Supervisor - John Walker
Elected to serve a four-year term. Term ends 2021
Phone: 716-679-4526 Ext. 3
Town Board
Elected - The Town Board is elected by the citizens for a four-year
term. Board meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at
7:00 PM in the Community Center. Workshops meetings called for
when needed. All Board members are on all Committees.
Craig Sutton
Phone: 716-410-3377 | term ends 2021
Thomas Wik
Phone: 716-203-7876
Colleen Yerico
Phone: 716-673-1271
Richard Feinen, Deputy Supervisor
Phone: 716-672-2597 | term ends 2021
Town Clerk - Rebecca Schafer
Elected to serve a four-year term. Term ends 2021
Phone: 716-672-4174 Ext. 1
sheridantownclerk@gmail.com
Deputy Town Clerk - Janet Walker
Appointed - Serves at the pleasure of the Town Clerk
Phone: 716-672-4174
Town Assessor - Thomas Mleczko
Phone: 716-679-9880
Highway Superintendent - Jeffrey Feinen
Elected to serve a four-year term. Term ends 2021
Phone: 716-637-1206 or 716-680-5461 (c)
Deputy Highway Superintendent - Scott Thompson, Jr.
Appointed - Serves at the pleasure of the Highway Superintendent
Youth Recreation Director - Shannon Aures Karcz
Phone: 716-679-2910
Sheridan Bay Park Caretaker - Rick Cooper
Phone: 716-785-8044
A Glimpse of Sheridan,
New York
The land which ultimately became the Town of Sheridan was initially
inhabited by Native Americans. The Treaty of Big Tree, signed in 1797,
moved the Seneca Indians to the Cattaraugus Reservation and opened up
the area to speculators, followed quickly by settlers from the east. On
August 30, 1804, Francis Webber, William Webber and Hezadiah Stebbins
made purchases of land in Township 6, Range 11 from the Holland Land
Company. In subsequent years,
more settlers followed. In 1827, the town was formed legally by taking
32 lots from the town of Pomfret and 35 lots from the town of Hanover.
Early publications credit Nathaniel Gray, thought to be a great admirer
of the poet, playwright, and politician, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with
promoting the name.
Agriculture became the major industry in the town. For many years
Sheridan was known for its production of
fruits and vegetables, especially grapes. The raising of sheep,
cattle and horses was another profitable venture in the 1800s.
Situated on the shores of Lake Erie, Sheridan was home to at least 26
ship captains who sailed the Great Lakes in the 1800s and early 1900s.
The first to be noted, Capt. Zephaniah Perkins, was
well-respected. In 1815,
Haven Brigham built the Kingbird,
a 40-ton schooner, for Perkins.
Sheridan is still primarily agricultural with several fresh fruit and
vegetable stands, vineyards and wineries, and greenhouses producing
seasonal flowers and plants.
It is also the home of several small businesses, with some larger
corporations on Progress Drive.
The Chautauqua County Airport at Dunkirk is actually located in
the Town of Sheridan as is the lovely retirement home St.
Columban's-on-the-Lake.
Information:
2773 Route 20
PO Box 116
Sheridan, NY 14135