Southtowns Record

Village Board minutes — June 1, 2026

Government
Village of East Aurora
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Jun 1, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Public safety, Zoning and land use, Moratoriums, Roads and traffic, Water, sewer and drainage

Original document

Same meeting

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SPEAKERS & COMMUNICATIONS
  • Bob Gibson- Stonegate- He asked if the Hamlin Park Permit for Church in the Park can be considered
  again at the next board meeting. Mayor Wochensky said that he would like to allow for public input,
  maybe have a mailer sent out to the houses around the park. He said that he will reach out with concerns
  to the applicant.

Department Head and Trustee Reports
General Foreman- He attended the rural water conference last week and has been working at the park this
week. The crosswalk on South Grove and the Boys and Girls Club will continue. Milling will begin next week,
and the streets list will be posted online, but it can change. He noted that flyers would be going out. They are
fixing the plow and water damage.
Police Lieutenant- He said that the police department is getting ready for the Heart of Music Festival. He said
that last year was much better than past years and working with other agencies and the help from the DPW
made a big difference. He said that he can send the plan to the Mayor.
Planning Board- He said the 270 Quaker application is with the Village Board now. Mayor Wochensky
thanked him for the work the Planning Board has done.
Village Engineer- He said that the Hamlin Park bathrooms have a few items left.
Code Enforcement Officer- She said that they are getting ready for the Heart of Music Festival and doing
annual fire inspections. They will be doing occupancy checks. There was a spill event on Friday night at 635
Main St, police, fire, and DPW came. The DPW and Fire put an absorbent sock in the creek, and the DEC came
out on Saturday.
HPC Chair- She said they have a meeting next week with the new demolition applications on the agenda. She
spoke about upcoming grants and the comprehensive plan.
Trustee Cameron- Wished a happy new fiscal year to the Clerk-Treasurer
Trustee Root- She said that it’s scoot around June, there is a QR code to scan, a raffle and you log your miles of
walking and biking.
Trustee Bojanowski- He said that he is attending the Erie County Sewer District 8 meeting and that he attended
the deer meeting with Trustee Kamp.
Trustee Kamp- He said that they met with the DEC to talk about how to control the deer population. The Bike
Board meeting went well, and they are still working through their setup. He asked about potentially getting
even-year election terms and asked to discuss different options further.
Trustee Rabey- none
Clerk-Treasurer- She said that we just started a new fiscal year and have begun tax collections. Look for your
blue tax bills.
Mayor Wochensky- nothing additional

EXECUTIVE SESSION-
A motion by Trustee Kamp to open an executive session at 8:15pm for two personnel issues, seconded by
Trustee Bojanowski, and unanimously approved.
A motion by Trustee Kamp to close the executive session at 8:51pm, seconded by Trustee Bojanowski, and
unanimously approved

  o A Motion by Trustee Rabey giving permission for the mayor or his designee to sign two Memoranda of
  Agreement with the PBA The foregoing motion was seconded by Trustee Root and unanimously
  approved.