Westfield authorizes contract and funding for handicap lift at Daniel Reed Pier

The Town Board on Aug. 6, 2025 authorized the Supervisor to sign a construction agreement with Handicaptain Brands, LLC for purchase and installation of a handicap lift at Daniel Reed Pier in Barcelona Harbor. The lift is intended to improve access to Lake Erie for individuals with disabilities and to help rescue efforts.

The resolution describes the project cost in multiple ways: it states the purchase and installation price is “not expected to exceed $20,000” and anticipates $15,000 in reimbursement from Chautauqua County (netting a projected $5,000 town cost), but the authorization paragraph later states the Supervisor is authorized to expend “not to exceed $30,000.” The board nevertheless approved the contract authorization and a related budget transfer of $20,000 from appropriated fund balance to Parks & Recreation to cover a 50% deposit noted in the minutes (invoice referenced). The minutes identify Chautauqua County’s Lake Erie Management Commission as the planned reimbursement source.

Councilmember David Spann moved the authorization and Councilmember James Herbert seconded. The board voted aye (Martha R. Bills, David Brown, David Spann, James Herbert). The town will receive reimbursement of $15,000 from the Lake Erie Management Commission according to the resolution text; the record contains inconsistent numeric authorizations that staff should reconcile before final disbursement.