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Town of Aurora | Town Board Meeting | September 28, 2026 A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Aurora took place on Monday, September 28, 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 Councilmember Charles D. Snyder Supervisor Raymond Wrazen Councilmember Excused: Jessica Armbrust Councilmember Others Present: Brigid Maloney Town Attorney David Gunner Highway Superintendent Elizabeth Cassidy Code Enforcement Officer 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. He then announced that Councilmember Armbrust was excused. He also corrected an announcement from the August 24, 2026 Town Board meeting, noting that the public hearing for the Community Development Block Grant would be held October 13 rather than October 12 due to the holiday. The first item on the agenda was a Public Hearing for Local Law Intro 9-2026 - Town Clerk Webmaster Stipend increasing the clerk’s salary for assuming the responsibility of webmaster. Supv. Snyder read the local law and opened the hearing at 6:31 PM, asking if anyone in the audience wished to comment. Hearing no one, Supv. Snyder closed the hearing at 6:32 PM. The next item on the agenda was a Public Hearing for Local Law Intro 10-2026 that would allow the Town Board to override the tax levy limit, established in General Municipal Law Section 30c, for the 2027 budget. The notice was published in the East Aurora Advertiser and posted on the Town’s website and Town Clerk’s bulletin board. Sup. Snyder opened the public hearing at 6:32 PM and asked if anyone wished to comment. Hearing no one, Supv. Snyder closed the hearing at 6:33 PM. The final public hearing was on the application for a Special Use Permit from Rebecca Bermingham/The Grooming Post to open a dog grooming business with no boarding or daycare in the existing building/space at 558 Buffalo Road, East Aurora. The Supv. opened the hearing at 6:33 PM and asked if anyone wished to comment on the application. Hearing no one, Supv. Snyder closed the hearing at 6:33 PM. Councilmember McCann moved to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of Action #334 September 14, 2026 Town Board meeting minutes and the September 28, 2026 Abstract 9/14/26 Town of Claims, consisting of vouchers 1124 through 1171, manual check voucher 1172 and P- Board minutes & card voucher 1173 to be paid from the following funds: 9/28/26 abstract approved General Fund $ 129,479.70 Part Town Fund $ 300.00 Cemeteries $ 113.00 Highway Part Town Fund $ 120,622.87 Special Districts $ 77,261.66 Trust & Agency $ 561.44 Grand Total Abstract $ 328,338.67 Councilmember Garvey seconded. Upon a vote being taken: ayes – four, noes – none. Motion carried. AUDIENCE I: Jerry Thompson, Village resident, addressed the Board regarding the TE-9 traffic study request for Porterville Road. He asked the Town to request that Erie County study traffic speeds approaching the Village from Porterville Road toward Pine Street. He said residents have raised concerns about vehicles traveling too quickly through the area, particularly near the Pine Street and Porterville Road intersection and Pine Street Extension. He also cited difficulty for pedestrians crossing the roadway, winter accidents, and confusing speed and curve signage approaching the Village. Mr. Thompson suggested that reducing traffic speeds before vehicles reach the Village could help address concerns experienced by residents on both Porterville Road and Pine Street. Joshua Best, Village resident, spoke in support of Mr. Thompson's request. He said his property straddles the Town and Village boundary and that residents have repeatedly raised traffic concerns in the area. He encouraged the Town to pursue the traffic study, stating that a speed reduction could help address concerns affecting both Town and Village residents. Supervisor Snyder noted that the request would be addressed later in the meeting. 1