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Town Board minutes — August 10, 2026

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Town of Aurora
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Town Board
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Aug 10, 2026
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Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Parks and recreation, Public safety, Roads and traffic, Budget and taxes

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Town of Aurora | Town Board Meeting | August 10, 2026
  A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Aurora took place on Monday, July 27, 2026,
beginning at 6:30 PM. The Board met in-person at the Aurora Municipal Center, 575 Oakwood Avenue,
East Aurora, New York. The meeting was live streamed via YouTube.

  Present:  Benjamin Garvey  Councilmember
  Joseph McCann  Deputy Supervisor
  Charles D. Snyder  Supervisor
  Raymond Wrazen  Councilmember

  Excused:  Jessica Armbrust  Councilmember

  Others Present:  Brigid Maloney  Town Attorney
  Chris Musshafen  Recreation Director
  David Gunner  Highway Superintendent
  Rich Miga  Assistant Code Enforcement Officer
  Patrick Welch  Chief of Police
  Douglas Crow  Planning Board Chair
  Paul Ernst  Zoning Board Chair
  Rodney Simeone  Zoning Board Member

  Supervisor (Supv.) Snyder opened the meeting at 6:30 PM with the recitation of the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.

  Supv. Snyder took a moment to review the process for referring to Town officials and staff with
their title versus their first name so that anyone attending or accessing the YouTube stream understands
who is being addressed.

  Deputy Supervisor (Supv.) McCann moved to approve the Consent  Action #276
Agenda consisting of July 27, 2026 Town Board meeting minutes and August 10,  7/27/26 Town
2026 Abstract of Claims, consisting of vouchers 908 through 984 and manual check  Board minutes &
vouchers 985 and 986 to be paid from the following funds:  8/10/26
  abstract
  General Fund  $  32,613.44  approved
  Highway Part Town Fund  $  306,220.52
  Village Bridge Repairs  $  64,986.09
  Trust & Agency  $  280.69
  Water  $  1,847.27
  Grand Total Abstract  $  405,948.01

Councilmember Garvey seconded the motion. Upon a vote being taken: ayes –
four, noes – none. Motion carried.

AUDIENCE I: none

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

  Councilmember Wrazen moved to set August 24, 2026 at the Aurora Municipal  Action #277
Center, 575 Oakwood Ave., E. Aurora, as the date, time and place to hold a public  Public Hearing
hearing on a Special Use Permit (SUP) application for an expansion to the existing  set for 2100 Lewis
ground mounted solar array for 2100 Lewis Road, S. Wales, NY. Councilmember  Rd SUP
Garvey seconded the motion. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes – none.
Motion carried.
  Action #278
  Councilmember Garvey moved to approve payment no. 5 to Oakgrove
  Oakgrove
Construction, Inc., 6900 Seneca Street, PO Box 103, Elma, NY, in the amount of
  payment #5 for
$4,386.30 for construction services rendered from 12/24/2025 – 7/6/2026 for the
  Church St culvert
Church Street culvert replacement project, seconded by Deputy Supv. McCann.  replacement
Funds will be disbursed from H7 5120.230. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four,  approved
noes – none. Motion carried.

  Deputy Supv. McCann moved to approve the following payments disbursed  Action #279
from H7 5120.210 to Azar Design Co., 295 Main Street, Suite 200, Buffalo, NY,  Oakgrove
seconded by Councilmember Wrazen. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes  payment #5 for
– none. Motion carried.  Church St culvert
  replacement
  Pymt #  Amount  Project  Service Dates  approved
  15  $14,530.19  Shearer Ave culvert  6/27/26-7/31/26
  17  $36,294.85  Cornwall Rd culvert  6/27/26-7/31/26
  14  $ 7,776.31  Brooklea Dr bridge  6/27/26-7/31/26
  25  $ 1,356.23  Church St culvert  1/31/26-6/26/26
  26  $  642.21  E. Fillmore culvert  4/25/26-7/31/26

  Councilmember Garvey moved to authorize the Supv. to sign the  Action #280
Uncompleted Work Agreement (UWA) with Oakgrove Construction, 6900 Seneca  Supv. authorized
St., Elma, NY 14059 for the Church St culvert replacement project Contract D040611,  to sign Church St
seconded by Deputy Supv. McCann. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes –  UWA
none. Motion carried.
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