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Page 45 April 28, 2026 TOWN OF CONCORD SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING April 28, 2026 6 p.m. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY PHILIP DROZD, SUPERVISOR, at 6:02 p.m. ROLL CALL: PHILIP DROZD, SUPERVISOR CLYDE M. DRAKE, COUNCIL MEMBER KENNETH KASSEL COUNCIL MEMBER KIMBERLY S. KRZEMIEN, COUNCIL MEMBER ABSENT: KENNETH D. ZITTEL, COUNCIL MEMBER ALSO PRESENT: LAURA SAFFORD, TOWN CLERK BRIAN ATTEA, TOWN ATTORNEY CALEB HENNING, TOWN ENGINEER Jim Taravella Meagan Krzemien Peter Sorgi Rick Hare Diane Gamel Daryl McEwan David Gamel Daniel Telaak Mason Gaugler Lisa Lines Barry Edwards Supervisor Drozd opened the Special Town Board Meeting at 6:02 p.m. Town Clerk Safford had posted the Notice of the Special Town Board Meeting on the Town’s website, the signboard at the Town Hall, and in the Springville Journal on April 16, 2026. Supervisor Drozd stated that the only item on the agenda is the proposed solar array on Springville Boston Road. There have been numerous Public Hearings on the matter, so the Board will not be taking any questions from the audience this evening. Town Attorney Attea informed the audience that the purpose of the meeting is to consider two Resolutions before the Board. One of the Resolutions is with regards to the applicant’s application for a special use permit, and the other is in regards to the site plan. Town Attorney then read the following: TOWN OF CONCORD TOWN BOARD RESOLUTION REGARDING APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED CONCORD PV, LLC; CONCORD SOLAR PROJECT WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Concord (Town Board) has been provided with an application for the development of a 5.00-megawatt solar project affecting 27.6 acres on a 100.2-acre property on 12119 Springville Boston Rd, identified with the SBL# 307.00-3-37 (“the Project”) by RIC Energy; and WHEREAS, the Concord Planning Board has reviewed the site plan and application, has determined the application to be complete, and has forwarded the application to the Town board for the completion of SEQR and consideration of the Special Use Permit as required in the Town of Concord Solar Energy Systems local law contained in Chapter 150, Article XXXIX of the Town Code, specifically §150-215; and WHEREAS, the Town Board determined the above referenced Action to be a Type I Action pursuant to Part 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) regulations; and WHEREAS, the Town Board assumed the lead agency, under the provisions of 6, NYCRR 617.6(b)(1); and WHEREAS, the Town Board issued a Positive Declaration, pursuant to SEQRA, on January 9, 2025; and