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VILLAGE OF EAST AURORA VILLAGE BOARD MEETING February 2, 2026 – 7:00 PM Present: Trustee Lazickas Trustee Cameron Trustee Viger Trustee Scheer Trustee Rabey Mayor Mercurio Absent: Trustee Flynn Also Present: Maureen Jerackas, Clerk-Treasurer Shane Krieger, Village Administrator Patrick Welch, Police Chief Jeff Stoll, General Foreman Joe Trapp, Deputy Village Attorney Elizabeth Cassidy, Code Enforcement Officer 36 Members of the public A Motion by Trustee Cameron to approve the Village Board minutes for January 20, 2026, seconded by Trustee Rabey and carried by unanimous approval. A Motion by Trustee Viger to approve the payment of Abstract for February 2, 2026, with a total of $156,455.00, seconded by Trustee Scheer and carried by unanimous approval. PUBLIC HEARINGS • A Motion by Trustee Lazickas to Open a Public Hearing at 7:03pm to Consider an application for 270 Buffalo Rd, Knox Mansion, as part of Stonegate, to consider making it a local landmark, seconded by Trustee Scheer and carried with unanimous approval. o Mary Ann Colopy- HPC Chairwoman- She spoke about Village Law Code 156, since the 1980’s and reviewed the criteria to get the local landmark designation. She spoke about Henry and Seymore Knox and that the building was restored in the 1980’s when it became the condo association. She spoke about the architect and the land is over 50 years old. Mayor Mercurio asked if there are 86 owners of Stonegate, Mary Ann Colopy did not know. Mayor Mercurio asked if Stonegate requested Local Landmarking or if the HPC did it on their own. Mary Ann Colopy said that a resident came to the HPC meeting with concerns and the HPC filed the application because of that. Mayor Mercurio asked if the Local Landmarking was the only way to keep the building from being demolished and he asked if the HPC would have to weigh in before it was demolished because it’s over 50 years old. Mary Ann Colopy said yes, but that there would be further safeguards with this local landmark designation in place and spoke of some other things that would need approval if changes were made. Mayor Mercurio asked if the expense to repair the building would be more under this designation. Mary Ann Colopy explained how repairs would have to use items that needed to be the same or similar to what was already there. She also said that they can apply for grants from SHPO, and she said that the HOA