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Page 35 March 12, 2026 e) Center for the Arts Art Crawl Request- Supervisor Drozd said that there were not any issues with the Arts Center using the parking lot or side lawn last year. There were also no issues with pick up of artwork on Saturday night in the main hall, but there were problems with people accessing the building and the Arts center opening it up. That was the start of the sewer back up problems in the restrooms. There was a big mess downstairs by the bathrooms. Council Member Krzemien and Supervisor Drozd were at the building, and former Town Clerk Schweikert got called. Wayne Ott had to come in and get things cleaned up. Supervisor Drozd’s suggestion is to not let the Center use the restroom facilities. Regardless of what the Village tells the Center about port a johns, the Town should require them to set up port a john and hand washing stations in the parking lot or on the lawn. Council Member Zittel thinks that since there were so many issues last year that the Board should not give the Center any access to the building at all. Council Member Krzemien stated that she is good with letting them use the parking lot and the side lawn. Council Member Drake agrees that Town Hall should be locked completely. The floors may be getting refinished in the Main Hall at that time. There was discussion on letting the Center use the tables and chairs in the Main Hall, and it was decided not to let them use them. Motion by Council Member Zittel, seconded by Council Member Kassel, to approve the Arts Center to use the side lawn and parking lot only-no building or tables and chairs. Council Members Drake, Zittel, Krzemien & Kassel; Supervisor Drozd, voting aye. Carried. f) Caleb Henning’s report regarding the sewer line work for Town Hall- Council Member Zittel asked if the camera was going to go in and look again-yes. If anything is different the Board will have to make changes. Motion by Council Member Kassel, seconded by Council Member Zittel, to approve the contract with Trenchless Today LLC to line the sewer pipe in Town Hall. Council Members Drake, Zittel, Krzemien & Kassel; Supervisor Drozd, voting aye. Carried. g) CEO discussion regarding 13072 Belscher Rd.- CEO Roberts is requesting that the Town proceed with demolition of this property. He received a complaint from the neighbor next door. There are certain steps that need to be made. CEO Roberts believes that it is an unsafe property, and it fits all the definitions in the Code. He believes the next step is notifying anyone who has a legal right to the property. Council Member Zittel asked if CEO Roberts has contacted the family of the deceased owner-no he has not. From CEO Roberts’ understanding the family wants nothing to do with the property. If they had any interest in the property they should have taken care of this. Council Member Zittel asked if the taxes have been paid on the property-no, not for years. He also asked if it has gone to auction for the County- it has, but no one has ever bid on the property. CEO Roberts is also asking the Board to approve him posting No Trespassing signs on the property. There was discussion between the Board and Attorney McCann about the next steps that would need to be taken. CEO Roberts spoke with Highway Supt. Heim in regards to demolishing the property and the Supt. thinks that it would only take two days for the Highway Department to clean up the property. Attorney McCann said that the next steps should be checking to see if there is an estate that the property is part of, and if so, then notifying the fiduciary. Then if no one has been appointed, check to see if the Town has an obligation to notify Erie County Public Administrators Office. The first step is to declare by Resolution that the property is unsafe, and then a hearing needs to be held in the future. Motion by Council Member Kassel, seconded by Council Member Krzemien to make a motion by Resolution declaring 13072 Belscher Road, Town of Concord unsafe, and also to approve CEO Roberts to post No Trespassing Signs on the property. Council Members Drake, Zittel, Krzemien & Kassel; Supervisor Drozd, voting aye. Carried.