Selectboard Minutes
Regular Meeting of Monday August 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
At South Hero Town Hall and via Zoom
Board Members Present: David Carter/Chairman, David Lane/Vice Chairman, Skip Brown/Board Secretary, Steve Robinson, Anne Zolotas
Board Members Not Present: none
Others Present: Sue Arguin, TA. (No public in attendance or on Zoom)
1. Called to Order:
– The meeting was called to order by Chairman David Carter at 7:00 pm.
2. Adjustment to Agenda:
– None
3. Minutes:
-Steve Robinson made a motion to approve the minutes of August 11, 2025. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
4. Public input:
A. None
5. New Business:
A. David Lane made a motion to approve and sign the Audit policy as presented by the Treasurer at the last meeting. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
B. Steve Robinson made a motion to approve and sign the personnel policy, as amended. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
C. Town Administrator Sue Arguin sent requests for the asbestos abatement of the Old South Hero Meeting house to 3 or 4 companies, but only one responded and presented a bid. David Lane made a motion to approve and accept the estimate dated June 23, 2025 from Environmental Hazards Management, Inc. (EHM) in the amount of $29,226.00. Sue will confirm that the estimate is still valid since it has been over 60 days since received. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
6. Town Administrator (TA) and Zoning Administrator (ZA) Reports:
A. See the ZA report attached *
B. David Carter read the draft resolution regarding Act 250 Tier 1B. See attached *municipal resolution. It will be discussed at the next meeting.
7. Old and Ongoing Business:
A. There are no updates re: ACT 181 mapping and Village Center designation.
8. Announcements and Communications:
A. none at this meeting
9. Other Business:
A. Skip Brown made a motion to sign the orders 26-05 and have the Treasurer pay the bills as presented on the orders. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
B. Town Clerk/Treasurer updates: none at this meeting
C. Recreation Commission (RC) update: See https://southherovt.org/rec/ for more info.
D. Road Department update: The remaining dirt road that are scheduled to be paved are being prepared. Paving is anticipated in September, weather permitting.
-There is a tree across the Roy Marsh Trail and the road dept. will see if they can help with its removal.
-Elite Contracting will be doing the repairs to the Town Garage and will be doing a walk through soon before work commences.
E. Lister Updates: The Town wide re-appraisal process will begin soon and a letter will be sent to homeowners when inspections will begin in their area.
F. Lavin Property updates: There will be future long range planning of what the Town will do with this property in addition to the wastewater aspect. A public forum will be scheduled to get input.
G. Town Hall Committee update: See https://southherovt.org/town-office-building-committee/
H. Tree Warden Update: None at this meeting
10. Adjournment:
-Anne Zolotas made a motion to adjourn at 7:50 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
Respectfully submitted, Approved by,
_______________________________ ________________________________
Graham Brown, Secretary David Carter, Chairman
For a video of the meeting, see: www.lcatv.com
August 25, 2025 ZA’s report to the SB
1. The annual VT911 Map Review packet arrived last week. The deadline for
completing the review this year is November 1, 2025.
Planning Commission
The commission continues to discuss clarifications in the Development Regulations,
including clarifying definitions of “average natural grade” and “pre-construction grade.”
In addition, Chair David Roy is working on a map that will show all existing and
proposed trails/paths in South Hero which can act as a reference for future recreational
development of the former Lavin parcel. I will bring that to a future SB meeting for your
review once that is completed.
Development Review Board
1. The DRB’s site plan review hearing for the proposed Town Park was held on
Wednesday, August 13 at 7PM. Surprisingly, other than Michael Frett of the
Islander and Anne Zolotas representing the SB, no other members of the public
attended. The DRB will deliberate and, most likely, reach a final decision at their
August 27 meeting.
2. Matt Reed is finalizing the site plan for a required review process before the
Development Review Board. Required reviews are for conditional use and site
plan. There is no hearing yet on the DRB’s schedule.
3. The Board’s next meeting is August 27 at 7PM at the Town Office.
Respectfully submitted,
Martha Taylor-Varney, ZA