Jake Astbury

The board held discussions regarding infrastructure repairs, including tractor mower maintenance, vehicle wiring repairs, and the purchase of town line signs. The board reviewed procurement items such as crack sealing quotes, a sand request for proposals, and a potential new road crew hire. Additional topics included the management of paving engineering services, traffic safety concerns regarding bicyclists, the renewal of service contracts, and the strategy for filling a vacant selectboard seat. Warrants were approved for payment, and the board engaged in executive sessions to discuss legal communications and public employee employment.

The meeting included discussions on road infrastructure, specifically crack sealing and the issuance of a Request for Proposals for the purchase of road sand. The Selectboard addressed professional service contracts, including the renewal of the Windsor County Sheriff's Department patrol agreement and the renewal of IT managed services with Datamann. Other business items included reviewing a new road crew hire, paving engineering services, enforcing road rules, and addressing the vacant Selectboard position.

The Selectboard reviewed and approved applications for several VTrans grants, including highway structures and class 2 roadway improvements, and a letter of intent for Municipal Road Grant-in-Aid funding. Additionally, the Board updated the certification of compliance with codes and standards to align with FEMA disaster relief eligibility requirements. Deliberations regarding the Town Administrator job description were held, covering scope, salary expectations, and committee structure, with further discussion scheduled for the subsequent meeting. Three liquor license renewals for the Woodstock Resort Corporation were approved. The meeting also included coordination on 250th-anniversary events and a review of a draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. Finally, following an executive session, the Board voted to terminate the employment of a road crew member.

The meeting included a review of the funds report for the end of the previous year. Additionally, the Board voted to designate $1,000 each for scholarships from the Vaughan and Keith Trust Funds for the current year.

The meeting agenda includes discussions on a highway access permit application, a trail permit application, a road reclamation engineering services request for proposal, and various road maintenance topics such as dust control, road crew and flagger hiring, and excavator repairs. Other business items involve fuel oil contracts, a patrol contract renewal, and the review of warrants.