May 18, 2026 5-18-2026 TB Meeting

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EVENING EVERYONE. I MAKE A MOTION TO BRING THE. MAY 18TH, 2026 TOWN OF HAMBURG TOWN BOARD MEETING TO ORDER. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. COUNCILMEMBER BUKOWSKI HERE.

[1. Roll Call]

DO YOU WANT TO NOTE COUNCIL MEMBER OR COUNCIL MEMBER? ORTIZ IS EXCUSED. HE IS EXCUSED. HE IS EXCUSED FOR WHAT HE SAID IS OKAY FOR ME TO DISCLOSE TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER OUR CONGRATULATIONS. SO THE ORTIZ FAMILY WELCOMED A NEW MEMBER YESTERDAY MORNING. SO COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ IS SHARING THIS SPECIAL TIME WITH HIS WIFE, HIS THEIR SON BROOKS, AND THE NEW ADDITION TO THEIR FAMILY. SO WE CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ AND HIS FAMILY AND WE WISH THEM ALL WELL. AND THAT IS WHY HE'S EXCUSED FROM THIS EVENING'S MEETING. OKAY. THIS EVENING, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, THIS WEEKEND WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING MEMORIAL DAY AND THERE WILL BE EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN TO OFFER THE COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY THAT WE REFER TO AS MEMORIAL DAY, AND THE SIGNIFICANCE THAT IT HAS TO SO MANY. THE TOWN BOARD OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS ADOPTED A RECOGNITION THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO AT OUR TOWN BOARD MEETING CLOSEST TO MEMORIAL DAY, AND WE ARE SO HONORED AND PLEASED THAT MEMBERS OF VFW POST 1419 FROM LAKEVIEW COULD BE WITH US THIS EVENING TO HELP US AS WE COMMEMORATE AND RECOGNIZE THIS VERY IMPORTANT DAY ON MONDAY, MEMORIAL DAY. SO IF I COULD START WITH THEM, THEY WILL LEAD US FOR OUR PLEDGE. SO EVERYONE, PLEASE RISE AND FACE THE FLAG. 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 PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL OF OUR ACTIVE MILITARY AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. THANK YOU.

IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING FOR THE SINGING OF OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM BY MR. GEORGE MILLER.

DID YOU TAKE IT OFF RIGHT. OH, SAY, CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT. WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED. AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING? WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS, THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT. O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE ARE. WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING. AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR. GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE. OH, SAY, DOES THAT STAR SPANGLED MAN. WAVE? O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE. AND THE HOME OF THE. BRAVE. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. NOW, OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM VFW POST 1419 WILL RING THE BELL RECOGNIZING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THESE NAMES THAT I'LL BE READING OFF TONIGHT ARE MEMBERS THAT HAVE PASSED SINCE THE LAST MEMORIAL DAY. FROM OUR POST VFW POST 1419 AND ALSO FROM AMERICAN LEGION POST 527. CHLORO MARK I, R DOHERTY,

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SHOOTER. JOHN L. NAVY. VIETNAM. POWERS. RON L, AIR. FORCE. VIETNAM. AMERICAN. LEGION.

JAMES. JENNIE. GEORGE. FRANCE. ROBERT. HENRY. DANIEL. GRAYSON. JOHN. HELD. JIM. RADTKE. JOHN.

DOHERTY. THOMAS. DILLON. JAMES. CANTOR. LEON. MORGAN. DAN. WALZAK. JIM. DINING. JEFF. DUET.

FRANK. RIDZIK. JOHN. AND ALSO JEFF. DINING IS. PASSED AWAY FROM THE VFW. ALSO. THOSE ARE THE NAMES THAT I HAVE. SHARED. A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. WE SINCERELY THANK THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM VFW POST 1419 FOR BEING WITH US THIS EVENING, ALONG WITH MR. MILLER, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND KNOW THAT WE ARE WITH YOUR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REMEMBRANCES AND RECOGNITIONS THROUGHOUT THIS COMING WEEKEND, WE NOTE THAT THERE ARE CEREMONIES AT LAKESIDE CEMETERY ON SATURDAY. AT 930. THERE WILL BE CEREMONIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ON SUNDAY AND OF COURSE, ON MONDAY, BOTH IN LAKEVIEW AND THE VILLAGE OF HAMBURG. THERE WILL ALSO BE CEREMONIES AT THE VFW 1419 AND AT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST. WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THESE CEREMONIES, AT LEAST TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REFLECT UPON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR SACRIFICES AND WHAT THEY HAVE MEANT FOR ALL OF US IN TERMS OF THEIR INVALUABLE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU. RESOLVED THAT THE

