Southtowns Record

TB Minutes — 2-26-TBMtg-Final.pdf

Government
Town of Colden
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Feb 12, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use, Public safety, Short-term rentals

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TB Meeting, February 12, 2026
REGULAR TOWN MEETING
Colden Town Hall – 7:00 pm  Page 2

would be able to post its own content in a timely manner. He asked for a motion to have the Town
convert to the Erie County site.

MOTION made by Councilman Robinson, seconded by Councilwoman Zurbrick and unanimously
approved to convert the Town website to an Erie County hosted website.

Mill St bridge
Supervisor DePasquale said the Mill St bridge was discussed at a workshop held earlier in the
evening. Shawn Baer from G&W was present at the workshop and said repairs to the timber bridge
would cost $30,000 for an as-is repair but not bring it up to current safety standards. The Town
said they would not take ownership of the bridge and would like to see the structure removed and
replaced by an at-street crossing. Baer said G&W would consider making a larger contribution
towards having the structure removed. Superintendent Wohlhueter, the Town Board, and Planning
Board Chairman Kammer discussing contacting Nussbaumer and Clarke for a Phase 1 and budget
feasibility study.

MOTION made by Supervisor DePasquale, seconded by Councilwoman Zurbrick and
unanimously approved to direct the Planning Board to request a Phase 1 budget and feasibility
study to have the Mill St bridge replaced by an at-road crossing.

OLD BUSINESS
None

COMMITTEE REPORTS

BUILDING REPORT
Councilman Robinson directed attention to the icicles on the Senior Center and Town Hall. The
Board asked Superintendent Wohlhueter to close the Senior Center parking lot until the icicles are
down. DePasquale reported that a resident fell on the curb at the back entrance of the Town Hall.
Cones and signs were erected to alert people to the curb.

CODE ENFORCEMENT REPORT
Report for the month of January 2026 – CEO Dziulko read the following report:
  • 2 Building Permits Issued  • 6 Certificates of Compliance
  • 2 Certificates of Occupancy Issued  • 3 Fire Inspection

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
No Report

DOG CONTROL OFFICER REPORT
Councilman Robinson reported that the DCO had no activity in January, but she is calling owners
having overdue dog registrations.