To do so, however, the town is asking its residents for their cooperation.

In order to qualify for relief, Chautauqua County as a whole must reach $587,000 of assessed damages. Rob Weiskerger, Hanover disaster coordinator, Lou Pelletter, Hanover supervisor, and Aimee Rogers, Imagine Forestville president, are among the community representatives who have assisted in documenting the damage.

Anyone who has not yet reported the damage sustained during the tornado is urged to document the damage through the New York state damage self reporting tool, which has been shared on the Hanover Facebook page and on several other social media pages and municipal websites. For those who cannot access the link, contact Weiskerger at 716-934-2231.

Also related to Mother Nature’s wrath on the Town of Hanover, the Town Board has authorized Pelletter to apply for a $50,000 grant, with a $5,000 match by the town, to secure a study of the Cattaraugus Creek watershed area for the purpose of flood mitigation.

Hanover Supervisor Lou Pelletter urged residents to document the damage sustained in a tornado earlier this month.

Flooding in the region has been a longstanding issue. Pelletter also stated that Chautauqua County expressed a willingness to address storm water drainage issues on Overhiser Road.

The town’s water line project on Routes 5 and 20 went out to bid July 15. A pre-bid meeting is set for July 31, with bids to be opened on Aug. 7.

Hanover Deputy Supervisor Bernie Feldmann will meet with representatives from the Seneca Nation to discuss the Town’s sewer line plans on Routes 5 and 20. The Town recently approved the Engineering Report from Nussbaumer and Clarke regarding the Hanover Sewer System capacity, which was grant-funded. Jody Faulkner of J.F. Grant Consulting Services is acting as a consultant for the Town as the Sewer Line project proceeds.

Also related to water and sewer needs in the Town, according to Pelletter, the sewer line extension near Beebe Road could exceed what the Town had budgeted for. The Town could scale the project back to meet the Town’s parameters.

Two bids were also approved by the Board to repair a ridge gap on the Town Hall roof and the rusted area on the roadside wall of the Town Hall. Progressive Roofing, of Buffalo, was awarded the roofing contract at a cost not to exceed $2,950 and the wall repair contract at a cost not to exceed $800. Progressive Roofing was the less expensive of the two submitted bids for the roof repair.

The Town is also taking another look at the Host Community Agreement pertaining to the Angell Road solar project, which was never resolved after a dispute dating back to July of 2022.

The Town Board also adopted the updated Chautauqua County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Also approved by the Board was a pay increase of Highway Department worker Carl Shumaker to $25.02 per hour; a donation of one Hanover Boat Launch Pass to be used as a prize for the Sunset Bay Experience on Aug. 17; and the placement of a Sunset Bay Experience banner at the intersection of Allegany Road and Iola Drive in Irving, beginning Aug. 10.

The Board also authorized Court Clerks Molly Merrill and Kathleen Tempski to attend an annual training and certification conference from Sept. 29 through Oct. 3 in Niagara Falls at a cost of $1,380.

The next meeting of the Hanover Town Board is Monday, Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m.