[3. Minutes of Previous Meeting]

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, I. ALL RIGHT. ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE ON THE AGENDA ARE WITHDRAWN. AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TABLED FOR THE NEXT BOARD MEETING JUNE 8TH. REQUEST FOR

[4.5. Request for Proposals for Hamburg Town Park Concessions]

[4.6. IT-PAF]

[4.7. CDBG 2026 Agreement - Village of Blasdell]

[4.8. CDBG 2026 Agreement - Village of Hamburg]

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[4.9. CDBG 2026 Agreement - Highway]

[4.10. B&G PAF]

[4.11. Arthur Court]

NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER SIGN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ARTHUR COURT FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT DB51100205S SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR I SOUTH CREEK ROAD, WHEREAS SOUTH CREEK ROAD IS A

[4.12. South Creek Road]

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL AND NEW YORK STATE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DEPARTMENT BE DIRECTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN 2R11C STOP SIGNS ON SOUTH CREEK ROAD, CREATING A THREE WAY STOP INTERSECTION. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT DB51100205S SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR I BEING SURPLUS EQUIPMENT, WHEREAS THE

[4.13. B&G Surplus Equipment]

[4.14. Finance Department-PAF]

[4.15. Police–Cooper]

THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF CHIEF OF POLICE TO APPOINT JORDAN COOPER TO A FULL TIME POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER PROBATIONARY EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 2026. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECT TO ALL PRECONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND POLYGRAPH TESTING. BE IT RESOLVED THE SALARY IS $31.01 PER HOUR. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT BE 3120 100. SO MOVED UNANIMOUS SECOND, UNANIMOUS. SECOND. POLICE NEW HIRE WHEREAS THE HAMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT

[4.16. Police-New Hire]

[4.17. Police-Roncone]

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO APPOINT ANTHONY RONCONE TO THE FULL TIME POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER PROBATIONARY EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 2026. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECT TO ALL PRECONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND POLYGRAPH TESTING. BE IT RESOLVED THE SALARY IS $31.01 PER HOUR.

FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN BE 3120 100. SO MOVED. UNANIMOUS SECOND. POLICE PROMOTED PROMOTION.

[4.18. Police Promotion-Detective Sergeant]

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FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN BE 3120 100, SO UNANIMOUS SECOND. POLICE PROMOTION NARCOTICS

[4.19. Police Promotion-Narcotics]

[4.20. Police Promotion-Lieutenant]

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

SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CLOSING OF CAPITAL PROJECT GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION. WHEREAS

[4.22. Closing of Capital Project - Golf Course Irrigation]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CLOSING OF CAPITAL PROJECT HIGHWAY. WHEREAS THE TOWN HAS COMPLETED

[4.23. Closing of Capital Project - Highway]

[4.24. Closing of Capital Project]

AFTER COVERING THE DEFICIT IN H NINE EIGHT, GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER RELATIVE ACTION TOWN ACTIVE TOWN CAPITAL PROJECT. NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE CLOSE OF CAPITAL PROJECT H NINE NINE SENIOR CENTER CAPITAL PROJECT H NINE EIGHT GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND TRANSFER EXCESS CASH IN THE AMOUNT OF $262,704.99 TO H 119. NEW SENIOR CENTER PROJECT SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR I.

