There will be a few changes to Saturday, 3/28/2020, trash and recycling to help us all stay healthy and practice social distancing.
The Monkton Recycling Center will be open from 8-12.
Recycling will be open from 8-12 and trash and food waste drop off will be open from 9-12.
Please bring exact change for Rick, our trash hauler. You can place your money into a container he will provide.
We will be admitting only 3-4 cars at a time into the parking area to allow for social distancing.
If you need help with your recycling please let the recycling attendant know; we will do our best to be of service. Also, there will be some alternative containers to place your recycling in so you do not need to climb the stairs.
Please bring your sense of humor and patience on Saturday as we do our best to navigate the challenges of this pandemic
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Select Board considering appointments to town committees
The Monkton Selectboard has begun the process of making appointments to various committees that perform the bulk of the Town’s business. Many of these committees are actively recruiting new members and the work they do is vital to the Town of Monkton. This year the following positions will be appointed:
Zoning Administrator 3 yr term
Development Review Board 4 yr term (2 positions)
Recreation Committee 3 yr term (2 positions)
911 Coordinator 1 yr term
Emergency Management Director 1 yr term
Conservation Commission 4 yr term (3 positions)
Delegates to Addison Co. Reg. Planning 1 yr term (3 positions)
Transportation Advisory Committee 1 yr term (2 positions)
Energy Committee 3 yr term (3 positions)
Delegates to Addison Co. Solid Waste Mgmt Dist 1 yr term (2 positions)
Agricultural and Natural Areas Committee 3 yr term (3 positions)
Recycling Coordinator 1 yr term
Tree Warden 1 yr term
Animal Control Officer 1 yr term
Green Up Coordinator 1 yr term
Town Forest Committee 1 yr term
Web Master 1 yr term
Health Officer 1 yr term
If you have an interested in volunteering for any of these positions or if you are an incumbent in any of these positions and are interested in being reappointed, please send an email to [email protected], attend a Selectboard meeting, or reach out to any member of the Selectboard. You do not have to be a resident of Monkton to apply for most positions (the Conservation Commission and the Development Review Board are two exceptions).
Multiple Town Plow Trucks Down
We just had two more of our plow trucks go down (one this morning and another this afternoon). They have been sent in for repairs, but we do not yet have word on when they will be back in operation. We still don’t have our new truck yet, so we are down to one plow truck at present. (Plus the grader, which we have been using to fill in, but it is slow and does not have the ability to spread salt/sand.)
The road crew has been doing what they can to keep up. It looks as though we are past the worst of the precipitation for the next few days, so that’s a help. However, with the cold snap we are expecting, salt will not be very effective.
If conditions deteriorate, please consider avoiding driving or postponing trips until conditions improve. Our ability to respond quickly to adverse weather will be hampered until we get these trucks back in operation.
(and yes, we are looking in to alternatives, just as we did last fall. Options are limited, but we are searching.)