Xerox parcel annexation, traffic law update head Thursday's Town Board agenda

The Webster Town Board will consider a petition to annex a Xerox-owned parcel from the town into the Village of Webster when it meets Thursday, Aug. 20. The petition ties directly to a brownfield redevelopment designation the town and village sought together last year.

The board meets in two sessions Thursday. Both are in the Town Board Room at Town Hall, 1002 Ridge Road. The building sits behind the main Town Hall next to the Justice Courts, easy to spot by its blue roof.

A workshop with two presentations and no votes starts at 6 p.m. The regular meeting has 10 numbered items and starts at 7:30 p.m. It opens with the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call and a public comment period.

Xerox annexation

Xerox Corporation has petitioned to annex Tax ID #65.03-1-41, a Xerox-owned parcel on Chiyoda Drive, from the Town of Webster into the Village of Webster. The filing was made under New York General Municipal Law §703. Xerox filed the petition through attorney Matthew A. Eldred of Harter Secrest & Emery LLP in an April 23, 2026 letter.

No one lives on the parcel. Xerox owns 100% of its assessed valuation, according to a certification from Town Assessor Donna M. Komor.

The petition frames the annexation as a step toward the Reimagine Webster Brownfield Opportunity Area plan. A BOA designation does not itself approve development or change zoning. The town and village jointly asked the New York State Department of State for that designation after a 30-day public comment period in April 2025. The state issued a Certificate of Designation in June 2025. The petition states the annexation is "a key step to implementing the vision established in the BOA Plan."

Part 1 of a Short Environmental Assessment Form attached to the petition is prepared and certified by the applicant, not by the town or an independent reviewer. The form reports no substantial traffic increase from the annexation. It states the site is not in a Critical Environmental Area. It identifies no wetlands on the parcel. The application states the adjoining Xerox campus underwent completed remediation for hazardous waste. That characterization comes from the applicant's own filing and has not been independently verified by the Ledger.

Traffic law update

The board's agenda schedules a vote to enact Local Law No. 3 of 2026, updating and restating the town's traffic control provisions across dozens of streets. The law covers no-stopping and no-parking locations under town code §320-1, stop-sign-controlled intersections under §320-4, and left-turn-only lanes under §320-6. The resolution classifies the law as a Type II action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, a category presumed not to have significant environmental impact.

The attached text is a full restatement of the existing code sections rather than a marked list of changes. Many individual entries carry citations to prior resolutions dating back to 2011, 2017, 2020 and 2023. Those provisions are already in effect and are being republished as part of the restatement rather than added new.

The town held a public hearing on the law Aug. 6, 2026. Notice was published in the Webster Herald on July 22, 2026. The enactment resolution states only that "all interested persons have been heard."

Workshop: interns and a transportation project briefing

Michael DeBalso is an architecture student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Alana Pigula studies geography and environmental science at Miami University. Both served as this year's summer interns in the town's Community Development and Engineering Department and will present on their work at 6 p.m.

Their work covered stormwater outfall inspections and inspections tied to the town's stormwater pollution prevention plan. They also assessed conditions along Lake Road, researched requirements for the Climate Smart Communities program and explored park-district options. They worked on mobile vendor permitting and produced outreach materials for the Conservation Board.

At 6:20 p.m., Town Engineer Keith Mortimer will present on the State Environmental Quality Review Act as it applies to the Webster Transportation Infrastructure Project. The agenda describes it as a presentation during the workshop time.

Routine business

The board's 10-item regular agenda opens with approval of minutes from the July 30 and Aug. 6 budget workshops and the Aug. 6 regular meeting. It also includes bills, a prepaid warrant and purchase orders as submitted by the Director of Finance.

Two resolutions would grant fence-easement licenses inside town stormwater drainage easements. One covers a six-foot vinyl privacy fence on John Leo Drive. The other covers a wooden privacy fence on Glendowan Terrace.

A resolution would waive the standard 30-day notice period on a liquor license application for United Buffet 941, Inc. at 941 Hard Road. The waiver was filed by liquor-license consultant Justin Juliano. It is procedural; a full license application follows separately.

The board will also act on the disposition of two Police Department vehicles, one to be declared a salvage total loss and one sent to auction.

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