[4.25. 2026 Annual Grass/Weed Cutting Services Bid]

THAT'S I KNOW THAT COUNCILMAN BOWSER HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THAT RELATIVE TO SOME CHARGING FOR. RIGHT. SO, I MEAN, I'M FINE WITH IT. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT. WE'RE GOOD. ALL IN FAVOR, FRANK WAS THE COUNCIL MEMBER. BUKOWSKI WAS THE SECOND, CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

[4.26. Taylor Road Cabin Alcohol Waivers]

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[4.27. Survey Services Town Beach Wall]

[4.28. Closing of Capital Project-Clock Tower Repair]

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE TOWN BOARD AUTHORIZES THE CLOSING OF CAPITAL PROJECT H1O2 CLOCK TOWER AND TRANSFER OF CASH IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE. $1,179,175 TO REPAY THE GENERAL FUND LOAN. DON'T FORGET THAT PENNY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CLOSING OF CAPITAL

[4.29. Closing of Capital Project]

[4.30. Budget Amendment]

[4.31. SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL S.6233 /ASSEMBLY BILL A.6790 INTO LAW]

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AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE TOWN'S STATE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVES, THE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND ALL OTHER APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS. SO UNANIMOUS. SECOND, ON THAT QUESTION, I BELIEVE THAT THE ASSEMBLY DID PASS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAID IT. WE'RE ASKING THE GOVERNOR. YES, YES. YOU'RE ACKNOWLEDGING SEND IT TO YOU. YEAH. WHAT IT IS, IT GIVES THE FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMS A TAX CREDIT, WHICH WAS $500 FOR, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS. SO THEY WERE ASKING FOR AN INCREASE. THEY TRIED TO GO TO 2500, AND THE SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY SETTLED ON $800.

INCREASE ON A TAX CREDIT FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMS TO TRY TO ENHANCE PEOPLE TO JOIN AND IN LIEU OF PAYMENT. AND WE HAD THE FIREMEN CAME HERE AND WE TOLD THEM, WE SUPPORT IT. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE RECRUITING. SO IT'S A GREAT BILL AND WE HOPE THAT OUR GOVERNOR. SO IT'S A UNANIMOUS SECOND. THANK YOU. A WORD OF TOWN HALL BRICK REPAIR PROJECT.

[4.32. Award of Town Hall Brick Repair Project]

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CONTRACT FOR THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO HIGHLAND MASONRY AND RESTORATION INC. FOR $59,000 TOTAL BID, AND THAT THE TOWN SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED OR AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THEIR FIRM AND THAT THE NOTICE OF AWARD AND NOTICE TO PROCEED BE ISSUED AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

IN ACCOUNT A 16200303 SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR I. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME LATE

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[5. Public Comment]

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YOU DON'T PLOW, YOU DON'T CUT LAWNS. WE DO IT ALL OURSELVES. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER AND TAKE OUR NAME OFF OF YOUR LIST, OFF OF YOUR ROSTER. AND WE EITHER GET A CREDIT AND NOT BE CHARGED ANY MORE IN THE FUTURE. WE DO HAVE LETTERS FROM ALMOST ALL OF OUR UNIT OWNERS FEELING THE SAME WAY, AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THEM TO THE TOWN, IF YOU'D HAND THAT TO THE TOWN CLERK. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AND AND THE TOWN HAS BEEN WORKING ON A RESOLUTION WITH MODERN BECAUSE THIS WAS BROUGHT TO US. SO WE. YOU WILL HEAR WHAT THE RESOLUTION. YOU KNOW, ONCE THAT'S WORKED OUT, WE'LL BE GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALAN. HI. I'M ALAN FROM DERBY, NEW YORK. I'M RETURNING BECAUSE A ROUGHLY A MONTH AGO, I GAVE YOU A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT YOU WOULD SIGN IT. A RESOLUTION REGARDING A LEGALLY VALID 2026 ELECTION. I GAVE YOU THREE SCORECARDS THAT WERE DATA QUERIES THAT WE DID ON THE NEW YORK STATE VOTER DATABASES. AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF SOMETHING. I'M VERY PROUD OF, THAT WE DID OUR GROUP

