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Public Nuisance Ordinance 00:04:37
Housing Trust Fund Proposal 00:14:04
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C
A
Yeah
yeah
I
was
wondering
how
the
all
the
votes
were
four
to
zero,
with
only
three
attendees
I
wasn't
here
so
I
didn't
know.
Okay,
all
right,
so
no
changes
so
we'll
move
on
to
public
to
be
heard
public
to
be
heard
is
a
Time
on
the
agenda.
When
participants
can
speak
to
the
board
on
topics
that
are
not
on
the
agenda.
A
If
you'd
like
to
speak
during
public
to
be
heard,
either
raise
your
hand
in
the
room
or
use
the
raise
your
hand
feature
in
Zoom
to
find
that
raise
your
hand,
float
your
cursor
on
the
react
and
the
lower
part
of
the
screen
and
click
on
the
reactions
and
then
a
option
to
raise
your
hand
will
appear
any
any
hands
in
the
room
see
any
in
the
room.
Anybody
online
wish
to
speak
during
public
to
be
heard.
A
E
D
A
A
A
F
Can
yes,
I
I
had
trouble
getting
in
sorry
to
be
late,
I,
I'm
I'm,
trying
to
track
down
something
that
I
think
would
be
really
interesting.
Somebody
mentioned
a
possible
app
where
they
could
put
it
on
their
phone
and
record,
sounds
and
I
thought
and
and
and
relay
that
information.
I
thought
that
would
be
really
useful
because
right
now,
there's
no
clear
path
to
making
a
noise
complaint
because-
and
you
know
they
often
Zip
by
quickly
so
I
I-
haven't
been
able
to
track
that
information
down.
A
F
G
A
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Ethan
do
I
have
a
second.
Thank
you
Kendall,
any
further
discussion.
All
those
in
favor
of
closing
the
public
hearing
you
say,
aye
aye,
opposed
game
motion,
passes
five
zero.
Moving
on
to
the
first
business
item,
which
is
considered
final
passage
of
warning
of
a
fourth
public
hearing
for
public
Nations
ordinance.
So
that
would
be
the
perfect
time
to
speak
so
go
ahead.
Kendall.
H
H
A
H
I
Ethan
I
just
had
a
question
about
the
spelling
change
that
I
proposed
in
6-1-130
item
C.
It
still
reads:
residents
wishing
to
burn
brush
grass
natural
and
painted
unstained
untreated
dimensional
lumber
wood
products
shall
obtain
a
permit
online
using
the
manor
online
or
in
person.
So
can
you
not
get
a
permit
in
person.
C
C
I
C
B
There
was
we've
talked
about
this
before,
but
the
express
prohibitions
for
household
trash.
We
talked
about
500
feet
of
a
residential
dwelling
between
the
hours
of
9
p.m.
6
A.M,
given
that
you
know,
if
you
have
10
acres,
does
it
really
matter
whether
you're
500
feet
from
the
property
line?
I
think
what
really
matters
is
you're
500
feet
from
the
the
actual
dwelling.
C
I
G
J
G
I
C
D
D
I
did
want
to
just
address
what
Kendall
had
said
earlier
about
fire
about
the
fire
chief
I
haven't
spoken
to
him
specifically
about
this
recently,
but
I
know
in
the
past.
His
concern
with
having
permits
during
the
winter
time
was
that
that
still
allows
them
to
keep
track
of
someone
who's
burning
on
their
property.
So
that
way
the
neighbor.
If
they
call
in
that
there's.
D
A
A
A
G
G
A
C
K
A
A
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E
A
L
Hello,
Katie,
Ballard
I'm,
the
chair
of
the
joint
I,
think
we're
still
considered
a
joint
housing
commission
here
tonight.
Just
to
give
you
all
a
brief
presentation
on
the
work
we've
done
so
far
on
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
proposal.
The
purpose
of
this
today
really
is
to
give
you
kind
of
an
update
of
where
we've
come
from
in
our
research,
an
idea
of
what
we
would
kind
of
like
to
do,
moving
forward
and
kind
of
to
start
making
a
plan.
L
If
it's
something
that
the
select
board
is
still
interested
in
when
we
were
first
created
in
our
Charter
and
part
of
the
housing
needs
assessment,
that
was
done,
was
it
2018
or
2019
back
then
one
of
the
things
that
was
identified
as
a
priority
was
looking
at
a
Housing,
Trust
Fund,
and
so
as
a
Housing
Commission.
It
has
been
one
of
our
priorities
over
the
last
two
years,
and
so
here
I
am
today
to
start
the
presentation.
L
So,
as
I
said,
when
we
were
created
in
the
first
year,
one
of
the
main
topics
we
had
decided
to
give
a
lot
of
consideration
to
was
the
housing
trust
funds
and
a
Housing
Trust
Fund
is
typically
a
dedicated
source
of
funding
or
subsidies
that
are
dedicated
by
a
local
or
state
government
for
affordable
housing
projects
and
many
other
potential
activities
just
to
be
clear.
The
Housing
Trust
Fund
proposal
and
conversation
while
it
does
really
think
about
and
is
centered
in
affordable
housing.
L
In
addition
to
providing
funding
for
Approved
projects,
it
would
potentially
provide
a
source
of
local
match
funds
to
leverage
larger
funding
resources.
If
our
community
were
to
establish
inclusionary
zoning
or
set
up
a
payment
and
lieu
option
for
density
bonuses,
such
payments
could
potentially
be
directed
to
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
as
well.
Well,
not
meant
for
large
endowments
as
a
funding
source.
This
many
communities
do
receive
a
lot
of
private
endowments
through
their
housing
trust
funds,
which
would
increase
the
availability
of
funding
to
our
community.
L
This
would
be
something
that
we
would
really
want
to
structure
and
create,
uniquely
for
the
town
community.
So
we
want
to
really
have
a
lot
of
Outreach
to
the
community,
as
well
as
other
members
of
the
municipality,
to
really
help
us
guide
and
figure
out
what
the
needs
are
that
would
most
serve
the
community
right.
They
are
proven
most
to
be
most
effective
across
the
country.
47
States
currently
have
a
Housing
Trust
Fund,
as
well
as
more
than
750
cities
and
counties.
L
This
is
from
2019
and
2020,
as
well
as
early
2021,
so
we
looked
at
the
median
home,
sale,
values,
I,
apologize,
I,
believe
in
your
packet.
We
we
included
this
so
that
you
guys
can
see
it
more
up.
Close
access
to
stable
and
safe
housing
is
one
of
the
central
needs
for
every
member
of
our
community
and
plays
a
pivotal
role
in
the
quality
of
life
people
may
have.
