Town Board Regular Meeting Agenda, Apr 13, 2026 — Agenda

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Town Board of the Town of Hamburg
April 13, 2026 Meeting
4.1. Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department

WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Blasdell conducted a public hearing with
respect to the issue of whether the Village of Blasdell shall be permitted to merge its Volunteer Fire
Department into the adjacent Fire Protection District maintained by the Big Tree Volunteer Fire
Company, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees considered input from the public and duly considered ramifications
of a contemplated merger, as above referenced; and

WHEREAS, the Village of Blasdell acknowledges that the declining enrollment of active volunteer
firefighters renders it impossible for the Village to maintain its own independent volunteer fire
department and meet basic fire protection needs throughout the Village pertaining to Village residential,
commercial and industrial properties, along with protection for the life, safety and general wellbeing of
its citizens; and

WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Blasdell respectfully requested that State
Senator Gallivan of the New York Senate and Assemblyman Rivera of the New York State Assembly
Co-Sponsor Enabling Legislation, which upon its adoption shall be forwarded to the Governor for her
review and consideration; and

WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees humbly requested that if such Enabling Legislation is duly
adopted that the Governor of the State of New York shall expediently sign said legislation to enable the
merger and to continue the outstanding fire protection and emergency services that the Village of
Blasdell has received in the last three years and throughout its history.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Hamburg Town Board also respectfully requests the same
aforementioned actions to authorize the Village of Blasdell to merge its Volunteer Fire Department into
the adjacent Fire Protection District maintained by the Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company Inc., and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Town Supervisor is authorized to sign any affiliated required
documentation.

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