Nov 03, 2025 11-3-2025 TB Meeting

[1. Roll Call]

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I HAVE A ROLL CALL FROM THE CLERK, PLEASE? COUNCILWOMAN FARRELL WAS PRESENT. COUNCILMAN CLIFFORD PRESENT. SUPERVISOR KATHY PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. ANNE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

Y'ALL HERE. FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM. FRANK. HERE. ROLL CALL. YEAH. YEAH. I'M HERE.

OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. ALL ARE PRESENT. SUCH. A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OKAY. YEAH. YOU DON'T WANT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? NO. ALL RIGHT. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. IF EVERYONE WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND FOR ALL WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY EXIT IN THE BACK AND AT THE SIDE. OKAY. JILL. CHILLY IN HERE, ISN'T IT? YES, THAT'S WHAT I SAID. IT FEELS GOOD TO. RESULTING FROM DOES HEREBY

[3. Minutes of Previous Meeting]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. CARRIED. OKAY. FOR ONE PROPOSAL, THE LAW NUMBER 11 SAID THAT THE TAX

[4.1. Proposed local law #11 2025 to adopt the tax levy override]

THE SUPERVISOR'S BUDGET AS PROPOSED WITHOUT THE GARBAGE REFUSE DISTRICT WOULD OCCUR IN ITS CURRENT FORM THAT BE OVER THE 2% TAX LIMIT CALCULATION. AND SO FOR MY I MEAN, AND ALL DUE RESPECT TO MR. KOZUB, I BELIEVE IN BEING HONEST AND TRANSPARENT IN GOVERNMENT. AND SO THIS IS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE GARBAGE. WE'D BE LYING. I DON'T I DON'T THINK HE SAID THAT. I THINK SO IF I COULD ASK YOU A QUESTION, MISTER SHAY. SO DO WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AS A TOWN BOARD TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPERVISOR'S BUDGET THAT WOULD BRING IT UNDER THAT AMOUNT, CORRECT? YES. THANK YOU. SO THAT'S THE. YES, I STAND CORRECTED THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, IF I WAS MISUNDERSTOOD, BUT THE REST OF THE BOARD AS MISS FARRELL, I'M SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING, SAID THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD OUR CHANCE YET. SO, THAT ASIDE, IF WE BRING WITH AMENDMENTS THE SUPERVISOR'S BUDGET DOWN TO BELOW THAT AMOUNT ARE WOULD WE STILL. ARE WE AUTOMATICALLY NOW COMPELLED TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION TO ACCOMMODATE THE GARBAGE DISTRICT CREATION? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. SO I WOULD CHALLENGE YOU, MISS FARRELL, LORENZ AND MISTER KOZUB, TO BE AMBITIOUS AND VOTE NO FOR THIS

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WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, OFFLINE, YOU AND I. THIS IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG BECAUSE SOME OF THESE CONTRACTS ARE KICKING IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO UP LIKE OUR BENEFITS WENT UP A MILLION AND A HALF. NOW WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT GET FULLY PAID HEALTH COVERAGE WHEN THEY RETIRE. AND THEN IF THEY DIE, THEIR SPOUSES GET THEM. AND NO ONE, NO ONE GETS THAT ANYMORE. LIKE, I MEAN, WE'RE ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE, ONLY GROUPS IN IN THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT HAS SUCH GENEROUS BENEFITS. AND THAT'S GREAT. I MEAN, I WISH I HAD IT, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FAIR TO OUR RESIDENTS WHO THE MAJORITY OF DON'T HAVE SUCH LUCRATIVE BENEFITS. MOST PUBLIC WORKERS DON'T HAVE SUCH LUCRATIVE BENEFITS. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO RETIRE AND THEN FOR 20 YEARS, MAYBE WE HAVE TO PAY OVER $30,000 FOR HEALTH COVERAGE.

AND THEN TO THE SURVIVING SPOUSE. SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS LOOK AT WAYS TO CUT COSTS, AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING THE WAY THAT A BUSINESS WOULD. WE CAN'T JUST KEEP RAISING TAXES ON ON PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANYONE LEFT TO TAX. HOW MANY OF US HAVE LOST RELATIVES, FRIENDS, BUSINESSES TO OTHER STATES, SUCH AS TENNESSEE OR FLORIDA, WHERE THEY HAVE LOWER TAX BURDENS? I MEAN, IF THAT'S THE VALUE OF THE BOARD AND THE VALUE IS THAT THEY WANT TO PROVIDE THE MOST EXPENSIVE BENEFITS, AND MAYBE THAT'S THE VALUE THAT THAT WE STAND FOR. BUT I THINK OUR OUR RESIDENTS DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THAT. SO I MEAN, THAT'S JUST AND SO I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, WHY JUST RAISE THE TAXES TO RAISE THE TAXES? I THINK WE NEED TO DO BETTER. AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS THAT WE CAN'T. WELL, LET ME BE LET ME BE CLEAR THAT I THINK THE MISCHARACTERIZATION THAT ONLY SOME MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CARE ABOUT THE BUDGET AND THE TAX BURDEN IS INCORRECT. THAT'S NOT WHAT THE THE ENTIRE BOARD WORKS DILIGENTLY AND WILL CONTINUE. AS MR. SHEA CAN ATTEST, EVERY SINGLE YEAR I'M IN THERE LOOKING TO BRING THAT DOWN. AND ANYONE WHO, ANY DEPARTMENT HEAD WHO'S HAD ME AT THEIR DOORSTEP IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE DO. I BELIEVE A LOT OF THE DISCUSSIONS YOU'RE REFERENCING, FRANK, YOU'RE REFERENCING THEM FROM DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AND THAT THE WHOLE BOARD IS AT ELSEWHERE AND THAT ARE REFLECTED EVEN IN WHAT THE SUPERVISORS WORKING ON WITH CONTRACTS SHE'S WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS FOR US TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON OUR TAXPAYERS, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH OPERATING EXPENSES, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH MORE MINDFUL PLANNING FOR CAPITAL EXPENSES, RAISING NON-TAX REVENUE, LOOKING FOR COST SAVINGS FOR OUR TAXPAYERS, SUCH AS THE GARBAGE DISTRICT. I HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. SHEA AND UNDERSTAND, AND HAVE ALWAYS ACCEPTED THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK FOR WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN REDUCE THE BUDGET. BUT I ALSO COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE EQUATION THAT HE HAS LAID OUT, THAT THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, IT IS NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE $4 MILLION THAT WILL BE PAID FOR THE GARBAGE CONTRACT, WHICH WILL REALIZE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OF SAVINGS FOR OUR