L
Vhfa
estimates
that
up
to
two-thirds
of
households
in
Essex
and
up
to
three
quarters
of
those
in
Essex
Junction
who
qualify
for
rental
assistance,
are
not
receiving
it.
This
is
largely
due
to
limited
amount
of
funding
available.
Not
only
are
limited
funds
a
barrier
but
accessing
those
programs
and
resources
can
be
challenging.
There
are
lengthy
applications,
steps
in
the
process,
in
addition
to
many
requirements
for
eligibility
that
can
be
overwhelming
and
difficult
on
those
attempting
to
access
the
resources.
L
I
can
personally
speak
to
that
as
somebody
who's
worked
through
that
after
a
house
fire,
if
you
don't
live
in
certain
ZIP
codes
in
Chittenden
County,
it
makes
it
really
hard
to
access
some
of
the
funding.
And
unfortunately
my
experience
has
been
that
Essex
doesn't
have
a
ton
of
independent
resources,
so
we
tend
to
get
I,
don't
want
to
say
lower
priority,
but
we
definitely
didn't
seem
like
a
priority
when
it
came
to
the
limited
funding.
L
There
is
funding
available
for
people
who
own
property,
who
need
to
bring
it
up
to
code
or
would
be
able
to
rent
it
out
if
it
were
up
to
certain
codes
and
a
lot
of
places
have
access
to
funding
through
their
Housing
Trust
Fund
for
land
owners
and
Property
Owners,
as
well
as
I
just
said,
the
both
renters
and
homeowners
prices
have
skyrocketed
and
our
community
the
demand
has
far
outpaced
the
supply.
Our
current
existing
available
of
housing
is
very
limited
and
far
from
meeting
the
needs
of
the
Housing
Community
at
Large.
L
Next
slide,
please
this.
This
is
really
an
opportunity.
So
I
didn't
go
through
a
lot
of
notes
on
this,
because
I
didn't
want
to
be
stuck
reading
the
paper,
but
a
housing,
Housing
Trust
Fund
in
Essex
could
really
under
take
advantage
of
the
underutilized
potential
to
increase
housing
stock.
I
think
across
Essex
we've
seen
that
there
are
a
lot
of
properties
that
could
be
turned
into
other
things
or
could
be
upgraded
or
updated
to
allow
for
people
to
be
able
to
rent
them
or
to
increase
their
unit
size.
L
So
that's
one
thing
that
we
really
looked
at
as
an
option
for
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
would
be
to
be
adding
funding
to
the
community
to
be
able
to
provide
support
for
people
who
might
also
be
interested
in
accessory
dwelling
dwelling
units
I
apologize.
It
has
been
a
very
long
day.
I
apparently
forgot
how
to
talk.
L
This
would
also
provide
a
Dependable
source
of
revenue
for
the
production,
preservation
or
Rehabilitation
of
rental
and
current
owned
homes,
as
well
as
supports
the
services.
So,
in
order
to
to
access
funding,
you
have
to
have
a
certain
amount
of
Support
Services
to
be
able
to
match
the
funding
dollars
for
HUD
in
Vermont.
That
is
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
is
that
we
don't
have
enough
service
providers
or
programs
providing
those
services
to
be
eligible
to
get
the
HUD
funding
one
way
to
get
around.
L
Next
slide,
this
leg
gets
more
into
how
the
funds
can
be
used
and
accessed.
We
added
a
list
of
some
of
the
different
options,
but
that
this
is
again
a
very
limited
list,
based
on
what
we
felt
spoke
to
the
priorities
of
the
community,
which
were
low
barrier
funding
for
homelessness
prevention,
which
could
be
back
rent,
it
could
be
in
some
cases
places
will
allow
utilities
that
are
on
disconnect
in
certain
situations.
For
some
families
it
can
also
be
a
back
or
a
down
payment
to
getting
a
first-time
home.
L
L
One
of
the
things
that
we
as
a
Housing
Commission
have
really
been
trying
to
work
on
is
how
do
we
engage
with
our
growing
population
of
people
who
are
living
with
disabilities
or
who
are
aging
and
require
units
that
are
ADA
Compliant
that
might
need
updating
to
Prior
existing
properties,
grants
for
alterations
to
existing
homes
to
create
new
housing
units,
including
adus
subsidies?
For
weatherization
upgrades.
L
We
really
looked
at
the
different
ways
that
some
of
those
weatherization
can
really
help
support
decreasing
the
amount
people
are
paying
for
other
utilities,
making
it
easier
for
them
to
make
their
rent
payments
subsidies
for
affordable
units
within
otherwise
market
rate
development
projects.
One
of
the
things
we
as
a
Housing
Commission
have
been
looking
at
through
inclusionary.
L
L
The
next
slide
I
believe
continues
that
list
next
slide.
Please
yep,
as
I
said
down
payment
assistant
for
home
time,
first
time,
home
buyers
similar
to
cht's
community
Champlain,
Housing,
Trust,
shared
Equity
program,
Supportive
Housing
for
those
experiencing
homelessness,
domestic
abuse,
victims
and
substance
abuse
recovery.
L
L
We
could
look
at
any
properties
that
we
might
be
able
to
in
the
future
purchase
and
we
would
be
able
to
provide
any
upgrades
through
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
housing
quality
enhancements.
We
talked
a
lot
about
the
landscape
Landscaping.
We
really
wanted
that
to
be
about
how
to
make
people's
homes
more
dignified,
providing
trees
for
people
who
don't
have
a
lot
of
barriers
for
noise
and
sound
pollution
on
the
lower
levels
of
apartment
buildings
was
one
of
the
places
we
really
talked
about
next
slide.
L
Please,
how
would
the
town
pay
for
projects
like
this?
So
there
are
several
possibilities,
not
all
of
which
involve
property
taxes,
although
that
is
a
common
source,
since
it
is
directly
tied
to
the
value
of
housing
in
the
community.
This
could
be
included
as
a
line
item
transfer
in
the
operating
budget
or
is
a
separate,
dedicated
rate
similar
to
the
capital
fund
based
on
the
FYE
2022
budget.
L
L
Absolutely
don't
understand
all
of
it
right
now,
so
my
apologies
on
that
other
sources
include
part
or
all
of
local
options,
tax
examples
on
sales,
meals,
meals,
alcohol
or
hotels
that
could
generate
up
to
an
estimated
value
of
1.2
million
dollars,
amen
and
Lou
under
inclusionary
Zoning
for
developers
choosing
not
to
construct
their
own,
affordable
units.
If
that
that
would
have
to
be
implemented
through
inclusionary
zoning
as
well,
so
that
would
be
tied
to
that
charitable
donations.
L
Possibly
that
could
also
include
fundraisers,
hosted
by
the
Housing
Commission,
a
lot
of
places
that
cities
or
towns
or
counties
that
creates
their
own
Housing
Trust
Fund.
Their
housing
commissions
will
also
serve
as
a
group
to
fundraise
and
be
a
local
voice
for
trying
to
seek
out
other
funding
options,
fees
for
documents
recorded
with
the
town
clerk.
Some
some
municipalities
will
direct
the
money
from
those
type
of
document
searches
into
the
Housing
Trust
Fund,
a
local
property
transfer
tax,
which
I'm
not
sure
some
places
allow
that
by
Statute.
L
So
now
we
would
talk
about
process
and
timeline.
The
first
step
which
we've
been
focused
on
now
for
the
last
several
months,
is
the
research
step.
This
includes
exploring
the
different
type
of
uses,
structures,
funding
and
oversight
by
looking
at
existing
housing
trust
funds,
we're
working
to
create
a
beginning
set
of
recommendations
for
creating
a
Housing
Trust
Fund.
Here
in
Essex
found
as
we
get
further
into
the
research
steps,
it's
going
to
become
really
important
to
ensure
we're
engaging
with
our
community
Through,
Stout
stakeholder
interviews
and
other
community
forums.
L
The
idea
would
be
to
hear
directly
from
our
community
about
what
type
of
barriers
or
needs
are
currently
a
priority
and
to
hear
feedback
about
the
idea
of
a
Housing
Trust
Fund
in
Essex.
This
is
one
of
our
next
steps
and
we
have
actively
begun
engaging
with
local
housing.
Advocates
non-profit
agencies
like
CHT,
as
well
as
finding
several
opportunities
to
hear
from
landowners,
renters
and
developers,
we're
hoping
to
create
several
Avenues
and
opportunities
for
Community
engagement
and
input
in
the
future.
L
As
we
move
forward
with
creating
a
proposal
or
recommendations
to
present
again
to
the
slack
board
and
or
the
city
council
before
we
did
any
community
outreach
really
intentionally,
we
did
want
to
bring
it
to
both
the
select
board
and
city
council
just
to
kind
of
get
an
idea
of.
If
this
is
something
that
you
would
still
be
open
to
us
pursuing
and
getting
Community
engagement,
Our
Hope
would
be
that
we
would
continue.
L
L
While
we
really
finalize
this,
so
the
next
slide
is
really
just
questions
for
the
board
to
consider
whether
or
not
you
would
want
to
talk
about
them
or
share
tonight.
We
would
be
interested
in
feedback
on
that.
Do
the
boards
generally
support
a
Housing,
Trust
Fund?
What
outcomes
do
the
board
want
to
see
from
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
specifically?
Are
you
looking
for
more
units,
more
affordability,
more
services
or
special
need
related
Etc?
L
What
level
of
funding
and
sources
could
the
board
provide,
or
does
the
board
feel
like
would
be
reasonable
or
feasible
to
ask
the
community
about
who
might
oversee
the
fund?
That
is
one
of
the
things
we
didn't
touch
base
on
here,
but
we
have
looked
at
and
the
recommendation
would
be
for
us
to
create
an
authority
that
is
outside
of
the
housing
commission
and
ultimately,
we
wouldn't
want
to
put
it
on
the
slack
boards
plate
either.
L
But
we
would
want
some
sort
of
probably
I,
don't
want
to
call
it
a
task
force,
but
that's
what
some
places
call
it
that
would
consist
of
appointed
members.
That
would
make
a
recommendation
on
each
project.
That
would
then
go
forward
to
the
select
board
to
ultimately
decide
what
additional
information
would
the
boards
need
to
make
these
decisions
and
how
involved
would
the
board
like
to
be
in
the
public
engagement
process.
L
And
again,
I
apologize
I
am
missing.
My
my
friend
Darren,
who
has
been
a
big
part
of
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
work
group
as
well
as
one
of
our
members,
who's
been
ill.
So
I
am
hopeful
that
you
all
understood
that
and
if
there's
any
questions,
please
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
after
tonight.
If
you
need
to,
let
me
ask.
K
L
So
actually,
the
proposal
that
we
had
talked
about
would
be
that
if,
ultimately,
we
couldn't
figure
out
a
way
to
find
a
resource
to
help
us
create
a
startup
fund.
The
first
step
some
places
do
is
to
actually
just
vote
to
create
a
Housing,
Trust
Fund
and
then
once
the
Housing
Trust
Fund
is
created.
Municipalities
can
decide
whether
or
not
they'd
like
to
direct
funding
or
they
can.
You
know
the
documents.
The
records
fee.
L
That's
another
place
where
a
lot
of
places
use
that
and
then
they
would
create
a
place
that
could
kind
of
hold
that
money,
but
wouldn't
allocate
any
money
initially,
I
think
our
recommendation,
as
of
right
now,
is
going
to
be
that
way.
Now
that
we're
waiting
a
year
I,
don't
know
that
I
have
an
answer
for
that
at
this
time,
but
just
wanted
to
make
sure
I
said
you
could
do
it
either
way.
Thank
you.
I
L
I
definitely
can
get
more
information
for
you.
I
do
know
at
this
point.
It
varies.
There's
a
there's,
a
wide
range
of
options
and
I
think
the
more
that
we
put
in
as
a
municipality
and
the
more
that
we
had
kind
of
skin
in
the
game.
The
more
that
we
can
leverage
some
of
those
other
grants,
but
that
does
not
eliminate
access
to
all
other
resources.
If
we
don't
have
that
in
there.
A
Make
sure
yeah
yeah
so
so
I
I
think
you
I
think
you
did
and
I
think
well.
I
I,
especially
some
of
your
follow-on
discussion.
The
question
was
whether
we
would
have
to
do
a
floor,
Vote
or
a
ballot
vote,
because
we,
the
the
town,
voted
to
put
the
budget
on
the
ballot,
but
didn't
vote
to
put
all
of
our
town
business
on
the
ballot.
A
And
so
it
it
adds
a
complication
that
it
takes.
It
may
take
two
votes
to
actually
put
money
in
the
budget
first
to
establish
the
the
fund
another
one
to
put
it
to
to
to
put
money
in
it,
but
there
may
be.
We
may
not
as
I'm
sitting
here
thinking
about
this.
We
could
choose
at
some
point
to
put
fund
balance
in
there.
You
know
leftover
money
from
the
previous
year
just
fold
it
right
in
there
to
get
to
get
it
to
have
it
be
a
start,
but
that's
just
that's
for
a
future
discussion.
