Southtowns Record

Village Board agenda — July 6, 2026

Government
Village of East Aurora
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Jul 6, 2026
Kind
Agenda
Topics
Public safety, Zoning and land use, Budget and taxes, Housing, Audits and oversight, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Water, sewer and drainage

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•  Mayor Wochensky opened the Public Hearing at 7:55 pm to consider a Special Use Permit application
  for 635 Main Street, Sylvia Walworth of Valvoline Instant Oil Change.
  o No comments were made
  Mayor Wochensky closed the Public Hearing at 7:56 pm

SPEAKERS & COMMUNICATIONS (I) – Agenda Items Only
  o Bob & Margarete Gibson- 270 Buffalo Rd- They are representing the Revive Wesleyan Church
  for the Temporary Use Permit for Church in the Park. Mayor Wochensky noted that there were
  no negative comments made about the event.

CONSENT CONSIDERATIONS
  Mayor Wochensky noted that 4D (635 Main Street) on the agenda is from the Public Hearing. He
  reviewed what 4J (plate field Project) on the agenda means for composting in the Village. Waste
  Management will have a cardboard bin for recycling cardboard at the DPW. General Foreman Stoll
  reviewed the Chassis and Equipment that the DPW wants to purchase for $299,327.64 from Valley
  Fab/Beam Mack . He noted that the DPW has had to borrow trucks from other municipalities in the past.
  • A Motion by Trustee Cameron to approve all consent agenda items
  o Minutes of Village Board Meeting for June 1, 2026
  o Payment for May 29, 2026 Abstract 2025/2026 fiscal year for a total of $81,418.87.
  o Payment for June 15, 2026 Abstract 2026/2027 fiscal year for a total of $332,413.00
  o An Application of a Request for a Special Use Permit, received by the Office of the Village Clerk on
  April 7, 2026, is hereby:
  APPROVED, as submitted, for applicant Sylvia Walworth of Valvoline Instant Oil Change at 635
  Main Street to use the property for a vehicle service shop.
  The Village Board shall be Lead Agency under the State Environmental Quality Review Act
  (SEQRA). A Negative Declaration is made under SEQRA and said application is determined to be
  an Unlisted Action.
  The following findings and conditions from the Village Planning Commission are incorporated
  herein:
  1. The proposed use is a continuation of an existing business.
  2. No changes to the operation are proposed.
  If approved, the following additional language should be part of the approval:
  Approval is Granted for the above-referenced Special Use Permit Application, as written and
  submitted, and with the following additional modifications and/or conditions*:
  ________________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________________.
  o Set Public Hearing July 20 for Permit for Keeping Other than Household Pets- 6 Chickens, 181
  Sycamore Street, Colleen Raleigh.
  o Approve a Temporary Use Permit for Bill Lewis of the EA American Legion for the Toytown Car
  Show, August 30, 11 am – 5 pm.
  o Approve an amended Temporary Use Permit for Victoria Stuman, EA Chamber of Commerce, EA
  Summer Street Festival on July 25 10 am - 4 pm.
  o Refer to the Planning Commission July 7 Site Plan Application at 63 South Grove Street to construct
  an addition.
  o Permission for the mayor to sign a letter of Commitment for the plate field project to support
  composting in the Village and Town.
  o Approve Budget adjustments for the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year: