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Village of Blasdell Meeting Minutes March 18, 2026 The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees was called to order by Mayor Hefner at 4:22pm Present: Mayor Hefner, Trustee Castiglia, Trustee Fox, trustee Drzal, Trustee Murphy Absent: Resolved by Trustee Murphy, seconded by Trustee Fox to approve the Minutes from February 18, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees and the March 11, 2026, Budget Hearing. • Carried 5-0 FINANCE Resolved by Trustee Drzal, seconded by Trustee Murphy to pay the bills as audited. • Carried 5-0 DEPARTMENT REPORTS Village Administrator – Stormwater Management Plan and Annual Report MAYORS REPORT Mayor Hefner reported that Blasdell’s fire department surplus is being sold to Big Tree Fire Department. Big Tree has also helped to connect us with fire departments that are in need. The Fire department will be donating their surplus fire department clothing items to them. TRUSTEES REPORTS Trustee Murphy Trustee Murphy thanked Big Tree for being a reliable service for our community and that combining Blasdell fire department with Big Tree is no brainer. Trustee Fox Trustee Fox thanked Jim Shaw for all his work on the Big Tree Fire Department contract. He also wanted to thank Dennis Feldman for all his hard work with the Police Department. Trustee Drzal Trustee Drzal addressed the speeding issue on Martin Road. Trustee Drzal is concerned about children in the area. He suggested that more speed limit signs on the road may be needed but that no road bumps or humps are necessary. Trustee Drzal reported that The Sons of the American Legion Thomas E. Tehan Post 1449 in Blasdell will host a Car & Bike Night on May 9th, 5 to 9. Trustee Castiglia Trustee Castiglia was happy to announce that the Hometown Hero Banner Project can start accepting applications. The applications can be found at Village Hall, the Tehan Posts, and Amvets in Blasdell. Trustee Castiglia said that the banners can be completed in 2 weeks once everything is received. He also wanted to keep the price affordable for the banner. NEW BUSINESS Resolved by Trustee Drzal, seconded by Trustee Fox to authorize the Village Clerk Treasurer to advertise for Summer Recreation Personnel. • Carried 5-0 Resolved by Trustee Murphy, seconded by Trustee Drzal to authorize the Village Clerk Treasurer to advertise for Summer Laborers. • Carried 5-0 Resolved by Trustee Drzal, seconded by Trustee Castiglia to authorize the Village Administrator Clerk Treasurer to change Brush Collection from Mondays to Tuesdays. • Carried 5-0 Resolved by Trustee Drzal, seconded by Trustee Fox to authorize the Village Administrator Clerk Treasurer to publish a Brush Collection Notice. • Carried 5-0 Resolved by Trustee Castiglia, seconded by Trustee Drzal to adopt the Stormwater Management Program Annual Report for Year 23 as posted on March 11, 2026. • Carried 5-0 Resolved by Trustee Drzal, seconded by Trustee Murphy to accept the resignation, for the purpose of retirement, from part-time Police Officer James Mazur effective March 1, 2026. • Carried 5-0 Resolved by Trustee Drzal, seconded by Trustee Castigila to declare the following items as surplus equipment and hereby authorizes the Board of Trustees to dispose of properly: Four (4) Motorola Minitor VI’s with Chargers, Two (2) Motorola APX6000XL Portable Radios w/o batteries w/chargers, Ten (10) Streamlite Flashlights w/chargers, One (1) 2015 Scott TICx380 Model with charger, Fourteen (140 Scott SCBA ½ hour Air Bottles. • Carried 5-0 Resolved by Trustee Drzal, seconded by Trustee Fox to authorize the sale of the following surplus equipment to the Big Tree Fire Company: Four (4) Motorola Minitor VI’s with Chargers @ $275.00 each = $1,100.00 Two (2) Motorola APX6000XL Portable Radios w/o batteries w/chargers @ $1000 each= $2,000.00 Ten (10) Streamlite Flashlights w/chargers @ $75.00 each = $ 750.00 One (1) 2015 Scott TICx380 Model with charger @ $200.00 = $200.00 Fourteen (140 Scott SCBA ½ hour Air Bottles @ $300.00 = $4,200.00 • Carried 5-0 Regularly moved, seconded and carried to adjourn at 4:49pm Submitted by: ________________________________________________ Joelle Pietruszewski, Village Administrator Clerk Treasurer