Southtowns Record

Town Board minutes — May 6, 2026

Government
Town of Aurora
Board
Town Board
Meeting
May 6, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Parks and recreation, Short-term rentals

Original document

Same meeting

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MINUTES OF A MEETING AS HELD BY THE
  TOWN OF AURORA PLANNING & CONSERVATION BOARD

  May 6th, 2026

Members Present:  Chairman, Doug Crow
  Norm Merriman
  Angela Griffis
  Laurie Kutina
  Tim Stroth

Alternate Member:  Ben Garvey
  William Heidt

Absent/ Excused:  Chris Contento
  Chelsea Root

Also Present:  Rich Miga, Assistant Code Enforcement Officer
  Paul Ernst, Chair Town ZBA
  Rod Simeone, ZBA Member
  Peter Sorgi, Hopkins, Sorgi & McCarthy, PLLC
  Rachel Krawjewsi, Owner, Carner Development Group
  Danelle Johnson, Crafted Concepts
  Daniel LaPietra, Carmina Wood Design
  Dan Garvey, Director of Hospitality, Carner Development Group
  Damien Parker, owner, 1627 Bailey Road
  Neil Hopkins, owner, 298 Ellicott Road
  10 members of public

Chairman, Doug Crow presided over the meeting which began at 7:02 p.m. at the Town Hall, 575 Oakwood
Avenue, East Aurora, NY. He led the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

Laurie Kutina makes a motion to approve April 1st, 2026, minutes.
Second by Tim Stroth

Upon a vote being taken:
Ayes- 6  Noes- 0  Motion carried

Chairman, Doug Crow states Ben Garvey and William Heidt are voting members tonight.

ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS:

South Towns Working Group: Tim Stroth states there was a quarterly meeting on April 27th, which he was
unable to attend. Therefore, there are no updates.