Southtowns Record

Town Board minutes — August 19, 2026

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Town of Orchard Park
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Aug 19, 2026
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16th Town Board Meeting  08/19/2026  Page 1

A Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Orchard Park, Erie County, New York, was held at the Orchard
Park Municipal Center, S4295 South Buffalo Street, Orchard Park, New York on the 19th day of August 2026
at 7:04 PM, the meeting was called to order by Supervisor Joseph Liberti and there were:

PRESENT AT ROLL CALL:
  Joseph Liberti  Supervisor
  Julia Mombrea  Councilmember
  Scott Honer  Councilmember
  John Mariano  Councilmember
  Greg Bennett  Councilmember

  William Even  Town Clerk
  Timothy D. Gallagher  Town Attorney
  Tom Minor  Building Inspector
  Brendon O’Hara  Chief of Police
  Andrew Slotman  Highway Superintendent
  Wayne Bieler  Town Engineer

Supervisor Liberti read into the record the following: “If anyone appearing before the Town Board has a
family, financial or business relationship with any member of the Board, it is incumbent upon that person to
make it known under State Law and the Town Code of Ethics.”

1) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY SUPERVISOR LIBERTI, WHO MOVED ITS
ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BENNETT, TO WIT:

RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve the Regular Meeting Minutes: August 5, 2026; and
be it further

RESOLVED, that the reading of these minutes be dispensed with as each member of the Town Board has
previously received copies thereof.

  The resolution was unanimously adopted.

  PUBLIC HEARING
  Proposed Comprehensive Plan

At 7:05 PM (local time) Supervisor Liberti called for the Public Hearing to hear all interested parties
regarding the proposed Comprehensive Plan.

Affidavits of Publication and Posting of the Legal Notice of the Public Hearing were presented, and read
aloud, and filed with the Town Board by the Town Clerk.

Supervisor Liberti asked if anyone is interested in speaking or making a comment.

No one came forward.

2) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY SUPERVISOR LIBERTI, WHO MOVED ITS
ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARIANO, TO WIT:

RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby close the Public Hearing for proposed Comprehensive Plan
at 7:07PM.

  The resolution was unanimously adopted.