Southtowns Record

Minutes(June 11th Meeting)

Government
Town of Concord
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Jun 11, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Moratoriums, Energy and data center siting, Budget and taxes, Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Water, sewer and drainage, Audits and oversight

Original document

Same meeting

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June 11, 2026

other when one of them goes out of Town. Supervisor Drozd said that is being taken care
of. He spoke with the Town of Boston Supervisor in regards to that earlier in the day.
DCO spoke with Ag& Market about concerns of rabies vaccinations being generated by
AI. She and Town Clerk Safford discussed the different ways that residents are proving
that rabies vaccinations have been done for their dogs. Supervisor Drozd informed DCO
Bowen that if she has a question in regards to the validity of a vaccination report then the
best thing to do would be to call the vet directly and ask. DCO Bowen then asked the
Board if she was able to apply for a grant to purchase a car for the DCO to use for Town
business. Supervisor Drozd told her that she can research the grant and then come to him
so he can discuss it with the Board because there are certain ways to apply.

  Motion by Council Member Zittel, seconded by Council Member Kassel, to
approve monthly reports, Items (b)1-8. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried.

3. Resident Concerns

  Supervisor Drozd opened the floor for Public Comment; and Stan Grabowski of
4 Kissing Bridge Lane asked the Board if there was any update on when the water project
is going to start, since it was supposed to have begun in May. Supervisor Drozd told Mr.
Grabowski that there was an issue at the KB Water plant that was being addressed.
Today he was told the water tests all came back great from the health department. He
believes that the new date to start is 6/24/26. Town Attorney Attea spoke in regards to
the easements that have been received from residents. Some of those easements were
submitted to the engineer on two-sided paper, which the Erie County Clerk’s office will
not accept. Mr. Rogers from MDA will be going to those residents to get those signed
again, but it should not delay anything. Mr. Grabowski asked if all of the parts and
pieced are available-Supervisor Drozd said he believes everything is all set with that.
The contractor has been great, and has held his prices since last year. He should be
finished within a week of beginning.

  Kathy Lux addressed the Board with a slight concern. She used to be able to post
the menu for the Senior Center on their Facebook page, and now the comments have been
shut off and no one outside of the Senior Center is able to make posts on the page.
Supervisor Drozd deferred this question to Town Clerk Safford, since she attended the
NYS Town Clerk’s seminar in regards to social media posting. Town Clerk Safford
explained that the changes to the Facebook posts are because of the records that need to
be kept on all social media posts for the Town. The Town has implemented a new Social
Media Policy that states that the public can no longer comment on posts, and if they want
something placed on a Town Facebook page, they need to contact the administrator of
that page to request that it is posted. Ms. Lux wants the menu to still be posted on the
Facebook page, and Town Clerk Safford let her know that she needs to contact Senior
Center Director or her assistant and they would be the ones to put that on the page. Ms.
Lux asked if the Town Historian’s Facebook page has the same rules for posting
comments-all three of the Town’s Facebook pages now have the same rules (dog control,
senior center and the Bensley center).

  Village Trustee Barbara Lipka also had some questions on the rules about the new
Town Social Media Policy, and Board members and Town Clerk Safford discussed those
with her.

4. Highway Department

a) Hwy Supt Heim went over his report for May 2026.

  Motion by Council Member Kassel, seconded by Council Member
Krzemien, to receive and file the Highway Department Report. 5 voting aye, 0 nays.
Carried.

b) Revise Agreement to Spend Highway Funds- Supt. Heim told the Board that this is
something that has not been done in the past, but it has been recommended to him to let
the Board know as things change so that the Board knows where money is going.