E
A
Did
mention
that
you
thought
it
would
need
to
be
a
floor,
vote
and
I'm
I
fully
appreciate
the
fact
that
you're
you're
not
trying
to
get
us
to
put
this
on
for
for
this
coming
March,
that
is,
it
would
be
an
extremely
tight
timeline,
I
think
to
get
there
I.
It
looks
to
me,
like
you've,
put
a
lot
a
lot
of
very,
very,
very
good
thought
into
this
I'm,
fully
supportive
of
going
forward.
A
This
I've
actually
asked
for
this
for
a
couple
years
and
I
think
now
I
understand
why
it's
not
as
simple
as
my
naive
thoughts
were
a
couple
years
ago,
when
I
first
asked
about
this,
that
there
is
a
lot
behind
it,
a
lot
of
no
understanding
about.
What's
what
the
needs
are
and
how
to
do
it.
What's
legal,
what's
you
know?
What's
really
going
to
be
helpful,
so
I
really
really
appreciate
what
you've
you
know
the
progress
you've
made
at
this
point,
I'm
very
supportive,
so
I
don't
know.
We.
L
A
So
yeah,
so
we
start
our
budgeting
process.
We
just
started
it
this
past
week
and
so
yeah
early
fall.
Okay
would
be
probably
a
good
good
time
to
start
these.
You
know
to
have
start
start
the
ball
rolling,
although
we
may
not
at
that
point,
be
able
to
add
money
to
it
because,
as
I
said,
I
think
it's
going
to
take
two
votes
to
get
this
going
or
or
some
other
action.
H
L
Are
okay
with
making
a
plan?
We
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
asked
the
board
in
case.
There
was
any
thought
that
we
should
consider
for
that.
But
we,
we
are
absolutely
okay,
creating
a
plan,
and
we
could
also
make
sure
that
you
are
all
invited
to
any
of
the
public
opportunities
that
we
have
just
one
thing.
If
I
could
put
a
plug-in
very
quickly,
it
would
be
really
helpful
if
we
could
make
sure
that
we're
promoting
the
vacancies
and
any.
L
Currently,
one
of
the
other
projects
that
we
as
a
Housing
Commission,
have
been
working
on
for
both
municipalities
is
an
inclusionary
zoning
proposal
and
I
believe
right
now.
That
is
something
that
we
are
going
to
be
moving
forward
to
both
planning
commissions.
But
at
this
time
there
is
no
inclusionary
zoning
in
Essex.
Thank
you.
I
do
believe
there
is
some
type
of
bonuses
or
density
bonuses,
I'm,
not
sure
that
they
have
been
overly
leveraged
in
our
communities.
I
believe
was
the
issue.
I
Anything
else
I
have
a
kind
of
a
question
that
you
might
be
able
to
share
some
knowledge
on
my
own
okay.
If,
if
we,
if
we
are
able
to
do
a
four
vote
and
then
about,
and
then
you
know
say
that
we
were
into
the
next
fall
or
not
be
the
following
year,
right,
it
should
be
25
right,
it
would
be
right.
Active
would
anything
prevent
the
select
word
from
let's
just
say
that
there
was
fund
balance
or
something
putting
in
a.
A
G
A
A
A
Flexible
okay,
so
we'll
go
back
to
our
agenda
as
it
was
previously
planned
in
progress.
John
Sonic
is
appears
to
be
online
and
we're
moving
back
to
spider,
a
business
item,
six
B
interviews
and
possible
appointment
of
a
volunteer
to
serve
as
the
town
of
Essex
moderator.
Again
we
have
John
Sonic
online.
We
do
have.
A
N
The
way
that
we
have
a
really
good
participatory
democracy
and
how
so
many
decisions
are
made
in
settings
that
are
really
close
to
to
where
they
have
an
effect
like
the
just
select
board
meetings,
and
so
anyway,
I've
always
enjoyed
being
a
part
of
the
process
and
I've
always
really
enjoyed
helping
people
work
through
like
understand
what
what
is
this
process
what's
going
on?
Why
is
it
working
this
way?
N
N
Okay,
we
need
to
have
a
broad
group
of
people
come
in
and
understand
how
these
machines
work
and
why
we
use
them
and
have
them
feel
confident
that
the
way
that
we
process
this
information
is
is
going
to
be
fair
and
free,
and-
and
that's
just
that's-
why
I've
really
bent
over
backwards
to
try
to
take
all
the
questions
and
make
sure
everybody
feels
really
comfortable
with
how
things
are
going.
So
in
a
moderator
role,
it's
a
little
bit
different
because
we're
not
running
an
election.
N
It's
not
an
Australian
ballot,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
people
who
go
to
a
town
meeting
and
they
might
not
really
feel
comfortable
asking
questions
or
if
they
don't
understand
something,
they're,
not
quite
sure
how
to
ask
the
question.
They
don't
know
whether
something's
deployed
a
border
or
a
point
of
information
and
I.
N
What's
going
on
just
raise
your
hand
say
point
a
border
and
I'll
work
I'll
help
work
through
how
how
to
get
what
you
want.
If
it's
possible,
you
know
there's
no
debating
in
non-debatable
motions,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
you
can
ask
me
the
question.
I
can
say:
oh
no,
we're
not
allowed
to
debate
this
so
anyway.
I
just
thought
that
this
would
be
a
really
good
opportunity
to
further
contribute
back
to
the
town
which
I
love
and
yeah.
So
that's
why
I
applied.
N
I
think
the
biggest
challenge
is
always
going
to
be
folks
who
do
not
are
not
comfortable
with
an
explanation
that
you
give
and
aren't
quite
ready
to
accept
it
and
keep
pushing
you
on
the
same
point
and
trying
to
not
be
frustrated
by
by
they're,
not
processing
that
and
just
trying
to
stay
with
it.
I
guess
I
should
say
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
good
at.
So
it's
probably
not
my
biggest
challenge
but
I.
N
Think
it's
one
of
the
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
I
think
I
would
be
good
at
the
job.
I
think,
maybe
the
the
to
answer.
Your
the
question.
You
actually
asked
what
is
the
biggest
challenge?
It
is
in
the
Orders
of
Precedence,
knowing
all
of
Robert's
Rules
inside
and
out
which
very
few
people
do
unless
they're
doing
it.
All
the
time
is
just
making
sure
that
we
are
keeping
track
of
everything
that
is
happening
and
ensuring
that
we
are
following.
