Whirly Drive Multifamily Development Rezoning
Town of Amherst
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Last discussed Feb 23, 2026.
Public comments (21)
Urged the town board to pass a resolution condemning federal administration policies and speaking out on national crises.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 53:45 →Expressed strong opposition to the board's new rules of order that eliminated the second public comment period and shifted comment timing.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 58:06 →Spoke on behalf of the Senior Center Pinochle Club, asking the board to reconsider banning small card game prizes used for socialization.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:00:09 →Read a letter from Congressman Tim Kennedy encouraging the town to support working families facing economic pressures.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:02:09 →Denounced the purchase and installation of automated license plate reader cameras across Western New York.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:03:54 →Supported previous comments on public comment rules and protested the resolution adopting Axon ALPR cameras.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:06:09 →Criticized the lack of public policy and oversight regarding ALPR camera data collection and privacy protections.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:10:00 →Highlighted FOIL requests showing Amherst PD's opaque flock camera data sharing with agencies cooperating with ICE.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:11:54 →Spoke in opposition to Axon ALPR systems, citing risks of erosion of civil liberties and data pipelines to federal agencies.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:15:15 →Argued that peer-reviewed research shows ALPRs do not reduce crime or make communities safer.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:18:34 →A military veteran spoke against ALPR surveillance, citing constitutional freedoms and corporate monetization of citizen data.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:20:30 →Voiced concern over data security, potential hacking, and pedestrian surveillance from traffic cameras.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:23:31 →Stressed that senior center members had no input on the card game ruling and urged the board to reopen the issue.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:25:22 →Backed calls for the town board to adopt resolutions standing up against federal overreach.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:28:31 →Noted a professional background in senior care and called the ban on senior center card stakes cruel to isolated older adults.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:30:08 →Encouraged the board not to spend money on camera systems that infringe on civil liberties.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:31:14 →Added resident opposition to ALPR cameras, ICE data sharing, and federal policies.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:32:11 →Cited potential police stalking abuses and ICE tracking associated with ALPR camera systems.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:34:00 →Compared the town's spending on surveillance technology unfavorably to seniors' small card game stakes.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:34:29 →Expressed concern as a prospective homebuyer about unregulated surveillance networks and data misuse.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:35:08 →Registered extreme opposition to government overreach and warrantless tracking via camera systems.
Town Board - Work Session — February 23, 2026 · 1:36:20 →