Williamsville Central School District Information

Use the links below to access information regarding Williamsville Central Schools:


Online Street Directory - http://www.williamsvillek12.org/streets.cfm
(type in street name to determine which school (s) the house is zoned for)

Student Registration - http://www.williamsvillek12.org/departments.cfm?subpage=504
(phone numbers nad forms to register for school)

NYS School Report Cards - http://www.williamsvillek12.org/academics.cfm?subpage=1124
(Most recent data on school performance across the state)

Open Enrollement for 2012-2013 School Year is as follows:

Open enrollment is the opportunity for students who live in the Williamsville Central School District to attend a school within the District that is outside of the student’s residential attendance area. Each school year, the Board of Education decides which schools will be available for open enrollment in the following school year, based primarily on anticipated enrollments. If a school is expected to be near or at capacity, the school may be “closed” to any students who reside outside its designated attendance area.

The Office of Student Services must receive written requests for open enrollment for the 2012-13 school year by February 1, 2012 for all school levels. New this year, all parents must submit a letter requesting open enrollment, including parents of eighth graders who, in the past, simply submitted a district form. Now, they too will need to submit the form and write a letter of request before the February 1st deadline. Please contact your child’s current school of attendance for more information, or call the Office of Student Services at 716-626-8007.

For the 2012-13 school year, North High School, Mill Middle School, Transit Middle School, and all elementary schools except Forest Elementary are closed and not available for open enrollment.

Town of Amherst Flooding Information

Please use the resource below to access flood zone information for the Town of Amherst, NY:

Town of Amherst Annual Flood Letter - http://www.amherst.ny.us/pdf/building/flood/crs_letter.pdf

Town of Amherst Flood Zone Map - http://www.amherst.ny.us/pdf/building/flood/firm_index.jpg

Town of Amherst Flood Info - http://www.amherst.ny.us/govt/govt_dept.asp?dept_id=dept_04&div_id=div_04&menu_id=menu_09

Town of Amherst Request for Flood Information - http://www.amherst.ny.us/pdf/building/forms/fi_determination.pdf

FHA Loan Starting Point

Here is some information to get you started below. Remember, when you go to purchase a home as a first time home buyer you can get seller concessions, which means the seller will give you a credit for buying their home up to 6%of the purchase price.

Example if you purchase a home for $100,000 you can get a mortgage for $106,000 with a $6,000 credit for you to use towards closing costs and down payment for a FHA Loan (a government backed loan) which is 3.5% of the purchase price ($3500). This would leave you with your no out of pocket expense for a down payment and $2500 towards the closing costs on your new home.


Some links to help get started with the home buying process:

FHA (Federal Housing Authority) Loan Buyer Overview:
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/fharesourcectr

List of FHA Lenders – I like M and T Bank because they are local and efficient, along with HSBC Bank
http://www.hud.gov/ll/code/llslcrit.cfm

Typical Home Buying Cycle - What are the steps in purchasing a home in New York State:
http://lovallorealestate.blogspot.com/2011/10/typical-home-buying-process-infographic.html

Housing Grants Available:
http://lovallorealestate.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html

Buyer Agency – why you need someone to represent you as a buyer:
http://lovallorealestate.blogspot.com/2010/07/buyer-agency-why-you-need-it.html

Typical Home Buying Process Infographic

Click the image for a full size infographic on the Home Buying Process in New York State.

Housing Grants Available

Downpayment and Closing Cost Assistance
There are programs available through local community development offices. You must apply to each program through the office of its provider.

*Table sources from http://www.belmonthousingwny.org/content/pages/down-payment-closing-cost-assistance

Williamsville Relocation Temporary Housing

Temporary Housing for relocation to Western New York can be a tough road to navigate, due the limited availablity rental options available (as you must compete with all the local university students). Yet, there are several quality options available to you as I describe them below:

1. You can also search http://www.2findyourapartment.com/ for some more information on the rentals in the area. A good portion of our temporary housing for our relocation clients as the search for permanent is housing is booked through

2. You can view http://www.luxuryaptswny.com/index.html and the following communities are located in Amherst: Windsong Place, Autumn Creek and Renaissance.
We have referral accounts setup with each of the communities’ setup, so if you decide to lease we can provide you with a referral code that will discount your first month rent. Best of luck on your relocation!

Scan the qr code below for my profile information.

Utility Contacts for Buyers

Utility Contact Information

Cable:

Time Warner
(866) 668-6044


Gas/Electric:

National Fuel
(716) 686-6123

(800) 365-3234 (Outside WNY

National Grid
(800) 365-3234

National Grid Coverage Map- http://www.nationalgridus.com/niagaramohawk/about_us/serviceterr_map_a.asp?county=Erie

New York State Electric & Gas (“NYSEG”)
(800) 572-1111 (Press “2” then “1”)

NYSEG Coverage MAP- http://www.nyseg.com/MediaLibrary/2/5/Content%20Management/NYSEG/YourHome/PDFs%20and%20Docs/NYSEG%20Service%20Area%20Map.pdf


Telephone:

Verizon
(716) 890-7100 (Press “2”)

Water - Erie County Water Authority:

Erie County Water Authority (716) 849-8444
Amherst
Cheektowaga
Clarence
Depew
Depew, Village of
Hamburg
Lackawanna
Lancaster, Town of
Lancaster, Village of
Marilla
Newstead
Orchard Park, Town of
Tonawanda
West Seneca


Water - Other Erie County Municipalities:
Angola
(716) 549-1126
Blasdell
(716) 822-1921
Buffalo, City of
(716) 847-1079
East Aurora
(716) 652-6057
Elma, Town of
(716) 674-8855
Evans, Town of
(716) 549-5751
Grand Island, Town of
(716) 773-9663
Kenmore, Village of
(716) 873-5700
Orchard Park, Village of
(716) 662-9327
Tonawanda, Town of
(716) 871-8843
Williamsville, Village of
(716) 632-5009

Water - Niagara County Municipalities:


Each town and village has its own water department. Contact applicable municipality (see blue pages in telephone directory).