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Regular Meeting 20 May 14, 2026 the news the last couple of weeks, conflict of resolution in that type of environment. A girl counselor just got stabbed in the face at Collins Correctional and six guards just got there butts handed to them last week. They tried conflict resolution. I want to know what they can do if something were to happen? The other thing I would like to know is the safety of the staff, the residents and the community? If something does happen who’s getting called, who can be here fast enough to help me, the people working there or any of the other neighbor’s? Who is that going to be? I believe there was an incident a month or two ago on Stolle Road and EMT’s weren’t able to get there for a half hour or so. It’s going to be a while. We choose to live here, these women are not going to choose to live here, there going to be put here. The staff safety the resident safety and the legal rights, we just brought up the insurance. What if someone gets hurt, it’s on the homeowner, well my home/property is directly boarding right next door to this house. If I go over to Pat’s house fall and hurt my ankle, I’m not going to sue him and I’m sure he would do the same thing. These women have everything to gain, easy fix get the lawyers out there, lets sue him I tripped on his rock even though there not suppose to be there and there are posted signs everywhere because now I have to make my property look like crap here we go. That should work. The other thing I would like to know, and I know this is going to piss people off and I am going to say it anyways. Is this for legal American woman? With that, I don’t want the Illegals, Somalis and everything else we see all over the place. Since we never get an honest answer on what this place is going to be, what is going to be there? Legals or Illegals? So, like I said before it’s all good until it’s not. I don’t want it to be not. Let’s leave this alone and get rid of it and be done. The whole world knows where you’re planning to put this house. Theses inmates I talk to will come for these women if it is a Domestic Violence or Human Trafficking. Also, as far as this house is supposed to be for sale, we can’t find it for sale anywhere. The sign has fallen over, so I want to know if they just wrote this off as this where we are going or is the home actively up for sale? Those are my questions and concerns about this house moving forward. Resident Robert Puckett of Stolle Road I live right next door. The thing that bothers me even more as I have no idea who these people are or what they are capable of. I have small grandchildren that come over and stay at our house. What if these people decide to come over to my property? It doesn’t take long to walk over, maybe two seconds. Does that mean I have to start putting cameras up for security? I’m sorry, I am totally against it. Resident Amy Kotecki of Stolle Road There are many reasons my husband and I are against this. The last four meetings I have been to there are too many unanswered questions and lack of transparency from day one. Something smells fishy and I don’t want it to be our town. I have a family of four, it is a safety concern for us and I don’t want it here. Attorney Sean Hopkins representing the applicant - William and Diane Hein Foundation I want to make several points. Number One why are we here? What is before the Town Board this evening? What is before the Town Board this evening is a request for a Special Use Permit for the proposed use of the existing residence at 11411 Stolle Road as a Boarding House/Rooming House as defined 700-8 of the Zoning Code. What does that mean, what is the definition in the Zoning Code? The definition is straight from the section 700-8 Zoning Code A dwelling other than a hotel or motel where more the two persons are housed or lodged for hire with or without meals. I want to make it clear the residents of this proposed project do not follow within that definition. One may ask why not. Because they will not be paying, there is no lodging or food for hire. They will not be paying to reside there, so it does not fall in that definition. So where does it fall? In our opinion, I think this backed up legally, this is basically a family, while unconventional family from what many of you might think of. Under New York State law and Federal law, we believe it qualifies as such. Let me explain why. First of all, we have to go back to the decision that was issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals way back on September 10, 2025. What did that allow? That was a Variance for what is known as a definition of a family. It allowed 10 unrelated individuals to reside in the existing house on the property. That is exactly what we are doing. So first of all, I want to make clear these individuals will be living as single housekeeping unit, it will be stable throughout in transit housing the typical stay will be between 12-15 months and as such we have to focus on what the code. I want to make it clear, I don’t believe we even need this Special Use Permit, I think we are covered by the Zoning Board Appeals decision on September 10, 2025, that basically said this already