N
Am
going
to
say
no,
there
have
been
a
couple
of
points
where
people
didn't
understand
why
they
couldn't
like
make
a
motion
from
the
floor,
because
that's
something
that
they're
I
mean
when
people
think
of
an
open
meeting,
they're
like
well
I
should
be
able
to
go
and
make
a
proposal
and
have
it
voted
on
here.
And
it's
that's
not
that
works,
but
I
wouldn't
say
that
there
was
anything
like
a
contentious
budget
vote
or
or
anything
like
that.
No.
N
That's
a
great
question:
it
depends
on
how
far
back
you
would
go,
but
I
would
say
one
really
big
thing
is
boy
I,
hope,
I'm,
not
saying
about
stepping
on
a
landline
is
the
value
of
using
nuclear
power
to
reduce
carbon
emissions.
A
lot
of
people,
myself
included,
were
pretty
skeptical
for
a
really
long
time
and
I.
Just
think
that
the
evidence
over
time
is
really
overwhelming
that
if
this
is
really
a
crisis
that
we've
got
to
pull
out,
all
the
stops
and
American
nuclear
power
is
is
safe.
N
It's
expensive,
but
I
think
if
we
were
to
support
it
more
fully
that
it
could
be
a
a
really
good
and
it's
a
base
load
solution,
which
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
some
of
the
renewable
stuff
is
great
when
it
works,
but
it
doesn't
always
work
and
when
you
have
rolling
blackouts
in
California,
because
everybody's
bought
electric
cars,
but
the
grid
doesn't
have
enough
electricity
to
to
fuel
them.
So
I
I
think
that's
probably
the
most
controversial
thing.
I've
changed
my
mind
on
people.
G
N
A
N
A
J
So
I
gave
you
a
pretty
long
report
for
your
packet.
Thank
you
Craig
for
including
that
I'll
just
do
a
quick
review
of
the
what's.
What's
in
the
report,
I'm
not
going
to
read
it
all,
but
just
give
you
kind
of
an
overview.
The
first
page
gives
you
some
background
on
the
regional
Planning
Commission
the
board
a
little
bit
about
how
we
leverage
Municipal
dues
to
bring
in
state
and
federal
funds
to
the
region
and
then
who
your
reps
are
including
Andy.
J
Thank
you
for
being
the
rep
and
Tracy
for
being
the
alternate
on
our
board
very
important,
and
and
thank
you
for
the
Reps
on
the
other
committees
and
then
the
second
page
gets
into
and
onto
the
third
get
into
specific
projects
that
we
worked
on
with
the
town
in
the
last
fiscal
year
and
those
range
from
you
know:
Transportation
things
to
some
energy.
Some
storm
water,
water,
quality,
Emergency,
Management,
happy
to
take
any
feedback
on
any
of
those
projects
or
Services.
As
we
help
the
town.
A
J
G
J
J
Yeah,
so
you
know
ours,
that's
been
kind
of
a
partnership
with
Champlain,
Housing
trusts
and
evernorth,
which
used
to
be
housing.
Vermont
is
the
Statewide
house,
affordable,
housing,
developer
and
really
just
trying
to
encourage
state
level
policy
and
Municipal
policy
change
to
get
more
housing
production
some
of
its
policy.
A
lot
of
the
things
that
you
were
all
talking
about
here.
J
J
J
So
Taylor
Newton
is
our
new
planning
manager
and
with
Darren
joining
us,
I
assume,
we'll
probably
probably
realistically
be
early
in
the
year.
We'll
try
to
have
another
one
yeah,
and
what
Andy's
referring
to
is
maybe
two
or
three
times
a
year.
We
would
try
to
get
the
housing
committee
folks
from
all
the
towns
in
chitty,
County,
together
and
kind
of
share.
You
know
how's
it
going
to
your
town
and
learning
from
each
other
and
sometimes
bringing
in
some
professionals
too.
If
there
was
a
specific
topic
to
dig
into
yeah.
A
A
A
J
In
terms
of
like
construction
of
projects
or
things
like
yeah
and
we're
really
at
the
planning
stage,
so
you
know
we
do
see
those
things
coming
out.
I
mean
I
think
almost
every
month
at
our
board
meeting
we're
hearing
from
Beach
trans
about
price
escalation
and
project
costs,
yeah
I
think
when
the
the
infrastructure
bill
passed
in
Washington,
whatever
number
of
months
that
ago,
that
was
was
like
oh
there's
going
to
be
more
money
for
infrastructure,
and
we
think
oh
we're
going
to
get
more
projects
done.
J
G
J
I
Yeah
I
have
a
question
for
you,
sir.
This
is
new
to
me,
but
I
I
was
reading
through
all
this
and
I
was
I
was
curious
in
my
in
my
little
mind
of
mine
was,
do
you
guys
have
any
I,
don't
know
if
it's
goals
or
or
the
right
way
to
raise
it,
but
have
you
ever
tied
in
agriculture
into
overall
I
woke
up
of
the
Virginia
County
Planning
Commission
and
if
so,
futuristic
you
know.
I
saw
a
lot
with
the
clean
water
and
things
like
that.
J
J
So
we
have
a
strategy
on
working
lands
in
our
regional
plan,
but
a
lot
of
it
is
about
trying
to
decrease
Housing
Development
pressure
on
Farmland
right,
and
so
so.
A
lot
of
that
was
trying
to
get
to
a
Smart
growth
strategy
of
of
getting
more
housing
where
we
have
water
and
sewer,
and
not
so
many
rural
subdivisions,
and
you
know
I'm
kind
of
curious
that
may
evolve
more
with
the
global
warming
Solutions
act
and
then
maybe
more
on
kind
of
the
rural
economy.
I
E
I
It
turned
more
to
tourism
and
now
it's
you
know,
heading
back
to
the
micro,
farms
and
yeah,
and
you
know
there's
just
so
much
to
explore
and
I
know.
I
I
personally
did
a
lot
of
work
with
the
state.
The
state
has
some
super
awesome
programs
out
there.
I
was
just
trying
to
tie
it
all
together
and
think
you
know,
maybe
that
the
planning
commissions
you
know
in
the
county
and
and
regionally
maybe
that
there's
something
more,
that
they
can
work
with
the
state
to
find
things
that
people
don't
know
about.
You
know
things.
J
C
E
C
In
the
last
plug
RPC,
we
really
get
way
more
than
our
money's
worth
for
for
our
dues
each
year,
just
some
random
stuff
that
a
couple
conversations
I
had
earlier.
Today
we
were
talking
about
Capital
planning,
Catherine
and
Aaron,
and
Dan
and
I
and
upwp
came
up.
It's
the
unified
planning
work
program.
