Mary F. Holtz
Supervisor
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Cheektowaga Town Supervisor Mary F. Holtz is a graduate of Villa Maria Academy and a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Buffalo, with a B.A. degree in history. Supervisor Holtz grew up in the Pine Ridge area of Cheektowaga and continues to reside there.

Before becoming Town Supervisor, Mary was with the Cheektowaga Town Clerk’s Office for 36 years, serving as Deputy Town Clerk and Town Clerk. She successfully merged the Tax Office operation into the Town Clerk’s duties and was responsible for the development of the Town’s Records Center.  Mary was elected Cheektowaga Town Supervisor in November, 2007 after running unopposed and took office January 1, 2008.

Supervisor Holtz also serves as Town Historian, which she has done for many years. Mary has spent thousands of hours compiling the Town’s history and making it available to the public.

Supervisor Holtz is committed to keeping Cheektowaga’s neighborhoods strong. She is a founding member of a group that has evolved into the Erie County Distressed Properties Task Force and was invited to attend the Land Bank Training and Technical Assistance seminar at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, at Harvard University, in July, 2009. Previously, Supervisor Holtz provided testimony at a field hearing of the Revitalizing Older Cities Congressional Task Force. She also serves as Chairperson of Erie County Sewer District #1.

Maintaining the existing business community and growing new business and industry which can create good paying jobs for our residents is also vitally important to Supervisor Holtz. She is a member of the Executive Board of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency and also serves on the ECIDA’s policy and governance committees.

Supervisor Holtz understands the benefits of sharing information with other municipal officials. She is currently Vice Chairperson of the Association of Erie County Governments and on track to serve as the next chair of the organization.