Russ Mitchell

Planning Board Regular Meeting July 8, 2026 Page 1 of 8 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York on the 8th day of July 2026…

APPROVED At the SPECIAL MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on July 7th, 2026, at 5:30 P.M., there were: PRESENT: Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor Eugene Young Councilor David Capri…

APPROVED At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on June 15th, 2026, at 7:30 P.M., there were: PRESENT: Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor Eugene Young Councilor David Capr…

Planning Board Regular Meeting June 10, 2026 Page 1 of 10 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York on the 10th day of June…

APPROVED At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on June Ist, 2026, at 7:30 P.M., there were: PRESENT: Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor Eugene Young Councilor David Capr…

Planning Board Regular Meeting May 27, 2026 Page 1 of 8 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York on the 27th day of May 2026…

APPROVED At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on May 18th, 2026, at 7:30 P.M., there were: PRESENT: Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor Eugene Young Councilor David Ca…

Planning Board Regular Meeting May 13, 2026 Page 1 of 10 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York on the 13th day of May 202…

APPROVED At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on May 4, 2026, at 7:30P.M., there were: PRESENT: Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor Eugene Young Councilor David Capria Coun…

Planning Board Regular Meeting April 22, 2026 Page 1 of 10 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York on the 22nd day of April…

Planning Board Regular Meeting April 8, 2026 Page 1 of 10 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York on the 8th day of April 2…

APPROVED At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on April 6th, 2026, at 7:30P.M., there were: PRESENT: Damian Ulatowski Supervisor Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor Eugene Y…

Planning Board Regular Meeting March 18, 2026 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York on …

draft At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on March 16, 2026, at 7:30 P.M., there were: PRESENT: Damian Ulatowski Supervisor Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor Eugene Youn…

APPROVED At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on March 2, 2026, at 7:30P.M., there were: PRESENT: Joseph Bick David Capria Edward Wisnowski Ryan Russell Courtney Gauthier Jill …

Planning Board Regular Meeting February 25, 2026 APPROVED - REVISED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York …

Motion Carried: 7-0 Case #2026-009 Donald Gabor, 850 Morgan Road, Preliminary Plat (Adj. 1) No one was present on behalf of the applicant. Motion made by Mr. Henty to adjourn this case to March 18, 2026. Seconded by Ms. Guinup. Motion Carried: 7-…

Ms. Guinup: At this time the direct benefit to the residents is minimal. The town would enter into a Host Agreement from which the town would then decide how best to use the funds to the benefit of the residents. Taking into consideration how the pot…

Page 5 of 10 Planning Board Regular Meeting February 25, 2026 1. Have ordinances to fit the use not just trying to make them fit something that is not clearly defined. 2. Need for clear definitions to fit the use. 3. Where should the…

Motion read by Mr. Graves. Mr. Chairman: In the matter of the application of planning board case No. 2026-001 Nexamp Inc./Wetzel Road Storage, I move to submit planning board comments to the Town Board using standard form #60 Special Permit Recommend…

Ms. Guinup: At this time the direct benefit to the residents is minimal. The town would enter into a Host Agreement from which the town would then decide how best to use the funds to the benefit of the residents. Taking into consideration how the pot…

1. Have ordinances to fit the use not just trying to make them fit something that is not clearly defined. 2. Need for clear definitions to fit the use. 3. Where should they be located. Not just look at an available parcel and think it is …

Motion read by Mr. Graves. Mr. Chairman: In the matter of the application of planning board case No. 2026-002 Nexamp Inc./Longbranch Road Storage, I move to submit planning board comments to the Town Board using standard form #60 Special Permit Recom…

Deputy Chair Mitchell: I am not in favor of current approval. Since this is a new concept for the town to consider I feel we have to step back and take a good look at where these kinds of BESS projects will properly fit. Previously we have looked at …

Planning Board Regular Meeting February 11, 2026 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York o…

Motion Carried: 7-0. Page 2 of 14 Planning Board Regular Meeting February 11, 2026 Chairwoman Borton made the following statement: “I want to disclose that I will be recusing myself from the next three cases on the agenda concerning battery ene…

W at a a er Energ Storage S tem ESS esla Megapack 2 Pre fabricated containerized battery uni…

Mr. Henty asked how many battery sites are operational. Ms. Sproviero said 10. Mr. Henty continued and asked why National Grid doesn’t do this storage. Ms. Sproviero said these containers can be put on a small area and National Grid does not want to …

