Southtowns Record

Town Board minutes — February 4, 2026

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Town of Orchard Park
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Feb 4, 2026
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3rd Town Board Meeting  02/04/2026  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 4th day of February
2026 at 7:05 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
  Greg Sheppard  Interim 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 MARIANO, TO WIT:

RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby approve the Regular Meeting Minutes: January 21, 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 COMMENT ON OLD BUSINESS

No one came forward

Old Business #1 Approve Final Change order & release of Retention (General Construction) for the
Multi-Use Maintenance Facility Phase 2, Salt & Topsoil Building Storage Project.

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

WHEREAS, the construction work for the general construction contract, on the Multi-Use Maintenance Salt
& Topsoil Building Storage Project has been completed. On October 7, 2025, a final inspection was
conducted and all of the Final Punch List work has since been satisfactorily completed in accordance with
the contract documents and specifications, with the exception of the lawn restoration at the Topsoil Building
Site; and

WHEREAS, due to the cold temperatures, the touchup work performed this past fall on the site has not had
a chance to germinate. The contractor is issuing the Town an escrow check in the amount of $2,800.00 to
hold as security until the lawn restoration reaches 90% stabilization; and