Herbert Bellamy Jr. remains Chair; Christopher Roosevelt remains Vice Chair
BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo Sewer Authority (BSA) today announced at the May 7th BSA board meeting the addition of three board members: Thomas Caulfield, Ph.D. – former Buffalo Sewer administrator of capital improvements, Hope Young-Watkins – Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency senior director of programs, and Patrick Sole, Jr – former City of Buffalo director of permit and inspection services.
Herbert Bellamy Jr. will remain as board chair, and Christopher Roosevelt will remain as board vice chair. The three appointments bring the total number of board members to five, filling the remaining board vacancies. Former secretary Eleanor Petrucci retired from the board after over 20 years of service at the end of April.
“Our new board members will enhance our goals of delivering tangible, public health benefits to the city of Buffalo community as these individuals have backgrounds in community outreach, extensive knowledge of Buffalo neighborhoods, and in once instance previous experience with BSA,” said Buffalo Sewer Authority Board Chairman Herbert Bellamy Jr. “I also want recognize the service of Eleanor Petrucci, who as a member of the board for the last 21 years was a strong voice for transformational projects and upgrades throughout our collection system, treatment plant, and neighborhoods.”
Dr. Caulfield has over 30 years of professional experience in public administration and management. His extensive experience includes roles at both the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority and the Buffalo Sewer Authority before his current role as a municipal operations consultant.
Hope Young-Watkins currently serves as the senior director of programs with the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency. Prior to her current role, Ms. Young-Watkins was director of real estate for the City of Buffalo for over four years and has worked in real estate and economic development for over 30 years.
Patrick Sole, Jr., spent nearly 25 years with the City of Buffalo, a significant portion of which he served within the Department of Permits and Inspection Services, including as the department’s director.
BSA board meetings are open to the public in person and virtually. A schedule of meetings can be found at: https://buffalosewer.org/about/transparency/board-meetings/.
“We look forward to working with the new board members in our continued efforts to reduce combined sewer overflows to clean our waterways through the long-term control plan and Queen City Clean Waters Initiative, continuing our 90-year mission of protecting the health and safety of our 550,000 customers across Buffalo and surrounding areas,” said Rosaleen Nogle, PE, BCEE, BC WRE Principal Sanitary Engineer, Buffalo Sewer.
About the Buffalo Sewer Authority: Buffalo Sewer is a New York State public benefit corporation created in 1935 to “relieve the Niagara River, Buffalo River, and Lake Erie from pollution by the sewage and waste of the city and relieving city from inadequate sanitary and stormwater drainage and for the sanitary disposal or treatment of the sewage thereof.” Buffalo Sewer may accept, treat and dispose of the sewage and waste of all municipal corporations in Erie County.
About the Queen City Clean Waters initiative: To safeguard public health and the environment while fostering strong community partnerships, creating meaningful workforce opportunities, and driving lasting economic impact for future generations in Buffalo.