Yes, that is correct.
At the time of his ZBA endorsement, Tyler Sojka was a sitting member of the board. Sojka apparently excelled in his public trust, and enjoyed the confidence of the ZBA.
As I see it, the Council's acceptance of the ZBA's choice appeared to remove any possible perceptions of politics from the equation.
In the past, Mr. Ruffino seemingly supported ZBA seats for incumbent mayors of both the Village of Lancaster and the Village of Depew. At this point in time, Mr. Ruffino appears to have departed from that position.
If Councilman Leary embraced Mr. Ruffino's historic standard, why is it that you criticize Mr. Leary, instead of noting Mr. Ruffino's inconsistency?
Perhaps when available, you can post the recordings of both the work and public session, so that the listener may give scrutiny and consideration to comments regarding Agenda Item #15.
Perhaps it just may reflect former Mayor Hoffman's apparent indifference toward honoring current mayoral incumbency, with the exact same ZBA privileges that his stewardship once enjoyed?
BTW, the anticipated recording may reveal that the political overtones that you attach to Councilman Leary, may actually emerge to thematically contradict your observations.
Perhaps the Conservative Co-Chair was graciously sharing a highly valued commodity with her elected leaders: toilet paper?
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