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I THINK ALONG THE WAY PEOPLE HAVE USED IS TO STAY WITHIN INFLATION. AND I BELIEVE ONE OF THE STATISTICS THAT WAS EXPRESSED AT THE LAST MEETING STATED THAT OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, WE HAVE STAYED UNDERNEATH THAT AMOUNT FOR THE TEN YEARS, YET WE STILL WANT TO ALWAYS BE WORKING TOWARDS WAYS THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT EVEN BETTER. THERE WERE YEARS WHEN WE HAD A ZERO, AND OF COURSE, OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IS ONE AREA THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON VERY DILIGENTLY. AS YOU WILL RECALL FROM ONE ACTION THAT WE TOOK AT THE LAST MEETING. SO I SHARE ALL OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED. HOWEVER, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I KNOW FROM EXHAUSTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. SHEA THAT THIS IS REQUIRED. WE WON'T BE ELIMINATING $4 MILLION TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE $4 MILLION REQUIRED TO PUT IN PLACE THE GARBAGE DISTRICT, AND I JUST WANT TO ADD ON THAT LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, BETH FARRELL, LORENZO AND MYSELF SAT DOWN AND I WAS THERE WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT I RECALL YOU SITTING DOWN ONCE, BUT REGARDLESS, WE LOWERED THE BUDGET FROM THE PREVIOUS FORMER SUPERVISOR ALMOST 3%. OKAY, YOU WERE BASICALLY FORCED TO VOTE FOR IT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO VOTE FOR IT, BUT OTHERWISE SUPERVISORS. BUT YES, YOU DID. YOU ONLY NOT ONLY THAT, YOU SECOND IT. SO THE FORMER BUDGET, THE FORMER SUPERVISOR'S BUDGET WOULD HAVE PASSED IF YOU NOT VOTED FOR IT, FRANK, AND THE TAXES WOULD HAVE WENT UP HIGHER THAN THAN IT WAS. THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T. I REMEMBER MEETING WITH YOU AT YOUR HOUSE TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A 4 TO 1 VOTE, AND I VOTED AGAINST THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT WAS A TAX INCREASE, AND THAT THAT'S MY RECOLLECTION. BUT NONETHELESS, YOUR RECOLLECTION IS WRONG BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID YOU VOTE FOR IT, YOU SECONDED IT, BECAUSE IF YOU DIDN'T, IF YOU DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT, MR. HOKE'S BUDGET WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH. I IT WAS A 4 TO 1. BUT HERE'S HERE'S THE DEAL. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PAST. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY OKAY. AND BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS YOUR TRUTH AND REAL TRUTH. SO GO AHEAD. WELL I GUESS THAT'S YOUR OPINION, MR. KOZUB. AND YOU'RE CERTAINLY ENTITLED TO IT UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT. CAN CAN I GET CLARITY? IS THIS JUST BECAUSE IT'S A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW? IS THIS JUST TO GO OVER THE TAX CAP THIS YEAR, OR IS IT TO GO OVER THE TAX CAP EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD? IT'S JUST THIS YEAR JUST I'M JUST LOOKING FOR CLARITY. IT'S A IT'S AN ANNUAL PROCESS THAT THAT EACH EACH EACH INDIVIDUAL YEAR THERE IS A TOWN BOARD CANNOT EXCEED ITS BUDGET, RATHER CANNOT EXCEED THE TAX CAP FORMULA SET BY THE STATE. BECAUSE EACH YEAR EACH TOWN HAS THE COMPUTATION HAS TO BE COMPLETED. AND WHEN THAT'S COMPLETED, THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO. IF THEY DESIRE TO DO SO, THE BUDGET WOULD HAVE TO PASS A LOCAL LAW TO PROCEED OVERRIDING THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO ADD ON TO SOMETHING ELSE MR. BIEGALSKI SAID ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND PACKAGES AND STUFF. THIS THIS BOARD HERE WAS WAS STRAPPED WITH IT FROM YEARS AND YEARS OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND USED TO BE A ATTORNEY. I BELIEVE THESE WERE NEGOTIATED OVER YEARS. I MEAN, BACK IN THE DAY, IT WAS CHEAPER TO PAY PEOPLE MONEY THEN IT WAS AT THAT TIME. THEN THEY SWITCHED BECAUSE IT WAS CHEAPER TO PAY PEOPLE BENEFITS BECAUSE THE MONEY WASN'T THERE. AND NOW WE'RE STUCK IN THIS WHOLE THING, JUST NOT THIS MUNICIPALITY, BUT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, MUNICIPALITIES, THE STATES, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, EVERYBODY. AND WE'RE WORKING ON IT. WE'RE SITTING DOWN WITH A COUPLE OF THE UNIONS NOW AND NEGOTIATIONS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE STUFF THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO BRING THIS TO A MOTION TO A VOTE. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KOZUB, SECONDED BY MYSELF. SO I WANT A ROLL CALL. VOTE YES PLEASE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN BUKOWSKI. NO. COUNCILMAN. YES. OKAY. AND I VOTED YES. COUNCILWOMAN COMERFORD. NO. AND COUNCILMAN FARRELL WANTS TO SEE THE TAX OR TO SEE THE GARBAGE DISTRICT IN PLACE, I VOTE YES. OKAY, SO IT PASSES THREE TO 3 TO 2. THANKS, PAT. THANK YOU. PAT. THANK YOU, MR. SHAY. OH, YOU GOT SOMEBODY WANTS TO ASK A QUESTION. YES.

COULD YOU JUST BRIEFLY GO OVER THE BASIC TERMS HOW HOW THE PROCESS WORKS TO GET THIS NEW LAW IN PLACE? THERE'S NO VOTE FOR THE TOWN. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THE TOWN? THE I, I BELIEVE

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SO THE LOCAL LAW IS PROPOSED AND IT'S PRINTED IN PART OF THE A PRIOR AGENDA AND A PRIOR MEETING. THE BOARD MOVED TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD PREVIOUS TO THIS PURSUANT TO THE TIME FRAME SET FORTH BY STATE STATUTE. AND NOW, AT THIS JUNCTURE, THE BOARD, AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS COMPLETED, THE BOARD HAS THE PREROGATIVE TO ENTERTAIN THE ADOPTION OF THE LAW. AND IN FACT, IT JUST DID. IT WAS ON THIS AGENDA AND THE BOARD VOTED THREE TWO. SO THEY ADOPTED THE LOCAL LAW OVERRIDING THE TAX CAP FOR 2026.

HOW IS THAT THE OCTOBER 20TH MEETING? IT WAS NOT DISCUSSED. I BELIEVE ACTUALLY IT WAS A PRIOR MEETING TO THAT. IT WAS THE WAS IT THE LAST MEETING WAS THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE WAS A THERE WAS A PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE ROOM WAS QUITE FULL. WE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT SPOKE. AND THEN WE CLOSED THE OCTOBER 6TH. I THINK. HOW MANY VOTES? MR. THERE'S FOR THIS PARTICULAR. YEAH. AND THAT'S AND THAT PUBLIC HEARING WAS PURSUANT TO STATUTE. THE NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, ETC. OCTOBER 6TH.

THE QUESTION WAS, HOW MANY VOTES DOES IT TAKE? I'M GETTING THERE. THANKS, FRANK, FOR REMINDING ME. SO THE THE LAW REQUIRES A SUPERMAJORITY OF 60% TO PASS THIS LAW, WHICH FOR BOARD MEMBER, SORRY, BOARD CONSTITUTED FIVE MEMBERS IS THREE VOTES, WHICH IS THE SAME AS A SIMPLE MAJORITY. BUT IN THIS CASE IT QUALIFIES AS BOTH A SIMPLE AND SUPERMAJORITY. IS THERE ANY MECHANISM YOU KNOW HOW FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER THERE WAS A PETITION. IS THERE ANY SIMILAR MECHANISM? I DON'T BELIEVE SO, NO. OKAY. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW, SIR, IF THERE IS OR ISN'T, I DIDN'T EVEN I WASN'T I DON'T THINK THERE IS, BUT. I MEAN I THINK IT SHOULD BE I THINK MAYBE I WOULD ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, MY FELLOW CITIZENS TO MAYBE LOBBY THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO HAVE SUCH A PROVISION. I MEAN, THE LAW IS WHAT IT IS. BUT ANYWAY, THERE WAS JUST AS AN ASIDE, THERE WAS A SEPARATE SERIES OF MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE GARBAGE DISTRICT, SINCE THAT IS. FOR SURE WHAT WOULD PUT US OVER THE TAX LEVY. EITHER WAY OF THE BUDGET, THERE WAS A SEPARATE SERIES OF MEETINGS AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT, AND THERE WAS A PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING. SEVERAL, BUT I KNOW THERE WAS ONE DOWNSTAIRS QUITE RECENTLY. SO THAT WAS ALSO THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TO GET THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST AND TO ANSWER ALL OF THEIR QUESTIONS REGARDING GOING FORWARD WITH THE GARBAGE DISTRICT. SO THE TOWN BOARD DID PREVIOUSLY PASS THOSE RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTIONS INVOLVED TO DESIGNATE THAT WE WOULD BE GOING THROUGH WITH CREATING THE GARBAGE DISTRICT AND SIGNING THOSE CONTRACTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT THAT HELPS.

ALSO, AND THAT'S WHAT WAS BEING REFERRED TO BY OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT $4 MILLION WOULD WOULD AUTOMATICALLY. HIS QUESTION WAS WHETHER THE CITIZENS HAD A VOTE ON IT OR NOT. IT WAS. AND I WAS CLARIFYING THAT THE ITEM THAT IS PUTTING US OVER THE TAX LEVY ALSO HAD. IT'S A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND INFORMATION MEETINGS AND A VOTE ALSO. WELL, THANK YOU. IT MIGHT JUST BE ME, BUT YOU TALKED ABOUT THE OFFICIAL PAPER. I DON'T GET TO HAVE A SON, SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW. OFTENTIMES. THE MEETING MINUTES ARE NOT ON THE WEBSITE.

RIGHT. IT'S REALLY HARD TO FOLLOW WHAT'S GOING ON. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S GOING TO BE A SPECIFIC MEETING. I HAPPEN TO NOTICE SOMEONE PUT IT ON FACEBOOK, SAID THERE'S A MEETING TONIGHT. BUT I DECIDED TO COME AND I WENT TO THE LAST MINUTE. BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MAJORITY OF THE TOWN OF TOWN RESIDENTS KNOW ABOUT THIS WEBSITE. I REALLY DON'T THINK SO. THE TYPICALLY NOTICES ARE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS WITH THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, BUT CERTAINLY THE THEY'RE POSTED ON THE SIGN BOARD, THE PHYSICAL SIGN BOARD THAT ANYBODY CAN OBSERVE INSIDE THE TOWN HALL AND ALSO ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE AT A MINIMUM. SO THERE'S TWO ADDITIONAL FORMS OF NOTIFICATION IN ADDITION TO THE STATUTORILY REQUIRED PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. MR. MAHONEY, IS THIS IMPORTANT? IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE. NOTIFICATION SHOULD BE BETTER. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THAT INPUT. MR. MAHONEY HAD HIS HAND UP, TOO. YES. MR. MAHONEY, ARE YOU DOING, SIR? I'M CHAIRMAN. GARBAGE COMMITTEE

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THE TWO SEPARATE THING. YES. OKAY. RESOLUTION 4.2. JILL. PROPOSED CODE CHANGES FOR

[4.2. Proposed code changes for a Schedule of Fines and Penalties]

[4.3. 4922 Oregon Road Rezoning Public Hearing Resolution]

AND WHEREAS THE BOARD'S PROPOSED REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE TOWN BOARD ENTERTAIN REZONING REQUEST WITH CONCERNS. AND WHEREAS THE TOWN BOARD REFERRED THIS REZONING REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PLANNING BOARD FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION, AND WHEREAS, THE TOWN BOARD RECEIVED A PLANNING BOARD REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, AND WHEREAS, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD CONDUCTED A. CONDUCTED AND COORDINATED SECRET PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE TOWN BOARD AS A LEAD AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT, AND COMPLETED A 230 9-M COUNTY REFERRAL. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD SAYS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPOSED REZONING APPLICATION AT THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, 16 100 SOUTH PARK AVENUE, AT ON NOVEMBER 4TH AT 7 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025. IS THAT DOESN'T IT SAY DECEMBER 8TH OR AM I IN THE WRONG ONE? NOPE. DECEMBER 17TH. OKAY. NOVEMBER 17TH. SO MOVED.

SECOND ON THE QUESTION WAS THIS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEIR

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THE RECOMMENDATION THEY RECOMMENDED AGAINST THE. YES, THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING.

BUT WE STILL NEED TO HOLD. BUT YOU STILL NEED TO MAKE A DECISION. YEAH. OKAY. SO. OKAY, SO COUNCILMAN BUKOWSKI AND COUNCILMAN COMERFORD ALL IN FAVOR? SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

[4.4. 2025 Hamburg LWRP Proposed Rezonings Lead Agency and PH Resolution]

WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG HAS COMPLETED A RAPID AMENDMENT OF THE TOWN'S LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM AND IS PROCEEDING TOWARDS ADOPTION. AND WHEREAS THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE NYS DOSE IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TOWN IS ACT IN A CONSISTENCY REVIEW LAW AND AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING MAP. PRIOR TO ADOPTING THE LW RP AMENDMENT, AND WHEREAS, FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO NEW YORK STATE MUNICIPAL LAW NUMBER 20, IN SECTIONS EIGHT, DASH 15 AND 280 338 OF THE CODE, THE TOWN BOARD PROPOSES A LOCAL ORDINANCE BY THE ZONING MAP OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, REZONING THE FOLLOWING PARCELS AS LISTED BELOW. WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 617 OF THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ARTICLE EIGHT, STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD LIFE CONDUCT AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, THE TOWN BOARD WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BEGIN THE ADOPTION PROCESS FOR THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS.

NOW. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE PLANNING PERMIT TO INITIATE SEEKER COORDINATED REVIEW PROCESS, AS WELL AS REQUIRE 239 DASH M CALENDAR GIRL CONDUCT THE REQUIRED THE APPROVAL FOR THE RESOLVED. THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD REVERSED THESE PROPOSED ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANNING BOARD FOR REVIEW, AND RECOMMEND RECOMMENDATIONS IN SUCH A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THESE PROPOSED REZONING FROM DECEMBER 8TH, 2025 TO 7 P.M. MOTION APPROVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. ADULT USE CANNABIS LAW AMENDMENTS REFERRAL TO THE PLANNING BOARD,

[4.5. Adult Use Cannabis Law Amendments Referral to Planning Board]

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIED. PLEASE BUDGET AMENDMENT PURCHASE.

[4.6. Police – Budget Amendment & Purchase]

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[4.7. Police-Out of Town Travel Request]

AND WHEREAS THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR LODGING, MEALS OR TRANSPORTATION, AND NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES OFFICER WILLIAM BLANEY TO ATTEND THE CYBER INVESTIGATION TRAINING, CYBER INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES TRAINING AT NO COST. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. CARRIED. TAKE ME WITH YOU. BIG TREE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY

[4.8. Building Permit Refund]

4727 PEMBROKE, HAMBURG, AVAILABLE FROM 8 TO 5 FIVE FIVE. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. AYE. CARRIED. FIRE COMPANY NUMBER. THE TOWN BOARD APPROVED THE REQUEST OF

[4.9. Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company Member Request]

[4.10. Budget adjustment for Building Inspection Department]

[4.11. Award of Nick Concession/Bathroom Electrical Service]

[4.12. Emergency Demolition Contractor Bid Award]

VILLAGE OF HAMBURG. LOCAL LAW NUMBER 1-2014. CHAPTER 127 DANGEROUS BUILDINGS AND THE VILLAGE OF LAKE LOCAL FIVE 2999 108. UNSAFE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. SUCH SERVICES PERFORM EMERGENCY DEMOLITION OF A STRUCTURE THAT IS A DANGER AND FIRE, WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG ADVERTISED FOR BIDS FOR 2025 AND 2026, TOWN EMERGENCY DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR, WHERE IT

[00:35:03]

MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. IN FAVOR. AYE. CARRIED. APPROVED 017 CREATION OF SKILLED

[4.13. Approve PO17-Creation of two Skilled Labor positions in the Highway Department]

[4.14. Adopt Special Town charges indicated on Letter of Authorization]

SO MOVED. SECOND. WAIT. WHAT IS THE. WHAT IS THE SPECIAL? IS THIS A UNPAID WATER? WHAT IS.

WHAT'S THE. THIS GOES IN EVERY YEAR TO THE COUNTY. OKAY. GOTCHA. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

SO WHO MADE THE MOTION? I DID AGAIN SECOND. DAN KOZUB. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. BE IT

[4.15. B&G PAF]

[4.16. B&G Utility Trailer Purchase]

NONE OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES FROM HAMBURG BID ON THESE POSITIONS ON THESE OR BID PRICE.

