On the agenda: West Winfield August 11, 2026 — data center (Aug 11)

Town of Winfield
August 11,2026
Public Hearing regarding Battery Storage Moratorium and Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
The meeting of the Town of Winfield was called to order at 7 PM by Supervisor, William
Miller.

Board Members present:
William Miller

Supervisor

Susan Korosec

Councilwoman

Michael Peo

Councilman

Robert Royce

Councilman

Jay Kulczak

Councilman

Also Present:
Dale Brown

Highway Superintendent

Keith Watkins

Zoning Board of Appeals

Mike Connors

Codes Officer

Others Present:
Anthony Gannon, Patrick Watkins, Dan Clark, Christopher Baiamonte

The Public Hearing started with Christopher Baiamonte going over the
Battery storage moratorium and stated no public comments for or against. Therefore, ok
for the town to move forward with the resolution.
Councilman Robert Royce motioned to adopt a resolution to Local Law 2 to establish a
moratorium for battery storage in the town of Winfield.
Councilman Michael Peo seconded the motion.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Chris will file with the state and circulate materials on data centers.

Dan Clark-Thanked the Town of Winfield for splitting cost of materials for the bbq pavilion.
Advised what still has to be completed to finish the project.

General Fund Claims #135-151 and Highway Fund Claims #90-#97 were listed on the
Abstract of Voucher sheets.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Susan Korosec and seconded by Councilman Jay
Kulczak to accept the corrected General Fund abstracts and the Highway abstracts as
presented.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Supervisors and Town Clerks report for July were audited by the board members present.
A motion was made by Councilman Robert Royce and seconded by Councilman Jay
Kulczak to accept the reports as presented.
The motion was carried unanimously.
The minute from the Regular Board Meeting held on July, 2026, were read and edited by
each board member present.
A motion was made by Councilman Robert Royce and seconded by Councilman Jay
Kulczak to accept the minutes as presented.
The motion was carried unanimously.

Councilwoman Susan Korosec- Reminded board that there is $29,862 in AARP money to
be spent by December 31st. Only to be used for pavilions and bridges.
The board discussed options on what to do with the money.
1) Repair floor in pavilion 2.
2) Build a pavilion/lean to near the new playground for shade.
3) Fix pedestrian bridge and replace pavilion 3.
Councilman Robert Royce proposed the town hire an engineer to come up with specs for
any town projects from start to finish.
Supervisor William Miller gave the board copies of the Village Fire Inspection Report.

Also gave updates on revised/additional duties of a park commissioner.
Supervisor, William Miller-Met with AL from Big Apple with regards to Wi-Fi set up and
cameras to be able to view at town barn. The current computer will not be able to handle
the video input/output. Bill Miller quoted $1600 for the new computer. Susan Korosec
would like to see a proposal on a computer that would do all the town required of it. Dale
Brown is currently waiting on proposals for three additional cameras for the park.

Highway Superintendent:
1 ¾ sand is here and they are mixing it.
On Thursday, August 13, GPI Engineering is coming to do a visual inspection on sand
building as to what we can and cannot do until completely fixed.
2013 Freightliner truck parked in front of town bard is road legal. What would the board
want to sell it for?
No estimate yet on repairing/replacing the heating units in garage. Brodel looked at the
current system and suggested the best thing to do would be to replace the units.
Currently a Highway superintendent in neighboring town is interested in purchasing the
dump box sitting in the towns gravel bed. Dale Brown, with the board's approval, would like
to sell it to him for $30,000.
Councilman Jay Kulczak motioned to ok the sale of the truck box for $30,000. Councilman
Robert Royce seconded the motion.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Big elevator in sand barn with ten horse electric motor on top will not turn. $3352.29 to
replace.
Councilman Robert Royce motioned to replace the electric motor in sand barn at quoted
cost of $3352.29. Counciman Jay Kulczak seconded the motion.
The motion was carried unanimously.

Codes Officer- Mike Connors issued 1 permit for Single wide trailer in trailer park.
Modular home placed on Chepachet Rd. Hasn’t contacted Mike for inspections.

Babcock Hill situation waiting to hear back from Judge. May have to re-serve the owner and
bring to court all over again. Laws have changed recently.
Zoning Board of Appeals- Keith Watkins waiting on variance for JC Livestock Inc on Rte 20
to see how far back they can go for a new building. Has not heard anything currently.
Zoning Book-Councilwoman Susan Korosec - Meeting with Colleen from village. Trying to
clean it up. They have been cross referencing the books from towns zoning books from
1997,2016 and with new book.

Councilwoman Susan Korosec-The Creek Erosion project is waiting for Oneida County
DEC to determine if going to permit Susquehanna Soil and Waters to work project.
The board would like to know the amount of money collected to date from park
reservations and to which account it is being placed in. Terri Atwell to provide the next
meeting. Dale Brown closes the park and checks the pavilions that have all been cleaned.
He would advise Terri if there was a problem or reason to keep park rental deposits.
Councilman Robert Royce looking into better energy plan spending.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:34 pm by Councilman Robert Royce seconded by
Councilman Jay Kulczak.
The next meeting will be held on September 15 th at 7:00 PM.