C
Right
wow,
usually
don't
get
that
right,
but
that's
been
a
tremendous
resource
for
us
in
the
past
in
terms
of
getting
studies
going
projects
going
that
help
us
do
Capital
planning,
long-range
planning,
some
of
Charlie's
staff
has
helped
Catherine
recently
as
we're
looking
at
some
Transportation
type
issues
and
be
able
to
pick
up
a
phone
call
and
pick
up
a
phone
and
make
a
call
and
get
some
some
resources.
There.
Charlie
organizes
a
manager
lunch
once
once
a
month.
C
The
different
County
managers
in
the
area,
so
just
a
very
collaborative
approach
to
all
of
it.
Community
needs
assessment.
You
have
the
Human
Services
funding
later
on
tonight,
that's
partially
driven
by
the
regional
Planning
Commission,
taking
a
look
at
the
region,
Community
needs
for
for
Human
Services
and
where
to
direct
some
of
our
funding
as
much
as
I
was
joking
about
really
joking
about
Darren
being
stolen
away
from
us.
Charlie
and
his
staff
have
sent
us
some
other
names,
my
candidates,
to
try
to
look
into
too.
C
J
Well
again,
it's
leverages
the
other
state
and
federal
funds
here
right
and
thanks
for
mentioning
the
the
work
program.
We
sent
out
our
application
before
Thanksgiving
and
asked
Our
member
of
municipalities
to
submit
projects
by
January,
so
just
kind
of
a
heads
up.
If
you
have
something
that
you're
thinking
about
working
on
with
us
in
fy24,
you
know
it's
kind
of
this
winter,
just
as
you're
doing
your
budgeting,
it's
the
time
that
we
look
at
that
also
so
yeah
and
I
guess.
We
also
got
Communications
Union
districts
right
tomorrow,
right.
C
J
One
of
those
things
that
kind
of
came
out
of
those
manager
conversations
to
do
it
we're
a
little
late
to
that
game
with
prior
to
the
rest
of
the
state,
but
we
tried
to
resist
creating
another
municipality,
but
not
only
do
we
kind
of
had
to
to
get
money
to
flow
into
chitney
County.
So
thank
you
for
all
your
work,
yeah.
Thank
you
all
for
all
the
work
you're
doing
appreciate
it
all.
A
O
So
that's
what
we're
here
for
we
already
have
fiscal
year,
2023
funds
approved
in
the
amount
of
166
753
dollars.
The
plan
would
be
to
open
up
our
applications
around
next
week
and
then
we
will
be
awarding
them
in
June
of
next
year
when
we
reviewed
our
committee
met
last
week
and
when
we
reviewed
the
health
analysis.
O
O
So
there
were
many
things,
but
one
of
the
newest
items
that
they,
that
kind
of
came
up
as
a
glaring
new
item
in
their
assessment
is
Workforce
Development
on
being
able
to
support
people
to
gain
Knowledge
and
Skills
that
allow
greater
employment,
Financial
stability,
opportunity
which
would
be
translated
to
what
it
is
we
provide
for.
This
could
provide
support
services
for
child
care
for
transportation.
You
know
any
type
of
a
non-profit
that
may
be
able
to
assist
with
those
sorts
of
things.
O
Rather
than
just
having
a
separate
Focus
area.
We
wanted
to
have
it
just
a
little
bit
more
interwoven
into
each
of
the
focus
areas,
so
I
guess
what
we're
looking
for
tonight
is
for
any
kind
of
for
review
and
approval
of
the
focus
areas
and
then
once
we
have
that
we
can
get
our
applications
out
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
All.
O
Yes,
that
was
true.
We
did
do
that.
That
was
from
25
000
down
to
20,
000.
I.
Think
one
of
the
reasons
was
that
we
I
think
many
of
the
organizations
have
caught
on
to
the
fact
that
hey
we
can
ask
for
more,
maybe
get
cut
down
last,
whatever
else,
I
think
that
this
is
going
to
be
able
to
not
only
help
eliminate
some
of
that,
but
also
prepare
people
for
possible
drops
in
what
we
have
for
funding
in
future
years.
O
H
I
just
might
want
to
suggest,
because
this
particular
year
coming
up
with
the
budget
increases
with
separation,
and
everything
is
that
it
would
be
nice
to
really
maybe
focus
on
Essex
that
needed
help.
I
had
mentioned
this
last
time
that
sometimes,
if
you,
you
can
give
a
a
little
bit
more
to
a
local
community
support
that.
K
O
I
can
actually
tell
you
that
that
we
we
designed
a
scoring
system
that
we
can
give
a
higher
score
to
an
organization
if
they
provide
more
services
to
Essex
residents
or
more
direct
service
to
Essex
residents.
We
actually
asked
that
on
the
application
to
provide
us
with
numbers,
tell
us
how
many
Essex
residents
you've
helped
in
the
past
year.
How
many
do
you
anticipate
helping
in
the
next
in
the
future
year,
and
then
we
have
a
way
to
score
them.
I
Is
about
one
of
the
changes
in
the
inverting
I
just
a
little
bit
concerned
with
L
on
the
top
access
to
community-based
resources.
It
states
about
Essential,
Health
and
Human
Services
for
underserved
and
by
pop
and
then
down
below
in
version
equity
and
inclusion
specifically
states
only
promoting
High
product
business
ownership
instead
of
business
ownership
and.
I
O
B
I
I
O
I
would
say
some
of
those
descriptions
are
more
for
the
applicant
so
that
they
are
aware
that
that
these
are
the
examples
that
we're
looking
at.
So
if
you
are
a
non-profit
that
offers
culturally
responsive
services,
this
would
be.
You
know
this
is
apply.
This
is
the
you
know.
This
is
where
you
could
be
considered.
If
you
are
a
an
organ,
a
non-profit
that
provides.
O
You
know
that
builds
diversity,
Equity
inclusion
into
yours,
you
explore
ways
to
enhance
so
basically
we're
giving
them
the
and
and
ores
are
just
kind
of
giving
them
examples
of
of
it's
not
a
you
know.
If
they
don't
meet
these
specific
things,
it's
just
basically
to
give
the
applicants
an
idea
that
they
could
apply,
they
could
be
qualified,
they
could
be
eligible,
and
then
we
score
based
on
those
things.
K
A
E
A
G
A
A
P
The
issue
before
you
folks
tonight
is
whether
to
approve
this
year's
winter
operations
plan
and
re-sign
the
winner
operation
of
the
winter
policy
resolution
that
was
also
attached
in
there
first
off
I,
would
just
like
to
address.
Andy
had
a
couple
questions
and
suggestions
we
addressed
all
of
those
today,
I
made
those
changes
to
the
resolution
and
made
those
changes
to
the
document
and
uploaded
it
back
up
to.