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SO OUR GROUP, WE MAY END UP DOING LIKE 35 OF THESE AND 35 STATES, MAYBE IN SHORT ORDER. I WAS LISTENING TO THE RECORDED VERSION IN COLORADO, AND THE PERSON WHO WAS THE WITNESS WAS A COAUTHOR OF HAVA. AND HE EXPLAINED TO THE ELECTION BOARD HOW THEY WERE NOT COMPLIANT WITH HAVA. AND IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE THEM $40 MILLION TO HELP IMPLEMENT COMPLIANCE WITH HAVA. SO OUR GROUP MAYBE WE DIDN'T MENTION THAT ONE IN OURS, BUT THAT DON'T MEAN IT MIGHT MIGHT NOT COME UP. EACH ELECTION GROUP HAS THEIR OWN WAY. EACH ELECTION BOARD HAS THEIR OWN WAY OF HANDLING IT. SOME RECORD IT, SOME DON'T. SOMETIMES WE'RE ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS. WISCONSIN WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO ASK THE BOARD QUESTIONS, AND FOR EIGHT HOURS IT WAS REPEATED OVER AND OVER. SO WE HAVE THE COUNTY DATABASE, WE HAVE THE STATE DATABASE AND WE HAVE THE NUMBER THAT YOU REPORTED. BUT WE WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE OFFICIAL NUMBER? WHAT'S THE OFFICIAL NUMBER THAT YOU USE TO TO CERTIFY THE ELECTION FOR EIGHT HOURS? THEY COULDN'T GIVE THEM A SIMPLE ANSWER. SO I HOPE YOU IF YOU'RE I HOPE IF YOU'RE HESITANT TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION, I HOPE YOU RECONSIDER AND JOIN US IN THE FIGHT FOR A VALID ELECTION. THIS IS NOT A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT THING. THIS APPLIES TO EVERY VOTER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I KNOW, I REMEMBER YOU, I GOT A TON IN MY CAR. OKAY, IF YOU COULD DROP ONE OFF TO OUR CLERK HERE SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OR ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS COPIES, I REMEMBER. YEAH. ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS COPIES? I'LL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU OUR SCORE SHEETS. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK? COME ON UP, JIM. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THIS GARBAGE PROBLEM WE GOT, I THINK ABOUT 35 YEARS AGO, WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME THING HERE AND WE TOOK UP FOR VOTE AND IT WAS VOTED DOWN AND EVERYBODY KNEW ABOUT IT. AND NOW WITH THIS CHANGE, ALL OF A SUDDEN, HOW COME WE WERE DOING IT DIFFERENTLY? IT SEEMS LIKE NOBODY KNEW ABOUT IT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, YOU KNOW, AND I'M THINKING BACK 35 YEARS AGO, IT SEEMED IT WAS HANDLED ON A DIFFERENT SCALE. WELL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR OVER THREE YEARS. I THINK MR. KOZUB CAN COMMENT THIS. THIS COMMITTEE WAS THERE BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE. YEAH. AND WENT IN THERE AT THE WHAT WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED AND WHEN I THEN BETWEEN THEN AND WHEN I TOOK THE SEAT, IT WENT FROM LIKE 16 MEMBERS TO MAYBE FIVE MEMBERS. YEAH. MR. MAHONEY OVER THERE, MY ASSISTANT, WE WE PUT HIM IN AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WE'VE DONE HAVE PEOPLE GOING OUT DOING THE RESEARCH. WE'VE WE'VE LOOKED AT THE NUMBER OF TOTES AND WHAT WHAT COMPANIES MOST OF THE RESIDENTS WERE UTILIZING AND WHAT THE PURPOSES. AND, YOU KNOW, IS ANYTHING PERFECT? NO.

AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS. WE'VE BEEN MOSTLY. THE CLERK HAS BEEN TAKING A LOT. AND MR. MAHONEY'S PHONE, I THINK HALF OF HAMBURG'S GOT HIS PERSONAL CELL NUMBER. AND ANYWAYS, WE'VE BEEN TAKING IN THE INFORMATION AND PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS OR THEIR DISAGREEMENTS OR WHATEVER, WE'VE BEEN WRITING THEM ALL DOWN AND WE HAVE A MEETING WITH MODERN COMING UP ON THE NINTH, I BELIEVE IT IS. AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO RESOLVE ALL OR MOST AS MANY AS WE CAN. AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. WE ALSO HAVE A FEW OTHER PLACES THAT THAT HAVE ISSUES WITH THE GARBAGE TOTES, BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS IT UNSIGHTLY, IT'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S A

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THERE WAS THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF BENEFIT TO THIS. AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD A REALLY SUCCESSFUL, SMOOTH, GOOD TRANSITION. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT STILL HAVE TO BE ANSWERED. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING WITH MODERN TO TRY TO COME TO A RESOLUTION AND ANSWERS THAT CAN WORK OUT FOR EVERYONE. BUT THOSE FEW SITUATIONS ARE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THEM WITH MODERN, AND THEN WE'LL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT ENDS UP BEING THE RESOLUTION. I WANT TO SAY THAT WAS LIKE 22 YEARS AGO.

