Selectboard Minutes
Regular Meeting of Monday May 25, 2026 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,
Board Members Not Present: David Carter, Anne Zolotas
Other Town personnel + public present: Sue Arguin, TA. Public: Ron Phelps
1. Called to Order:
– The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman David Lane at 7:00 pm.
2. Adjustment to Agenda:
– none
3. Minutes:
-Steve Robinson made a motion to approve the minutes of May 11, 2026. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
4. Public input:
A. None
5. New Business:
A. None at this meeting
6. Town Administrator (TA) and Zoning Administrator (ZA) Reports:
A. Sue mentioned that VHB is planning to do landfill well testing in May 27.
7. Old and Ongoing Business:
A. The Purchase and Sale agreement for purchase of the small parcel to the East of the new Town Hall has been signed.
8. Announcements and Communications:A. None at this meeting
9. Other Business:
A. Steve Robinson made a motion to sign the orders 26-24 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: https://southherovt.org/rec/ for more info.
D. Road Department update:
-The State grant for class 2 roads was not awarded this year. It will be applied for again next year.
-There is still no update on “your speed is” signs for Route 2. Sue will look into it.
E. Lister Updates: Appraisals are starting up again.
F. Old South Hero Meeting House (OSHMH) update: The building is now lifted off of the foundation to begin to fix rotted sills. The building will be moved to the North June 1 to fix the foundation and to excavate the contaminated soil.
G. Lavin Property update: A community walk of the property is scheduled for June 14
H. Town Hall Committee update: See https://southherovt.org/town-office-building-committee/ No change orders during this period.
I. Tree Warden Update: Dying ash trees at the corner of East Shore and Windridge Rds. are in the ROW.
J. New Town Park updates: The parking area will be staked out soon.
K. Liquor License/Mobil vendor applications:
– Steve Robinson made a motion to approve Mobil Vendor license application from The Hive Café that will be at Allenholm Farm. The motion was seconded, all in attendance so voted and the motion carried.
10. Adjournment:
-Skip Brown made a motion to adjourn at 7:11 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 Lane, Vice Chairman
For a video of the meeting, see: www.lcatv.com