Monkton Vermont

MONKTON SELECTBOARD MEETING
MONKTON TOWN HALL
AGENDA
DATE: Monday November 25, 2019
Monkton Town Hall

• 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 →

This Tuesday November 19th, the Monkton Municipal Building Committee will convene another community outreach meeting when Chris Huston and Leah McGavern from Bellwether Architects will present two conceptual designs for you to consider and discuss. We will also provide an update on estimated project costs and how much impact this is likely to have on your property taxes. Feedback from this meeting will be used to focus these ideas into a single design proposal with itemized cost estimates, which we will vote on in March. Now is your best chance to weigh in! For more information about the project so far, link to http://monktonvt.com/boards-and-committees/municipal-building-committee/

Please join us and many of your neighbors for our second Community Outreach Meeting this Tuesday, November 19th at 6:00 p.m. at the Monkton Central School, to review Bellwether’s initial design concepts and to add your thoughts. Once again, pizza and cold beverages will be served.

MONKTON SELECTBOARD MEETING
MONKTON TOWN HALL
AGENDA
DATE: Monday November 11, 2019
Monkton Town Hall

• 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 →

TOWN OF MONKTON
SPECIAL HOURS TO RECEIVE TAX PAYMENTS
THE TREASURER WILL BE AT THE TOWN HALL
TO RECEIVE TAX PAYMENTS AS FOLLOWS:

 MONDAY      NOVEMBER 11, 2019 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM  
 TUESDAY     NOVEMBER 12, 2019 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM  
 WEDNESDAY      NOVEMBER 13, 2019 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM  
 THURSDAY  NOVEMBER 14, 2019 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM  
 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2019 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM  

 5:00 PM ON NOVEMBER 15TH IS THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE TAX PAYMENTS

Due to extensive flooding, Piney Woods Road from Barnum Road to Parks Hurlburt Road is closed.

The Town of Monkton has an urgent need to fill the following 3 positions:

• Animal Control Officer – responsible for enforcing State laws and Town Ordinances regarding care, treatment, licensing, and impoundment of animals; picks up sick, injured, stray or vicious animals.  Pay is $15/hr with 3 hour minimum per month.
• Development Review Board (DRB) – Board performs site plan reviews, subdivision reviews and rules on implementation of zoning regulations.  Applicants are encouraged to attend one or more meetings.
• Planning Commission – responsible for drafting Town Plan and land use bylaws (zoning regulations).  Applicants are encouraged to attend one or more meetings.

Submit resume and letter of interest to Selectboard, P.O. Box 12, Monkton VT 05469 or email Selectboard@monktonvt.com

Steve Smith of PDS Waste has decided to retire from Saturday pickup at the recycling drop-off.  Starting at the next recycling date on Saturday November 9^th , trash collection will be done by Moose Rubbish instead of PDS Waste.  This will result in a small increase in trash collection rates and expanded services.  The price charged for bags is based somewhat on weight but in general it will cost $5.00 for 30 to 45 gallon bags and $3.00 for 13 to 20 gallon bags.  In addition, Moose will except food scraps at $1.00 per pail and $2.00 and up for yard waste depending on the amount (a bag of leaves would be $2.00).

Thank you to all the community members who attended the initial public outreach meeting that took place on September 26^th.  In addition to having an opportunity to meet with Bellwether Architects (BA), the architects of the new Community Center, there was a lively and productive question and answer session. In addition to oral feedback, any written responses to questions provided by BA about the design, layout and the community’s aspirations for the new building were received.  The building committee has read all of these responses and heard the community’s concerns that the building be cost efficient, energy efficient, and that it should have historically appropriate architecture. They also heard comments that it should be filled with natural light, should maximize advantages of the site, and should be “inspirational.” Continue reading →