AND BECAUSE I WAS, I BELIEVE I WAS JUST MOVING INTO HAMBURG AT THE TIME. MY WIFE CUT MY UMBILICAL CORD FROM LACKAWANNA AND THEY, THEY WERE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND I WAS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT BIDDING IT OUT OR, OR, AND THIS AND THAT. AND IT TURNED OUT WHAT, WHAT WAS GOING ON? I THINK SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO CREATE A POSITION FOR SOMEBODY AND THEIR TOWN RESIDENTS WEREN'T OKAY WITH THAT. AND THAT'S WHY THEY VOTED IT DOWN. IF THAT'S MY RECOLLECTION, I COULD BE WRONG. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. UP THE GOOD WORK. THANKS. ANYONE ELSE?

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SO WE RECEIVED A SIGNED CONTRACT FROM THE COUNTY OF ERIE FOR THE PURCHASE, OR RATHER THE TRANSFER, REALLY OF 102 PARCELS OF VACANT LAND. MOST OF THESE ARE ADJACENT TO TOWN OWNED PROPERTIES OR PARKLAND OR RECREATION AREAS, OR ALSO INCLUDE, IN SOME MANY INSTANCES, PAPER ROADS THAT WERE NEVER DEVELOPED AS PART OF A SUBDIVISION OR RELATED DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN OVER MANY YEARS. AND SO WE WILL BE COMPLETING THAT PROCESS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND THERE WOULD BE DEEDS RECORDED TO FINISH THAT PROCESS. WE'VE ALREADY DONE SOME INVESTIGATION. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED. THE TOWN BOARD HAS ALREADY PASSED RESOLUTIONS TO APPROVE THIS, AND THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANKS. THANK YOU. JUST JUST TO REITERATE THEM, THOSE ARE BASICALLY UNBUILDABLE PARCELS, RIGHT? THEY'RE JUST LIKE TEN BY 15 OR 20 OR 30. THEY'RE VERY SMALL AND IRREGULAR SHAPED AND ARE IMPACTED BY A NUMBER OF THINGS, INCLUDING POSSIBLY STATE OR FEDERAL WETLANDS, PROXIMITY TO OTHER LOCATIONS, WHICH WOULD PREVENT THEM IN THE VAST MAJORITY, IF NOT ALL OF THEM.

THEY'RE UNBUILDABLE LOTS, BUT ALSO THEY START OUT AS BEING UNBUILDABLE BECAUSE ONE OF THE PROVISIONS REQUIREMENTS OF THE TRANSFER IS THE RESERVATION IN THE DEED FROM THE COUNTY THAT WILL BE INCLUDED WILL PROHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT OF THOSE PARCELS FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS. AND AGAIN, I THINK IN THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED, IT NOTED THAT THIS THE ENTIRE 102 PARCELS IS BEING TRANSFERRED FOR THE COST OF A DOLLAR TO THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.

