per annum.

A summary of the tentative budget is as follows:

            General Fund              $ 2,225,085.00

            Water Fund                 $ 748,316.00

            Sewer Fund                 $ 974,717.00

A public hearing on the Budget will be held at the Village of Gowanda Municipal Hall, 27 East Main Street, Gowanda, New York on March 28, 2022 at 5 PM to consider the same before final adoption. 

March 15, 2022

Danielle Wagner

Clerk