Town Board minutes — March 25, 2026 (full text)

March 25, 2026 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING AND WORK SESSION – EDEN TOWN BOARD 2795 E Church St. Eden, NY 14057 March 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 (Absent) TIMOTHY WALKER ­ COUNCILMEMBER MICHAEL BYRNES ­ COUNCILMEMBER OTHERS PRESENT: Emily Hawkins ­ Town Clerk Marlene Grunder ­ Administrative Assistant to the Supervisor Budget Transfers: #75­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to approve the budget transfers as presented; seconded by Councilmember Wilhelm; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. New and Unfinished Business: 1. Summer Recreation Employees: 2026 SUMMER DAY CAMP STAFF Position Name Pay Rate Elementary Supervisor Tera Baker-Clerc $4,300.00 Elementary Lead Connor Johnson $20.00 Mini Camp / Elementary Lead Sharon Wright $20.00 Mini Camp Leader Deanne Glenndenning $20.00 Sports Lead Alyssa Johnson $19.50 Mini Camp only Giuliana Fodor $16.00 Camp Counselor Allison Grunder $16.50 Camp Counselor Ciara Clark $17.00 Camp Counselor Lillia Qi $17.50 Camp Counselor Lillianna Rowles $17.00 Camp Counselor Jordan Lauer $17.50 Camp Counselor Reece Taylor $19.00 Camp Counselor Carly Profic $18.00 Camp Counselor Ella Archabald $17.50 1

March 25, 2026 Camp Counselor Bridget Sullivan $16.50 Camp Counselor Elijah Qi $17.00 Camp Counselor William Archabald $17.00 Camp Counselor Madison Baker $17.50 Substitute Hayley Wren Clerc $16.00 Substitute Lucy Heffernan $16.00 Substitute Paige Thompson $16.00 Concert Staff Marlene Grunder $19.00 #76­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to approve the recreation staff with rates of pay as presented; seconded by Councilmember Byrnes; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. 2. Ivan Bitnum – Fall/Winter Swim Programs: #77­2026: MOTION was made by Councilmember Wilhelm to approve Ivan Bitnum to coordinate the 2026 instructional swim 25­26 adult lap swim and the 25­26 family swim programs for a stipend of $1,100.00 payable at the end of the instructional swim program in March 2026; seconded by Supervisor Ventry; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. 3. Grant of Easement: 2

March 25, 2026 #78­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to approve Supervisor Ventry to sign and authorize the Grant of Easement as written between Water District No. 6 of the Town of Eden AKA the Town of Eden and 3

March 25, 2026 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Verizon for the parcel at 7591 East Eden Road subject to a permissive referendum; seconded by Councilmember Wilhelm; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. 4. Addition to Google Workspace: #79­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to approve the additional Google Workspace users for $142.80 per year for three years for a total of $428.40; seconded by Councilmember Wilhelm; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. 5. Portable Sanitation Units: #80­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to approve Roger Gloss for portable sanitation units for the 2026 outdoor recreation season; seconded by Councilmember Wilhelm; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. 6. Special Use Permit Application – National Grid: #81­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to refer the Special Use Permit Application from National Grid to the Planning Board for their review; seconded by Councilmember Byrnes; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. 7. Fire Truck: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUPERVISOR RICHARD S VENTRY TO EXPEND FUNDS FROM THE FIRE EQUIPMENT RESERVE OF THE TOWN OF EDEN SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM The Town Board of the Town of Eden, duly convened in a regular session does hereby resolve pursuant to the provisions of Section 6­C of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York that the Town Supervisor of the Town of Eden be and is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate a sum not to exceed $1,332,795.00 from the Restricted Fire Equipment Reserve SF.878 of the Town of Eden for the purpose of Eden Fire Purchasing a new Sutphen Custom Pumper on Sutphen Monarch Chassis subject to permissive referendum. #82­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to approve the resolution as presented; seconded by Councilmember Walker; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. Hearing of Visitors: Kathleen & Patrick McAnaney and volunteers from the EAA. Discussion on baseballs fields and conditions of the Town Parks. #83­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to adjourn the Regular Meeting and enter the Work Session; seconded by Councilmember Wilhelm; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. The Work Session was opened at 7:25 PM Work Session Discussion: 1–5 year plan for the Town of Eden: The Town Board discussed which projects will be most important over the next one to five years and how they plan to move forward with them. Many of these initiatives require advance planning in order to be eligible for grant funding, which may involve upfront costs for the Town. Because of this, prioritizing and preparing now will be critical to successfully completing these projects. Topics discussed included the possibility of a splash pad (location to be determined) and the addition of bathrooms at Swartz Field. The Town Board also expressed interest in surveying taxpayers to better understand community priorities. #84­2026: MOTION was made by Supervisor Ventry to adjourn the Work Session and enter Executive for contractual; seconded by Councilmember Wilhelm; Ayes: All; Opposed: None; Abstain: None; Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 PM Respectfully submitted by, Emily Hawkins, Town Clerk 4