OKAY, OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. SCHEDULE. TOWN BOARD HEARING FOR THE BAYVIEW HOTEL

[4.17. Schedule Town Board Hearing-Bay View Hotel for local landmark designation]

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[4.18. Highway Budget Amendment]

[4.19. Interest Re-Allocation]

[4.20. Youth, Recreation, & Senior Services P.A.F.]

[4.21. Supervisor Account Transfer]

[4.22. 5310 Mobility Enhancement Project]

SO MOVED. SECOND, AND THE QUESTION THOUGH JILL OH ARE THESE VANS WHEN WE GET THESE,

[00:45:03]

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. CARRIED. BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR THE

[4.23. Budget adjustment for Building Inspection to IT]

PAT, DID YOU GIVE HIM THE OKAY FOR THIS? YES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. 2026 HAMBURG

[4.24. 2026 Hamburg Multimodal Trails Master Plan]

THERE IS A 2017 ONSITE MULTIMODAL TRAILS MASTER PLAN WAS A COLLABORATIVE VENTURE BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG VILLAGE AND HAMBURG AND EDC CONSULTANT AND WHEREAS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TRAILS HAMBURG COMMUNITIES ARE REQUESTED. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UPDATED 2026 HAMBURG MULTIMODAL TRAILS MASTER PLAN TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR PROJECT PLANNING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION AND FUTURE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, IT HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS. THE TOWN OF THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD SUPPORTS THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT AND PROPOSED PROJECTS AND WILL WORK WITH THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG. VILLAGE OF LANESVILLE. E, C G CONSULTING AND TRAILS COMMITTEE AND THE RULES COMMITTEE. TRAFFIC FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. SO MOVED SECOND ON THE. ON THE QUESTION THOUGH, I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT KAT WALSH HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS PROJECT AND GETTING THIS GOING, AND SHE REGRETS SHE WANTED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING SO THAT SHE COULD SAY A FEW WORDS, BUT SHE'S UNABLE TO AND JUST ASKED ME TO STATE HOW PLEASED SHE IS WITH BEING ABLE TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. WE. THERE WAS A MEETING THAT WE ALREADY HAD WITH THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT LAY AHEAD.

ALL IN FAVOR I CARRIED. APPROVED INTERNSHIP TO FINANCE TOWN. HEREBY APPROVES RYAN

[4.25. Approve Internship in the Finance Department]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CARRIED. WE LIKE TO KNOW. CUSTODY FOR A BUILDING PERMIT. IT WAS OUT OF

[4.26. Refund for Building Permit]

[4.27. Non-CFA Zoning Industrial Zoning District Code and Map Amendments SEQR]

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CARRIED. NON ZONING, INDUSTRIAL ZONING. DISTRICT CODE AMENDMENTS. ADOPTION. WHEREAS

[4.28. Non-CFA Zoning Industrial Zoning District Code and Map Amendments Adoption]

[4.29. Non-CFA Phase 1 Zoning Code Amendments SEQR Resolution]

THEREFORE. ISSUES ISSUES THE ATTACHED SEEKER NEGATIVE DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.17.7 TO THE REGULATIONS SO MOVED BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. AUTHORIZE AGREEMENT. HAMMERED VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY. WHEREAS THE

[4.30. Authorize Agreement - Hamburg Volunteer Ambulance Company]

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CARRIED. 31 NON CFA PHASE ONE ZONING CODE AMENDMENT. ADOPTION RESOLUTION. WHEREAS THE HAMBURG

[4.31. Non-CFA Phase 1 Zoning Code Amendments Adoption Resolution]

AND WHEREAS THE ZONING MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TOWN LOTS TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF BRINGING TOWN ZONING FOR ZONING MAP AND INFORM WITH THE TOWN 2022 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND. NOW. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TOWN WAR EVENT LAW, LOCAL LAW NUMBER TEN OF THE YEAR 1986 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, CHAPTER TWO, ENTITLED ZONING TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVISION OF THE TOWN CODE IS REFERENCED ABOVE AND IN ATTACHMENT SO MOVED SECOND. OH, OKAY, THIS ONE NEEDS A MINOR AMENDMENT. WE TALKED AT THE WORK SESSION OF FOR THIS RESOLUTION. WHAT YOU'RE APPROVING ARE THE CODE UPDATES TO PHASE ONE OF THE NON CFA. ONE OF THE THINGS IS AS YOU GUYS RECALL WE ARE REMOVING MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT USES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. THE ONLY AMENDMENT THAT I WOULD PROPOSE TO THIS BOARD IS THAT WE WOULD ADD A CLAUSE NUMBER 14 TO THE NC AMENDMENTS. THAT'S IN YOUR ATTACHMENTS TO SAY, EXISTING R-3 USES AS OF THE DATE OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS LOCAL LAW AS A PERMITTED USE. AND WHAT THAT WILL DO IS ANYTHING THAT'S IN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL RIGHT NOW, THAT IS AN EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDING OR BIGGER THAN A DUPLEX WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED AND WOULD NOT BE MADE NON-CONFORMING BY THAT USE BEING REMOVED FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. SO WE'RE STILL REMOVING APARTMENTS AND MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. WE'RE JUST ALLOWING EXISTING ONES TO BE CONFORMING INSTEAD OF BECOMING NON-CONFORMING. SO THAT'S WHAT THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE, A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT, AS PROPOSED BY MISTER ROGERS. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE NEW RESOLUTION, AS AMENDED. I, I AND YOU'LL PROVIDE THAT LANGUAGE TO THE TOWN CLERK. THANK YOU. THANKS, JOSH. THANKS, JOSH. CHAPTER 227 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS AMENDMENT

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THE INDIANAPOLIS 32 TOWN OF HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND TWO PAGES TOWN BOARD OF MEXICAN TOWN COPIES ATTACHED. AMEND CHAPTER TWO, 27 PAGES. SIDEWALKS NINE, 2027. AND. SIDEWALKS. REPAIR APPEALS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE TOWN BOARD HEREBY ENTERTAINS THE PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENT, AUTHORIZES REFERRAL OF ITS PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDMENTS TO ERIE COUNTY TO EVER PLAY FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS AT A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 8TH AT 7 P.M. IN THE TOWN HALL, SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. CARRIED. GOOD JOB. GREAT JOB.

JOE. JILL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FILLING IN. PUT A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA IN YOUR STOCKING THIS YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WELL, HALLOWEEN'S OVER. I

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DEAR SUPERVISOR KATHY RACZYNSKI AND FELLOW TOWN BOARD MEMBERS. IN JUNE OF 2016, I ACCEPTED AN APPOINTMENT TO THE HAMBURG TOWN FROM THE HAMBURG TOWN BOARD TO SERVE AS A VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBER ON THE HAMBURG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AS WELL AS THE HAMBURG, NEW YORK LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. DURING THE PAST NINE YEARS PLUS YEARS, I HAVE WORKED WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, TWO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO UPDATE AND IMPROVE THE HAMBURG IDA AND THE HAMBURG LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND IN MY OPINION, TO MAKE IT A MODEL AGENCY FOR ALL NEW YORK STATE. WE ARE VERY PROUD. I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS AGENCY, ITS BOARD MEMBERS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESSES AND JOBS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TODAY. AS THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IS ABOUT TO SEE NEW LEADERSHIP, I HAVE DECIDED TO NOTIFY SUPERVISOR KATHY

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YEAH, DIFFERENT TOPIC. SURE. IT WAS A YOUNG LADY AT THE OCTOBER 20TH MEETING, TALKED ABOUT GRANT. SHE WORKED FOR THE ERIE COUNTY. OH. COULD YOU COULD YOU COME UP TO THE MIC, SIR? YEAH.

