The Town held a meeting on November 8th with Erie County Sheriff's Department, Sgt. Vincent Delgato on Neighborhood Watch Groups and Town Vandalism. Sgt. Delgato has a website where residents can log on to report any problems, concerns or request information on crime prevention: website: www.erie.gov/sheriff, email: delgatov@erie.gov and phone: 858-8863.

If you have any information relating to the vandalism at Meadowlakes Park, the House Fires in Clarence Center, robberies in Harris Hill, or concerns in your neighborhood, etc., Please report it to the Sheriffs Department at the above phone number or website OR you can also report them to the NYS Police at 759-6831 (all emails and calls are kept anonymous through both agencies.)

The Town will also be arranging a follow-up meeting sometime in January. Neighborhood watch signs are available by calling the Supervisor's Office at 741-8930.

Local residents were treated to cake and coffee as Erie County Clerk David J. Swarts celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Mobile Auto Bureau service at the Clarence Public Library. Swarts was joined by Supervisor Kathy Hallock, as well as library staff who Swarts recognized for their assistance in finding a home for the Mobile service in the Clarence Library every Friday.

According to Swarts, the Mobile Auto Bureau Unit launched last October has been a great success. Since its inception, the Mobile Unit has been available in the first floor meeting room between 10:00am and 3:00pm on Fridays and has served over 2600 residents.

"Countless residents have told me how incredibly convenient it is for them to bring their Motor Vehicle business to the library, rather than driving greater distances to other Auto Bureaus. By that standard, we have accomplished our objective of reducing the time and cost involved in taking care of basic transactions for the residents, while keeping revenues in Erie County, said Swarts.

Job or Committee/Board Openings in the Town of Clarence: Call or stop in the Supervisor's Office for an application - 741-8930, One Town Place

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The Clarence Town Board at the August 25, 2004 Town Board Meeting has made a motion to offer a $1,000.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the vandalism discovered August 17, 2004 at the Meadowlakes Pavilion #1 including the Restrooms and Storage Room. This is the maximum amount permitted by law that the Town can offer to pay. Councilman Joseph Weiss has also pledged $1,000.00 of his own money to add to this bringing the reward to $2,000.00.

Anyone that has any information regarding this incident or any other incident involving damaging of Town property or in your neighborhood is asked to call the Supervisor's Office at 741-8930. (Your name will be kept confidential.) For the Meadowlakes Park incident, contact Sheriff's Detective Kevin Mahoney, lead detective of the ongoing investigation, at 662-6150 or New York State Police at 759-6831.

A Portion of Tonawanda Creek Road in Clarence is closed due to road slide. County officials in the Department of Public Works, Division of Highways notified the Town that the portion of Tonawanda Creek Road from Transit Road to Westphalinger is closed for an undetermined length of time.

Erie County Legislator Mike Ranzenhofer and Clarence Town Supervisor Kathleen Hallock

After reading an article in the Buffalo News recently on the Department of Motor Vehicles- Mobile Auto Unit, Supervisor Hallock wrote to Erie County Clerk David Swarts and asked if they would consider Clarence as a site. The County Clerk was enthusiastic about a venue in the northeastern portion of Erie County. Supervisor Hallock and David Swarts met in Clarence and agreed that the Clarence Library would be an ideal site. Erie County Legislator Michael Ranzenhofer agreed to cover the cost of installing a phone line for the Department of Motor Vehicles. This will be of great benefit to not only Clarence, but to neighboring Towns to handle their auto bureau business.

You will be able to take care of the following:

• Drivers License
• Permits
• Plates (Surrender/duplicate)
• Written Tests (until 2:00 pm)
• Non-Driver ID Cards
• Renewals
• Registration
• License Abstracts

Note: There are certain items that you would have to go to the main offices for. The above lists are things that you could do at the Express windows.

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