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Selectmen acted on a variety of issues at their meeting April 17, a 2½-hour session that seemed to have spring on the mind.
The safety of Arch Bridge was discussed early; the town constable set the record straight that he's not the town's animal control officer; and residents got a stretch of road renamed to their liking, with the promise of better traffic signs to come.
But first Selectmen heard two pieces of seasonal news that were most welcome.
According to Selectboard Vice Chair Todd Lawley, “Mud season isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be; crews are shaping up a lot of the dirt roads and fixing potholes. We seem to have more of a pothole issue than mud this year.”...
Residents are invited to two public hearings to weigh in on proposed changes in the zoning bylaw and district map, the first such overhaul since zoning was established here in 1971. According to Planning Commission Chairman Sam Farwell, the changes will help guide development here in keeping with Vermont...
The Planning Commission invites voters to weigh in on the first major update to town zoning districts and bylaws since zoning was established here in 1971. According to Planning Commission Chairman Sam Farwell, the changes will help guide development here in keeping with Vermont smart growth principles, and conform...
Resident Daniel Hoviss is pressing his case for sharp amendments to proposed lighting at the 84-space park and ride inbound for land the state owns near the Putney Fire station and the southbound Exit 4 on Interstate 91. In a letter to supporters dated April 4, Hoviss calls for letters of support for several proposed lighting options to be sent to Wayne Davis of the Vermont Agency of Transportation. Hoviss says the issue should be of concern to residents of...
Over abutters' objections, and with officials not in favor, AT&T reportedly is proceeding with its petition for a state Certificate of Public Good to erect a 135-foot cell tower on residential land here. Following a nearly four-hour public hearing March 11 at which an AT&T representative once more addressed impassioned public concern about the project, officials denied the company token support it sought with the Vermont Public Service Board. Nevertheless, the state's section 248a process authorizes the PSB to permit...
The Selectboard on March 10 cleared the way for the Planning Commission and Broad Brook Grange to pursue “village center” designation for Guilford Center and Green River Village. The designation has been on town planners' minds since at least 2011 and already exists in language in the draft Town Plan. Planning Commissioner Michelle Frehsee and Grange member Sara Coffey asked the Selectboard for their support, enshrined in minutes, to take the next steps toward the town's application. Frehsee and Coffey...
Selectmen on March 5, fresh from the previous day's Representative Town Meeting, promptly reorganized the board, agreed to maintain its rules of procedure, and voted to let ride its every-other-week-at-6 p.m. meeting schedule. They also heard an update on the town's direction toward working with a solar energy provider, agreed to write a letter in support of Vermont Local Roads, and divvied up a long list of folks to touch base with on their interest in continuing to serve on...
The Selectboard is looking into sources of funding, and seeking bids from engineers, to arrange for permits to site and dig a well to provide Town Hall with potable water and to test for contamination from nearby septic systems. Two engineers have been identified, but bids were not complete in time for discussion and vote at the board's Jan. 27 meeting. Currently, Town Hall depends on a running spring for potable water, but that water source isn't always reliable, Board...