Ms. Sproviero said fires are more contained due to newer technology and the Mega Pack 2XL are considered the best. Mr. Henty and Ms. Guinup both continued this discussion regarding the 4-hr response time and expressed concern watching the fire burn i…

The presentation concluded and Deputy Chair Mitchell asked the public if there are any questions as this is a public hearing. Ms. Janet Rathburn, 4760 Freestone Rd., questioned power outages, noise levels, manufacturing date of Tesla batteries, respo…

Deputy Chair Mitchell said two letters are on record received from residents in the Longbranch area in opposition. Everything that was heard in the previous case applies here except the location so there is no need to reiterate the same information. …

noise level to meet the 65-decibel required at that location. They are regulated by the PSC as they are a public utility. This project has been approved by National Grid to be interconnected to the grid so long as permits approved by the town of Clay…

APPROVED At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on February 2, 2026, at 7:30 P.M., there were: PRESENT: Damian Ulatowski Supervisor Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor Eugene…

Planning Board Regular Meeting January 28, 2026 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York on …

APPROVED At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on the January 21, 2026, at 7:30P.M., there were: PRESENT: Damian Ulatowski Supervisor Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor Eug…

Planning Board Regular Meeting January 14, 2026 APPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York o…

Chairwoman Borton read the following: “I’d like to take a moment to thank Russ Mitchell for his 8 years as Chairman of this board. Those who attend our meetings regularly know that Russ began his involvement in Town government when …

Motion accepting the 2026 Scheduling Calendar, which includes the official meeting dates, and states the filing dates of when a completed application is to be received from an applicant; the Proofs of Publication will be in the Tuesday edition of the…

APPROVED At the ORGANIZATIONAL & REGULAR MEETINGS of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on the January 5, 2026, at 7:30 P.M., there were: PRESENT: Damian Ulatowski Supervisor Joseph Bick Deputy Superv…

APPROVED At the REGULAR MEETING of the Town Board, Town of Clay, Onondaga County, held at the Town Hall, Clay, New York on the December 15, 2025, at 7:30 P.M., there were: PRESENT: Damian Ulatowski Supervisor Joseph Bick Deputy Supervisor/Councilor E…

Planning Board Regular Meeting December 10, 2025 UNAPPROVED The Regular Meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga held at Town Hall located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, New York …

Chairman Mitchell said the drawings are good. Mr. Calocerinos said they have received county comments and will address the health comments on septic system, Black Creek Road access, and wetlands delineation. Chairman Mitchell said these are important…

Mr. Henty asked about the lighting. Ms. Samoray said bollard lighting will be in the front of the building and the expansion will have wall pack lighting. Pole lighting will be in the patio area. This will be shown on the drawing. Chairman Mitchell …

Ms. Guinup asked Mr. Coyer about future access to the PDD and how this will affect the drainage easements at site plan. This is already done at site plan. Mr. Coyer said these agreements cannot be put in place as they do not know what is going to be …

Motion Carried: 7-0. Case #2025-058 – Conifer LLC, 4155 State Route 31, Final Plat This was tabled to January 14, 2026. Case #2025-059 – Nelson Associates Architectural Engineering – behalf of National Grid, 4651 Crossroads Park Dr. Special Permit. …

Motion made by Mr. McMahon. Mr. Chairman: In the matter of the application of planning board case No. 2025-059 for National Grid, 4651 Crossroads Park Drive, I move the adoption of a resolution using standard form #70 special permit, be granted based…

Motion Carried: 7-0. Case #2025-061 – Micron New York Semiconductor Manufacturing LLC, 5171 State Route 31, Preliminary Plat Mr. John Sidd, Hancock Estabrook Law Firm, is present on behalf of the applicant. Mr. Sidd said this is for a consolidatio…

Old Business: Case #2025-026 – Kelly-Tobin Development/Mirabito Shopping Center, 5566 State Route 31, Site Plan (Adj. 5) Mr. Matt Napierala is present to address the board. Chairman Mitchell referred to the responses the applicant presented to the…

Motion Carried: 7-0. Case #2025-049 - Northern Credit Union, 3584 State Route 31, Site Plan (Adj. 2) Mr. Jim Ballantyne, Napierala Consulting, is present to address the board. Mr. Ballantyne said a letter has been submitted to the board with their …

Motion Carried: 7-0. Case #2025-050 – Ironhorn Enterprises/Troy Bullock (7245 Warehouse), 7245 Henry Clay Blvd. Amended Site Plan (Adj. 2) Ms. Alex Samoray, Keplinger Freeman Associates is present to address the board on behalf of the applicant. I…