Selectboard Minutes
Regular Meeting of Monday February 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM
At South Hero Town Hall and via Zoom
Board Members Present: David Lane/Vice Chairman Skip Brown/Board Secretary, Steve Robinson, Anne Zolotas
Board Members Not Present: David Carter/Chairman
Others Present: Sue Arguin/TA. Also Kathleen Swanson and Joan Falcao on Zoom
1. Called to Order:
– The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman David Lane at 7:00 pm.
2. Adjustment to Agenda:
– none
3. Minutes:
-Steve Robinson made a motion to approve the minutes of January 27, 2025 and January 29, 2025. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
4. Public input:
A. none
5. New Business:
A. Liquor license applications were presented:
-Steve Robinson made a motion to approve the 2nd Class liquor license, tobacco, and tobacco substitute applications for Simons Island Beverage. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
6. Town Administrator and ZA Reports:
A. No report from the ZA
B. Sue Arquin asked if Ted Nelson of Vermont Appraisal could talk about the upcoming Town wide re-appraisal at the Town informational meeting on March 1. The consensus of the Board is that this would be appropriate and that Sue should ask Ted if he would do that.
7. Old and Ongoing Business:
A. none at this meeting
8. Announcements and Communications:
A. none at this meeting
9. Other Business:
A. Steve Robinson made a motion to approve and sign the orders 25-17and to pay the bills associated with the orders. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
B. Town Clerk/Treasurer updates: No update at this meeting.
C. Recreation Commission (RC) update: The Rec. Comm. has a working meeting on February 11, 2025. See https://southherovt.org/rec/ for more info.
D. Road Department update: The sand/salt shed is complete, but the contractor still has a piece of his equipment stored there. The Town equipment should me moved under the structure soon.
E. Old South Hero Meeting House (OSHMH) project: Fundraising is ongoing. Anne Zolotas attended the last meeting. Due to the recent changes in the Federal government, the funding for anticipated grants may be delayed or cancelled . If grants are not forthcoming, then the Committee should disclose the “plan b” of how to proceed. See the https://southherovt.org/meeting-house-project for more information.
F. Lister Updates: See above
G. Wastewater (WW) update: No update at this meeting. See https://southherovt.org/wastewater-committee/ for more info.
H. Town Hall Committee update: Kathleen Swanson advised the Board that should the committee would like to see the following if the bond vote passes.
Anne Zolotas made a motion that should the bond vote pass:
-then the Board will recommend that the payback term not be less than 20 years but may be up to 25 or 30 years
-that there should be outreach and a survey to get the pulse of the Town about the term of the bond repayment
-that the Selectboard will commit to holding a public hearing to discuss the options of the Bond payback terms. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
See https://southherovt.org/town-office-building-committee/ There will be more public information at the Town meeting on March 1, 2024 to discuss updates.
I. Tree Warden Update: The Town has signed a contract for work to be done at the beach and the work is scheduled for later this month.
10. Adjournment:
-Skip Brown made a motion to adjourn at 7:30 pm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
Respectfully submitted, Approved by,
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Graham Brown, Secretary David Carter, Chairman