Selectboard approves VTrans grant application, web contract and moves to fill highway vacancy

Selectboard Vice Chair Jim Linville and other members reported on municipal road grants and project timing. Linville said a contractor willing to complete work on Piper Hill Road before the Sept. 30 VTrans grant deadline had been identified and that the board approved pursuing the FY27 VTrans Municipal Roads Grants and Aid for $20,000. "He will meet with Lisa Donnelly regarding the Piper Hill Road project," Linville said, describing plans to complete work before the grant deadline.

The board also approved a five-year website contract with Town Web at the terms presented (five-year contract with no escalator; minutes list $1,200 per year in the Aug. 25 record) and agreed to offer the highway maintenance and equipment operator position to the interviewed applicant; names will be announced once the applicant accepts. The motions on grant application, website contract and hire recommendation were each recorded as passed unanimously.