THE PEOPLE AT HOME CAN WATCH AND SEE. YEAH. MY NAME IS JOHN YOUNG. JOHN YOUNG, CENTER AT 218 PROSPECT AVENUE. THANK YOU. THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY THAT SPOKE AT THE LAST TOWN BOARD MEETING ABOUT GRANTS, AND SHE WORKED FOR ERIE COUNTY. SHE DOESN'T ANYMORE. AND SHE MENTIONED THREE DIFFERENT GRANTS THAT WERE POSSIBLE, THAT TYPE OF THING. I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD TO THINK ABOUT USING HER AS POSSIBLY A CONSULTANT WHEN NEEDED, TO LOOK FOR GRANTS FOR HAMBURG SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE SOME OUT THERE, AT LEAST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. OKAY, WE WE DO HAVE A GRANT WRITER THAT'S ALWAYS SEEKING GRANTS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND, AND PLUS OURSELVES. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE, IF THERE'S A PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO BE WORKED ON OR IS BEING WORKED ON, TRUST US, WE ALWAYS LOOK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S POCKETBOOK BESIDES THE TOWN'S. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M HAPPY TO TAKE HER INFORMATION, ACTUALLY KNOW WHO THAT IS. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO SEND THAT TO OUR GRANT WRITER. AND HE'S ALWAYS REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE, WHETHER IT'S AGENCIES. WE GET A LOT OF DIFFERENT EMAILS ON DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES. BUT HE'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND TO TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE, AND I'M SURE HE'LL REACH OUT TO HER TO SEE IF SHE HAS ANY OTHER MECHANISMS OR, YOU KNOW, PARTNERS THAT SHE WORKS WITH. SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO TO TAKE HER HER INFORMATION. I'LL CONTACT HER TO MAKE SURE IT'S OKAY WITH HER. AND THEN I WILL SHARE THAT WITH OUR GRANT WRITER. AND COLLABORATION IS ALWAYS GREAT, RIGHT? THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU. SURE. BECAUSE I'M SURE SHE STILL HAS CONNECTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. YOUNG. PAT, I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT FOR A SECOND. AS FAR AS, LIKE, THE TAX INCREASES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I DIDN'T AGGRAVATE YOU ENOUGH EARLIER. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO IT NOW A LITTLE BIT AND COME UP. BUT I MEAN, CAN YOU JUST, LIKE, EXPLAIN THAT? I MEAN, BECAUSE I MEAN, THAT WAS THE BEST BUDGET PRESENTATION I THINK I'VE EVER SEEN IN ANY TOWN OR MUNICIPALITY. I, YOU KNOW, BEING IN THE COUNTY AND LACKAWANNA AND EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT AS FAR AS LIKE THE SEVEN, THE PROPOSED, I SHOULD SAY, SUPERVISORS PROPOSED SEVEN POINT WHATEVER RATE INCREASE, HOW IT ALLOCATES INTO ACTUAL DOLLARS AND CENTS FOR A HOMEOWNER OF SOMEBODY MAYBE SAY, $200,000 HOME OR $300,000 HOME.

RIGHT. SO I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME. SO I APOLOGIZE IF I'M OFF BY PENNIES.

BUT ESSENTIALLY BASED ON AN ASSESSED VALUE OF $100,000, IT WAS $90 PER YEAR INCREASE TO A HOME WITH AN ASSESSED VALUE OF $100,000. SO THE MATH WOULD JUST EXTRAPOLATE. IF IT'S 150,000 ASSESSED, IT'S THAT $0.90 TIMES 150 TIMES 200, ETC. AND I OH SORRY. GO AHEAD. SO

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OKAY. YES. JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, OR THE TAX ASSESSOR COULD CERTAINLY DO SO. THE THE EQUALIZATION RATE IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S THE IT'S THE WAY THE CALCULATION TAKES THE FAIR MARKET VALUE AND MAKES IT INTO AN ASSESSED VALUE. AND SINCE THERE HASN'T BEEN A REVALUATION, MOST MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING TOWN OF HAMBURG FOR MANY YEARS, WE ARE AND THIS IS SET, OF COURSE, THAT WE SUBMIT ALL KINDS OF DATA FROM THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, BUT IT'S SET BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK. CORRECT. AND SO THEREFORE NEXT YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT BEING SET AT 0.29 OR 29% EQUALIZATION RATE. IS THAT CORRECT? SORRY, WE'RE AT 29 THIS YEAR AND WE DON'T KNOW NEXT YEAR'S YET. THANK THANKS PAT. AS LONG AS YOU'RE THERE, MAY I ASK YOU ONE MORE QUESTION TO. OF COURSE, OF COURSE. IT'LL BE EASY. SO LET'S SAY WE DID NOT PASS THAT LOCAL LAW TO GO OVER THE TAX LEVY. WE'VE ALREADY SIGNED CONTRACTS FOR THE GARBAGE DISTRICT, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION. SO WHAT WOULD WE HAVE DONE TO COME UP WITH $4 MILLION TO PAY FOR THAT CONTRACT THAT WE'VE ALREADY SIGNED? THERE WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE THREE OPTIONS. ONE IS WE WOULD HAVE TO CANCEL THE CONTRACTS BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE A MECHANISM TO PAY FOR IT. TWO WOULD BE TO INCREASE THE TAX RATE TO ALL THE TAXPAYERS TO COVER THAT $4 MILLION THAT WOULD BE SPREAD ACROSS ALL HOMEOWNERS IN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG. THREE WOULD BE TO HAVE THE BOARD AGREE THAT WE'D GO OUT FOR BONDING TO PAY FOR THAT $4 MILLION. OKAY. THANK YOU. OF COURSE, IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU THIS QUESTION, I WOULD HAVE GAVE YOU A HEADS UP AND. OH, NO, YOU'RE PREPARED. I CAN TAP DANCE. I CAN'T RUN, BUT I CAN TAP DANCE. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT. NO, NO. NO OFFENSE.

SO THERE WERE MECHANISMS TO PAY FOR IT. IT'S NOT THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE PAID FOR. THERE WERE. IT'S JUST THEY WOULD NOT BE GOING OVER THE TAX LEVY. WELL, IF IF WE HAD TO TAX THE RESIDENTS WE WOULD STILL BE THAT RESULTING TAX WOULD THEN GO INTO OVERALL TAX LEVY. SO WE'D STILL BE OVER THE TAX CAP FOR THIS YEAR BY ABOUT HOW MUCH? OH GEEZ. WE'D HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. YEAH. JUST IF I COULD JUST DOVETAIL ON THAT. THE THE IMPACT OF THOSE OPTIONS ARE, NUMBER ONE, IF YOU BOND, YOU'RE INCURRING INTEREST, WHICH IS UNNECESSARY BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY A PASS THROUGH. I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE. AND IF WHAT PAT SAID WAS THAT IT WOULD BE SPREAD AMONG ALL TAXPAYERS ACROSS THE ENTIRE TOWN, THE REAL PROPERTY OWNERS, THEREFORE TAXPAYERS, THE WAY THIS DISTRICT WAS STYLED BASED UPON THE WORK OF ACTUALLY MULTI YEARS FROM THE COMMITTEE WHO WORKED ON IT, INCLUDING BOB MAHONEY, WAS THAT THE CAME UP WITH THE RESOLUTION THAT OR SORRY THE IDEA AND THAT BECAME WHAT THE PARADIGM WAS FOR THE REFUSE RECYCLING DISTRICT. AND THAT WOULD BE THAT ONLY THOSE PERSONS WHO RECEIVED THE BENEFIT WOULD BE TAXED ON IT. AND THAT WAS HOW IT WAS STRUCTURED WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS FORMED. CORRECT. THANKS, BEN. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MIKE? BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY THAT $4 MILLION IS $4 MILLION, WHETHER WE DO IT THROUGH THE DISTRICT OR HAD TO PASS IT THROUGH TO THE TAXPAYER, THAT WOULD STILL BE IN THE OVERALL TAX LEVY, EVEN WITHOUT THE GARBAGE, WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO GO. I THINK WE'VE HIT THIS ENOUGH AND I'M SATISFIED IT'S OUT OF ORDER. ACTUALLY, WE VOTED ON THIS ISSUE AND WE CAN INFORMATION. SO I KNOW IT'S AN ELECTION TOMORROW AND EVERYTHING. AND PEOPLE ARE MAKING POLITICAL STATEMENTS HERE THAT ARE BEYOND. I'M NOT RUNNING. I ASKED A QUESTION. OH THANK YOU YOUR COLLEAGUE FOR GOOD. YEP. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? COULD I, COULD I ASK JOHN TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE EPIPEN BILL THAT'S BEEN UP, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT. OH THAT'S FINE, I'M HAPPY. YOU WANT TO COME UP, PLEASE? THANKS.

JOHN. BE ON THE SPOT. I'M GOING TO BE NICE. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER. SHE'S

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LAST YEAR OR ACTUALLY THIS YEAR BACK, I BELIEVE IN FEBRUARY, THE GOVERNOR DID SIGN INTO LAW THAT ALL PLACES OF ASSEMBLY ARE MANDATED TO HAVE AND SUPPLY EPIPENS. HOWEVER, I. MY POSITION IS LEGISLATIVE CHAIRMAN FOR OUR SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEER FIREMEN. I JUST RECENTLY GOT BACK FROM DOING A LEGISLATIVE WEEKEND UP IN DETROIT, AND I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR COLLEAGUES UP THERE, AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW. I BROUGHT IT TO MR. COSBY'S ATTENTION. HE HAS GONE AHEAD AND CALLED SENATOR GALVIN AND ASSEMBLYMAN RIVERA, ON WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT TO PROVIDE THESE EPIPENS? WHO'S PAYING FOR IT? AND EPIPEN, FOR ONE, IS ONLY GOOD FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. ALL DUE RESPECT, ANYBODY WHO NEEDS THAT EPIPEN DID NOT ASK TO HAVE THIS ALLERGY. IT'S A LIFE ALLERGY. I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT WHY SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND GIVE OUT NARCAN LIKE IT'S CANDY TO PEOPLE WHO ORIGINALLY MADE A CHOICE ON IT? THEY MADE THAT CHOICE TO START WITH. THESE PEOPLE THAT NEED THE EPIPENS DID NOT MAKE THE CHOICE TO HAVE ALLERGIES TO THE BEE STINGS, TO NUTS, TO SHELLFISH. THIS IS A NECESSITY. THAT HAS TO BE PROVIDED. YES, THEY SHOULD HAVE EPIPENS WITH THEM. HOWEVER, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE'RE HUMAN. EVERYBODY FORGETS STUFF. YOU HOPE THAT YOU GOT IT BACK UP, BUT THE STATE IS SAYING EVERY PLACE OF ASSEMBLY HAS TO HAVE AN EPIPEN. DOES IT SAY WHERE IT HAS TO BE KEPT, HOW IT HAS TO BE CONTROLLED, AND WHO'S ALLOWED TO GIVE IT? IT DOES SAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TRAINED INDIVIDUAL THERE. BUT IT'S NOT GIVEN CLEAR DEFINITION ON WHERE THE MONEY HAS TO COME FROM TO PROVIDE THEM. WE DON'T KNOW IN THIS TOWN HALL HOW MANY THERE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE PAPERWORK ON IT. COULD BE ONE.

COULD BE ONE AT EVERY ENTRANCE. LIKE YOU GOT NARCAN? WE DON'T KNOW. I'M ASKING THIS BOARD TO GO AHEAD AND MAYBE MAKE NOTIFICATION TO TRY AND GET US MORE INFORMED. AS THE PUBLIC AND THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE ON WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY THIS IS TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP THIS IN STOCK. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, IF THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN I KNOW IT AND EPIPEN IS EXPENSIVE, INSURANCE DOESN'T WANT TO COVER IT. THIS IS A LAW. NOW WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT TO MY ATTENTION. I JUST WAS BRING IT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION AND HOPEFULLY, MAYBE WE COULD DRAFT UP SOME RESOLUTION ASKING THESE QUESTIONS. I REACHED OUT TO, AS YOU SAID, ASSEMBLYMAN RIVERA, SENATOR GALVIN, AND BASICALLY WHO'S PURCHASING THEM, WHERE WE STORING THEM? WHO'S GOING TO GIVE THE TRAINING? AND NOT ONLY THAT, YOU NEED A PRESCRIPTION TO TO GET AN EPIPEN. WHO'S GOING TO WHO'S YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE NURSES AND DOCTORS ON HAND TO, TO WRITE A SCRIPT OR, OR CHURCH OR ANY OTHER ASSEMBLY FIRE HALLS THAT HAVE HALLS THAT RUN OUT FOR WEDDINGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I MEAN, SO THERE'S LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S REAL NO CLARITY. I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION. AND I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO MIND. AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTER. THANK YOU. THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT I NEED, IF I MAY JUST TOUCH QUICK BASE ON. ALL RIGHT. RECENTLY THE STATE HAS GONE AHEAD AND SIGNED IN FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN, THE HEART FIVE YEAR HEART EXEMPTION AND A FIVE YEAR EXEMPTION FOR CANCER. ALSO, THEY HAVE EXTENDED OUR EMS COST RECOVERY TO 2031, WHICH IS GREAT. HOWEVER, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE

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THANKS. AND MAYBE AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, THERE ARE A BUNCH OF OTHER BILLS AND STUFF THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SIT DOWN AND CHAT WITH, BUT I'M NOT DOING IT HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANKS, JJ OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. OKAY THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO.

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GREAT JOB! SO YEAH, WE DOUBLE STACKED THEM AND WE FILLED THE WHOLE TRAILER UP. SO THAT WAS I WAS I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. I WANT TO THANK MY GUYS FOR COMING OUT, DOING ALL THE WORK, AND IT WAS A GOOD JOB. AND IT'S THE BENEFIT OF OUR TAXPAYERS. WE PUT OUR NEW VEHICLE IN SERVICE AS OF YESTERDAY, AND IT IS REPLACED THE 1994 VEHICLE. IT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF THE STORM SEWER DISTRICT OR THE STORM SEWER ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUCK OUT RECEIVERS AND STUFF TO KEEP THE STORM WATER MOVING. AND ALSO IT HAS A A

