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Town Board minutes — February 25, 2026

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February 25, 2026

  MINUTES
  REGULAR MEETING AND WORK SESSION – EDEN TOWN BOARD
  2795 E Church St.
  Eden, NY 14057
  February 25, 2026 @ 6:30 P.M.

This meeting was held in­person and virtually through GoToMeeting.com. The meeting link was made
available to the public prior to the meeting.

TOWN BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
  RICHARD VENTRY  ­  SUPERVISOR
  SUSAN WILHELM  ­  COUNCILMEMBER
  VINCENT VACCO  ­  COUNCILMEMBER (arrived at 6:35 PM)
  TIMOTHY WALKER  ­  COUNCILMEMBER (arrived at 6:36 PM)
  MICHAEL BYRNES  ­  COUNCILMEMBER

OTHERS PRESENT:
  Emily Hawkins  ­  Town Clerk
  Marlene Grunder  ­  Administrative Assistant to the Supervisor
  Lisa Winter  ­  Bookkeeper

Pledge of Allegiance

Public Comment on Agenda Items Only: None

New and Unfinished Business:

  1. IT Contract:

#44­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to accept the contract for Master Information Technology
Infrastructure Support Service Agreement between UbertechIT Services Inc. and the Town of Eden from March
1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 for IT services as presented; seconded by Councilmember Wilhelm; Ayes:
All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried.

  2. Conservation Board Members:

#45­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to re­appoint Lamont Beers, Mary Jane Bolo, Deborah
Condon, & Judith Striebich to the Conservation Board for a two­year period beginning 2/1/26 and ending on
1/31/28; seconded by Councilmember Walker; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried.

#46­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to appoint Lamont Beers as chairman to the Conservation
Board; seconded by Councilmember Wilhelm; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried.

  3. Legal Services for Solar and Battery Storage Laws:

#47­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to approve Heath & O’Toole Attorneys for legal services
related to solar and battery storage laws; seconded by Councilmember Byrnes; Ayes: All; Opposed: None;
Abstain: None; Motion carried.

  4. Set Bid Opening Date for Fire Truck:

#48­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to set the bid opening date for the Eden Fire Department
Pumper Apparatus for March 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM; seconded by Councilmember Byrnes; Ayes: All; Opposed:
None; Abstain: None; Motion carried.

  5. Recreation Maintenance Position:

#49­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to approve Tyler Burchfield as the Full Time Working
Crew Chief at $30 per hour for 40 hours per week to be paid bi­weekly, starting March 2, 2026; seconded by
Councilmember Wilhelm; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried.

  6. Google Workspace:

#50­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to approve Daston Corporation for Google Workspace as
presented from 3/20/26 to 3/19/29; seconded by Councilmember Byrnes; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain:
None; Motion carried.

  7. Full Time Police Officer:

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