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WEST SENECA COURT ROOM DRAFT TOWN BOARD 1250 Union Road PROCEEDINGS West Seneca, NY 14224 Meeting # 2026-01 January 12, 2026 currently more cost-effective to remain with Modern. The town did purchase three trucks for the price of one and can use them for garbage pick-up. - Whose responsibility is it to identify water pressure issues when a house is being sold - Code Enforcement Officer Schieber stated there is no responsibility regarding this and encourages all potential buyers to seek information from the Code Enforcement Office about any property. Mrs. Harwood encouraged making this information known to the public and realtors. - West Seneca Cares provided 127 gift bags to the residents of West Seneca nursing homes and thanked all who donated James Raymond, Cedar Ridge Drive: - Requested answers to questions he posed earlier in the meeting: why did Councilmember Breidenstein recuse himself from the Town Prosecutor appointment; can Councilmember Breidenstein speak to the transparency issues regarding the appointment of Mark Beehler to the Planning Board, a former colleague and employee; and is there a transparency issue with Joe Sherman sitting on the Planning Board while Mary Sherman is on the Town Board. Kate Kotecki, Seneca Street: - Asked why CPL was reappointed as the Town Engineer and, in her opinion, the town is encouraging bad behavior from this vendor - Is a written policy in place for Facebook, or are comments turned off on a per-post basis, would like to review any existing written policy James Manley, Larkwood Road: - Governor Hochul signed NYS Bill S1183 which established real property tax exemption for the primary residence of veterans with 100% service-connected disability, and the West Seneca Joint Veterans Committees requested that the town adopt a local law or resolution creating a real property tax exemption - Supervisor Dickson relayed a message from Town Assessor Finbar that amendments will be made to the bill and Supervisor Dickson expressed support from the Town Board to adopt a local law. - Requested status on the request to rename a park in honor of a veteran - Supervisor Dickson stated the Youth and Recreation Commission has been asked to follow up on the request. - Offered assistance from the Joint Veterans Commission members with the town's 250th Anniversary celebrations - Supervisor Dickson stated a larger remembrance event is being planned for the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Facebook comments: - Why did Chelsea MacDonald resign, who runs the town's Facebook page and who decides to block comments - Is one month a reasonable amount of time to provide answers to the public's questions - Are there any laws or limits on flock cameras - Assistant Chief Pelow stated that based on communications he has viewed from Flock's legal team and advisors, Flock houses data for 30 days and then the data is scrubbed, and is a work in progress. COMMUNICATIONS BY BOARD MEMBERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS Councilmember Breidenstein - The Civic and Patriotic Commission is considering the following: beautification of Union Road, 9