Southtowns Record

Minutes(September 10th Town Board)

Government
Town of Concord
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Sep 10, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Zoning and land use, Audits and oversight, Water, sewer and drainage, Roads and traffic, Energy and data center siting

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Same meeting

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September 10, 2026

of Appeals, which costs $500. Guy Marlette of the Planning Board is already working on
updating sign regulations to the Town’s code, and they would like to add a stipulation to
allow a not for profit organization to have a sign at no cost. Council Member Krzemien
asked if the fee could be waived if they went before the ZBA, and Town Attorney Attea
stated that he would need to look into this. CEO Roberts wanted to know if it was
possible for the Board to pass a resolution to allow them to put the sign up before the
changes are made to the code as recommended by the Planning Board. There is currently
a sign in the parking lot, which makes it very difficult to see the road. Town Attorney
Attea doesn’t believe that the Town Board could pass this resolution. CEO Roberts is
going to send Town Attea the sections of the code that pertain to this matter.

  No one else addressed the Board.

ITEM #4  HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

  a) Hwy Supt Heim asked the Board to receive and file his Highway
Report.

  Supt. Heim said that his high lift is up for the five year rotation, so he is
going to look into a price for purchasing one in the spring. There is a gas tank at the
shop, and the pick up truck and the chain saw are the only items that use gas. The
insurance is higher at the highway garage because of the gas tank. The pick up truck is
three years old and the warranty is up in November of this year-he and Supervisor Drozd
spoke about looking at prices for a new truck, and were comparing gas vs. diesel. If he
were to purchase a new diesel truck then they could get rid of the gas tank and save
money on the insurance. The highway department could then use a card at the Kwik
Fill to purchase fuel. At another time Supt. Heim would like to discuss getting extended
warranties on the plow trucks, since it is cheaper to get those before the warranty expires.

  Motion by Council Member Kassel, seconded by Council Member Zittel.
All members voting aye. Carried.

ITEM #4  OLD BUSINESS

  a) KBCRWWTP Update- The project started today. Jonathan Rogers
from MDA was there yesterday and today. Tim Domes, the water operator was also
there. This will probably take three to four weeks to complete. Supervisor Drozd,
Caleb Henning and Town Attorney Attea had a conversation with the DEC in regards to
fines that are being charged to the Town for violations at the sewer plant. They are
working on coming up with a resolution to this issue, as most of these delays were
caused by the DEC not getting information back to the Town in a timely manner.

ITEM #5  NEW BUSINESS

  a) Audit of the Bills – Council Member Zittel audited the Bills this
month.

  Year 2026 Abstract 9:
  General Fund (A), Abstract 9, $45,528.89
  General Fund (B), Abstract 9, $10,288.30
  Concord Senior Van (JV), Abstract 9, $17.19
  Craneridge Sewer (SS1), Abstract 9, $7,406.15
  Highway Outside Village (DB), Abstract 9, $29,106.27
  Kissing Bridge Water (SW1), Abstract 9, $1,007.79
  Kissing Bridge Sewer (SS2), Abstract 9, $7,846.09
  Cattaraugus St. Water (SW3), Abstract 9, $40.00
  Crane Ridge Sewer Project (HA), Abstract 9, $9,182.50

  Motion by Council Member Zittel, seconded by Council Member
Krzemien, to approve the bills in Abstract 9 as presented. All members voting aye.
Carried.