P
That
the
it's
it's
still
in
title
19
of
State
Statute,
so
we
edited
out
that
one
portion
and
re-quoted
it's
changed
the
wording
a
little
all
right,
we're
still
quoting
statute
right
right,
we've,
adjusted,
okay,
great
thank
you!
Public
Works
has
been
coming
to
the
select
board
for
nearly
35
years.
To
get
this
document
approved,
we
have
two
versions
of
this
document.
Attached
in
your
packet
is
the
external
version.
We
also
have
a
copy
of
the
internal
version,
which
we
were
more
welcome
to
get
a
copy
of.
P
The
major
change
this
year,
at
least
with
the
plan
itself,
was
unraveling
some
of
the
content
from
the
city
for
a
few
years,
and
now
it's
been
a
joint
document
between
the
village
of
Essex
Junction
in
the
town
of
Essex,
and
now
that
we've
decided
to
part
ways,
we've
adjusted
this
document
to
reflect
that
I
know.
Dennis
in
the
past
has
provided
track
changes.
P
P
I
think
this
year
it
has
been
served
us
well
Dennis,
put
in
place
during
covid
the
status
alert
system
that
he
had
there
between
the
green,
yellow
and
red
I
think
his
student
that
we
carry
that
forward
and
utilize
that
I
think
it
was
it
was.
It
was
good
to
allow
the
public
to
have
some
knowledge
of
how
operations
are
going
during
major
storm
events.
P
H
I
was
actually
hoping
that
we
would
have
a
chance
to
edit
this
in
some
cases,
there's
a
couple
of
things
that
strike
me
in
here
big
time.
The
first
thing
is
that
I
think,
where
I
make
friends
I
think
that
the
select
board
has
been
negligent
in
funding
the
Public
Works
enough
when
it
comes
to
their
sidewalks.
You've
got
56
miles
of
sidewalks
to
do,
and
you
pick
and
choose
which
sidewalks
get
done,
and
you
don't
have
a
clear
sidewalk
policy
I
think
that's
primarily
because
you
don't
have
the
funds
to
do
that.
H
H
So
you
know,
I
did
have
a
list
of
stuff,
but
really
I.
I
would
just
like
to
see
the
board
figure
out
a
way
to
fund
public
works
so
that
you
can
clear
all
the
snow,
whether
you
use
contractors
or
you
hire
more
employees
or
you
change
some
of
the
equipment
that
you
have
or
you
utilize,
more
Personnel,
just
I.
Just
think
that's
really
important.
A
Right
so
the
the
policy
that
we're
looking
at
today
is
constrained
by
the
budget
that's
been
approved
for
for
the
the
current
year.
We
we
certainly
have
just
started
our
discussions
about
the
following
year,
so
you
know
I,
don't
think
we
can
change
what
we
plowed
this
year
because
we
haven't
funded
it
this
year.
So
it's
just
I.
H
Don't
think
there's
no
way
to
affect
that
at
all
going
into
the
winter
and
I
just
think
that
the
community
should
know
that,
because
I've
heard
over
the
years
a
lot
about
sidewalks
don't
get
cleared
to
the
point
where
I
believe
the
school
district
has
said.
You
have
to
prioritize
these
sidewalks
for
the
kids.
A
H
C
You
no
I
just
want
to
you.
You
hit
on
something
Kendall
with
the
schools.
There's
probably
two
three
years
ago,
Aaron
when
the
school
was
having
really
hard
time
with
its
busing,
and
we
we
did
Aaron
Dennis
myself,
it
was
Evan
at
the
time
was
Evan
or
Pat.
I
think
I
want
to
say
heaven
spent
a
fair
amount
of
time
with
the
school
dot,
School
District
figuring
out,
where
a
lot
of
those
walking
routes
were
where
the
school
population
was
and
the
the
plowing
schedule
was
adjusted
to
try
to
accommodate
that.
C
P
If
I'm,
no
yeah
and
I
think
there
was
a
a
certain
radius
around
some
of
the
schools
that
where
a
child
was
may
walk
to
school
so
that
they
we
had
to
clear
make
sure
those
were
cleared
at
a
certain
time
frame.
The
bus
route
says,
as
Greg
said,
where
they
had
pickups.
We
we
try
to
make
sure
that
we
could
get
there
in
time
for
before
you
know,
and
before
we
hit
down
to
the
lower
end
to
go.
P
H
But
I
would
just
point
out
that
if
you
have
56
miles
of
sidewalks
and
you're
building
more
places
that
are
building
more
sidewalks,
there
should
be
funding
mechanisms
built
into
that
to
cover
that
additional
work.
That's
going
to
be
put
on
public
works,
I
I,
just
I
mean
I
I,
don't
have
a
sidewalk
where
I
am
I,
know
I'm
on
a
dirt
road.
This
is
a
development.
H
H
P
Yeah
they're
they're.
We
kind
of
look
at
those
as
kind
of
major
pedestrian
thoroughfares
within
the
Town
Center.
Those
are
chosen
to
be
maintained
and
also
the
link
to
Countryside.
It's
it's
it's.
We
feel
it's
it's
one
of
the
few
pedestrian
links
into
the
city
if
you
will,
which
is
really
none
out
of
15
or
2A
or
or
on
117
for
that
matter.
If
it's
it's
one
of
the
very
few
links,
pedestrians
can
get
to
gain
access
from
the
city
into
Town
Center,
so
it
is
maintained.
K
P
K
P
G
K
I
I
K
P
E
A
I
I
I
So
the
resolution
reads
be
it
resolved
at
the
select
the
select
Board
of
the
town
of
Essex,
adopt
the
following
statements
of
policy
regarding
winter
snow
and
ice
clearing
operations
number
one.
Notwithstanding
the
circumstances
involved
with
changing
climatic
conditions,
the
town
will
endeavor
to
keep
town
roads
designated
walkways
and
Municipal
parking
lots
in
a
reasonably
safe
condition
for
travelers
and
number
two
account.
I
Employees
will
end
a
war
to
exercise
reasonable
care
Indulgence
in
the
performance
of
their
duties,
consistent
with
the
intent
of
the
current
town
of
Essex,
Public
Works
Winter
operations,
plan
and
number
three
Travelers
use
the
town
roads
designated
walkways,
Municipal
parking
lots
are
expected
to
demonstrate,
do
care
and
reasonable
caution,
especially
under
adverse
winter
conditions,
and
so
I.
Just
I
was
just
reading
something.
But
it's
okay,
because
that's
where
we
are.
