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for the next meeting. Police Chief Welch noted that maybe they could ask the County for other options. Trustee Root is concerned about safety. The Village Board reviewed the application for 270 Quaker. Mayor Wochensky noted the rezoning of the lot, not a specific project. Trustee Viger noted that this is just rezoning and noted that many people are in favor. Trustee Root spoke about the Planning Board meetings and thinks this was well planned. Trustee Kamp said that he appreciates everyone’s opinions and spoke about creating more housing stock in the Village. Trustee Cameron said she is against the rezoning, but that this is a huge community need and not many parcels are this size. She said that shuttles are critical for the seniors to get to places and that traffic will increase more with industry. Trustee Kamp spoke about the shuttles and walkability. Mayor Wochensky spoke about the comprehensive plan. He said that he is normally against rezoning but feels, after all the work that Planning did on the application, that he is good with it. He noted that if restrictions were not met, the zoning would go back, and that this is an approval of the re-zone, not the project. Trustee Bojanowski spoke about the conditions from the Planning Board and noted that they were in the resolution. • Resolution of the Village of East Aurora of a Determination of Non-Significance pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) in the matter of the Rezoning Application for 270 Quaker Road, to rezone from General Manufacturing (GM) to General Residential (GR) for development as a senior housing project for individuals age 55 and older. WHEREAS, the applicant has filed Part 1 of the Short Environmental Assessment Form (SEAF) with this Board, a copy of which is included by reference and made a part hereof, relating to the proposed project at 270 Quaker Road, East Aurora, New York, wherein the applicant, Young Development, and WHEREAS, the Village Planning Commission, after carefully and fully reviewing the application, including the Rezoning attached thereto, with any and all amendments and modifications, and considering comments and documentation presented for and against the project, voted in the majority recommending approval, with findings; and WHEREAS, the Village SEQRA Intake Committee carefully and fully reviewed Part 1 of the SEAF submitted by applicants, including the Rezoning attached thereto, and the above-referenced amendments and modifications; and WHEREAS, the Village SEQRA Intake Committee, after their review of the above, prepared Parts 2 and 3 of the SEAF with a recommendation of the issuance of the Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for submission to, and consideration by, the Village Board; and WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees, upon taking an independent hard look and reasoned evaluation of the above-referenced information, comments and written documentation, including, but not limited to, Part 1 of the SEAF; comments, recommendations, findings and conditions of the Planning Commission, the Rezoning and the recommendation of the SEQRA Intake Committee and that Committee’s completed Parts 2 and 3 of the SEAF concerning the potential environmental impacts of the project; all of which are incorporated by reference herein; and WHEREAS, the Village Board, upon carefully and fully reviewing all the information, comments and written documentation in regard to the project, made a finding that there are no significant environmental impacts. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village Board of East Aurora as Lead Agency has determined that the proposed action described in the SEAF, submitted by the applicants, for the site plan proposed to rezone from General Manufacturing (GM) to General Residential (GR) for development as a senior housing project for individuals age 55 and older at 270 Quaker Road, as detailed in the revised Rezone Application dated January 23, 2026, and as is classified as an Unlisted Action and therefore issues a Negative Declaration, that this development will not have a significant environmental impact and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement will not be required nor prepared. The foregoing resolution was duly made by Trustee Kamp and seconded by Trustee Root and carried on June 15, 2026.