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• Lisa Lubozynski- 270 Buffalo Road # 80- She said that she is in full support of 270 Buffalo Road, Knox Mansion, becoming a local landmark. She said that the HOA needs 100% vote for the change to make 8 more units. She said that she did research on the mansion and was amazed when learning about the architect. She read an article in support of keeping the Knox mansion and making it historic. Trustee Scheer spoke about knowing the family of the developer of the condos, Joe Giallanza, the history of the property, and how the Knox mansion was supposed to remain a community center. Trustee Lazickas asked if the vote to change the Knox mansion is a moot point because they need 100% of owners to agree, and they know that some do not. Mayor Mercurio said that if a building is over 50 years old, the HPC needs to weigh in on whether it should be demolished. Mary Ann Colopy reminded the Village Board that there is demolition by neglect. Ms. Lubozynski said that she believes that the Knox mansion is headed to demolition by neglect. OFFICIAL CONSIDERATIONS • A motion by Trustee Lazickas, to set a Public Hearing on February 2, 2026 – 270 Buffalo Rd – Knox Mansion as part of Stonegate to consider making it a local landmark, seconded by Trustee Viger, and unanimously approved o Mayor Mercurio suggested that anyone who would like to talk about this should come back to the public hearing and put it on record. • A motion by Trustee Cameron, to approve the Building Department to seek judicial action regarding Kevin & Dannin Cavanaugh of 472 Girard Avenue due to a violation of their building permit, seconded by Trustee Flynn, and unanimously approved. o Code Enforcement Officer Cassidy reviewed the violation. OLD BUSINESS • Mayor Mercurio asked Clerk Treasurer Jerackas about the grant for the feasibility study for the land on Girard and Buffalo. Clerk Treasurer Jerackas said that the scope was sent to the county and they sent back revisions which were sent to the board. She asked the board if they had any comments about the revisions and the Village Board had none. She also said that she asked for it to be changed to have at least two public meetings on this so we could have more if needed. • Mayor Mercurio asked Clerk Treasurer Jerackas about the Village Facebook page. She said that there have been a few issues with the start up and are currently still working on it. • Mayor Mercurio said that he has been reviewing the regional comprehensive plan that the Village is a part of and asked the Village Board to see if there are any changes that they would like to make or review. • Mayor Mercurio asked Code Enforcement Officer Cassidy if there were any updates on the demolition section of the code. Code Enforcement Officer Cassidy said that is she is currently working on it and will have it over to HPC to review within the next month. • Mayor Mercurio said that he spoke to Randy West on the Village Planning Commission about the quaker development and wants the Village to review the traffic study given tot them by the developer. Mayor Mercurio asked Clerk Treasurer Jerackas to find out how much that would cost to be done by our engineers and review that with the Village Board. Mayor Mercurio said that the Planning Commission can outline what they are looking for clarification on. SPEAKERS AND COMMUNICATIONS (II) • Mary Ann Colopy- HPC Chairperson- She said that she looked at both the Planning Board agenda and the Village Board agenda and she said that both are talking about condominiums. She said that the comprehensive plan reiterates that this is a rural community and adding more neighborhoods will fundamentally change village life. She said that when she looks at the Quaker Road project, if it is zoned residential, she said that would be considered spot zoning. She said that she believes that we need to go