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AND BEING JILL STOLE MY THUNDER SAID THE GOLF COURSE IS CLOSED. BUT THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US SOME, SOME OPPORTUNITY TO START TO DO SOME SOME WORK IN THERE CUTTING SOME TREES. AND, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING A FIRE LINE BETWEEN THE CLUB HOUSE AND THE, THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING, SO WE CAN IMPROVE THE INTERNET OUT THERE. SO WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IN THE OFF SEASON. SO ANY IMPROVEMENT ON THE GOLF CARTS, THE COURSE? YES, THE GOLF CARTS, GOLF CART PATHS. YES. YES. THAT'S THE WORD I WAS LOOKING FOR. YEAH. NOW, DO WE HAVE TO PROVIDE OUR OWN PAPER BAGS OR DO YOU THE TOWN HAVE THE BIG BROWN ONES OR. YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE YOUR OWN LOSS. SORRY I LOST. YEAH. THERE. IT'S CHEAPER THERE, THERE. YOU KNOW, THERE. I GOT TWO TREES IN MY YARD. YEAH. JUST IT'S JUST WHAT WE DO IS WE GET ALL THE BROWN BAGS, WE GET THEM ALL. AND THEN THROUGH SHARED SERVICES, THEY EITHER BRING IN WEST SENECA OR CHEEKTOWAGA, A BIG A BIG TUB GRINDER IN, YOU THROW THEM ALL IN AND WE GRIND THEM ALL UP, PUT THEM BACK OUT. WE MAKE MULCH OUT OF IT. WE GIVE IT AWAY FOR FREE. SO SO THE TAXPAYERS BENEFIT, THEY GET IT. THEY GET IT ALL BACK. SO GREAT. JUST REALLY QUICKLY FOR PLANNING. WE HAVE A PLANNING BOARD MEETING ON NOVEMBER 5TH AND ON NOVEMBER 19TH. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENTS ASKING ABOUT THE SUBDIVISION OVER ON PARKER ROAD THAT IS BACK ON NOVEMBER 19TH, AS WELL AS THE WETZEL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S NEXT DOOR TO IT. SO FEEL FREE TO COME OUT TO THE PLANNING BOARD ON NOVEMBER 19TH IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THOSE PROJECTS. AND I REALLY JUST QUICKLY WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO TWO TOWN BOARD MEETINGS AGO, THERE WAS A WOMAN DURING A PUBLIC HEARING WHO ASKED ABOUT ZONING CODE CHANGES, AND SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT GREEN SPACE IN THE TOWN. SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THE DEVELOPMENT. AND WE HEAR IT. I KNOW I HEAR IT FROM PLANNING DEPARTMENT STANDPOINT. I'M SURE FROM THE TOWN BOARD THAT YOU HEAR IT ALL THE TIME WITH THE RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU GUYS PASSED TONIGHT. I WANT TO SAY THAT WE'VE DONE PHASE ONE OF THE ZONING CODE UPDATES, WHICH INCLUDE REVISIONS TO CAR WASHES AND INCREASING BUFFERS. WE'VE LOOKED AT ADDING 20% GREEN SPACE TO ALL CONDOMINIUMS, APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOMES. THAT WAS IN THAT PHASE ONE. WE'VE LOOKED AT INCREASING OUR STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE RENTAL MINI STORAGE, ADDING DEFINITIONS. WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE DEFINITIONS BEFORE, WE LOOKED TO ADDING MORE BUFFERS TO APARTMENTS IN AREAS THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED. WE REMOVED THEM FROM USES AND ZONING DISTRICTS WHERE IT DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE. WITH THE AMENDMENT TO NC, WE REMOVED SOME OF THOSE USES AND LOWER INTENSITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THIS TOWN BOARD FOR THAT PHASE ONE OF THE ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS. I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER FARRELL LAWRENCE HAS BEEN LEADING THAT CHARGE AND HAS BEEN A PART OF A LOT OF THOSE MEETINGS, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER CUMBERFORD. I KNOW DAN AND KATHY AND FRANK CALLED ME WHENEVER THEY HAVE A QUESTION. WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO, BUT I'M PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR. AND I THINK IT'S IT SHOWS THAT WE'VE BEEN LISTENING TO RESIDENTS. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED PREVIOUSLY FROM PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS, FROM PREVIOUS TOWN BOARDS, BUT I THINK WITH SOME OF THE ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR AND WHAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO NOT ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR BUT INTO 2026, I THINK THAT WE'RE DEFINITELY LISTENING TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS. AND ON DECEMBER 8TH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HEARD, BUT THERE'S A TON OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WILL BE GOING ON. I WILL BE OUTSIDE IN THE FOYER TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO REZONINGS. THERE'S SOME REZONINGS FOR LAKEVIEW COMMERCIAL. THERE'S A LOT THAT'S GOING ON. I KNOW A LOT OF ZONING CAN BE VERY CONFUSING, BUT I WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND I THINK WE HAVE 5 OR 6 PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT NIGHT, SO THAT'LL BE FIVE, 5 TO 6 P.M. ON DECEMBER, DECEMBER 8TH, RIGHT IN THIS FOYER OUTSIDE OF THE COURTROOM.

AND AS ALWAYS, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL OR SEND ME AN EMAIL. SO THANKS. THANKS, JOSH. THANK YOU. CHIEF. OUR TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. WE HAD THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HERE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED THAT PUT A TRUNK IN AND EVERYBODY THAT CAME. AND NOW WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO OUR NEXT HOLIDAY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE CHRISTMAS. AND WE ARE GOING TO BE PARTNERING AGAIN WITH WALMART TO DO OUR SHOP WITH A COP PROGRAM. SO WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AS WE GET CLOSER. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'VE BEEN SENDING OUR OFFICERS TO ALL THE FRONTIER SCHOOLS AT ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL, SO THAT THERE'S A POLICE OFFICER THERE. AND THEN RECENTLY WE'VE JUST INCLUDED SOUTHTOWNS CATHOLIC AND SAINT FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL TO THAT LIST. SO WE HAVE ALL THE SCHOOLS COVERED IN THE TOWN, WHICH IS NICE. THIS IS THE BAD NEWS EDITOR HIT ON IT ALREADY. IT'S NOVEMBER 3RD. SNOW'S COMING. IN ORDER FOR ED TO DO

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I'M TELLING YOU, I GET NO RESPECT. I KNOW SHE LOVES ME. SHE'S JUST AT THE BETSY. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR. I WAS INVITED NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH AT 11:00 TO THE SENIOR CENTER BY HILLARY PUNT, WHO WANTS ME TO SPEAK TO THE SENIORS REGARDING THE GARBAGE ISSUE, THE REFUGE AND RECYCLING. IT'S GOING TO BE AT ECC ON SOUTHWESTERN BUILDING NUMBER FOUR. YOU HAVE A SOUTHWESTERN ENTRANCE, AND YOU ALSO HAVE A 20 A ENTRANCE RIGHT ACROSS FROM PARKER ROAD. SO THERE'S TWO ENTRANCES AND YOU GO TO BUILDING NUMBER FOUR, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING ABOUT THE REFUGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. WHAT I'M FINDING MORE IS I'M TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE. I'M SORRY, WHAT TIME WAS THAT? 11:11 A.M. ON MONDAY. AND WHAT I'M FINDING ABOUT TALKING TO MOST OF THE PEOPLE I TALK TO ON OUR EXTENSION. DAN COATS, EXTENSION 2233, IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO ME, IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T COME TO THESE MEETINGS AND DON'T WATCH IT LIVE STREAM TO OUR TAXPAYER WHO MENTIONED ABOUT INFORMATION, BECAUSE WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND JEOPARDY ARE ON BETWEEN 7 AND 8. SO THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO WATCH IT. AND THEY'RE TELLING ME THAT ONCE THEY CALL ME BACK AND I TALK TO THEM. SO THE INFORMATION IS GOING TO GET OUT THERE THE BEST I CAN. YOU CAN CALL ME AT 6496111. EXTENSION 2233. THANK YOU. THANKS, BOB. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BOB ABOUT GARBAGE? NO. NO GB OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? CAN I PUT YOU ON THE SPOT? CAMI. JUST HOW CAN WE START IN? GET RID OF THE WOODLAWN SEWER DISTRICT. SO I'VE BEEN SLOWLY LEARNING ABOUT THE WOODLAWN SEWER DISTRICT. SO IT IS SORT OF. IT'S RUN BY A KIND OF A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND HAS ITS OWN STAFFING THAT IS THEN PAID THROUGH THE TOWN. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC BUDGET PAGE FOR WOODLAWN SEWER DISTRICT AND THOSE RESIDENTS THAT DO PAY IT. SO I THINK THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE TO SIT DOWN WITH THOSE FOLKS TO SEE WHAT THE OPERATION IS LIKE, SEE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, AND DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TAKE A FRESH LOOK. I DON'T THINK ANYONE WHO IS HERE NOW WAS PROBABLY INVOLVED WHEN THEY ESTABLISHED THE ORIGINAL DISTRICT, AND IT'S JUST BEEN KIND OF FUNCTIONING IN THE BACKGROUND, AND NO ONE'S PAID TOO CLOSE ATTENTION TO IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE TOWN RESIDENTS AND THEY THEY DESERVE, YOU KNOW, A TOWN BOARD THAT CHECKS IN ONCE IN A WHILE TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING, SEE HOW THE SEWER IS RUNNING. AND I THINK I WOULD START THERE. I WOULD I WOULD GET TOGETHER WITH THOSE IN CHARGE AND SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND WHAT IT HOW THEY HANDLE THINGS AND WHAT WE COULD DO NEXT AND WHAT WE COULD CHANGE TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT. THANKS. THANKS, CAMI. I KNOW WHEN WE SAT DOWN WITH PAT SHEA, THAT CAME UP AS AS SOMETHING THAT WE NEEDED TO PUT ON OUR TO DO LIST, LITERALLY, I HAD TO RESEARCH TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WHAT THE DISTRICT EVEN LOOKED LIKE, WHAT THE HOW THE DISTRICT WAS RUNNING. I WAS GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER. LOVELY WOMAN ANSWERED THE PHONE AND ASKED QUESTIONS, BUT EVEN SHE ASKED ME SOME QUESTIONS AS TOWN ENGINEER ABOUT HOW TO HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE SOME OF THEIR SYSTEMS BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING SOME STRUGGLES WITH THE SEWER LINES. SO AGAIN, IT'S IT'S A CONVERSATION WE CAN HAVE. WE CAN LEARN MORE. WE CAN EVEN INVOLVE ERIE COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT IF WE WANT TO SEE IF IT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE FOR THE TOWN, FOR THAT TO BE RUN BY THE SEWER DISTRICT. BUT IT'S IT'S ABOUT TAKING THAT FRESH LOOK. YEAH, I DID CALL. I THINK THERE'S TWO PART TIME PEOPLE, ONE SECRETARY AND ONE GUY, AND THEY JUST SUBCONTRACT SOMETHING BREAKS, THEY SUBCONTRACT IT OUT.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. WELL, I WELL I TALK WITH YOU ABOUT IT, SO THANK YOU. OKAY. ONE LAST

