It's been two years since a section of Tonawanda Creek Road in Clarence was shut because the creek washed the road away. One county legislator is vowing to remedy that situation.
During a Tuesday session at Saint Stephens Church, County Legislator Ed Rath told an appreciative audience that he's going to force County Executive Mark Poloncarz to fix the road, which has been closed for seven of the past ten years. Rath told the crowd he put a $500,000 into the county road budget as the local match for federal dollars for what he says is a $3 million repair project.
Residents say it's a nuisance to have the road closed and it's dangerous because first responders can't get through.
Former County Public Works Commissioner Jerry Sentz says there are a series of places along the creek in Clarence and Amherst which have the same troublesome soft soil which could wash away in the future.
