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Town of Aurora | Town Board Meeting | March 23, 2026 motion. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes – none. Motion carried. Councilmember Armbrust moved to refer the Special Use Permit and Site Action #113 Plan Review from Rachel Krajewski of Carner Development Group at 1196 Big 1196 Big Tree site Tree Road, East Aurora, NY to operate a campground, and construct seasonal plan & SUP referred back to Planning cottages, treehouses, a lodge and convert existing residences into sleeping Brd rooms and an administration building back to the Planning Board for review and recommendation(s). This return to the Planning Board will allow all voting members to participate since the required number of votes to approve was not met. Councilmember Wrazen seconded the motion. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes – none. Motion carried. Councilmember McCann moved to accept the resignation, due to Action #114 being elected as Mayor of East Aurora, of Deputy Supervisor and Luke Wochensky Councilmember Luke Wochensky effective April 5, 2026. Councilmember resignation Wrazen seconded the motion. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes – accepted none. Motion carried. Supervisor Snyder read Councilmember Wochensky’s resignation letter thanking the members of the board and shared his pride in what they accomplished together for the residents of the Town of Aurora. He looks forward to continuing to work collaboratively with the board as village mayor to the benefit of the shared community. Supervisor Snyder commended Luke for the work he did, that they kept politics out of it and felt they got a lot done. Councilmember McCann credited Councilmember Wochensky as his inspiration to get involved in public service and will miss serving alongside him but knows the work will continue in town and village partnership. Councilmember Wrazen also attributed conversations with Councilmember Wochensky as impactful in his decision to serve the public and further expressed his gratitude. COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS: A. Town Clerk – Feb ’26 Report (updated) D. Building & Zoning Department – 2025 Report B. Recreation – Feb ’26 Report E. Police Department – Feb ’26 Report C. Building – Feb ’26 Report F. Supervisor – Feb’26 Report BUSINESS FROM BOARD MEMBERS/LIAISONS: Councilmember McCann reintroduced the topic of the Deer Nuisance program (adopted March 24, 2025) since the new mayor has been elected, he felt it was appropriate to reengage the DEC and is awaiting response about the quantity of permits issued from the doe program and further recommendations to ensure the project continues to move forward. Councilmember Armbrust is looking to attend the New York State Association of Towns Finance & Personnel School in May. If this pans out, she’ll share what she learns with the board. The East Aurora Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring their annual Business Excellence Awards Galactic Gala on Wednesday, March 25. Councilmember Armbrust said a sponsor offered to pay for elected officials to attend and believes it is under the donation cap if anyone would like to go, let her know. Councilmember Wrazen attended the Northeast Southtowns (NEST) Solid Waste Management organization meeting on Thursday, May 19 and learned there will be a paint collection on April 19 at Buffalo State College. More collections that will additionally include electronics will be scheduled and communicated. Interested parties need to register to do drop- offs. Councilmember McCann was asked to post the scheduled event on Facebook. On a different topic, Councilmember Wrazen said the Open Space Committee meets on Thursday, March 26 to review the open space and natural resource inventory drafts with the hope to present the finalized lists at the following Open Space meeting. Supervisor Snyder talked about the formation of the NYForward selection committee and the plan to start working to get projects in motion. This will take some time but he feels we’re on the right path to make it happen. AUDIENCE II: Jerry Thompson, Jr., Village resident addressed the board to discuss the assessment reduction and lawsuit settlement involving four Roycroft campus properties owned by Douglas Jemal: the Roycroft Inn, 26 S. Grove, the 461 Main Street lot, and the chapel. Their combined assessed value was reduced from $1,478,300 to $210,000, lowering the owner’s tax burden to about 14% of what it was. 10