Government

Hamburg Zoning Board approves residential expansion variances in April meeting. The Board of Zoning Appeals, chaired by Ric Dimpfl, unanimously approved two area variances: Carl Dinezza's two-parcel subdivision at 58 North Shore Drive to bring his daughter from North Carolina closer to help care

Planning Board tables warehouse project over water and landscaping concerns. The board deferred Brandon Santa's proposed six-building warehouse development on a 7.46-acre parcel at 0 Lakeshore Road to April 15, 2026, after Chair Cynthia Gronachan cited insufficient building setbacks, inadequate

The Hamburg Town Board unanimously authorized its Town Engineer to terminate the 2026-2027 streetlight maintenance contract March 26 if the contractor fails to present a remediation plan by end of business March 25, after the contractor advised the town it will breach the contract with 13

Hamburg Planning Board advances solar project to county review, April hearing set. The Board accepted EDF Power Solutions' 2.5 megawatt Eighteen Mile Solar application and forwarded it to the Town Board for host community benefit agreement consideration, with county and state environmental review

Hamburg Town Board authorizes pursuit of $7 million federal grant for Buffalo Bills Stadium corridor project. The board voted unanimously to authorize EECG Consulting, LLC to prepare a grant application to the New York State Department of Transportation for multimodal transportation improvements,