Planning Board minutes — May 21, 2026 (full text)

PLANNING BOARD TOWN OF MARILLA Date: May 21, 2026 Location: Marilla Community Center Time: 7:00 PM Present: Wendy Schoenwetter, Chairman Max Strasser Clarence Wigler Cari Jaroslawsky Deb Mamon Debbie Zimmerman Shawn Slammon Paula Shatzel, Clerk Also Present: William Abers I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Wendy Schoenwetter. II. Approval of Minutes a) MOTION to approve April minutes Cari Jaroslawsky; SECOND Max Strasser. All in favor. b) Paula Shatzel stated that there were typographical errors in the January 15, 2026 meeting minutes. These are as follows: • the date of “2025” to be changed to “2026” • “it came to the Board’s discovered the organization was PATH (People Against Human Trafficking)” to be changed to “the Board discovered the organization was PATH (People Against Trafficking Humans) Deb Mamon made a MOTION to amend the January 15, 2026 minutes as indicated above; SECONDED Shawn Slammon. Wendy Schoenwetter – aye Max Strasser - aye Clarence Wigler - aye Cari Jaroslawsky - aye Deb Mamon - aye Debbie Zimmerman - aye Shawn Slammon – aye 7 ayes/0 Nays The motion carried and the previous minutes were unanimously approved as corrected. The Town Clerk was sent updated minutes. III. Public Expression None.

IV. New Business a) Liberia Road Property Zoning Change William Abers approached the Board for recommendation to have the zoning for his 19.5 acre Liberia Road property changed from Rural Residential to Agricultural. He would like to expand his farming capabilities. In Erie County, this land is zoned Agricultural however in Marilla, it is zoned Rural Residential. Debbie Zimmerman made a MOTION the Board agrees with the change of zoning from Rural Residential to Agricultural in the town of Marilla to match the county rolls; SECOND Cari Jaroslawsky. Wendy Schoenwetter – aye Max Strasser - aye Clarence Wigler - aye Cari Jaroslawsky - aye Deb Mamon - aye Debbie Zimmerman - aye Shawn Slammon – aye Motion is passed 7 ayes and 0 nays. b) Wendy Schoenwetter stated she received information from Joe Nuttle regarding whether a battery storage system would be allowed at 11500 Clinton Street. There is a code already written for this and he was referred to the code book. V. Old Business a) Cari Jaroslawsky asked if Wendy Schoenwetter had heard from either Code Enforcement Officer regarding the follow-up on the solar projects to ensure all agreed upon actions, including soil samples and water samples, were being adhered to. Cari stated she had spoken to Scott regarding this. Wendy stated she had not heard from either code enforcement officer. Wendy stated she would begin copying all members of the Town Board for requests for information. b) Accessory Dwelling Units i) The Board agreed to postpone discussion on this topic until representatives from CPL could be present at the meeting. ii) Small Nuclear Reactors Cari Jaroslawsky presented an overview of the small nuclear reactors. Following her presentation, Cari and Wendy Schoenwetter agreed to reach out to their contacts in the UK to see if they would share their current code for the reactors. Shawn Slammon stated North Tonawanda currently has an application for a nuclear reactor. Cari Jaroslawsky recommended contacting other nuclear installations to see what they have in their codes to address the safety concerns around the reactors. Wendy Schoenwetter recommended asking the Town Board for a one-year moratorium on nuclear reactors.

Max Strasser made a MOTION requesting a one-year moratorium on nuclear reactors; SECOND Deb Zimmerman. All in favor. VI. CEO Report None. VII. Open Board Presentation None. VIII. Adjournment MOTION for adjournment made by Debbie Zimmerman; SECOND Cari Jaroslawsky. All in favor. Respectfully submitted, Paula Shatzel Clerk