The Village of Albion Board of Trustees moved quickly Wednesday evening to table a controversial topic, cancelling a scheduled public hearing regarding the removal of fluoride from the village water supply. During the brief meeting, which lasted less than an hour, Mayor Angel Javier Jr. and Trustees William Gabalski and Tim McMurray voted to cancel the hearing that had been set for May 28. The decision to halt the hearing was unanimous, with Deputy Mayor Greg Bennett and Trustee Joyce Riley absent. According to the minutes, a future public hearing on the fluoridation issue "has not been scheduled at this time," leaving the status of the mineral in the village's water unchanged for the foreseeable future. While the fluoride hearing was called off, the board moved forward with significant financial adjustments to support infrastructure projects. The board approved roughly $166,000 in payments for water improvement grants, specifically the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) projects. The payments, largely benefiting Statewide Aquastore Inc. and Donegan, are funded through state grant revenues. The board formally authorized the budget adjustments to move the grant money into the appropriate expense lines. In personnel matters, the board accepted the resignation of Ronald Ricker from the Department of Public Works (DPW), effective June 27. Ricker served as a Motor Equipment Operator (MEO). To fill the upcoming vacancy, the board authorized the Village Clerk to advertise the position externally. The approval allows for advertising after a required seven-day posting period, presumably to satisfy internal contractual obligations. The board also made a new hire, bringing on Kayla Malone as a part-time cleaner. Malone will be paid a flat rate of $200 per week, effective Thursday, May 15. She will serve a 52-week probationary period. Residents struggling with utility costs received a mixed response from the board. The board denied "sewer break" requests—financial relief granted when a specific leak causes high bills—for Leticia Sanders of 340 Caroline St and Alice Hughson of 126 Heritage Estates. However, the board did offer a lifeline in the form of a 12-month payment plan to help the residents pay off their water and sewer arrears. The move follows the approval of two other sewer break credits earlier in the meeting for Brandy Draper ($320.45) and a local church ($2,125.55). In other business, the board is preparing for the summer season. They approved a request from KeyBank employees to clean Mount Albion Cemetery on June 4 as part of the “Neighbors Make the Difference Day” initiative. The board also greenlit the Memorial Day Parade for May 26 and the WNY Honda-Tech Meet for September 21 at Bullard Park, with a rain date of September 28. A slate of applications for seasonal employment, including roles for the cemetery and summer recreation, were accepted and will be kept on file. The board agreed to cancel a scheduled meeting for May 28, pushing the next gathering to a later date. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.