Residents in a Cheektowaga neighborhood do not want to “welcome … West Herr New York” into their backyards.
The auto group proposed a new car lot on 16 acres of vacant land along Transit Road, between Strasmer Road and Como Park Boulevard in the Town of Cheektowaga. The site would include a 27,000-square-foot building and parking for more than 330 cars, according to West Herr’s application to the town.
Nearly a dozen residents who live near the site made their opposition known during a Town Board meeting last month. They also submitted a petition with signatures of 51 neighbors opposed to the project.
West Herr looks to build on land covered in trees that abuts the backyards of residents on Stasmer Road and Croydon Drive. It isn’t zoned to accommodate a dealership.
“I think the idea of building in that (area) where we are is completely ridiculous,” Croydon Drive resident Geraldine Brogowski said.
Some residents expressed concern about the impact the dealership could have on their land and property values.
Christin Young said the back of her yard already floods so much in the spring that she and her husband can’t cut the grass because the lawnmower gets stuck. Young worries the proposed West Herr development will cause even more drainage and flooding issues.
Chris and Pam Domino, who live on Strasmer Road, are concerned the project will bring more traffic to the area.
Pam Domino said her street is already busy enough. Now, she asked Town Board members, will people be test driving their new vehicles on Strasmer?
“People use it as a cut-through street,” she said. “They speed down there all the time.”
The Dominos are also concerned about privacy. They don’t want people at the dealership looking at their children playing in the backyard.
“Everybody loves our street,” Pam Domino said. “We have a great neighborhood. It’s beautiful. Who’s going to want to live behind a car dealership?”
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