UPDATE: Planning Board upholds decision to downzone and Weiss motions to circumvent the Planning Board to get project reviewed.

We hope that everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. Now that there is a lull before the New Year, we would like to update everyone on developments behind the Wegmans project proposed for Segment B on Transit Road north of Roll Road.

On November 25, the Planning Board detailed all of the proposed and approved Master Plan amendments in recent history and reviewed all of the recent history of the Bella Vista / Wegmans application to have the master plan amended.

The Planning Board did NOT forward the application to amend the Master Plan for the Wegmans project to the TEQR committee for further review and voted unanimously to request that the Town Board adopt the Planning Board’s recommendation to DOWNZONE Segment B.

Read full details of the meeting here: http://www.erie.gov/clarence/pdfs/minutes/PBM11-25-2009.pdf

At the next Town Board meeting on December 2, Councilman Weiss made a motion to bypass the Planning Board and to send the Bella Vista \ Wegmans project directly to the TEQR committee review. There was no second on Councilman Weiss’ motion. There was no further discussion on the topic.

Read full details on the meeting here: http://www.erie.gov/clarence/pdfs/minutes/TBM2009-12-02.pdf

At this point, we are watching for any further developments from Bella Vista Development / Wegmans and will be drafting a letting to the Town Board requesting that they address the Town Planning Board’s recommendations for Segment B at their nearest opportunity.

In the meantime, please contact the Town of Clarence Board members and let them know that you support the Planning Board’s decision to downzone Segment B and would like to see it put on the agenda for a near future Town Board Meeting.

Town Supervisor: Scott Bylewski – sbylewski@clarence.ny.us

Councilman:

Bernard J. Kolber – bkolber@clarence.ny.us

Joseph N. Weiss – jweiss@clarence.ny.us

Patrick Casilio -  pcasilio@clarence.ny.us

Peter DiCostanzo – pdicostanzo@clarence.ny.us

Thank you for your support.

ClarenceFIRST Homeowners Association.