Monkton Vermont

This is notice of a road closure occurring in Monkton, VT. This road closure will begin on 9/8/20-9/25/20 (or slightly sooner).

The road location is Bristol Rd (also widely known as Monkton Rd) heading from Monkton Ridge to Bristol, VT. The detour for traffic heading northbound will begin at Church Rd in Monkton, and the detour heading Southbound will begin at Hardscrabble Rd in Monkton.

The actual work is going to be done on Bristol Road between the Monkton Hardscrabble intersection and the Church Road Intersection

Please note special date

MONKTON SPECIAL SELECTBOARD MEETING
AGENDA
DATE: Monday August 31, 2020
REMOTE MEETING ONLY – Meeting will be recorded and recording posted
Zoom Meeting ID 802-453-3800 Password 1762
Telephone Number to attend meeting by phone 646-558-8656
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8024533800?pwd=QnlTb20weWwxTEhuSmZ2RENyR3ZzUT09

• CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM

• ATTENDANCE

• ANNOUNCEMENTS

• REGULAR BUSINESS:  7:00 – 7:30
  • APPROVE MINUTES
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE CHECK WARRANTS
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE OVERWEIGHT PERMITS, ETC.
    • PUBLIC COMMENT (Guests)  – 15 minutes

• NEW BUSINESS:.
  • SET 2020 MUNICIPAL TAX RATE
  • BUDGET STATUS REPORT
  • SUSPENSION OF 8% LATE PROPERTY TAX PENALTY
  • NORTH POND ROAD RECLASSIFICATION
  • NEW TOWN OFFICES AND LIBRARY STATUS
  • EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR STATUS RE: COVID-19

• OLD BUSINESS:.
  • INFRINGEMENT OF ROW ON JOCKEY LANE
  • SALVAGE YARDS IN MONKTON
    • TH 36 ROAD RECLASSIFICATION
    • TOWN CREDIT CARD AND POLICY
    • CLOUD STORAGE AND POLICY

• OTHER BUSINESS:
  • DETERMINE TIME/DATE OF NEXT MEETING

• ADJOURNMENT

Zoom meeting can be attended by phone or computer – go to zoom.us and select join meeting or call 646-558-8656 and enter zoom meeting ID and password.

MONKTON SELECTBOARD MEETING
AGENDA
DATE: Monday August 24, 2020
REMOTE MEETING ONLY – Meeting will be recorded and recording posted
Zoom Meeting ID 802-453-3800 Password 1762
Telephone Number to attend meeting by phone 646-558-8656

• CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM

• ATTENDANCE

• ANNOUNCEMENTS

• REGULAR BUSINESS:  7:00 – 7:30
  • APPROVE MINUTES
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE CHECK WARRANTS
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE OVERWEIGHT PERMITS, ETC.
    • PUBLIC COMMENT (Guests)  – 15 minutes Continue reading →

MONKTON SELECTBOARD MEETING
AGENDA
DATE: Monday August 10, 2020
REMOTE MEETING ONLY – Meeting will be recorded and recording posted
Zoom Meeting ID 802-453-3800 Password 1762
Telephone Number to attend meeting by phone 646-558-8656

• CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM

• ATTENDANCE

• ANNOUNCEMENTS

• REGULAR BUSINESS:  7:00 – 7:30
  • APPROVE MINUTES
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE CHECK WARRANTS
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE OVERWEIGHT PERMITS, ETC.
    • PUBLIC COMMENT (Guests)  – 15 minutes Continue reading →

It has been four months since the Town voted to build our new Town Offices and Library on the Monkton Ridge lot adjacent to the Friends Methodist Church and construction is finally about to begin.   The firm Naylor and Breen was hired in February to oversee construction and they have assembled a complete team of subcontractors and associated costs.  Naylor and Breen presented the Selectboard with an update to the current contract to include all of the construction costs and that contract was signed on July 13^th.  The project remains on schedule and on or near budget.  Construction will begin August 10^th preceded by a ground breaking ceremony at the site on Thursday August 6^th at 6:30 (masks and social distancing required).  Continue reading →

MONKTON SELECTBOARD MEETING
AGENDA
DATE: Monday July 27, 2020
REMOTE MEETING ONLY – Meeting will be recorded and recording posted
Zoom Meeting ID 802-453-3800 Password 1762
Telephone Number to attend meeting by phone 646-558-8656

• CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM

• ATTENDANCE

• ANNOUNCEMENTS

• REGULAR BUSINESS:  7:00 – 7:30
  • APPROVE MINUTES
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE CHECK WARRANTS
    • REVIEW AND APPROVE OVERWEIGHT PERMITS, ETC.
    • PUBLIC COMMENT (Guests)  – 15 minutes Continue reading →

The Monkton Selectboard, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has several tools at its disposal to minimize the impact of municipal taxes.  The Vermont Legislature has passed S.344 which allows the Selectboard to reconsider aspects of the budget passed by the Town at Town Meeting and to waive some late payment penalties.  With the help of the Road Foreman, Ben Hollwedel, the Selectboard decided to forego road paving projects for this year and instead patch the roads using a ‘hot box’ of hot asphalt.  This one time change to the highway budget will result in a savings of $95,000.  The Town also intends to roll $30,000 of 2019 and 2020 new Town Hall and Library expenses into the Vermont Municipal Bond Bank bond.  The two together should result in $125,000 savings to the Town and a decrease in the Municipal Tax Rate by 4.89 cents.  This would move the Municipal Tax Rate from a projected rate of 0.4358 to 0.3869.  The final Municipal Tax Rate is set by the Selectboard in August when the Grand List is finalized. The Municipal Tax Rate is only about 20% of the total property taxes with the remainder coming from the Education Tax.

The Selectboard is also reviewing the Policy for Payment of Property Taxes.  In particular, the 8% penalty for late taxes is under consideration and is under active discussion at Selectboard Meetings.