Southtowns Record

TB Minutes — 4-26-TB-MTG_.pdf

Government
Town of Colden
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Apr 9, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Short-term rentals, Energy and data center siting, Zoning and land use

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Town Board Meeting, April 9, 2026
REGULAR TOWN MEETING
Colden Town Hall – 7:00 pm  Page 1

REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:03pm
THE SUPERVISOR OPENED THE MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE
FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENT
  Councilman Dennis Robinson
  Councilman Jesse Hrycik
  Councilwoman Patricia Zurbrick
  Councilman Gerald Pietraszek
  Supervisor James DePasquale

ALSO PRESENT

  Highway Superintendent Lee Wohlhueter
  CEO John Kotlarsz
  CEO Tom Dziulko
  Planning Board Chairman Walt Kammer
  Erie County Sheriff’s Deputy Malican
  DCO Michelle Zak
  Recreation Supervisor Kip Palmateer
  Springville Journal Max Borsuk
  Town Clerk Deborah Jusiak
  Approximately 5 residents

MINUTES TO BE APPROVED
MOTION made by Councilwoman Zurbrick, seconded by Councilman Pietraszek, and
unanimously approved the minutes from the Regular Town Board Meeting held on March 12,
2026, noting that the Public Hearing on Short Term Rentals originally scheduled for the April 9,
2026, Town Board Meeting was later withdrawn.
SAFETY
ECSO Deputy Malican reported the EC Sheriff’s responses in Colden in March:

90 calls for service  8 Traffic Stops
34 Premise checks  4 Arrests
21 Community Policing contact

OLD BUSINESS
Mill St Bridge Replacement
Supervisor DePasquale reported that a preliminary design for removal of the Mill St bridge was
submitted and a meeting with Shawn Baer, G&W Railroad representative will be scheduled
soon. Planning Board Chairman Kammer gave a summary of the proposed project saying it will
take about 30 days to complete and require construction of a temporary access road.