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AND THAT'S VERY, VERY ENCOURAGING AND SHOWS THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE IN HAMBURG, THE TOWN THAT THAT FRIENDSHIP BUILT. AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SO WHAT'S THE PAGE, FRANK? IT'S I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT. IT'S THE THIELE. IT'S SPELLED T H E A L. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT PAGE, BUT IT'S THROUGH GOFUNDME. I CAN SEND YOU THE PAGE. SO FRONTIER HAS BEEN CIRCULATING IT BETWEEN THEIR STAFF. YEAH, OKAY. THANK YOU, BUT I CAN I CAN GET THAT OFF I OFFLINE, BUT IT IS THROUGH GOFUNDME. AND IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT, IF YOU CHECK IF YOU PUT THEIR NAMES UP, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND IT. IF YOU HAVE IT. CHRIS. GREAT. I'LL PUT IT IN THE SUN. SO BUT I CAN I CAN TEXT MY WIFE AS I'M SITTING HERE. DO YOU HAVE THE EXACT PAGE? BUT NONETHELESS, I, I WANTED TO COMMEND OUR COMMUNITY FOR COMING TOGETHER AND SUPPORTING THIS FAMILY IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AWESOME. I REALLY DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO SAY, BUT IT'S ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW.

EVERYONE DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. WEED THROUGH ALL THE CRAP THAT'S PUTTING OUT THERE AND PLACE YOUR VOTE FOR YOUR BEST CANDIDATE. OKAY? THAT'S IT. YEAH. OKAY. MIKE. SORRY.

TEXTING FRANK THE GO FUND ME PAGE. THANK YOU. NOT A PROBLEM. I TOLD YOU I HAD IT. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE VETERANS. VETERANS DAY IS NOVEMBER 11TH. IT IS COMING UP.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT TIME TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN TIME OUT OF THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT THE THINGS THAT WE ALL APPRECIATE, AND WE ALL COME TO EXPECT AS A DAILY PART OF OUR LIVES. I KNOW, I'M SURE KATHY'S GOING TO GIVE US A RUNDOWN OF ALL THE PLACES THAT YOU CAN GO FOR VETERANS SERVICES, BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S HER THING. BUT EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT ONE WHO WANTS TO DO CROWDS, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO GO AND JUST TEND THE GRAVESITES AND THINK OF IT AND DO SOMETHING KIND FOR SOMEBODY IN YOUR COMMUNITY. NOVEMBER 8TH, THE HAMBURG LIBRARY IS HAVING AN EMERGENCY PREP SERVICES CLASS, WHICH SEEMS TIMELY CONSIDERING THE CHIEF AND FELT THE NEED TO REMIND US THAT SNOW IS COMING AND WE MAY NEED TO HAVE THOSE SKILLS SHARPENED. IF YOU REGISTER THROUGH THE HAMBURG LIBRARY AS WELL AND YOU ATTEND THE TRAINING, THEY DO GIVE YOU A BAG OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MATERIALS THAT YOUR FAMILY IS EXTRA READY, JUST IN CASE WE DO GET THAT MONSTROUS SNOWSTORM. AND THEN THE SAME WEEK, THE FIFTH, SIXTH AND EIGHTH HAMBURG LAKESHORE LIBRARY, I'M SORRY, IS HAVING THEIR BOOK SALE. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION AND THE 20TH, IF YOU JUST DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH DOOM AND GLOOM AND SCARY TALK ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SERVICES, YOU CAN GO TO THE HAMBURG LIBRARY FOR FRAUD PROTECTION SERVICES AND LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FRAUD. AND HOPEFULLY, BY THE END OF NOVEMBER, YOU'LL BE AT YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER TABLE. VERY THANKFUL YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO USE ANY OF THOSE SKILLS, BUT THAT IS ALL. SO THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY, WELL, I WON'T REPEAT WHAT MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ALREADY SAID, BUT I ALSO AM ALWAYS MINDFUL OF JUST HOW IMPORTANT THE SERVICES OF OUR OUR FIRE COMPANIES, OUR POLICE, OUR EMS, OUR, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME THERE'S THERE'S A SITUATION, WE ALWAYS ARE THANKING THE SAME PEOPLE AND HOW INCREDIBLE IT IS THAT WE HAVE THEM TO TURN TO IN OUR COMMUNITY AT THE MOST DIFFICULT OF TIMES. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ALSO WITH NEXT WEEK BEING VETERANS DAY, I'M SURE THE SUPERVISOR AGAIN WILL GO OVER

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AND IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE'RE WHEN WE'RE HAVING THESE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAD WITH ABSOLUTE ACCURATE INFORMATION. SO I THANK THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, AND I THANK THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, WHO WERE READILY AVAILABLE TO GO OVER THIS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY ASK THE QUESTIONS AND WHO PUT TOGETHER THE INFORMATION TO VERIFY THAT THE PERSON, THE BUSINESS OWNER IN QUESTION HAD PAID NOT ONLY SCHOOL TAXES, BUT ALSO TOWN AND COUNTY TAXES. AND I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE AGAIN THAT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, COME AND ASK. WE'RE HERE TO HELP INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR YOU. AND WE GET GOOD IDEAS FROM THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS GOING FORWARD. SO AGAIN, I THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR FOR THEIR INPUT ON ALL REGARDS, BETH. IF YOU DO, YOU HAVE THE NAMES AND PLACES FOR THE VETERANS THINGS. I HAD CATHY'S LIST. I LEFT IT IN MY OFFICE. I BELIEVE THAT IT STARTS ON TUESDAY WITH AT THE LAKESIDE CEMETERY AT 930, AND THEN WE WILL BE DOING A RAISING

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WE'LL DO. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY. PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. WHAT ARE YOU RAISING YOUR HAND FOR, MISTER MAHONEY? WHAT? OH, GOD.

WHAT ELSE DID I HAVE? JUST TO LET EVERYBODY, JUST IN CASE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND, WHEN THEIR BUDGET. MY BUDGET IS NOT THE THE FINAL BUDGET. IT'S THE PROPOSED BUDGET. SO, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND COUNCILMEN TO MAKE CHANGES TO THAT BUDGET. AND THEY HAVE UNTIL THE 17TH IS WHEN WE'LL VOTE ON IT BEFORE IT GOES DOWN TO THE COUNTY. SO THERE'S STILL A TIME FOR CHANGES TO BE MADE TO THOSE NUMBERS. SO JUST SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, IT'S NOT FINAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL MY OFFICE OR CALL ANY OF THE COUNCIL OFFICES AND ASK THEM ABOUT IT. OKAY. THAT'S IT FOR ME. AND HOPEFULLY MISTER FUZE IS WRONG AND IT'S NOT GOING TO SNOW. SO THAT'S IT. YOU HAVE A MOTION

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.