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Selectboard approves conservation of Cota Farm

The Selectboard unanimously approved the spending of $100,000 from the Agricultural and Natural Areas fund to support conserving 218 acres of the Cota farm on States Prison Hollow Road.  This spending is conditional on the project being approved by the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and the financing of the remainder of the project budget.

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The Selectboard agrees wholeheartedly with the assessment of the Agricultural and Natural Areas Committee that this farm contains some of the best agricultural resources in Monkton and that conserving it agrees with the mission statement of the ANAC committee and the Monkton Town Plan in maintaining an open and vibrant working landscape.

Thanks to the ANAC committee for their hard work and to the voters of Monkton who have repeatedly approved funding for this type of conservation.

Selectboard Agenda for Monday May 9, 2015

MONKTON SELECTBOARD MEETING
MONKTON TOWN HALL
AGENDA
DATE: Monday May 9, 2016

  • CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM
  • ATTENDANCE
  • ANNOUNCEMENTS

CAL HOPWOOD WILL BE SHOOTING A MOVIE AT THE RECYCLING CENTER SOMETIME IN THE NEXT MONTH

  • REGULAR BUSINESS:  7:10 – 7:30
    • APPROVE MINUTES
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE CHECK WARRANTS
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE OVERWEIGHT PERMITS, ETC.
    • PUBLIC COMMENT (Guests)  – 15 minutes
  • NEW BUSINESS:
    • PARK  AND RIDE SHELTER PROJECT – 10 minutes
    • ANAC RE: CONSERVATION OF COTA FARM – 10 minutes
    • ROAD CREW HIRING AND STATUS – 10 minutes
    • APPOINTMENTS ACO  – 10 minutes
    • HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT NOTE $71.6K AT 2.05% – 5 minutes
    • POTENTIAL SALE OF TOWN OWNED PARCEL – 10 minutes
    • APRIL BUDGET STATUS REPORT – 10 minutes
  • OLD BUSINESS:
    • UPDATE STOP SIGN ORDINANCE – 5 minutes
    • UPDATE LOCAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN  – 5 minutes
    • REVIEW AND UPDATE OF PERSONNEL POLICY – 15 minutes
    • FINALIZE PARK  AND RIDE BID – 10 minutes
    • FIRE STATION ADDITION STATUS – 5 minutes
  • OTHER BUSINESS:
    • DETERMINE TIME/DATE OF NEXT MEETING
  • ADJOURNMENT

 

Testing of Water Wells by Vermont Gas

Written into the Memo of Understanding between the Town of Monkton and Vermont Gas is the option for any resident within 300 feet of the pipeline or within 600 feet of any blasting to get their well tested.  This testing is done by Continental Placer and should consist of test of water quality and flow.  Getting your well tested is informative in itself but it also allows you redress if there are any changes to your well water quality or flow during the construction process.  When Continental Placer comes to do the well testing make sure that they take water from a source prior to any filtration system you might have.