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Town of Aurora | Town Board Meeting | June 8, 2026 | DRAFT A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Aurora took place on Monday, June 8, 2026, beginning at 6:30 PM. The Board met in-person at the Aurora Municipal Center, 575 Oakwood Avenue, East Aurora, New York. The meeting was live streamed via YouTube. Present: Benjamin Garvey Councilmember Brigid Maloney Town Attorney Charles D. Snyder Supervisor Jessica Armbrust Councilmember Joseph McCann Deputy Supervisor Raymond Wrazen Councilmember Others Present: Chris Musshafen Recreation Director David Gunner Highway Superintendent Douglas Crow Planning Board Chairperson Patrick Welch Chief of Police Paul Ernst Zoning Board Chairperson Richard Miga Assistant Code Enforcement Officer Supervisor Snyder opened the meeting at 6:30 PM with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Before moving into the Consent Agenda, Supervisor Snyder took a moment to review the process for referring to Town officials and staff with their title versus their first name so that anyone attending or accessing the YouTube stream understands who is being addressed. The first item on the agenda was a public hearing on a Special Use Permit (SUP) from Neil Hopkins for 295 Ellicott Road to act as a camp site, including during the 2026 Borderland Music Festival. Supervisor Snyder opened the hearing at 6:32 PM and asked if anyone wished to comment on this request. Seeing no one, the Supervisor closed the hearing at 6:33 PM. Second on the agenda was a public hearing on a Site Plan Review (SPR) Application from Damion Parker for the Solar Project at 1627 Bailey Road to change from a Roof Mounted permit to a Ground Mounted permit. Supervisor Snyder opened the hearing at 6:33 PM and asked if anyone wished to comment on this request. Seeing no one, the Supervisor closed the hearing at 6:34 PM. Deputy Supervisor McCann moved to approve the Consent Agenda Action #207 5/26 Town Board consisting of May 26, 2026 Town Board meeting minutes and June 8, 2026 minutes & 6/8/26 Abstract of Claims, consisting of vouchers 591 through 629 to be paid from the abstract approved following funds: General Fund $ 8,572.09 Highway Town Wide Fund $ 110.86 Highway Part Town Fund $ 6,373.41 Town Court Renovations $ 2,820.00 Trust & Agency $ 364.46 Special Districts $ 44,940.63 Water $ 781.35 Grand Total Abstract $ 63,962.80 Councilmember Garvey seconded the motion. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – five, noes – none. Motion carried. AUDIENCE I: Town Resident, Deb Seeber, who also works as a driver of the Senior Citizen Van, had comments on the Senior Center acquiring a new wheelchair accessible van. She is concerned that the current drivers would not be able to physically take on the demands that being able to transport residents in wheelchairs may incur. Deb explained that not only will there need to be training on the usage of the van, but weather will cause an issue when needing to push the wheelchairs themselves once they arrive at their destination. She asked that the board reconsider authorizing the Supervisor to sign the agreement and that more research about the physical limitations acquiring a new van may bring along with it. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Action #208 Councilmember Armbrust moved to set a Public Hearing on June 22, Public Hearing set 2026, for the public to comment on the SUP at 1196 Big Tree Road to operate for 1196 Big Tree a campground, construct seasonal lodging, and convert the existing Rd. SUP residences into sleeping quarters and an administration building. Supervisor Snyder asked for comments from Assistant Code Enforcement Officer Miga who noted that while the application had been 1