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Town of Hamburg Planning Board Minutes August 5, 2026 Conservation which was a Lead Agency Concurrence letter, and from the Town Conservation Advisory Board, which indicated that it was in support of the project. Mr. Rogers explained that in addition to the comments that have been received from the DEC and the Conservation Advisory Board, a letter was sent to Chief Hauser from the Lake View Fire District. Chief Hauser did provide some comments via email which were shared with the Board and the Applicant. Mr. Kauffman and his team did provide a response to those comments which Mr. Rogers shared with the Planning Board. Mr. Rogers added for clarification, this project is before this board for a SEQRA determination. There has been a lot of comments and input from the public. Mr. Rogers reiterated so that the public is aware, this project is not before the Town Board at all. This project is solely before the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Chair Gronachan stated on Friday afternoon (July 31, 2026) an Emergency Response Plan of 35 pages was received that is incomplete. Also received was a Hazard Mitigation Analysis Plan and a Noise Impact Assessment report. Chair Gronachan asked can members of the public get copies of these reports? Mr. Rogers answered yes, they can be found on the Town of Hamburg website under the Planning Board page. Chair Gronachan stated due to the fact that more information is needed, especially regarding some questions for Chief Hauser, she feels that the case should be postponed due to the following reasons: • If there is an emergency response on this project, the fire department would have to get permission from the railroad to put hoses across the track. • Per the documents presented to the Planning Board, it states that training should be organized in coordination with the local fire department and provided on at least an annual basis. What is not addressed is that due to where this project is located, it is not just the Lake View Fire District that handles emergencies in that part of the Town. This document does not address the other fire stations. All members of the Planning Board were in agreement that they would like to postpone the project to get more information and have the reports completed. Mr. Hopkins stated that the report is compete it is just not finalized. Chair Gronachan responded that per the report, it states that it is not complete. Chair Gronachan explained her other reasons for wanting a postponement: 6