Conservation Advisory Board minutes — April 8, 2026

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Marilla Conservation Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
April 8, 2026

  I.  Call to Order
  Chairman Jim Reichert called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M.

  II.  Roll Call
  Members Present:
   Jim Reichert, Chairman
   Dan Gerhardt
   Erich Leroy
   Lee Dobbins
   Shane Huston
   Jerel Bogdan, PE
   Alissa Straus
   Wendy Schoenwetter
   Dan Santasiero

  Members Absent:
   Jake Delude, Vice Chairman

 III.  Approval of Meeting Minutes
  a. Approval of the February 11, 2026 Meeting Minutes
  Motion by Wendy Schoenwetter, seconded by Dan Gerhardt to approve the minutes of
  the February 11, 2026 meeting.

  b. Approval of the March 11, 2026 Meeting Minutes
  Motion by Dan Gerhardt, seconded by Wendy Schoenwetter to approve the minutes of
  the March 11, 2026 meeting.

 IV.  New Business
  a. Battery Storage/Data Centers
  o Battery Storage requirements included in current code
  o Data Center discussion (aforementioned data has not been fact checked):
   By 2028, it is estimated that 12 percent of the United States’ electric will
  be used by data centers
   Data centers contribute to noise and pollution concerns
   Data centers use over a million gallons of water, daily, for cooling
   One AI search uses one bottle of water
   In 2023, 176 TW of electricity were used by data centers. By 2030, it is
  estimated that over 1,050 TW will be used.

  o Motioned by Jerel Bogdan, PE, seconded by Erich Leroy, the Town of Marilla
  Conservation Advisory Board unanimously voted, 9-0, to recommend that the
  Town of Marilla that the Town make efforts to revise their codes to add
  regulations surrounding data centers.