Southtowns Record

Village Board agenda — January 20, 2026

Government
Village of East Aurora
Board
Village Board
Meeting
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
Agenda
Topics
Public safety, Budget and taxes, Zoning and land use, Audits and oversight, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Water, sewer and drainage

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back and look at the comprehensive plan and wants to uphold the goals there. She also believes that
  utilization of the Fisher Price property will be a very large change in our Village.

Department Head and Trustee Reports
Police Chief– He said things are going well and that January is a slow month.
General Foreman- He said that the DPW was busy with the wind and snow. He thanked all of his guys for
doing a great job. He said that the DPW will be taking down the Christmas lights this week. He also said that
they received a lot of compliments for the Christmas lights being in the trees and wanted to thank Mayor
Mercurio for the idea. Mayor Mercurio thanked the DPW for their great execution of getting the lights up.
Code Enforcement Officer- none
Village Administrator- He said that himself and General Foreman Stoll were reappointed to Erie County
Sewer District number eight board of managers.
Village Clerk-Treasurer- She said that she spent some time with the new town clerk and assisting. Mayor
Mercurio thanked Clerk-Treasurer Jerackas for doing that. She said that she has meetings with the department
heads this week to review their budgets. She said that she received a notice from Erie County that they are
raising water prices and that cost will be passed on to the consumer. She said that her and Jeff are looking into
grant funding having to do with lead services and seeing if anything can be done on the Village side. She said
that General Foreman Stoll is going to call the engineers that are working on the water study that will likely be
done in a few months. Mayor Mercurio and General Foreman Stoll discussed the water main. Jeff said residents
should leave a message at the DPW for Brian he is contacting everyone back regarding their particular property.
Trustee Viger- She asked about the status of the tree code. Village Attorney Trapp said that he has not received
the documents needed from NYSEG. Village Administrator Krieger said that he would reach out to get more
information. Trustee Viger also gave a shout-out to the fire department for making over 1,200 calls this year and
all the volunteers who donate their time to the community. Mayor Mercurio said that he really appreciates the
fire department and all of their amazing work.
Trustee Flynn- none
Trustee Scheer- He said that he received a response from Mr. Giallanza and that he would be willing to come
to a meeting to talk about how he would not like to see the Knox mansion changed.
Trustee Cameron- none
Trustee Lazickas- none
Mayor Mercurio- He said that he already talked about everything he needed to during the meeting.

ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Trustee Lazickas to adjourn the meeting at 7:47pm. Seconded by Trustee Scheer and
unanimously carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Maureen Jerackas
Village Clerk-Treasurer