Southtowns Record

Village Board minutes — March 16, 2026

Government
Village of East Aurora
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Mar 16, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Public safety, Moratoriums, Zoning and land use, Energy and data center siting

Original document

Same meeting

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•  Holly Maciejewski- 218 Center- She thanked Trustee Flynn and Trustee Viger for all they have done
  with the Village Board. She wanted to verify if a meeting happened with NYSEG about the trees.
  Village Administrator Krieger said that the Village has one scheduled. Mayor Mercurio noted that
  there are agreements with NYSEG that are currently with the Village Attorney. She asked if NYSEG
  was providing some sort of financial restitution to the Village, Village Administrator Krieger said that
  they have not heard anything about that.

PUBLIC HEARINGS
  •  A Motion by Trustee Cameron to Open a Public Hearing at 7:15pm to Consider a Moratorium on the
  development of any self-storage facilities, seconded by Trustee Rabey and carried with unanimous
  approval.
  o Code Enforcement Officer Cassidy said that this moratorium has been requested by members of
  the Village Planning Commission. She said that they are concerned about the fact that in the
  village, we're only allowed to place self-storage facilities in our manufacturing districts, which
  are fairly limited. She said that when the last self-storage facility went in over on Commerce
  Way, there were members who felt that this was not the best and highest use of a manufacturing
  parcel, and they would like to put a moratorium in place in order to re-evaluate this type of use
  within the village entirely.
  A Motion by Trustee Lazickas to Close a Public Hearing at 7:16 pm to Consider a Moratorium on the
  development of any self-storage facilities, seconded by Trustee Viger, and carried with unanimous
  approval.

OFFICIAL CONSIDERATIONS
  •  A motion by Trustee Lazickas, to approve the Temporary Use Permit for Heart of Music Festival, June
  13, 2026 starting as early as 1pm with the Aurora Ice Rink ending music at 10pm with the venue closing
  at 11pm and everyone else ending music at 9pm and closing at 10pm, pending an approved Certificate
  of Liability Insurance (To the clerk at least a month prior) and the approved Part 18 paperwork from
  Erie County. (to the clerk by noon the Friday before), seconded by Trustee Rabey, and was unanimously
  approved.
  o Trustee Lazickas said that he spoke to the AIA and they did not want the later closing time of
  midnight.

  •  A motion by Trustee Lazickas, to approve a Temporary Use Permit for Peggy Cooke, Aurora Ice
  Association, Inc., for the East Aurora Classic Market, 115 Riley Street, from 7 am-1 pm Wednesdays
  and Saturdays from May until November, with alcohol for tasting only and selling of bottled alcohol
  without the intent to consume on site with all proper approvals from the State and Local authorities,
  seconded by Trustee Flynn, and unanimously approved.

  •  A motion by Trustee Lazickas, to approve a Temporary Use Permit for Jamie Dingro, EA Famers
  Market, 115 Riley Street, from 7 am-1 pm Wednesdays and Saturdays from May until November, with
  alcohol for tasting only and selling of bottled alcohol without the intent to consume on site with all
  proper approvals from the State and Local authorities, seconded by Trustee Cameron, and unanimously
  approved.

  •  A motion by Trustee Rabey, to approve a Temporary Use Permit for Jerrica Hinman, Hometown Market
  EA, 54 Elm Street & 644 Oakwood, monthly on Thursdays from 4pm-7pm & Sundays from 10am-2pm
  from May to October, seconded by Trustee Scheer, and unanimously approved.

  •  A motion by Trustee Cameron, to approve a peddler solicitor permit for Michael Yohe to operate a
  horse-drawn carriage, seconded by Trustee Lazickas, and unanimously approved.