Southtowns Record

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DRAFT

Government
Town of Aurora
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Feb 4, 2026
Kind
Other
Topics
Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Budget and taxes, Roads and traffic, Housing, Energy and data center siting, Public safety

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Comprehensive Plan  89

  Time frame  Responsibility  Funding Sources  In-Kind Support
Short-Term  •  Lead: Town Board  •  Town budget &  •  Local housing
(1–2 years) to  •  Support:  In-house resources  nonprofits provide
form; Ongoing  •  Philanthropic grants  training or
oversight  •  Planning Board  to train Task Force  templates for Task
  •  Senior Center  members or conduct  Force procedures
  •  Housing Advocates  public outreach  and outreach.
  •  Rural Outreach Center
  •  University
  Representatives

Short-Term  •  Lead: Town Board  •  Town budget & In-  •  NYS HCR office
(1–2 years) to  •  Support:  house resources  hours and staff
apply; Annual  guidance during
maintenance  •  Town Clerk  application and
thereafter  •  Building/Code  maintenance; use
  Enforcement  the Model Pro-
  •  Planning Board  Housing Resolution
  •  Erie County DEP  as provided.

Ongoing;  •  Lead: Open Space  •  OPRHP EPF grant  •  Land trust staff
Evaluate priority  Committee  •  NYSDAM Farmland  assisting with
parcels annually  •  Support:  Protection  conservation
  Implementation  easement
  •  Town Board  Grants  paperwork at
  •  WNY Land  •  USDA Natural  reduced or no cost.
  Conservancy  Resources
  •  Genesee Valley Land  Conservation Service
  Conservancy  Easement Programs.
  •  Cornell Cooperative  •  Private land trust
  Extension  partnerships
  •  Erie County DEP  •  Philanthropic open-
  space grants.
  •  Town budget & In-
  house resources

Short-Term  •  Lead: Building/Code  •  Town budget & In-  •  Cornell
(1–2 years)  Enforcement  house resources  Cooperative
  •  Support:  •  NYS Smart Growth  Extension and Erie
  Program  County Soil and
  •  Planning Board  •  Erie County Municipal  Water Conservation
  •  WNY Land  Planning Grant  District staff
  Conservancy  advising on best
  •  Cornell Cooperative  practices for small-
  Extension  scale agriculture.
  •  Erie County Soil &
  Water District
  •  Local Farmers