Former Amherst Council Member Richard A. Wojtowicz has announced his candidacy for the vacant Town Board seat formerly held by Supervisor Barry Weinstein, a seat that may cease to exist if voters approve downsizing of the board in a November referendum.

Wojtowicz, 55,a Republican mortgage broker, served on the Town Board from 2000 to 2004. The endorsed Republican candidate, he will seek the Conservative and Independence lines.

He said he does not support efforts to downsize the board. His main platform issues include stabilizing taxes, implementing a Lean Six Sigma program similar to the Erie County’s, and preserving town zoning laws and services for youth and seniors.