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Town Board minutes — May 14, 2026

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May 14, 2026
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Zoning and land use, Moratoriums, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Budget and taxes

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Regular Meeting  30
  May 14, 2026

  Phone not from my cell phone this time. Left a similar message. Then I got a call
  from our Town Attorney Joel Kurtzhalts on that Monday because you called him
  stating I was harassing your clients and you stated clients. The only people I called
  were the people of the PATH organization. I have not talked to anyone from the
  Hein Foundation never once, anytime.
  Attorney Hopkins replied he is not sure what you are trying to do.
  Supervisor Gingerich Jr. replied to prove that your client is the PATH and has been
  right from the beginning, not the Hein Foundation and you openly admitted it to our
  Town Attorney saying I was harassing. The only ones I called were those two.
  Attorney Hopkins replied he never reflected the name of the organization. Not once.
  Supervisor Gingerich Jr. replied No you did, you said it was your client. Well it’s
  proof it’s your client because I only called PATH people. I never called, so how
  could I have harassed the Hein Foundation people when I never called them and I
  got the records.
13. Why do you think there were certain individuals attending the Town Meetings
  (ZBA, Planning Board, Board Work Session) refusing to give their names and
  addresses? (Personal Safety Concerns) That is the only reason I can think of.
  Attorney Hopkins replied they probably don’t want to be cross examined.
  Supervisor Gingerich Jr. replied that they were stating at the first meeting that it was
  for safety reasons when they came to our first Work Session, so I think it’s pretty
  reasonable to come to the conclusion they didn’t want there names called out and
  that is why they are not here tonight because they got called out at the Planning
  Board meeting by Deb by calling out Julie’s name. She didn’t come after that. The
  Planning Board had the problem, and we had the same problem at our Work
  Sessions.
  Attorney Hopkins replied, what is your point.
  Supervisor Gingerich Jr. stated he was going to read something on their website.
  Residents, this is off the PATH organization, we have established that PATH is the
  real organization, the true client. Which openly admitted at the January 15th Planning
  Board meeting which we have a video of it right Debbie and we have the video copy
  of it. We have a safe resident home initiative to provide a emergency and transitional
  housing for victims of Human Trafficking coming soon. Well, the only one there
  looking at is right here. Safety measures in residential programs due to these risks’
  residential programs for Human Trafficking survivors are designed with strict
  security measures such as confidential location. How confidential is this when you
  have Channel 2, Channel 4, Channel 7 and all over the place? Many safe houses are
  disclosed to protect against Traffickers finding the location. Yes, Human Traffickers
  frequently attempt to locate and re-traffic the victim after they have entered the
  residential programs (shelters or rehabilitation facilities). Because Traffickers often
  use deep emotional dependencies they may know a victim’s family, friends or
  trusted contacts and able for them to track them down even after they have received
  help. Traffickers use to find victims and programs targeting Group Homes and
  Shelters. Traffickers are known as to loiter near or target Youth Centers, Foster Care
  places and Group Homes. Use these facilities to recruit vulnerable individuals.
  Exploit digital footprints: traffickers often use social media or cell phones to contact
  victims that have escaped using active track locations even after the victims have
  been in a safe place. Manipulations and threats: Traffickers may use force against
  their victim or family to coerced them back into the situation often capitalizing on
  psychological bond and fear they have established. Exploit unmet needs because
  many victims suffer from addictions or are in need of financial resources. Traffickers
  may leverage these vulnerabilities to offer a false sense help to lure them back.
  That is off their own website. Now we have determined that PATH is the real
  organization not the Hein Foundation that is behind this.