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DRAFT not affect him, He would need to go to the Town of Concord Board. Trustee Schuster has spoken with the Town of Concord’s supervisor, Phil Drozd, and having a discussion regarding STR’s on a town wide basis is a good thing. Trustee Padasak is willing to work with the Town and share the research and knowledge she has on developing the STR law. Seth Wochensky from 30 S. Central Ave and Executive Director of the Arts Center has a lot of concerns about the STR law as it’s written. The key questions he has is what problems are trying to be solved with this law and whether there have been any complaints. He is aware of no complaints. He believes this local law needs more review and is requesting this gets tabled until there is more communication among property owners of these STR spaces and further review is done. Chloe Krouse from East Concord owns a law firm in the Village of Springville and is a board member of the Springville Center for the Arts. She recognizes the desire to regulate STR’s and the goal of having STR’s but believes that there are many legal issues with this law. She requests to table this law until further work can be done. Dan Williams from Crane Ridge — he understands that he is not form the Village but.does not believe that crime will increase because of the VOS/TOC demographic. It is usually the homeowners that operate STR. and background/social media checks are done on the potential renters. He is hopeful that these guidelines will be conducive to residents and small business owners operating STR’s. Rhett McNulty from Kissing Bridge supports further investigation and discussion on STR subject matter and believes there is much opportunity to be had by property owners and surrounding businesses by having STR’s in the community. Paul Foster from 36 N. Central has a B&B and is advocating for STR’s. This brings people into town, and he has seen repeat guests for VOS events. Edwin Heary — A Town of Concord resident likes the idea of having out of town guests use the Arts Center. The Arts Center is an affordable and comfortable property, and guests have a favorable experience. He would like the law to be adequate to serve the needs and security of the community and would also bring tourism to the community. The public hearing was closed by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Padasak and carried with unanimous approval. Public Hearing for the Local Law 6 of 2026 - Changes to the Village Code as it relates to Chapter 200; Article VIII — Sign Regulations was opened by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Padasak and carried with unanimous approval. There was no public comment. The public hearing was closed by Trustee Schuster, seconded by Trustee Padasak and carried with unanimous approval. PUBLIC COMMENT - None NEW BUSINESS - None DEPARTMENT REPORTS Clerk/Treasurer Resolutions: ° Sewer forgiveness request A/C #05-0590-01; $22.50 — Pipe burst in basement. The was approved by Trustee Padasak, seconded by Trustee Schuster and carried with unanimous approval. Sewer forgiveness request A/C #04-0830-03; $97.50 — Water line burst from cold weather. The was approved by Trustee Padasak, seconded by Trustee Schuster and carried with unanimous approval. Sewer forgiveness request A/C #03-83 10-01; $120.00 — Hot water tank leak. The was approved by Trustee Padasak, seconded by Trustee Schuster and carried with unanimous approval. Appoint Alternate Election Inspector for the March 18, 2026 election: Marcia Donahue - Alternate Election Inspector - $16 per hour - The was approved by Trustee Padasak, seconded by Trustee Buncy and carried with unanimous approval. Discussion: