Southtowns Record

Village Board minutes — May 4, 2026

Government
Village of East Aurora
Board
Village Board
Meeting
May 4, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Public safety, Roads and traffic, Zoning and land use, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation

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asked about the potential to give the water to Erie County. Mayor Wochensky said that it would be a
  community decision whether to keep it or give it up. Trustee Cameron noted the ripple effect when
  doing projects, which increases the cost. Trustee Root asked if this was part of the contingency money in
  the estimates. The engineer said yes. Trustee Bojanowski asked for a clearer map without the red and
  green.

SPEAKERS & COMMUNICATIONS
  •  Town application - GML 239-m Referral Area Variance request 559 South Street- Mayor Wochensky
  reviewed that the Village received a notification from the Town of Aurora about an application.
  •  Patrick Shea- 486 Griggs Place- He spoke about the county and working with them on traffic signing
  issues. On behalf of the Rotary, they would like to collect surplus bikes to donate. Mayor Wochensky
  asked if they could do the collection of donated bikes in August with the Dare to Repair Café. Mr. Shea
  spoke about potentially having the Rotary refurbish the sign on the Roycroft Pavillion. Clerk- Treasurer
  Jerackas said that the bikes would have to be made surplus at a future meeting.
  •  JoAnne Ryan- 211 Porterville- She spoke about the traffic study and other issues. She would like the
  Village to meet with the County and look at all the intersections. She said that Lindsey Lorigo and
  Mason have been to see that intersection.
  •  Steve Smith- He said that the Village Board should be worried about Pine and Center before digging up
  roads for water projects.
  •  Jenn Brazill- 115 Blake Hill Rd- She requested that the Village Board look at Walnut Street, Pine, and
  Girard. She has concerns about houses being built and the impact on the environment surrounding them.

Department Head and Trustee Reports
General Foreman- He said that the DPW has put the graduation banners up. He said that when it's dry, the
DPW has been out patching streets and is keeping up on brush pick up. He said they are looking to start milling
in the beginning of June and paving at the end of June.
Police Chief- He said that the evening supervisors have been attending the Village Bike Board. Coffee with a
Cop event went well. He met with the new grant writer about potential opportunities. There will be a meeting to
talk about the deer population on Friday with the Town. He has a meeting tomorrow with the mayor on making
a dispatch staffing plan. Two police cars were finally going to be auctioned off. The police department works
hard every day to help with traffic control issues.
Village Engineer- He spoke about studies that were done when he was on the bike board.
Code Enforcement Officer- She thanked the Village Board members and the HPC for their work on the Demo
code
Trustee Lazickas- He said that they have a Hamlin Park Committee meeting tomorrow and are looking at a
possible playground grant.
Trustee Cameron- none
Trustee Root- She said that she attended a meeting with the new grant writer and the Village Bike Board
meeting.
Trustee Bojanowski- He said that he got to meet with the DPW crew and see the snowplows. He attended
Coffee with a Cop, and it went great. He will be at the Hamlin Park Committee meeting tomorrow.
Trustee Kamp- none
Trustee Rabey- none
Village Clerk-Treasurer- She said that the Village Tax Bills are in and will be coming out soon.
Mayor Wochensky- He would like to have a liaison from the Village Board to attend Town Board meetings and
talked about having a cornhole event on June 20th. He said that he met with Waste Management about long term
implementing composting and adding a recycling dumpster for cardboard. He spoke about having recycling
bins on Main Street. He met with the Roycroft about the shipping building. He met with the engineers and also
met with the July 4th planning committee. Village identified some trees and work that was done on Hamlin with
an arborist. He said that some of the Village Board members attended the Arbor Day celebration. They planted a
tree and thanked the High school for the invitation. He said that he met with the Legion about banners and