Business View Civil and Municipal | September 2022

148 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 line. It may have affected Tom’s businesses because of those 750 people, most of them are local. Now all of a sudden they can’t shop at the stores, they don’t have the money or are moving somewhere else. These are the things I’m thinking about. They are key to our survival.” Ruffino’s passion for the Town of Lancaster is unending, and he plans to keep fighting to maintain the community as a true destination and a place residents can take pride in calling ‘home’. “I love what I’m doing. It means a lot to me and in my heart to be giving back to my community that I love so much,” Ruffino shares. “I want to make sure we are known as a well-rounded community. We have a Youth Bureau and Senior Center providing activities for both the young and the elderly. Our parks and recreation opportunities are also very important. We have the Heritage Trail where you will always find people walking, biking, jogging, etc. We offer a lot of great amenities here with soccer, baseball and football fields, we have a lot of things going on. Keeping all of these things up and running is extremely important to me.” Civil Engineering Municipal Engineering Land Surveying SWPPP Services Construction Support Services 37 Central Avenue Lancaster, NY 14086 P: 716-683-5961 F: 716-683-0169 wsa@wmschutt.com wmschutt.com PREFERRED VENDORS/ PARTNERS n Lancaster Depew Elma Chamber of Commerce www.wnychamber.com n Wm. SCHUTT & ASSOCIATES, P.C. www.wmschutt.com Tom Sweeney, multi-use housing project’s developer