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Town Board Meeting May 14, 2026 REGULAR TOWN MEETING Colden Town Hall – 7:00 pm Page 5 PLANNING REPORT Councilman Hrycik reported on the Planning Board’s continuing work on regulations of battery energy storage systems (BESS), poultry and a study of the Mill St bridge project. WATER Councilman Pietraszek gave the following water report for April: • Usage update: At present time consumption billed by ECWA 1530000 gal. cost $ 6686.10 + $434.87 = $ 7120.97 expenditure for March water usage. o ECWA water cost $4.36 / K o Water usage – 34.27 G/M/31D • Hydrant #8 (last in BC Rd lay), waiting weather for replacing • Hydrant on 240 near Gutekunst fixing reimbursed $3633.66 • Hydrant vs car accident on 3/13/26, NYSM fixing reimbursed $3700 • Neptune 360 upgrade done, tablet functioning but slow • Continue working on nonreading meters & registers • Bulk water was upgraded to 2in delivery and newer housing. Invites to go out to water and pool water companies • AWQR being prepared for distribution Water Billing: • Open Accounts as of 05/01/2026 billing: Water Charge (223 units) $22,375.58 (2,640,977 gal) Infras + Capital Surchg $ 4,905.60 Arrears $ 7,756.09 Total Billed Sent $35,037.27 Current Receipts to date $ 5,593.51 Arrears to date $30,246.50 RECREATION REPORT Councilwoman Zurbrick read the following report: A new Yoga session is starting on May 14. Soccer season is scheduled to begin May 12, weather permitting. The summer program newsletter has been completed. Copies will go out to Colden Elementary school students, mailed out to residents, and posted on the Recreation Facebook page and town website. We would like to approve Lauren Smith for concession stand at minimum wage, retroactive to May 12 if necessary. MOTION made by Councilwoman Zurbrick, seconded by Supervisor DePasquale and unanimously approved to appoint Lauren Smith at minimum wage. RESOLUTIONS None