AND IN THE END, WHAT IT DOES IS IT INCREASES OUR GREEN SPACE IN AREAS THAT WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE TOWN TO HAVE CONTROL OF THOSE PARCELS SINCE THE COUNTY WAS TAKING IT OFF THEIR ROLL. AND IF THE TOWN DID NOT SAY THAT WE WERE INTERESTED, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE GONE OUT AND SOLD THEM. SO A TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE TOWN AND I THANK THEM. IT INCLUDED OUR PLANNER, OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT, ASSESSING OUR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, ETCETERA, OUR ENGINEER, THEY ALL LOOKED THROUGH THROUGH THE ENTIRE LIST AND DETERMINED WHAT WHICH PARCELS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE TOWN OF HAMBURG TO TAKE CONTROL OF. FOR, AS THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT SAID, A VARIETY OF REASONS. ULTIMATELY, IT INCREASES OUR OUR GREEN SPACE AND GIVES US CONTROL OF THESE PARCELS. AGAIN FOR THE COST OF A DOLLAR. SO LET'S SEE NEXT DEPARTMENT, MR. MAHONEY. MAKESHIFT DEPARTMENT. YOUR SABERS SHIRT IS NOT AS COOL AS JOSH IS. I'M SORRY. GOT THE SLUG ON THERE. I DON'T KNOW, I LIKE TO GO SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD THOUGH. HI. BOB MAHONEY, CHAIR FOR THE GARBAGE COMMITTEE. AND TO ANSWER JIM'S QUESTION, JIM, THIS IS THE THIRD BITE OF THE APPLE THAT WE HAD WITH THIS COMMITTEE. AND IT WAS A REFERENDUM YEARS AGO, 24, 25 YEARS AGO. BUT THE TOWN VOTED IT DOWN BECAUSE THEY WANTED THE TOWN TO GO IN THE GARBAGE BUSINESS. THAT WAS THE REASON IT WAS VOTED DOWN. AND THEN THE NEXT COMMITTEE TOOK IT OVER AND THEY DROPPED THE BALL AND YOU COULDN'T PICK IT UP.

AND THEN WE PICKED IT UP. WE CAME. WE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS. FIRE HALLS, SUPERVISOR WERE AT A LOT OF. I WAS AT THE SENIOR CENTER MEETINGS HERE. I GAVE UPDATES. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE INTERNET. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T GET THE SUN. THEY DON'T GET THE BUFFALO NEWS. THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. I HAD PEOPLE RECREATIONAL, SENIOR CENTER. THEY WERE POSTING THINGS WHERE THEY COULD. SO THE COMMUNICATION IS THE PROBLEM AND I THINK I'M NOT GOING TO INTERFERE WITH ANY ISSUES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S THE COMMUNICATION THAT HAS TO HAPPEN. SO WE ARE AS THE SUPERVISOR AND MR. KOZUB SAYS WE ARE MEETING NEXT MONTH WITH

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THE CONSIDERATION FOR DUMPSTERS, WE NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT BECAUSE NOBODY COMMUNICATED TO US. OF ALL THE HOA'S, OF ALL THE ONES I WENT TO SEE AND MET WITH, WHICH WERE MULTIPLE, I WENT, THERE'S 28 OF THEM. I MET THE MAJORITY ON SITE AT THOSE HOMES, THE OTHER ONES, MY EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS. SO I HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATIONS, AS YOU AND I TALKED LAST YEAR BRIEFLY, AND I HAVE TALKED TO YOUR HOA DIRECTOR, YOUR MANAGEMENT AND BUILDING MANAGEMENT. DOES ANYBODY BEEN OUT TO LOOK AT OUR AREA? YES, THEY HAVE WON A COUPLE TIMES AND I'VE TALKED TO NUMEROUS. I DON'T WANT TO MENTION THEIR NAMES. NUMEROUS PEOPLE FROM BERKELEY SQUARE, SOME IN FLORIDA, A COUPLE PEOPLE. PHIL, PHIL, I JUST TALKED TO PHIL BERKELEY CLAIMS. PHIL, PHIL, SOME OF YOU FILL IN FLORIDA. CALL ME BECAUSE HE'S GOT MY CELL PHONE NUMBER. SO.

BUT NO, I'VE TALKED TO NUMEROUS. AND I WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THREE, EIGHT YARDERS AND THEY'RE ALL FENCED IN. LIKE YOU SAID, I'VE WALKED THEM, I MEASURED THEM, SO I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND JUST TO TAKE NOTICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND HOW CLOSE THEY ARE TOGETHER AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PUT EIGHT TRASH CONTAINERS. THAT'S NOT RIGHT. BUT WE UNDERSTAND. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. AND THAT'LL BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION TO TALK ABOUT THAT. OKAY, BOB. SO WHEN WE AFTER WE MEET WITH MODERN NEXT MONTH AT TOWN BOARD MEETINGS, OTHER WAYS, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESULT IS, YES, WE WILL. I HAVE ALL THE CONTACT.

THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. MR. ON THE NINTH, HOWEVER, WITH MODERN AND THE TOWN BOARD MEETINGS ON THE EIGHTH. BUT WE WON'T GET ANY INFORMATION. NO, WE'LL BE GETTING INFORMATION OUT AFTER AFTER THE MEETING. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER TOWN BOARD MEETING ON THE 22ND.

