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Village Board minutes — April 13, 2026 (Organizational)

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Village of Angola
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Village Board
Meeting
Apr 13, 2026
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Minutes
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Budget and taxes, Public safety, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Zoning and land use, Audits and oversight, Water, sewer and drainage

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Minutes
  Village of Angola
  Regular Board Meeting
  Monday, April 13, 2026 5:30 P.M

At Regular meeting of the Village of Angola Board of Trustees held at Village Hall, 41
Commercial Street in Angola, New York, County of Erie on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 5:30PM,
there were; PRESENT: Mayor Thomas Whelan, Trustees John Dybowski, Valerie Stonitsch,
William Ludwig, and Todd Dybdahl, Nicole Leppard – Clerk Treasurer, John Grennell-
Attorney, and Greg Szarowicz - Police Chief and Donald Gallo- Engineer.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Mayor Whelan

A motion was made by Mayor Whelan to have an AUDIT OF BILLS, Trustee Dybowski, Trustee
Ludwig, Trustee Stonitsch, Trustee Dybdahl and Mayor Whelan said AYE.

VISITORS: Sue Eubanks of 17 Sunset - Representing Evangola Community Theater - 2 live stage
productions, received 501C3 status. Looking for donations.

New Business:
  1. NYMS Projects – underway
  2. NY FORWARD - should hear from Governor this month on project awards

5:35PM OPEN PUBLIC HEARING

  VILLAGE OF ANGOLA
  NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
  FOR 2026-2027 BUDGET

RESOLVED that pursuant to Village Law Section 5-504 the 2026-2027 tentative budget for the Village
of Angola was completed and filed with the Village Clerk at the Village Clerk’s Office, 41 Commercial
Street, Angola, NY on March 9, 2026. The budget may be inspected between the hours of 8:00 AM and
4:00 PM on or after March 9, 2026. Said Tentative Budget includes maximum compensation for the
Mayor of $10,000 per annum and for the Trustees of $5000 per annum. Budget reflects an increase of
the tax rate from $8.09 to $8.75 an increase of $.66. A summary of the tentative budget is as follows:

General Fund Appropriations  $1,793,425.00
Water Fund Appropriations  $1,212,810.00
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that a Public Hearing on the budget will be held at the Village Office,
41 Commercial Street, Angola New York on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM to consider same
before final adoption. Village Clerk is hereby authorized to publish notice in the paper of record the
Dunkirk Observer and the Angola Penny Saver.

COMMENTS: none

CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING