• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board the August 2026 report of monies collected. A total of $15,291.00 was collected. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.
• Pomfret Town Justice report for August 2026 is as follows:

• The monthly Code Enforcement report for August is on file in the Clerk’s office.

• The Historian Report for August is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Town of Pomfrets Financial Report for the month of July was distributed to the board and is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to amend the Federal mile reimbursement rate is $0.76 per mile as of July 1, 2026. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve a resolution to change the location of the Town Board meeting for the Month of October to the Lily Dale Fire Hall at 6:30 PM. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison with Councilwoman abstaining.

• Kartik Jain from RWE Battery Energy Storage Systems presented their pre-application meeting on “BESS” Basecamp Battery Energy Storage System. Alongside Kartik joined Pedro and David. The Team presents how BESS projects provide grid reliability and support the evolving grid. BESS projects optimize Existing Generation, this is done by storing energy when production is high and discharging power when demand is high, batteries fill gaps from intermittent generation and support retiring power plants across New York. The grids can provide backup power during peak demand or extreme weather events which can reduce brownouts or blackouts. BESS projects defer costly grid upgrades, batteries offer a fast and cost-effective solution to ease grid congestion, helping meet demand without needing expensive new transmission lines or upgrades. The Basecamp for the BESS project would be about 7.7 acres of fenced in acreage located adjacent to Laona substation. Some of the key benefits mentioned are the following:

• Councilwoman Bashaw asked if they’ve been in contacted with the Fredonia Fire Department?
• Kartik replied that he’s been trying to get in contact with them since March with no reply.
• Pedro answered that they’ll have a more in-depth conversation with the Fire Department in a workshop that is put in place before any project is started.
• Supervisor Pacos said he highly suggested getting ahold of them sooner than later as they haven’t been involved in this kind of project yet.
• David ensured that RWE retained a Series of Environmental Studies, including phase 1 due diligences checking over to see if there’s any existing contamination on the site, or associated with any surrounding properties that could impact this property. Another study that needs to be done is a look at threat and endangered species. Water life Biologist have done a site walk over concluding there was no habitat or existing threatened endangered species that were identified. Beyond that Culture resources, Native American artifacts, historical structures that may be in the adjacent areas, that may be considered eligible for registry with the national historic preservation office with NYS. All areas came back clean. In May of 2024, a wetlands assessment was also completed and walked with a wildlife biologist and professional wetlands scientist and did not Identify any weapons that would be considered jurisdictional by either NYS or the US Army Corp of Engineers. This was then completed again in 2025. DEC has signed that there are no jurisdictional weapons on the property. RWE will be applying for a Special Use Permit.

• Mr. Schmidt pointed out that he’s aware of the controversial issue across the United States. He didn’t realize the issues that would arise across the local community.
• Supervisor Pacos asked if within the contract, who has access to the Flock Data?
• Mr. Schmidt stated that each user account has toggles that can control who has access to our data. Currently the only people who have credentials to get into the system are himself, 2 senior investigators in his office, and a forensic digital analyst at the DA’s office. There are only 4 people with the credentials, the toggles on the account are toggled to be seen by law enforcement agencies within a 50-mile radius. They cannot access the equipment without asking for permission.
• Supervisor Pacos voiced his concern about how in the contract stating that the company or anyone within the company itself cannot access, share, or copy the data.
• Mr. Schmidt clarified that when he negotiated with Flock Safety, we had to go through our purchasing department to get it approved, and after approval we had it go through our law department that negotiated the contract. Our existing contract is that it only provides perimeters of our usage as a customer of Flock. On their website under terms and conditions incorporated into our contract, they make it clear that we own the data that is captured by equipment that we’re paying for. They own the intellectual property rights associated with their equipment and own the physical infrastructure itself; we own the data. The concern from the public of data being shared with federal agencies has been expressed. On the Flock website they’re clear that they do not share data. It’s very understood the nature of the tracking is invasion of privacy; however, the courts have been clear that it doesn’t, everyone makes a choice when driving a public street, these are not systems that can get into your personal vehicle and see into your phone. Mr. Schmidt states the cameras are just not that good to make out such detail.
• Supervisor Pacos would recommend that this is built into the contract, if the contract is renewed beyond the contract period. Supervisor Pacos questioned was if you don’t renew the contract do you get confirmation from Flock that they have destroyed the data that they’ve gotten. They should be giving you assurance that they’re not holding/using or giving the data to anyone else. This was not clarified in contract.
• Mr. Schmidt stated there’s quite a bit on their website in response to the national uproar concerning this open network.
• Supervisor Pacos states he’d want to see it on the contract because the website could be changed daily.
• Councilman Lee commented there’ are many things that have been erased from their website. One part of their website that previously said they don’t do any kind of facial recognition tracking, and if you looked on proprietary development and some of their projects they’re working on for the future, the website said that they were planning on integrating AI facial recognition and tracking into existing cameras, that was in place about a month ago and since has been scrubbed from the website.
• Mr. Schmidt commented that from what he’s seen from the outside looking in, stating that there are a lot of entities that feed off law enforcement. What you can see when you look at their website and what’s recognized is that contract is deficient given what he understands and he’s taken steps to try and amend that. Mr. Schmidt believes that Flock is reserving for them the ability to develop another revenue stream that they may sell for additional cost. On Another note, Mr. Schmidt noted that they did an audit on who have access to our equipment is our personnel.
• Supervisor Pacos stated he understands, just concerned about protecting the PPI being gathered.
• Councilman Lee’s main concern is less about local abuse of this power; he appreciates all the checks and balance, but the concern is more focused about Flock as an entity. Flock has been documented to have lied to other municipalities. Flock has also posted publicly that they’ve consulted with and partnered with ACLU to develop policies.  ACLU has gone on record and said they have not partnered with FLOCK.
• Henry Leworthy asked about the property on VanBuren Rd that has gone derelict, what is going to happen with this property?
• Supervisor Pacos replied that the Town isn’t looking to take care of it, but we do have a proposal from an architect to evaluate the property as safe or unsafe.
• Councilwoman Bashaw points the question towards Roger Britz asking if he know’ s if there’s been any violation regarding the condition of this property that have already been issued?
• Roger replied that he’s done some research into this file but is not entirely sure where it stands in the Code enforcement office.
• Town Attorney Passafaro stated that notices of violations have been sent but no court appearances have been issued.

• The August work report was shared with the board.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made the motion to authorize Supervisor Pacos to sign the Undertaking for the New York State Department of Transportation. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Lee made the motion to schedule the following 2027 Budget Workshops of the Pomfret Town Board at 5:30 P.M. at Pomfret Town Hall, 9 Day Street, Fredonia with no action to be taken other than the workshop meeting; seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously:
  • October 7, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
  • October 14, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
  • October 21, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
  • October 28, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made the motion to schedule a Special Meeting for Presentation of the Tentative Budget by the Town Clerk on October 1,2026 at 5:00 P.M at Pomfret Town Hall, 9 Day Street, Fredonia Motion seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.  
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to approve proposal for evaluation of potentially unsafe building at 4548 Van Buren Rd, Dunkirk NY at the proposed fee of $1,200.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Discussion was held on possible additional planning board member. The board chose to not take action with no additional planning board member being approved.
• Conversation held about assistance with St. Anthony’s Cemetery – Tabled till next month when Highway Superintendent is present.
• Discussion was held about the boards vote on a Town Seal – Tabled till next month after some additions and alterations
• Another Discussion was held about a local leash law per request from a resident. Town attorney Passafaro says we have a running at large law in the Town where owners must have general control of your dog.
• CGR (Center for governmental research) Informational training invitation at the Suny Incubator at 6:30 on September 29,2026 for all Board and Councilmembers.
• Supervisor Pacos made a motion to appoint NFP.an Aron Company as Town of Pomfrets broker of record for our health insurance plan. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to appoint Wayde Forster as Dog Control officer at an annual rate of $6,600 as budgeted prorated starting on September 10,2026 until December 31,2026. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve revised Local Counsel agreement for Rural utilities Service” RUS” with Attorney Passafaro. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve amendment of original contract dated February 8,2024 with Municipal Solutions, for the proposed Berry Road Water District project. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve Bond Counsel services and billing arrangements for Van Buren Water District with USDA. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to approve project budget modifications for Van Buren Water District Improvements. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve change order #3 for Van Buren Water District project out of $15,555.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve pay application #8 for S. St George enterprises in the amount of $23,362.63 for the Van Buren Bay water project. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to approve final pay application #9 for S. St George enterprises in the amount of $96,050.35. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve Form E #7 cost certification for Van Buren Bay Water District. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve Festivals of Fredonia to use Forest Hill Cemetery for Harvest Moon Cemetery tours on Friday October 16th, Saturday, October 17th from 5:00PM to 12:00AM, with the approval of Dress rehearsal being held on October 15th from 5:00PM to 9:00PM. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Supervisor Pacos mentioned he attended the dedication of Marion Skidmor little Free Library at the Foresthill Cemetery yesterday where he presented a proclamation. The Vandette family did a great job with the library, with the father building it and the daughter painting the inside.
• Supervisor Pacos Monthly Meetings
  • Thursday August 13th – Attended groundbreaking ceremony for new North County Hospital
  • Attended North Chautauqua County Water District Board Meeting
  • Friday August 14th – Attended Intermunicipal Water Planning Meeting at Village of Fredonia
  • Tuesday August 25th – Attended Dunkirk Source Water Protection Plan Kick-Off Meeting
  • Thursday August 27th – Worked at Pioneer Cemetery on monument locations/resetting with Councilwoman EvaDawn Bashaw and Historian Lily Pacos
  • Friday August 28th – Attended Consolidation Study Lick-Off Meeting hosted by the Center for Governmental Research (CGR) and established schedule for completion
  • Tuesday September 1st – Met with Eric from USDA Rural Development to close of Highway Department Truck loan                                                           - Met with resident Tina Zboch regarding request for a leash law
  • Friday September 4th – Participated in WDOE’s Viewpoint show with Councilman Adam Rak
  • Tuesday September 8th – Attended Introductory Meetings with Muniworth
  • Wednesday September 9th – Attended Dunkirk Source Watter Protection Plan Meeting

• Supervisor Pacos and Adam had their meeting with WDOE holding discussions on the work being done in the Cemetery and talk of the Consolidation study that’s being done currently.

• Attended an information system on BESS systems. This was a good introduction for municipal leaders, demonstrated that the projects are safe and necessary.
• Meeting with Chamber of Commerce on September 10th .
• Grant readiness seminar on September 17th to see what grants we can apply for.
• Councilwoman Dennison was invited to a Developers Forum at JCC that will be show casing properties on October 8th.
• Attended the Retirement party for Tony Faso.

• Visited the County Legislature and Village of Fredonia about Flock. Paul Wendel spoke about working with Suny Fredonia about getting an intern to help update and redesigning the Village of Fredonia’s website. The Town is speaking with them about possible sharing the intern to help with updates on Pomfrets Website as well.
• Would like to set up a meeting with court clerk Heidi Sobecki to discuss logistics of the Town Court.

• On August 27th, Supervisor Pacos, Historian Lillian and herself reset 17 head stones in the Foresthill Cemetery.  Stating it’s very exciting to begin to get repairs done.
• Supervisor Pacos mentioned that they’re planning on trying to put together a volunteer day where everyone gets together and helps clean up headstones and straighten/stand up the fallen ones

• NO REPORT

• Supervisor Pacos spoke with RIC Energy; they’ve gotten approval from National Grid to change the interconnection point for the Solar project with having that approval they’re redoing all their drawings for the project.

• Supervisor Pacos started the meeting off by sharing some information to the board that when looking into the cost per assessed value, he found that the data base that was originally used from the Assessors office contained a couple of commercial buildings that are not in the Chestnut Rd Water District. Since we applied several years ago and the information in the database at the time wasn’t correct, Supervisor Pacos suggests we verify the database with the Assessor’s office after updating and speak with Eric from CPL and see if we can get additional grant funding. Supervisor makes clear to the residents that we hear them and understand all their concerns, the Town appreciates their patience, and we just hope everyone understands we have responsibilities to take care of the town and its infrastructure.
• Janice Penharlow asked, “How old are the Lines on Berry?”
• Supervisor Pacos answered the lines on Berry were put in, in the 50’s. Supervisor Spoke with Richard Lascola who use to run the DPW for the Village of Fredonia, mentioning both lines are cast iron, and they had trouble keeping residual chlorine levels high enough on both lines especially Chestnut and Berry since they’re on dead end lines.
• Vern Pchelka announces residents of Chestnut Rd Water districted initiated a petition against the potential Water District Project on Berry. The original petition was handed to Town Clerk Kellogg and will be kept on file in the Clerk’s office. Mr. Pchelka and residents’ request original doesn’t go forward with the project unless we get more grants to cover most of the cost.
• James Wright residing at 10396 Chestnut agrees’ we’ve experienced a lot of increase and if this project were to move forward, they just can’t afford it.
• Toni Coloyd residing in the house on the end that burned and had no water pressure at all. When the house was built you couldn’t even attach a hose because the line would pop due to the high pressure. He agrees with not wanting the price to increase but also understands that the lines do need upgrades.
• Supervisor Pacos stated that we’re still looking for more grants to help lower the price for residents as well as looking into the possibility of combining our water districts all together into one water district and spread across all residents within the water districts.
• Discussion between board members about wanting to restart the process after applying more grants and seeing if we can get approved for multiple.
• Mr. Pchelka questioned why we were denied in the first place for the state grants
• Supervisor Pacos replied previously that Chestnut Water district ran in deficit for several years, with a deficit fund balance. Now that we’re running in the black, we haven’t recovered the deficit balance, which is why there’s a special district charge on your taxes to build that fund back up.
• Terry asked if the extra charge on the taxes is a one-year charge or multiple year charge
• Supervisor Pacos answered the charge will be on for a couple years until The Town is Solidly in the black for the Chestnut Water District.
• Terry questioned how we originally fell into the red in the first place?
• Supervisor Pacos stated that from loosing money after years and years. This may be because we weren’t charging enough on water bills compared to what the town is paying Fredonia, Fire Hydrant flushing, water main breaks. We pay for that loss of water.
• Janice Penharlow questions what the special district charge for the chestnut water district was based on.
• Supervisor Pacos replied that it’s partially assessed off assessed value and a flat fee per parcel.
• Janice Penharlow questions if when this project starts would this be an additional charge on the taxes on top of the Special District Charge on the taxes.
• Supervisor Pacos explained that by the time we start the project for the Chestnut Rd Water District the special district charge should be completed by the time we start charging for the project.
• Mr.Pchelka asks if the plan is to put this idea on the back burner for now
• Supervisor Pacos replied that’s what his recommendation is going to be during the Regular Town Board meeting. He cannot speak for the board but believes they all have the same concerns.
• Janice Penharlow asked if there was any engineering evidence that demonstrated that this line needed complete replacement or was it timing.
•  Supervisor Pacos stated it’s the timing and construction of the original piping
• Councilwoman Bashaw mentioned we don’t want the line to get to a problem. Because when it gets to a problem you could wait 5-7 years to assess the situation.
• Councilwoman Dennison replied that the engineer’s recommendation is that the line be replaced.
• Paul Turo asks if would consult with the engineers about some type of testing to validate if the lines have a weakness be possible
• Supervisor Pacos answered the Town could investigate what the cost would be, but it would be another cost to the Water District.
• Mr.Pchelka states keep in mind residents of Chestnut are not apposed to the project, just the price.

• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board the July 2026 report of monies collected. A total of $9,101.00 was collected. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.
• A Correction of June 2026 report of monies collected totaling $14,821.50.
• Pomfret Town Justice report for June 2026 is as follows:

• The Historian Report for July 2026 has been distributed to the board and is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Historian Lillian Pacos made an announcement that the Pomeroy Foundation approved our grant application and granted the Town of Pomfret with a check of $2,100 to get the historic marker to be posted at the opening of Pioneer Cemetery. This posting will also be on their website for viewers to know the markers there.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to approve the placement of a small lending library in the cemetery located near the map. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• The Code Enforcement monthly report for July is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to appoint Annette Utegg as Second Deputy Clerk at the rate of $17.68 effective September 9,2026. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve the water application within the North End Water District to Michael Callender, located at 5215 W. Main Rd contingent on approval from the Village of Fredonia. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• Mary Davis voiced her concerns about the flock cameras within the Town of Pomfret. Realizing this is a private company that’s linked up to data everywhere.
• Councilman Lee Comments they’re all contracted through the County DA’s office. Mentioning no other municipal board was approved or notified these cameras were being installed. Councilman Lee will be lobbying the County Legislature and will be trying to get these removed.

• The July work report was shared with the board
• Paving/Chip Sealing is completed. Currently changing out a big pipe on Stone Road.
• Councilman Bashaw made a motion to approve resolution to Confirm and ratify approved purchase of Mack Granite 2026 Snowplow truck with options of equipment and snowplow apparatus off the Onondaga County Municipal bid at an amount not to exceed $340,244.60. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to authorize Highway Superintendent to spend Reserves in the amount of $320,000.00 from equipment line 9950.0 for Plow truck #2. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously
• Councilwoman Bashaw questions if there’s anything we can do to control the population of Deer in the Cemetery’s.

• Supervisor Pacos makes notice that Pomfret Town Hall will be closed on Friday, August 21, 2026, due to the set up for the Fredonia Farm Festival.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to Approve Sewer District No. 6 Contract with Village of Fredonia amended to a one-year contract. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak with Supervisor Pacos abstaining.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve 1 year contract extension for all other water/sewer contracts with the Village of Fredonia. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to Appoint James Curtin as Court Officer at a pay rate of $18.86 per hour as of July 16,2026. The Motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve contract #1 for consolidation study with Center for Governmental Research “CGR” for the study of the Highway Street DPW Departments in the amount of $50,000.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to Approve contract #2 with CGR Town of Pomfret Agreement for the remaining amount of the study.  The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to approve proposal for audit from Dresher & Malecki LLP. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Discussion was held about the Fredonia/Pomfret Rec Department
• Supervisor Pacos received a letter from Department of Environmental Conservation.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to declare type 2 action under SEQR as regards 202B proceeding the Increase and Improvements of Facilities of Berry Road Water District. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to Approve order after the Public Hearing Resolution authorizing the increase and improvements of Facilities of Berry Road Water District at a maximum cost not to exceed $2,260,000.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approved amending bond resolution for Berry Road Water District.  The Motion was seconded by Councilman Bashaw and carried unanimously.

SECTION 19.            This Resolution is effective immediately.

• Janice Penharlow states she wasn’t aware that anything was happening. Asked if the estimated cost of the project is $960,000.00, is there any assistance along with this?
• Supervisor Pacos answered the Town has applied for state and federal funding. The Town was awarded a grant through the USDA rural development. Stating the loan must be used first before accessing the grant. The Town is also applying for a state grant, which we could use upfront, which would reduce the cost.
• Janice recited from a past article in May 2026 that Nick Langworthy mentioned the Town would receive 3.2 million dollars for water infrastructures.
• Supervisor Pacos replied he’d have to check back on the article to see which water project that referenced. This may be referencing to Berry and Chestnut.
• Janice asked if this amortization would be for 30 years as well?
• Supervisor Pacos replies he’s assuming it would be the same as berry. But Since chestnut is a special value district, originally assigned a dollar amount to every household, the rest was spilt based on assessed values.
• Janice asks if the New Town hall that we’ve purchased since that’s in the Chestnut Water District is this subject to Town Taxes since it’s a Town government.
• Supervisor Pacos answered that the Town hall is tax exempt but did pay the taxes previously for the property as it had come off the Tax roll from previously being a church.
• Bev Moiser asked why the water project was needed.
• Supervisor Pacos replied, giving everyone access to good, reliable drinking water.
• Residents chime in asking what verifying the water pressure is low, stating they have regulators at their homes.
• James Fisk asks who in the Town decided that we need a new water line and stating there’s nothing wrong with the current one.
• Supervisor Pacos asks if they have proof to show there’s nothing wrong. The engineers are saying it’s a 4-inch line choked down to about 2 inches because of the corrosion on the inside. The Town Board decided several years ago that the lines are getting old and need to be replaced.
• Bev Moiser asks what the piping is made of that will make it better than what it is now.
• Jude Gardner and Supervisor Pacos replied they believe it’s called ductal line.
• Jude Gardner states there’s been problems with Chestnut, stating it’s been a long time since they’ve been addressed.
• Bev Moiser makes a complaint that The Town hears complaints of water issues from residents, and it gets pushed on to the people to pay for it and it’s not fair.
• Supervisor Pacos states we hear comments repeatedly that Boards don’t replace failing infostructures. We’re trying to get ahead of the issues before there’s a serious problem.
• Janice asked what would happen if the Town didn’t receive the State Grant. What does the cost mean to the residents
• Supervisor Pacos states he’ll have to get that number from the architect as we don’t have set in stone numbers.
• Janice asked if this would be an increase in their water bills.
• Supervisor Pacos answered this will not be added on residents’ water bills; it’ll be added to the Town/County taxes.
• Jim asked what the special water district charge on the taxes was for?
• Supervisor Pacos replied, because that water district lost money for so many years, there was a negative fund. When the Town was applying for grant funding, they looked at the negative balance and told the Town we weren’t eligible for being in the negative. The Town agreed to put up a special district charge to rebuild the fund balance to be eligible to get the funding.
• Residents should have been in the town budget and not on our tax bill.
• Supervisor Pacos replied that the taxes you receive are to fund the Town budget.
• Janice asked how the Town could afford to be able to buy the Church?
• Supervisor Pacos answered that the Town received a federal grant.
• Vern Pelco commented that he’d like to see this meeting tabled till they have more answers as to how much funding the town is receiving, and more specific figures as to what the residents will be paying.
• Supervisor pacos answers we won’t have those numbers until the project goes out to bid and the bids are awarded. This is the step that needs to be taken before we can do that.
• Vern mentions we paid an engineer to evaluate the lines; how much did we spend to get that surveyed? He’d like to table this all until after it goes out to bid and see where we stand.
• Supervisor Pacos answered that the public hearing must happen first.
• Town Attorney Passafaro clarified that Supervisor is correct, first a public hearing must be held, after the public hearing then the question of the improvement project is presented to the Town Board for a vote, if there’s an up vote and approved, then the engineers draw up final specs, then the project goes to bid.
• Vern asked if it goes to vote through the board or residents of that district?
• Attorney Passafaro replied, it’s a vote of the Town board after the public hearing.
• Residents chatter about not having a say stating the Towns going to do what the Town wants to do regardless.
• Councilwoman Bashaw states, we hold these public hearings to hear the residents’ opinions on matter before we take vote. We’re trying to be proactive with the update of the infrastructure. Hearing that all that have attended this hearing do not want this update.
• Janice responded, what is the cost? Out of 26 to 30 houses, there’s a high percentage of Senior Citizens.
• The Board replied we can seek that information from the financial advisors and architects to what the estimate would be.
• Resident chimes in asking Highway superintendent about how Loren Lorito has come and tested water at their house, they’ve never found anything wrong with it, within the 4 years it’s been tested.
• Councilwoman Bashaw replied it is not the quality of water the Town concerned about, it’s the condition of the infrastructure.
• Henry Leworthy states he’s lived there for 50 years, and the line has been there since he moved in. He’s had to replace 2 water tanks within that timeline because of all the sediment. Is the water line still going to be a dead end?
• Supervisor Pacos replied that he believes it’ll still be a dead end because he’s not sure if Dunkirk’s water line comes up that far and doesn’t believe at this point there’s any plans for bringing the line up to the Town line.
• Henry recites they have perfect water pressure.
• Supervisor Pacos answers the further north you go from the Village the higher the pressure, its not so much the pressure as it’s the flow and the condition of the water line.
• Highway superintendent states, he doesn’t recall receiving a violation from the health department for water on Chestnut. But there have been breaks on that road and replacement of lines that have needed work done. The Town’s just trying to get the project done all at once while having the option of these grants.
• Councilwoman Bashaw mentions that with the grant the Towns receiving to take care of those 2 different districts, if in 4 years we have to come back and do Chestnut at another time, we’re less likely to get another grant because we’ve recently already received one. In the end that would make the price the residents who live in Chestnut water district higher than what the price would be if we do the project now.
• Councilwoman Bashaw asked if there’s any residents that are in favor of this project?
• Residents commented – No
• Janice spoke that it really depends on the cost. If the Town gets the funding and its minimal cost, then yes. Living here for 35 years she’s had high pressure since then; she’s had a regulator put on.
• Supervisor Pacos states one thing that they’ve discussed is taking all of the water districts in the Town of pomfret and combining them into one Town wide water district, so that the town can level the debt and small districts like Chestnut are hit with a higher debt service, it’d even out and pay the same as the North End Water District.
• Janice asked what exactly is the highest amount?
• Supervisor Pacos replied he can find out from the architects and engineers.
• Residents stated they’ve only received this notice 10 days before the meeting and had no time to seek legal representation. There was no time to gather information before this meeting. They’d like to get an attorney to represent them before the next meeting.
• Supervisor Pacos made a motion to Adjourn the public hearing until 5:45 PM on Wednesday September 9, 2026. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• Resident Susan Cave questioned in the last meeting about the Berry Road water district, the $500 approximately a year for 30 years for property taxes, will this be reconfigured for new homeowners?
• Supervisor Pacos stated that it would be reconfigured in each budget as the Berry Water District is ad valorem district, meaning it goes based on your property value.
• Resident Peter Borzilleri asks how many years will this charge be?
• Supervisor Pacos replied he believes 30 years.
• Resident Greg Hite asks other than putting a new line in, will this eventually be hooked into the North County line. If it does, wont the Village benefit from this?
• Supervisor Pacos replied that it will eventually connect to the North County water line. He stated that all water districts, except Lily Dale, will be supplied by the North County Water District.
• Greg Hite asks if the whole town will get this assessed $500 fee.
• Supervisor Pacos states it’s for the properties within the Berry Road Water district which includes Berry, Marthas Vineyard and the west side of Johnsons Street.
• Greg Hite questions if Johnsons Street will be part of this project, and if they do hook into the North County Water District, are Berry District residents going to get a break or take on more damage of the financials.
• Supervisor pacos said that if it goes into the village there will be a master meter.
• Susan Cave asked if they’re going to have to replace the old lines going to their homes?
• Supervisor Pacos replied if they have any lead lines residents would have to replace them. Other Wise when the new water line is being placed, they’ll let residents know if they’ll need to replace the lines going back to their house.

• Greg questions if your home’s worth more than another home, is that going to be more expensive than the $500.
• Supervisor Pacos said that since its ad valorem. Yes, it will be based on property value.
• Greg asked if before the project starts is the Town going to find out if we’ll get more money from the state towards the project.
• Supervisor Pacos mentions were applying for more grants. We have approval from others but hoping to see what else we can get before the project goes out to bid.
• Resident Susan Royal speaks out that she’s in support of this project, having lived here for 25 years she’s had house filters filled with sediment she’s very thankful for the project to replace the water lines.
• Resident Rob smith asks if the line replacement is part of the project for Martha’s Vineyard and Johnson.
• Supervisor Pacos corresponds that yes, it’s for Marthas Vineyard and Johnson Street.
• Supervisor Pacos also stated that this will not be an additional charge on water bills, this will be a special charge on your Town/County taxes.
• Greg asked how long until were hooked into the North County Water District.
• Supervisor Pacos states it’ll probably happen around the time of Phase 3 with the new water tank on Fredonia Stockton Rd.
• Bev Moiser asked how far down Berry Road will the new water line go.
• Supervisor Pacos replied it’ll go as far as the Railroad track and be dead ended. A separate line will come up from 5 and back up Berry Road on the other side of the tracks.
• Pete wants clarification that the Berry Road Water District now goes from lower Farrel up to Johnsons Street. Asking to make sure that residents won’t pay for work being done in the future.
• Supervisor Pacos assures him its only work being done on already existing lines on Berry, Johnson, and Marthas Vineyard  
• Mark Levy asked if there’s a formula to which the residents are charged based on property value or assessed value?
• Supervisor Pacos replied we take the assessed value of all the properties in the water district and come up to an amount per 1000 and then multiply that number by your assessed value. Figured the same as Tax Rates.
• Greg questions about what is paid into the Town, opposed to the Village watery.
• Supervisor pacos answered 15% is what the Town is charged and pays to the Village.

• Attorney Passafaro mentioned that for the record we received the 239 Referral from the County, raising the issue of the Variance of the setback was listed 2 different ways. We need clarification.
• Supervisor Pacos asks Jeremy Kauffman which setback is the correct, and if he could correct it on the Special Use Permit.
• Jeremy Kauffman asks whether the set back is to the fence of the array?
• Attorney Passafaro mentions it needs to be consistent throughout the Application. Amending the application with correct footage would be appropriate.
• Jeremy mentions it would be best to set it to 65 feet to have a bit of a buffer.
• Supervisor Pacos mentions Rick Energy had requested an amendment to the tie in location with National Grid - No Action is being taken tonight until we have further answers to change to the plans.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to adjourn the public hearing to September 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.

• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board the June 2026 report of monies collected. A total of $9,875.25 Corrected Total *14,821.50 was collected. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.
• Pomfret Town Justice report for May 2026 is as follows:

• The Code Enforcement monthly report for June is on file in the Clerk’s office as well as the 2026 Fire inspections for the Town of Pomfret.
• Historians report is on File in the Clerks office.
  • Town Historian makes note that we’re looking to do a Lending Library in the Forest Hill Cemetery. More details to follow.
  • Supervisor Pacos thanks Lillian our Historian for all her hard work with the Hearsemania Event.
  • Councilman Lee comments the appreciation from local restaurants for the QR codes provided for viewing of menus to options around Town.
• Town of Pomfrets May 2026 Financial Report was handed to the Board and is filed in the Clerk’s office.
• Town Clerk Kellogg has received the Certificate of Satisfaction from Chautauqua County for the 2026 Town/County Tax year.

• Fred Privitere voices his concerns that in May of 2022 there was a house fire at 4548 VanBuren Rd stating that nothing has been done with this property. No codes have been enforced, the yard contains multiple unregistered vehicles, an overgrown yard and is heavily infested with rodents. This is an ongoing issue as he’s brought this issue to the Town before.
• Passafaro remarks we’ll follow up with the Code Enforcement officer and Zoning officer to follow up.
• Mr. Privitere firmly says following up is not acceptable and something needs to be done.
• Supervisor Pacos assures they’ll be taking the correct steps to take care of this issue.

• The June work report was shared with the board.
• Paving work will be done on Cummings Rd & Chautauqua Rd
• Mowing will be completed next week.
• Russel Conti from the Cemetery and Highway Superintendent Jude Gardner are working on retaining a quote to help remove trees in Forest Hill cemetery. Northern Chautauqua Community has agreed to match the price in helping complete this project.
• Councilwoman Dennison asks if there’s a possibility, we could use the Highway Barn as a collection spot for Electronic Recycling were looking into.
• Superintendent Jude Gardner doesn’t see a problem with this if we agree to the Electronic Recycling program.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to Approve Municipal Solutions Amendment No.2 to the Contract dated February 8, 2024, Chestnut Road Water District Project. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to Approve Municipal Solutions Amendment No.2 to the Contract dated February 8, 2024, Berry Road Water District Project. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to authorize Supervisor to sign and submit WIIA grant application. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to Approve the Resolution to authorize Municipal Solutions Inc, to prepare applications for WIIA Grants funds from the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation for the Chestnut Road Water Project. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Rak made a motion to Approve the Resolution to authorize Municipal Solutions Inc, to prepare applications for WIIA Grants funds from the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation for the Berry Road Water Project. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to hold a Public Hearing for Berry Road Water District 202B proceeding with reference to the updated and redated Map plan and report by CPL at Pomfrets Town Hall 9 Day Street Fredonia NY 14063 on August 12, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to hold a Public Hearing for Chestnut Road Water District 202B proceeding with reference to the updated and redated Map plan and report by CPL at Pomfrets Town Hall 9 Day Street Fredonia NY 14063 on August 12, 2026, at 6:15 P.M. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Supervisor Pacos tabled the approval of Draft Water contracts with the Village until after the contracts have been approved with the Village.

• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve Contract with Three + One Cash Management services. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Dennison mentions although he’s in favor of the contract with Three + One Cash management services, these advisory services are not a guarantee better performance. Based on their performances with other municipalities she believes we can improve our performance.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to Authorize and adopt resolution for Town grant match for the NYS Climate Smart Communities grant. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve Change Order #2 for S. St George in the amount of $27,750.14 for the VanBuren Bay Water project. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve pay application #7 for S. St George in the amount of $225,775.93 for the VanBuren Bay Water project as recommended by the Engineer. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Review of Application for Solar Project at 4579 VanBuren Rd, Dunkirk NY 14048.
  • Project Manager Jeremey Kauffman from RIC Energy presents Pomfrets IV PV LLC Solar project stating it’ll be a community solar project with limited visual impact.
  • Councilman Lee made a Resolution to declare the Town Board Town of Pomfret lead agency on the SEQR for the acceptance of Special use Solar application by Pomfret IV Solar on 4579 Van Buren Road. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak with Councilwoman Bashaw opposing.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to schedule a public hearing for Pomfret IV PV LLC Solar Project at Pomfrets Town Hall 9 Day Street Fredonia NY 14063 on August 12, 2026, at 5:45 PM. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Supervisor Pacos Shares an invitation from CHRIC for their Annual Classic Golf Tournament
• Tax Exemption Discussion for Verterans
  • Discussion was held a few years back. The board at that time believes that taxes would then be pushed onto remaining residents.
  • Further discussion will be held after we’ve talked to the Assessor of how many Veterans are within the Town of Pomfret.
• Discussion was held to Notify property owners on Rt 20 & 60 of water change
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to accept with regret the resignation of James Mcillip from the code enforcement office as of July 5, 2026. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to appoint Roger Britiz as Deputy Code Enforcement officer at a rate of $18.72 for 19 hours a week starting Thursday July 9, 2026. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Bashaw made a motion to pass a resolution in support of the New York Associations of Towns Bill of Rights. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• Supervisor Pacos reported receiving a letter from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) regarding the requested speed limit reduction on Fredonia-Stockton Road. The approved changes are as follows: the speed limit will be reduced to 50 mph from the Village line to the BOCES property line, 45 mph through the BOCES area, and 55 mph beyond the BOCES property line.
• Reminder: Were hosting the Village’s water project at the new town tomorrow July 10th.
• Supervisor Pacos’ Meetings Updates:
  • 6/11/26- Remote Meeting to discuss grant opportunities for the North County Water District
    • North County Water District Board of Directors’ Meeting
  • 6/12/2026- Hearsemania event with Forest Hill Cemetery tours
  • 6/17/2026- Water Project Update Meeting with Fredonia and Chautauqua County Officials
  • 6/18/2026- Remote meeting with CPL (Paul Dudkowski) regarding Town Hall Renovation Project
  • 6/25/2026 – Meeting with Village of Fredonia officials and North Chautauqua County Water District Executive Director to review draft water supply contract for Village of Fredonia
  • 6/26/2026 – “Future of the North County” meeting at Chautauqua County Office building
  • 6/30/2026 – Informational Session about Nuclear Power at SUNY Fredoina
  • 7/1/2026 – Ribbon cutting at Firehouse Subs on Route 60 (1 year anniversary)
    • Initial phone call with Center for Governmental Research (CGR) to begin the dissolution/consolidation/shared services study. Discussion included issuance of a separate contract to cover the study for possible shared highway department due to award of grant funding.
  • 7/72026 – Met with Village officials to review format for Village’s water project to be held at Pomfret’s new town hall location on Thursday 7/9/26
  • 7/8/2026 – Met with Chautauqua County Government Reduction Initiative (GRI) Committee at the County Executive’s office in Mayville to present and discuss Pomfret’s updated request for GRI funding for the dissolution/consolidation/shared services study.  We are requesting and additional #25,000 at this time to cover the remaining portion of the CGR’s initial study

• Update on e-waste plus would like the Town of Pomfret to be a collection site – Tabled till next month after further discussion with the e-waste plus company.
• Councilwoman Dennison brings up the scheduling of interviews for Viewpoint on WDOE monthly – Discussion held on dates that work best to set up.

• Supervisor Pacos and Councilman Lee have been in discussion to see if we could get Grant Funding to try to essentially sidestep the veterinary restrictions for Animal control and setup just a shelter that’s dedicated for animal control, with potential leasing to someone like the humane society or another group for shared use as well. We have a meeting set up on Monday June 20th at 1:00 PM with other Municipalities to discuss options.

• Discussion held on FLOCK cameras around Town. Many residents have brought their concerns to Councilman Lee about the use of these FLOCK camera’s being placed around Town. The Concerns on the flock cameras are that they’re being used through a private 3rd party who are surveilling who will sell that data back to municipalities.
• Supervisor Pacos voices his concern is the data is all being stored by a third-party company, and not each municipality.
• Councilman Lee and Town Attorney Passafaro are working together to see what we can do about these FLOCK cameras at a state/county level.

• Residents have been reaching out about the white clothes drop bins. These containers are not nonprofitable/charitable containers. After some research, these white containers are selling items dropped off in these bins.
• Councilwoman Bashaw worries about the effect it has on businesses that are nonprofitable and charitable.

• Regarding the shared services pertaining to dogs, be advised under the town law, towns have statutory provisions regarding dogs not animals. We have a DCO not an ACO.

• Supervisor Pacos States, if we receive the funding we’d receive about a million dollars, this would fund our Senior Center and several of the handicap accessibility issues at the new Town Hall.
• MJ questions how much we normally receive per year from CDBG.
• Eric Wies from CPL states that the Town does not get any allocations from CDBG
• Supervisor Pacos responds this is in addition to other grants we’re looking into.
• Bob Ruther spoke about available grants through National Grid to support the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. He expressed his support for including charging stations at the new Town Hall.
• Mr. Ruther also shared that he is applying for housing grants for a property adjacent to the Lily Dale property that is owned by the Dale. His goal is to develop workforce housing. By attending the meeting, he hopes to learn more about the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and explore potential funding opportunities for future projects.

• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board the May 2026 report of monies collected. A total of $9,875.25 was collected. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.

• The monthly Code Enforcement report for May is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Pomfrets April 2026 Financial Report is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Fredonia Fire Department April 2026 Report is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Clerk Kellogg presented a Thank you letter to the Fredonia Animal Hospital to the board – all board members signed to send.
• Discussion was held on switching services for our Shredding/Postage Stamp machine.
• The Pomfret Offices and Buildings will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026, in observance of the Juneteenth Holiday and Friday, July 3, 2026, in observance of the Fourth Holiday.

• The May work report was shared with the board.

• Councilman Rak made a motion to Declare the Town of Pomfret lead Agency on Eco Strategies project. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison with Councilwoman Bashaw opposing.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to adopt a negative declaration for Eco Strategies.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to schedule a public hearing to discuss the CDB Grant application for the New Town Hall building June 29th at 4:30 PM at the Town Hall located at 9 Day Street Fredonia NY 14063. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED as follows:

• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to schedule a Special Meeting to approve Supervisor Pacos to sign and submit the CDB grant on June 29th at 4:35 PM following the public hearing at the Town hall located at 9 Day Street Fredonia NY 14063. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Supervisor Pacos made a motion to confirm approval of expenditure of $1,200 for CHQ trollies for the Hearsemania event happening June 12,2026. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Discussion held on Electronics recycling proposal, Kathleen and Michael Lee will take the Lead on this program.
• Supervisor Pacos made a motion to execute the Agreement with Legend Excavating LLC and issue the notice to proceed one the forementioned are met. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.

• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to rescind discussion on motions made for Berry and Chestnut Road amendments and scheduling a public hearing on July 8, 2026. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
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• Construction is nearing completion on the project, and we hope to have the project closed out in 2-3 months.

• Bids were received and recommend awarding the project on June 10th, contingent upon approval from the USDA - Rural Development.
• The project is under budget by $978,730, not including the $650,000 being allocated for the Spoden & Rt 60 water main.
• Next steps include concurrence from the funding agencies on the award, followed by the pre-construction meeting.
• Construction is anticipated to start in August or September 2026.

• Design plans are 95% for the main water contracts.
• Pump station design plans are at 75%, with the primary remaining item being the pump sizing to accommodate the Village of Fredonia flows.
• Water tank design plans are at SO%, with the primary remaining items being the final location of the tank and final tank sizing to accommodate the Village of Fredonia flows.
• Easement maps and descriptions will be sent to the Town Attorney in the next few weeks.
• Between the remaining design components, and the easements and property acquisitions, we anticipate bidding towards the end of 2026.

• The Town received a funding package from the USDA- Rural Development, including a $993,000 grant and a $7,261,000 low interest loan.
• A revised MPR is being presented to the Board on June 10th.
• The next step includes 202-b proceedings, based on the revised costs. The 2024 estimate assumed a higher grant amount with a debt service of $433.86 for the typical single-family home. The 2026 estimate is $677.78.
• The Town should apply for a New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (NYSEFC) Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) Grant in the amount of $886,700, which would reduce the annual debt service to $207.40. The WUA grant is due on July 27th.

• The Town received a funding package from the USDA- Rural Development, including a $409,000 grant and a $545,000 low interest loan.
• A revised MPR is being presented to the Board on June 10th.
• The next step includes 202-b proceedings, based on the revised costs. The 2024 estimate assumed a higher grant amount with a debt service of $280.37 for the typical single-family home. The 2026 estimate is $445.64.
• The Town should apply for a New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (NYSEFC) Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) Grant in the amount of $381,500, which would reduce the annual debt service to $133.69. The WIIA grant is due on July 27th.

• CPL is submitting a New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (NYSEFC) Engineering Planning Grant (EPG) application, due June 12, 2026.
• Awards are anticipated in November 2026.
• If not successful with the 2026 EPG round, would recommend advancing the engineering report utilizing district funds to position the Town for the 2027 project funding.

• The project is anticipated to be bid in the fall of 2026, with construction starting in the spring of 2027 and ending by the end of 2027.

• CPL is submitting a NY Plays Grant application due on June 15th.
• Awards are anticipated starting in August 2026.

• Supervisor Pacos mentions talk of our Highway Department running the water lines for the splash pads and using that as our Local match.

•  Design is at 60% on pause to focus on funding applications to reduce the local impact.
•  A funding application of approximately$1,000.00 to the NYS CDBG program will be submitted soon by Municipal Solutions.
•  CPL is looking into a Climate Smart grant application and funding through NY BRICKS.
• Councilman Dennison made a motion to reward the request for proposal for the North Chautauqua County reorganization plan shared services to the Center for governmental research for a total cost of $133,000.00 pending reward of additional Chautauqua County GRI or NYS funding of $83,000.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve Pay application #6 for S.St George Enterprises in the amount of $273,593.83. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to approve Form E Rural Development project budget/cost certification. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Supervisor Pacos made a motion to authorize the Town to pay Village of Fredonia Water/Sewer bills when received for the first calendar quarter after discrepancy’s are concluded. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Dennison made a motion to approve the Neg Declaration on SEQR for the new local law to amend our zoning law. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Rak made a motion to adopt Local Law #1 of 2026 and map to amend the Local Zoning Law. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.
• Supervisor Pacos would like to give a reminder that Friday June 19, 2026, will be our Hearsemania.

• Councilman Rak Discusses with the Lily Dale water treatment plan, JB states he’s got about 2 years until he’s retiring. We should start to get a plan together to fulfill the position.

• A discussion was held on B.E.S.S and Dan asked that someone from the Board respond to their service to indicate if we had interest.
• Both Councilwoman Dennison and Councilman Lee attended a meeting with Chautauqua County officer of again expo. They may be moving the Expo out of Pomfret and moving to the South County next year.
• Supervisor Pacos and Councilwoman Dennison appeared on WDOE viewpoint local radio last Friday to showcase some Topics of the Town and said it was very enjoyable. She’d like to call and set up to hold discussions every other month.
• Discussion was held on Three plus one

• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion on the recommendation of the Rec Department to hire the following personnel for the Fredonia Pomfret Rec Program; motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.

• Attorney Passafaro makes note that out of the 6 tax cases we have, 3 are settled and the remaining 3 are being worked on with our consultant.

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• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board the April 2026 report of monies collected. A total of $8,902.20 was collected. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.
• Pomfret Town Justice report for April 2026 is as follows:

• The Code Enforcement monthly report for April is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Town Historian report for April is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Pomfrets March report has been distributed to the board and is on file in the Clerk’s Office
• Fredonia Fire Departments March Report has been distributed to the board and is on File in the Clerk's Office.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve sewer forgiveness fees in the amount of $328.85 to service address 5 Third Street Lily Dale NY this was not to establish any precedent or policy each application was taken on its own merit.  The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve sewer forgiveness fees in the amount of $2,964.59 to service address 3 Cottage Row Lily Dale NY this was not to establish any precedent or policy each application was taken on its own merit. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• The Pomfret Offices and Buildings will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day Holiday.

• The April work report was shared with the board.
• In observance of Arbor Day, National Grid has partnered with our town to Assist with the cleanup and removal of fallen trees in Forest Hill Cemetery.
• Paving has not been scheduled yet as we’re waiting on our state budget on how much we’re getting for CHIPS. Patch work will be completed until then.
• Mowing will begin shortly.
• Cemeteries are getting ready for Memorial Day.
• A lot of Shared services are currently being done. The Town has been helping the Village pave their roads as well as assisting the County Pave Berry Rd, assisting the County we’ll be getting free millings to help with Town projects.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve the CPL grant proposal for the new Town Hall grant application support. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.

• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to Approve contract with Chautauqua County for $50,000 grant through the County “Government Reduction initiative” for the shared services/consolidation study and authorize supervisor to sign the contract. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously
• Councilman Lee made a motion to Accept the report of the 2025 annual review of the records of the Chief fiscal officer/Town Clerk/ Tax Collector Reports. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and Supervisor Pacos abstaining.
• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to Approve Pay application #5 for S. St George in the amount of $1,130,239.22 for the Van Buren Water project. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously

• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to Approve Rural Development Project Budget/ Cost Certification for the Van Buren Water project. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.

• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion to Approve S. St. George Change Order #1 for the Van Buren Bay Water District Water Line Replacement Project for an increase of $1,833.82. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Supervisor Shares a letter from Fredonia Animal Hospital that as of the first of the year they will not be taking in our Stray dogs. Councilwoman Dennison and Councilman Lee will reach out to surrounding areas for other options.
• Contract with Three + One cash management services. – Tabled
• Councilman Lee made a motion Resolved that the Supervisor is authorized to submit a grant application to NYS Parks through the Environmental Protection Funds Grant Program for Parks, Preservation and Heritage through the 2026 Consolidated Funding Application for improvement of the Barker Street Playground and further resolved, that all encumbrances, appropriations, matching requirements (minimum of 20%), and expenditures of funds necessary to meet the terms and obligations of the grant are authorized." The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Bashaw made a motion to approve resolution to move the draft Local Zoning Law to a public hearing to be held on June 10, 2026, at 6:15 P.M at Town Hall, 9 Day Street. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Grave purchase: We cannot authorize further purchases of graves due to policy.
• Report on Hearse Mania’26
  • Request to the Village for closure of roads on park and west church street for the car show from 12-00 PM– 5:00 PM.
  • Request for Trolley’s to transport guests to the Cemetery for a walking tour.
  • Talk of doing a Halloween Parade with antique Hearse’s and buggies.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to amend the hourly pay rate for Leigh Laurtio to $18.72/hr. effective as of April 20, 2026. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Letters were sent to the Fredonia Residents on Fredonia Stockton Rd for the Water Project taking place. We’ve gotten offers for the Water tank to be placed. We’re looking into expenses and costs for water tank placement.

• • April 17th – Zoom meeting for Cash Vest intro with Three + One
    • USDA Teams Meeting for Berry & Chestnut Rd Water Districts. We have received a loan through USDA Rural Development in the amount of $1,261,000.00 & a Rural Development Grant of $993,000.00 for our Berry Rd Water District project. Total project cost $2,260,000.00. Also awarded money towards the Chestnut Rd Water District project $545,000.00 and a Rural Development grant of $409,000.00. Total project cost $960,000.00.
  • April 23rd – Attended a Meeting in Ellicottville with Highway Supervisor Jude “Running your Highway Department”
  • April 24th- Intermunicipal Meeting with the Village of Fredonia, Pomfret, North County Water District and CPL.
  • April 26th- Attended the Charlie Cinque’s Eagle Scout Ceremony
  • April 27th- Albany Prep for Zoom Meeting
    • USDA Team Meeting for North End Water District
    • VanBuren Bay Water District meeting
  • April 28th – Albany Advocacy
  • April 29th - Forest Hill Cemetery endowment committee meeting
  • May 1st – CCIDA meeting for Pomfret Employment (Industrial) Zone area
  • May 6th – Cash Vest Demo
  • May 8th – VanBuren Bay Water District progress meeting
  • May 9th – Meeting with Hearse Mania to plan event
  • May 11th – Meeting with grant writer for cemetery grants
    • Sent out RFP to the consulting firms’ dissolution/shared services study
  • May 12th – Meeting with Fredonia Stockton Road residents
  • May 13th –followed up with Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corp for the MMHR program.

• Work on old piping at the Lily Dale Sewer plant has been replaced with PBC.

• Dennison has been working with Supervisor Pacos on Liquidity management piece.
• Comments on regards to the Future of the North County consolidation group, that she’s pleasantly surprised the recommendation of the group is to look at merging all the municipalities rather than looking at the individual services.
• Thanks to the Fire Department for the invite to their event, it was addressed beautifully.

• Met with Great belt seniors with an update about the new building on April 15th.
• April 20th -Town proclamation support with the flag raising they performed at the sacred grounds. Lily Dale residents expressed a lot of thanks for going out on a limb and supporting them.
• Councilman Lee has been sitting in on a group with Cassadaga looking to make some grant proposals just outside of the Cassadaga Village boarders into the Town of Pomfret – They were approved for funding for an engineering feasibility study to be conducted for recreational pedestrian trail.

• Councilwoman Bashaw sat in on a zoom meeting with NCCF for discussion on what funding we can apply for, for preservation grants.
• Residents are concerned about the moving of the New Town Hall. Bashaw explained Supervisor Pacos is actively seeking grant money for these projects to try and keep us from having to tax the public to get the funding for these projects.

• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board the March 2026 report of monies collected. A total of $7,139.25 was collected. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.
• The tax report Summary 2026 is as Follows:

• Pomfret Town Justice report for February 2026 is as follows:

• Town of Pomfret Financial Statement for February is on File in the Clerk’s office.
• The Code Enforcement monthly report for March is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Fredonia Fire Departments report for February is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• The Pomfret Town Hall Offices and Buildings will be closed Friday, April 18, 2025, in observance of Good Friday.

• The March work report was shared with the board.
• Councilwoman Lee made the motion to approve the following Cemetery Seasonal Employees as of April 9,2026; motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
  • Russell Conti                                                             $18.43 per hour
  • James Lemanski                                                          $16.00 per hour
  • Edwin Kaus                                                                $16.00 per hour
  • Patrick Rogerson                                                         $16.00 per hour
• Councilman Lee made a motion to Hire Leigh Laurtio at a rate of $18.62 per hour effective April 20,2026. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and Carried unanimously.

• Historian was Contacted by a professional vintage motor car show who travel around the Country. Expressing they have many different cars from undertake to horse drawn carriages. He’s expressed interest in getting a full tour of our Foresthill Cemetery. They’d like to have a car show along with a walk-through tour with people explaining history of the cemetery. This event would be open to the public as well as the car show professionals. We’d like to look into organizing this event to get the history of the cemetery out to the residents and public.

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• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve the proposal for NYS DEC EC Charger Grant application support and related project development services from CPL. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve modifications to contract with CPL for renovations of the new Town Hall building. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to rescind bid awards for the following items sold at the auctions international.

• The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Approval of property on Fredonia Stockton Rd for location of Phase 3 North End Water district water tank site – Tabled
• Councilman Lee made a motion for the approval of contract amendment between Chadwick Bay Intermunicipal Water Works and the North Chatauqua County Water District. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously. 
• Councilman Rak made a motion to approve the ad for bid for the Pomfret North End Water District Phase 2 Contracts. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously
• Councilman Rak made a motion to authorize the Supervisor to send a letter of support to the County Highway Department in support of option #2 to reduce the speed limit from 55 MPH to 45 MPH from the village line to BOCES. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to accept with Regret the Resignation of Karen Trippy from CBI Clerk affective May 1st and approve on a per diam basis as needed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• As of May 1st, the CBI office in Sheridan will be closing and moving all business to the Pomfret Town Hall at 9 Day Street Fredonia NY 14063.

• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to adopt the following Resolution

• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve an increase in our flat fee charges for water district customers on Fredonia lines from $25 to $30 to match Village of Fredonia charges effective April 1, 2026. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to approve sending draft Zoning law update to Town Attorney to put into final form. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Dan thanks everybody for all their hard work and paying attention to detail on the Zoning Law.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve the months of May, June, August, and September as Annual Fireman’s fund drive months in the Town of Pomfret. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously
• Councilman Dennison made a motion to approve a Negative Declaration on Formation of Sewer District NO.6. The Motion was seconded by Councilman Rak     and carried unanimously with Supervisor Pacos abstaining and Councilwoman Bashaw voting No.

• Councilman Rak Made a motion to adopt the following resolution;

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• Attended Future of the North County meeting on March 13th, and they’ll be meeting again on the 17th.
• Attended the discussion with the Highway Department regarding consolidating services with the Towns.
• Friday set up a meeting with a group called 3 plus 1. Working with municipalities on managing liquidity and investing our cash balances for maximum return.

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• Dan Pacos gives an update stating being contacted by USDA Rual Development having applied to funding for our Berry and Chestnut Rd Water District lines, we were denied last year because they didn’t think they were sustainable water districts. We were in the Black, but we had negative fund balances. After closing our books this year, we noticed a loss in Chestnut Rd again and an even larger loss in our North End Water district. After further investigation we realized one of the Accounts being paid to the Village of Fredonia. We pay the village flat fee plus the water usage charge on that account. We concluded we pay a lot of the water used in that account through the master meters. As well as since we’ve gotten a new water software program that gives the correct multiplier so there shouldn’t be multipliers added to any accounts anymore

• Some tax assessments cases are properties under contract for sale or listed at sale prices in the contract listings are not supported by the assessments. As the owners are selling, the County is not interested in waiving refunds.
• Both the County/School were given memos about these cases.
• Pomfret’s Assessor has added the value for Solar to the assessment. Solar and wind are automatically except unless you opt out.
• Supervisor Pacos discussed if were combining any municipality were going to have to do a reval, since we haven’t done one since the 1970’s.

• Mark Twitchel asks if the district is within the Pomfret, Portland, Dunkirk Sewer District.
• Supervisor Pacos replied that it is not.
• Mark raises his concerns that Village residents are subsidizing PPD’s Sewer Rates.
• Supervisor Pacos states although this Hearing doesn’t involve that, he’ll gladly answer to it, he was told by the County that they’ll cover their share of the processing cost for the Wastewater treatment plant cost.

• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board the February 2026 report of monies collected. A total of $2,260.75 was collected. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.
• The tax report for February 6, 2026 (1% Penalty) is as follows:
  • Bills Processed: 1,454
  • Total Amount Collected: $2,457,505.81
• Pomfret Town Justice report for February 2026 is as follows:

• The Code Enforcement monthly report for February is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• The Fredonia Fire Department January 2026 report is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Town of Pomfrets January Financial Report has been shared with the board
• Request for M&T Remote Check Depositor approved by Board.

• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to schedule a public hearing for formation of Sewer District #6 on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 6:15 P.M. at Pomfret Town Hall, 9 Day Street, Fredonia, N.Y. 14063. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously with Supervisor Pacos abstaining.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to Change our Regular scheduled Town Board Meeting April 8,2026 to April 15,2026 @ 6:30 on 9-day street Town Hall, as Town Clerk Kellogg will be out of town. Motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• A motion made by Councilwoman Bashaw to approve the request of Town Clerk Kellogg and Deputy Green to attend the NYSTCA Annual Conference, April 19-22, 2026, as budgeted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.
• Town of Pomfrets Clerks Office will be closed April 20th-22nd 2026 for NYSTCA Annual Learning Conference.
• The Pomfret Offices and buildings will be closed Friday, April 03,2026 in observance of Good Friday.

• The February work report was shared with the board 

• Historian Lillian Pacos attends the meeting to discuss a few projects she’s been working on, including plans for a proposed marker for Pioneer Cemetery. Stating Pioneer cemetery was part of the reason Pomfret became permanent here, in 1808 Hannah Woodcock passed away when a tree fell on her when she was a little girl while she was harvesting nuts. When this happened, they decided we needed a cemetery, so they buried her and created Pioneer cemetery.
• Lilian is looking into the Foundation of NYS to create a heritage marker for the Pioneer Cemetery.
• The second project being worked on currently is Lillian has created coloring pages of the history of Pomfret. She’s looking to set up at the farmers market to do public outreach and hopes to publish soon.

• County executive P.J Wendle addresses the situation with the City of Dunkirk, expressing by statute the county is required to pay any unpaid taxes for Towns and Villages. The legislature by resolution made it so we would pay city taxes. Stating from 2024 to 2025 those numbers of unpaid taxes increased another 120 parcels.  After meeting with the NYS comptroller to mention needing to discuss more about the City of Dunkirk. After Mayor of Dunkirk heard, she discussed they need to have a meeting with the 4 municipalities here in the North County to understand the future. There is talk of shared service / exploration into consolidation and or mergers. This wouldn’t be something that’d happen right away, there is a lot to take into consideration before any discissions are made. We do have NYSEG/NYS interested in funding the study for this process.
• Supervisor Pacos mentions Pomfret is interested in looking into the study and the idea of this.
• Jim Joy chairman of the planning board gives an update on the Zoning project, with zooming of Route20/60 to upgrade to a multi-use corridor. This change would make the town more accommodating to new businesses coming.
• Fulvio Stampone owns a business/farm located at 5060 Ellicott Road. There’s been a long-standing issue with neighbor Mr. Reilly. After contacting Code enforcement officer Mr. Kelly, Mr. Reilly constructed a fence/gate without a permit. Mr. Stampone followed up with Mr. Kelly about inspecting the gate, stating the permit wasn’t issued as you can’t put a grate across a deeded right of way The gate has caused many issues and would like to know what course of immediate action can be taken to get the gate taken down?
• Supervisor Pacos directs Mr. Stampone needing to work directly with Mr. Kelly as he’s the local legal arm of the state stating the Town board does not have the authority to do that.
• Stampone recites that Mr. Kelly has failed to assist them. Saying Mr. Kelly had given notice that the gate needed to be removed within 30 days, and nothing had been done. Mr. Stampone states Mr. Kelly has failed in his job title and responsibilities.
• Christopher Stampone speaks about his experience with Mr. Reilly harassing his family when he visits his father Mr. Stampone.
• Supervisor Pacos advises this reflects that individual not this Municipality and they need to speak to an attorney.
• Stampone says that Reilly chains them into their property on the fence/gate he installed with no permit.
• Supervisor Pacos states this is legal action not a Town Board matter.
• Denise reveals Mr. Stampone is wasting the States money/time every time he has to call the Police, DEC, child protective services etc. If these issues were being handled it’d free up the resources for the state.
• Supervisor pacos again states this is a legal issue, this is a dispute between two bordering property owners, which we do not oversee.
• The Family states if our code enforcement officer enforced the taking down of the gate, and following up with it this wouldn’t be a problem. No action is being taken.
• Supervisor pacos asks Stampone to leave his contact information with Town clerk Kellogg to give to our Town Attorney.
• The family voices their concerns about being recorded and would like the Town to bring this matter to the code enforcement officer and have this taken care of.  Also, the face of the gate being there blocking fire departments from being able to access them if needed.

• Council Lee made a motion to Accept the auctioninternational.com bids. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve contract with Niagara Mohawk Power Corp & Cherry Creek Snow Goers. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve Draw request #4 for Van Buren Bay Water Project in the amount of $2,495.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously. 
• Councilwoman Lee made a motion to approve the following resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously

• Councilman Rak spoke with Joe Sourcy and back when the new round about was created, he had created a sculpture to be placed there since the Dot didn’t approve it for the roundabout, Rak asked if he’d like to place it at the New Town Hall.

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• Excitedly working closely with current and previous cemetery sextons, they’ve been looking at documentation of the existing graves and things they need, in addition of the signage going up. Having 124 graves still missing in the database, they’re doing the research back to 1807 to straighten it all out.
• Bashaw voices concerns about the study for consolidating Dog control in the area, stating they’re having a hard time with dog catchers. We’d need to hire someone to take on this responsibility, along with finding a building for holding as our Veterinary wouldn’t have enough space housing these dogs for multiple towns.

• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board the January 2026 report of monies collected. A total of $5,035.00 was collected. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.
• The tax report for January 9-February 6, 2025 (Penalty Free) is as follows:

• Pomfret Town Justice report for January 2026 is as follows:

• Pomfret Town Justice report for January 2025 is as follows:

• The Code Enforcement monthly report for February is on file in the Clerk’s office.
• Fredonia Fire Department’s Annual Report for 2025 is on File in the Clerk’s Office.
• The Pomfret Town Hall Offices and Buildings will be closed Monday, February 16, 2026, in observance of President’s Day.

• The Board received the January 2026 work report, and it is on file with the Clerk’s Office.

• Charles Richardson speaks about the NYS Grant to help replace mobile homes, asking if the Town Will investigate applying for this.
• Supervisor Pacos asks Charles to email over the Grant Application paperwork, and he’ll look further into it and get back to him.
• Holly Kluck talks about having a gas well on her property – Stating the person who’s maintaining it, PPP Development is sending her letters to inform her she needs to find an alternative source for energy. She’s asking if anyone else has had these issues.
• Supervisor Pacos advises her that this isn’t a Town issue and she should get an attorney involved to help with the issue.
• Town attorney Passafaro mentions her attorney should look at the lease for the terms of the gas well.

• Twan from CWC is looking for a direct entry point to their property for their reserve, Requesting Town for SEQR.
• Supervisor Pacos and Town Attorney Passafaro state they would need to reach NYS DOT for SEQR.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve pay application #4 for S. St George in the amount of $97,319.66 for the Van Buren Bay Water District. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to approve grant application with Municipal Solutions to cover any future applications. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Rak made a motion to approve GAR appraisal report for a tax cert case. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.

• Two Consolidation grants are in process to fund the study of sharing highway and Dog control.
• Supervisor Dan pacos has applied to the County for a 50/50 match, he’ll be presenting the proposal on March 25,2026 to the County officials.
• We’re also looking into what it would take to combine Villages building inspector/code enforcement officers with the Town of Pomfret.
• We’ll be closing on the highway plow truck once all the paperwork has been submitted.
• Water meter grant will be covering the meters and cellular readers in VanBuren bay and Lily Dale. Letters will be sent out about the cellular readers being installed and advising residents of the change.
• Cellular readers advance the process of catching leaks, sending notifications to the computers of our admins to alert the residents.

• Supervisor Pacos has been working with our Assessor Jeanne to assess the ag exemption penalties on any properties that converted from agricultural to solar. There is a 5-year payback for the ag exemption with compound interest.
• A sewer meeting was held with the Village of Fredonia, Boces and the County. Boces has approached us about possibly extending sewer up water street to the Center. Were working with the Village to try and extend our sewer district expansion study grant to see the possibilities of extending.
• Supervisor Pacos received floor plan #6 from Paul from CPL earlier today. The Court area will be extended to provide more seating with a 10% more seating than plan #5.
• additional storage area has been added throughout the building for Pomfrets Achieves.
• Zoning update projects – there’s number of corrections that need to be made to the zoning map; the battery storage needs correct language for the battery storage law.
• Update on North End Water District phase II, Webster: We’re still waiting on 8 outstanding easements. The North End Water District was formed in 2009, Phase I Started in 2012 including parts of Route 20,60 and Webster Rd. There are many residents paying for water who don’t have access yet. We’re pushing to get phase II and Phase III Completed.  We’ve reached out multiple times to get these easements completed to keep the project moving forward with no avail. We’re to the point at looking at Eminent Domaine / Directional Drill which would be more costly but move things along. We really don’t want to lose out on construction season this year and move forward with getting this project started.

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• Councilwoman Dennison has communicated with Chamber of Commerce for a better understanding of what our committee has done in the past and what they expect in the future. They now have a “Small business sit down” to keep updated on businesses around the Town.
• Also, attended the state of business breakfast hosted by the Chamber, one key factor that caught Ms. Dennison’s attention is mentioned at the presentation was the big shortage on construction workers because the supply is low.
•  Updates that the Office of Aging has an expo in May, being open to elderly, care givers, and community members.

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• Councilwoman Bashaw reached out to the Opera House letting them know her Contact information to keep updated on activities.
• There has been work being done for the Pioneer Cemetery with herself, Supervisor Pacos, and Cemetery sexton Katie Mawhir. Working on placing names and marking out all the graves on a map. Supervisor Pacos is hoping we can look into a grant that’ll help renew old and broken grave stones.
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• Paul Dudkowski From CPL displayed Blueprints of concept 5 for the new Town Hall, stating the changes that have been made. After shifting spaces around and the Town court side has been updated to code with OCA. Paul mentions they’ve reduced the amount of exits significantly from the prior building, having the main door in the center for public and separate entrances for Court and Town Hall Staff. The Senior Center will have their own separate area to which they will have access to throughout the week as they’d like.
• Town Board states when entering the building the first room they see shouldn’t be a detaining room – this room will have to be moved to accommodate a more comfortable setting for first entering the Town Hall.
• Town Board also brings attention that in this new design they’ve left out Town archive’s rooms, along with changes to the Courts side, Paul states we’ll have to make these changes and bring a new design to be approved.

• Town clerk Kellogg requests for forgiveness for sewer fees amounting $2,964.59 on 3 Cottage Row Lily Dale, NY 14752 for a large leak that happened this past quarter, and water did not go down the sewer.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to approve sewer forgiveness in the amount of $2,964.29 on account #0465 for residence 3 Cottage Row Lily Dale, NY 14752. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee and carried unanimously.

• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board an annual report of all monies collected through the office in 2025. A total of $140,587,.75. A copy of the report is on file with Town Clerk Kellogg.
• Town Clerk Kellogg provided to the Pomfret Board the December 2024 report of monies collected. A total of $12,905.30 was collected. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.
• Pomfret Town Justice report for December 2026 is as follows:

• Code Enforcement Officer, Warren Kelly, provided to the board a report of all activity for the year 2025. The report is on file with the Clerk’s Office.
• The Pomfret Offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.

• The Board received the December 2025 work report.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion with the reserve as established by the highway superintendent to post the following items to Auctions International, as we declare them no longer required for municipal purposes and to dispose of them at the best return to the Town taxpayers. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
  • #6 Plow Truck 2000 Steerling
  • #7 Plow Truck 2004 Steerling
  • 1990 Giant Vac Leaf Sucker
  • 2001 Vibromax plate tamper
  • 1986 Mikasa Plate Tamper
  • Pull behind York Rake
  • 2001 Brush Bandit Chipper
  • Oil and stone box
  • Berming machine tail gate conveyer
  • 4 tail gate spreaders
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to approve the agreement to spend Town Highway funds. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve the purchase of 2 new cemetery mowers with trade in of 2 old cemetery mowers as approved and listed on the 2026 budget in the amount not to exceed $8,240.76.  The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve Highway Superintendent to make the purchase of an E35 25HP R2-Series Bobcat Compact Excavator not to exceed the amount of $38,767.19. The approval is off the NYS Sourcewell Contract #020223-CEC. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to adopt the following resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.

• Councilwoman Dennison made a motion approve the proposal from Dresher Malecki for audit services for December 31, 2026, and December 31, 2027. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve the resolutions in support of applications for a management efficiency Grants including LGE grant to study sharing / consolidation of the Town Highway department with the Village DPW and possibly the Town of Dunkirk Highway department and the study of consolidation of dog control services between the Town of Pomfret, Town of Dunkirk, City of Dunkirk and Village of Fredonia. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dennison and carried unanimously.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to accept the annual audit as presented for the two Court Justices. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Approval for Supervisor and Facility Committee to sign the approval of final floor plans for new Town Hall, which has been tabled later this month
• Councilman Lee made a motion to hold a Special Meeting at Town Hall 9 Day Street, Fredonia NY 14063 on Wednesday January 28th at 5:30 PM to approve the final new building floor plans. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.

• Councilman Lee made a motion to Approve contract with Municipal Solutions and authorize Supervisor Pacos to sign for 2026. This motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously
• Zoning map Update –Tabled
• Town Hall has received a standardized notice form for providing 30-day Advance notification of liquor license for Nana Peruvian Kitchen at 21 Prospect Street.
• Councilman Lee made a motion to approve pay application #3 for S. St George Enterprises in the amount of $282,668.94 for our Van Buren Bay Water District Water project. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.
• Councilwoman Bashaw made a motion to authorize Supervisor to notify the Village of Fredonia that on or after July 15th we’ll be moving Water customers off in anticipation of adding the new water customers. The motion was seconded by Councilman Rak and carried unanimously.
• Supervisor Pacos mentions he offered the use of our new Town Hall to area Police Departments to do trainings with K9 officers.
• Councilman Rak made a motion to approve Supervisor Pacos to sign Rural Development Project Budget/ Cost Certification for the Van Buren Bay water project. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Bashaw and carried unanimously.