TRAFFIC SAFETY. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATE ON THE. SORRY FOR MY VOICE, I LOST IT. NO UPDATE FOR THE CAMP ROAD CORRIDOR AS OF NOW. AND IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE REGARDING TRAFFIC SAFETY ON THEIR STREETS, THEY CAN GO ONLINE, FILL THE FORM OUT. IT GOES RIGHT TO MY EMAIL. I GET IT, AND I CAN ADDRESS IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. IS THAT FROM THE LAST SABERS GAME? IT IS. YOUTH REC AND SENIOR SERVICES. YES. SO ON THAT NOTE, WE'RE STILL HOSTING PEOPLE AT THE CENTER. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO INVITE MATT FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY. WE HAVE BROUGHT PEOPLE IN FROM OUTSIDE OF TOWN, EMPLOYEES AS WELL, AND THE SENIORS SEEM TO LIKE IT. WE'VE HAD HILBERT COME IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS OF ANYONE THAT THEY'D LIKE TO GET INFORMATION FROM, THIS IS REALLY WHAT IT'S FOR. SO THAT OUR MAINLY OUR SENIORS CAN GET THE INFORMATION SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO SEEK IT OUT. IT'S NOW COMING TO THEM. SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEA OF PEOPLE THAT WE CAN INVITE, PLEASE FEEL FREE. WE DO ONE, YOU KNOW, ONCE, TWICE A MONTH. WE ALSO HAD A FANTASTIC HOT DOG ROAST TODAY. I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT ALL OUR SENIORS MADE IT THROUGH. IT WAS EXTREMELY WARM, BUT WE HAD PROBABLY ABOUT 56 PEOPLE TODAY. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT THE EMT. APPLICANT RECRUITMENT AGAIN, BECAUSE APPARENTLY HAMBURG EMS WAS ALSO ADVERTISING AT THE SAME TIME AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE GOT CONFUSED. AND WHEN WE CONTACTED THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT OUR PROGRAM WAS FOR, WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NO SHOWS. SO WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT OUT. BUT IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYONE, WE'RE STILL INTERVIEWING TODAY, TOMORROW, PRETTY MUCH WHENEVER. SO SEND THEM OUR WAY. THAT WOULD BE FOR A NURSE, REGISTERED NURSE, LPN, EMS, EMT, YOU KNOW, PNP, PRETTY MUCH ANY, ANYBODY THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, A LICENSE THAT COULD HAVE MEDICAL CARE. SO SPREAD THE WORD. YES. PLEASE DO. THANK YOU.

SO YOU NEED A LICENSE? CAN I RUN IT ON A PERMIT OR ARE YOU HOW ARE YOU ON LIFEGUARDS? ARE WE STILL LOOKING FOR LIFEGUARDS? SO A COUPLE OF NO SHOWS WITH THEM TOO. BUT WE HAVE HAD WE DID HAVE THREE INTERVIEWS TODAY THAT ARE HOPEFUL. SO I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED. SO SPREAD THE WORD ON LIFEGUARDS TO ALWAYS ACCEPTING SO TERRIFIC FINANCE. BOARD PLANNING. THE GOAT.

QUICKLY. JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF TOWN ATTORNEY FARROW'S COMMENTS FOR THOSE PROPERTIES THAT WE TOOK BACK FROM THE COUNTY, I WILL ALSO BE CONCURRENTLY LOOKING AT THE ZONING OF THOSE PROPERTIES. I'VE TALKED WITH THE SUPERVISOR AND THAT COMMITTEE WHEN WE FIRST WERE IN TALKS WITH THE COUNTY OF TAKING SOME OF THOSE PARCELS AND REZONING THEM TO

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OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS WILL BE THE LEAD AGENCY, MEANING THAT YOU'LL HAVE THE ULTIMATE APPROVAL OVER THE ZONING AND WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE. SO YOU'LL START TO SEE SOME RESOLUTIONS AND SOME ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS COMING YOUR WAY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS OR SO. SO OTHER THAN THAT, THOSE ARE MY UPDATES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. NO PROBLEM, TOWN CLERK NOTHING. THANK YOU. DID I MISS ANY DEPARTMENT ASSESSING ARE THERE'S KIM? GOOD AFTERNOON. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW IS GOING TO BE MONDAY THE 20 I'M SORRY, TUESDAY, MAY 26TH AND WILL BE STARTING AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING. FOR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS. GO. SABERS. YES. SABERS. OKAY. DID I MISS ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, THEN WE'LL

