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Page 83 July 15, 2026 TOWN OF CONCORD July 15, 2026 Public Hearing 8:00 a.m. Data Center Moratorium Local Law MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY PHILIP DROZD, SUPERVISOR ROLL CALL: PHILIP DROZD, SUPERVISOR CLYDE M. DRAKE, COUNCIL MEMBER KENNETH D. ZITTEL, COUNCIL MEMBER KIMBERLY S. KRZEMIEN, COUNCIL MEMBER KENNETH KASSEL, COUNCIL MEMBER ALSO PRESENT: LAURA SAFFORD, Town Clerk LARRY HEIM, Hwy Supt. ERIC WIEDEMANN, CEO v Irene Gangler Caroline Francisco Leslie Bennett Julie Francisco Zachary Nobles Neal Steward Nicole Gangler Angela Steward Sarah Rodriguez Valerie Csehoski Nan Regan Shannon Darr Diana Whitney Supervisor Drozd opened the Public Hearing at 8:00 a.m. regarding Proposed Local Law #4, a one year moratorium on the acceptance, processing, review, consideration, approval, and issuance of applications, permits, certificates, site plan approvals, special use permits, variances, building permits, and other land use approvals relating to the construction, establishment, expansion, enlargement, conversion, or operation of data centers within the Town. TOWN OF CONCORD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Concord will be holding a Public Hearing on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. at the Concord Town Hall, 86 Franklin Street, Springville, New York, for the purpose of considering Proposed Local Law No. 4 of the Year 2026 which, if approved, would impose a one year moratorium on the acceptance, processing, review, consideration, approval, and issuance of applications, permits, certificates, site plan approvals, special use permits, variances, building permits, and other land use approvals relating to the construction, establishment, expansion, enlargement, conversion, or operation of data centers within the Town. Copies of the proposed local law are available for review in the office of the Town Clerk. There will be a Special Meeting held immediately after the Public Hearing. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. The Notice of the Public Hearing was published in the Springville Journal on July 2, 2026 and was also posted on the Town’s signboard at 86 Franklin Street, Springville, New York, and the Town’s website www.townofconcordny.gov on July 2, 2026. Supervisor Drozd began the Public Hearing regarding proposed Local Law #4 of 2026: "A Local Law Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Applications, Approvals, Permits, and Construction Related to Data Centers Within the Town of Concord." Purpose of Proposed Local Law: The proposed Local Law would establish a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing, review, consideration, approval, and issuance of applications, permits, certificates, site plan approvals, special use permits,