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WELL, I'LL BE VERY BRIEF BECAUSE ACTUALLY MY COLLEAGUE SAID EVERYTHING. MOST OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, AND THEY SAID IT VERY WELL. SO I ECHO WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT OUR THE TRASH PROJECT AND THE WORK BY SO MANY. BUT WE APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE SOMETHING THAT'S GOOD, TERRIFIC FOR EVERYONE. AND WE KNEW THAT WHILE IT WAS ALREADY GREAT FOR THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, THAT THERE WOULD BE A FEW HICCUPS. AND SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING FORTH AND GIVING US THOSE COMMENTS. WE KIND OF RECOGNIZE SOME OF THEM, BUT IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND WE ARE WORKING ON THAT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE IT WORK AS WELL AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SUCH TERRIFIC REVIEWS FROM MANY, MANY PEOPLE. I MEAN, THE VAST MAJORITY. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT WORK FOR EVERYONE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT. I WAS ASKED TO GIVE ANOTHER REMINDER REGARDING OUR 30TH ANNUAL TOWN WIDE CLEANUP. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE HAMBURG REJUVENATION PROJECT. TOWN BEAUTIFICATION MONTH IS MAY 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST, 2026. PLEASE JOIN THE TOWN OF HAMBURG, VILLAGE OF HAMBURG AND VILLAGE OF BLASDELL FOR OUR COMMUNITY CLEANUP, MAKING OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY LOOK AS TERRIFIC AS IT CAN AS WE HEAD INTO THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER SEASON, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THE KITS CAN BE PICKED UP IN THE TOWN SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN A HOT COMMODITY. THEY HAVE BEEN FLYING OFF THE TABLE, THEY'VE MADE ADDITIONAL KITS, AND TODAY WE HAD ANOTHER 3 OR 4 BOY SCOUT TROOPS PICK UP AND CLEANED US OUT AGAIN. SO WE'RE MAKING UP SOME MORE KITS. SO PLEASE CONTACT THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ALSO PARTICIPATE. WE APPRECIATE THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR RECENTLY WHERE WE HAD MANY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO WERE, YOU KNOW, DOING THEIR COLLEGE STUDIES. AND SO THEY HAVE NOW GRADUATED. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WHICH WISH ALL OF THOSE COLLEGE GRADUATES THE VERY, VERY BEST. CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR HARD WORK AND WISH THEM ALL THE BEST AS THEY PURSUE WHATEVER THEIR NEXT STEP IS OR THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, PART OF THEIR JOURNEY. AND WE KNOW THAT THEY WILL DO HAMBURG PROUD IN WHATEVER THAT THEY DO. BUT AGAIN, WITH THEIR GRADUATION, THEN COMES PRETTY SOON A LOT OF OTHER SUMMER EVENTS. AND WE JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TO PLEASE BE SAFE. WE HAVE A LOT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SO HAPPY THAT THE WEATHER IS GREAT. NOW THEY'RE OUT THERE BIKING, THEY'RE WALKING, ETC. LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE CONSCIOUS OF EACH OTHER, THAT WE'RE KIND, AND THAT WE HELP KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE WHILE WE'RE OUT THERE ENJOYING OUR

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YOU HAVE A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL, A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL AREAS. WHICH MAKES ME THINK TOO, ABOUT PENN DIXIE. I KNOW THIS FRIDAY I'M GOING TO THE OPENING OF PENN DIXIE, AND THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF WONDERFUL RENOVATIONS THERE. SO OUR TOWN REALLY DOES HAVE SO MANY THINGS THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF AND THAT WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN ENJOYING TOGETHER. SO GET OUT THERE AND AND WEAR SUNBLOCK. OTHERWISE YOU GET A RED FACE LIKE THIS. THERE YOU GO. I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE OUR TOWN BOARD MEETING OF MAY 18TH, 2026. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.