C
I
K
H
A
H
K
C
Just
to
respond
to
that
kind
of
a
little
bit,
certainly
if
you
I
can't
speak
for
the
board,
but
if
you
think
there
are
significant
changes
that
you
want
to
bring
up
the
board
to
consider.
Now
is
the
time
to
do
it.
We
Aaron
and
I,
look
at
this
and
to
us
it's
not
a
new
policy,
so
in
your
rules
and
regulations
for
quarterly
conduct
and
procedure.
C
If
there's
a
new
policy
that's
introduced
and
we've
talked
about
this
with
the
facilities
use
policy,
that's
when
you
see
it
and
then
you
make
any
changes.
It
comes
back
and
then
you'd
see
it
a
second
time
and
approve
it.
We've
taken
the
practice
of
if,
if
it's
an
existing
policy
and
we're
making
a
few
changes,
but
it's
not
a
wholesale
rewrite
and
we
just
bring
it
forward
and
we
take
comments
depending
what
on
the
significance
or
other
significance.
C
H
C
H
A
E
A
Certainly,
if
you
have
things
that
you
see
in
here
that
you
think
should
be
addressed
within
the
budget.
Oops
sorry
I
didn't
hit
the
mic,
bring
them
up
as
we're
going
through
our
our
workshops
here,
leading
up
to
town
meeting
and
then
based
on
whatever
we
wherever
we
end
up
there.
The
policy
may
need
to
be
adjusted
to
it
to
to
address
that
so,
okay,
thank
you
any
further
discussion.
A
I
A
M
M
M
Essentially
this
right
here.
This
room
is,
is
programming
space
that
we
have
for
recreation
for
any
any
other
Town
functions,
and
then
the
fire
station
is
undersized
they're
in
need
of
some
larger
fire
equipment
that
won't
necessarily
fit
in
their
facility
currently
and
in
addition,
in
town.
So
if
once
we
sort
of
back
off
from
what
we
need,
particularly
for
a
municipal
facilities,
we
need
more
affordable
housing
or
just
even
market
rate,
housing
or
Workforce
housing.
M
So
the
question
is:
if
we
were
to
build
a
municipal
facility,
we
need
a
spot
for
it,
as
I
was
mentioning
they're
from
different
locations,
we're
considering
that
we
need
to
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
pay
for
that
and
the
town
has
I
think
it's
three
million
three
hundred
or
so
from
Opera
funding
that
we've
received
and
I
would
like
you
to
consider.
That
is
an
option
to
to
purchase
land.
M
I
know
there
are
a
lot
of
different
ways
to
spend
arpa
funding.
The
town
actually
did
a
survey
and
and
checking
with
the
community
to
see
what
they
thought,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
that
I,
keep
hearing
and
I
think
we
heard
from
the
community
was:
let's
do
something
big,
something
bold,
something
that's
really
going
to
make
a
lasting
difference,
and
you
know
so.
M
M
Again
though,
I
I
would
recommend
using
arpa
funding.
So
in
my
memo
here,
their
cost
there's
no
cost
at
this
time.
So
we're
really
I'm
just
asking
you
to
consider
that
the
use
of
the
arpa
funding
and
I
would
also
suggest
that
we
could
go
into
executive
session
and
discuss
that
and
so
there's
a
potential
motion
at
the
end
of
the
the
memo
that
you
could
use.
E
C
M
A
I'll
go
through
the
rest
of
the
the
the
okay
meeting
and
then
we'll
come
back
to
the
to
the
Motions
to
enter
into
executive
session
no
problem.
So
if
there's
any
public
comment,
we
should
probably
hear
that
as
well.
Margaret's,
the
only
one
looks
like
the
only
one
attending
I
don't
see
any
hands
in
the
room.
Margaret.
Do
you
get
any
comments
on
this.
F
A
C
No
Dan
is
here,
I
know
it's
been
a
flopping
couple
of
days
since
we
went
through
the
budget.
We
wanted
to
put
something
on
the
agenda
tonight
in
case
you,
you
had
any
reactions
a
couple
days
to
digest.
If
there's
anything
you
wanted
us
to
talk
about
focus
on
Kendall,
he
brought
up
the
winter
operations
plan
tonight.
I
know
we
talked
a
bit
on
Friday
about
going
back
to
Public,
Works
and
figuring
out
what
some
of
the
needs
might
be.
So
we
haven't
had
a
chance
to
do
that.
K
C
I
C
A
H
A
F
And
as
as
far
as
comments
you
know,
I
don't
have
the
the
budget
document.
Well,
it
was
online
and
I
tried
to
follow
along,
but
it's
yeah
I'm,
not
an
accountant.
So
a
lot
of
it
escapes
me,
but
but
I
don't
have
specific
comments
at
the
moment,
but
I'll
I'll
think
about
it.
I
think
one
of
one
of
one
of
the
things
going
on
right
now
is
there's
a
major
election
tomorrow.
F
I
C
C
It
turns
into
a
capacity
issue,
and
so
posting
every
day
may
not
be
viable
with
one
person
who's
primarily
doing
it.
No,
but
no
it
but
other
towns
do
it
and
I've
been
to
sessions
before
where
yeah
you've
got
to
do
it
every
day
to
keep
people
engaged
I
think
Tammy
tries
to
do
it
a
couple
times
a
week.
At
this
point,
we
try
to
get
these
these
words
out
on
these
different
initiatives
and
things
we're
trying
to
do
so.
We'll
we'll
do
all
the
front
porch
form
the
website.
C
C
Yeah,
that's
where
we've
got
the
community
newsletter
out,
I'll
put
a
plug
out
for
that.
It's
you
know
two
or
three
I
think
we
just
have
put
out
the
second
to
Third
Edition
of
I.
Think
it's
the
third
edition.
Second
print
version:
we're
trying
to
leave
copies
here
at
the
Town
Offices
at
the
library
different
locations,
Tammy's
going
to
be
tracking
to
see
which
ones
get
picked
up,
so
she
can
replenish
them
and
adjust
locations
so
trying
to
trying
to
do
different
things.
Absolutely
the.
I
A
recommendation
too
I
don't
know
if
it's
going
to
be
an
issue
to
like
Drop
it
with
the
business,
but
I
know
to
stop
at
EDB
pretty
early
in
the
morning,
I
mean
just
about
every
old
timer
in
Essex
swinging
through
there
in
the
morning.
So
and
that's
where
everybody
gets
their
newspaper
I
mean
really
they're.
The
only
store
I
know
around
that
has
a
full
newspaper
rack
that
we
have
a
Town
Newspaper
running
for
our
first
night,
but
we
had
a
good
location
Kevin's.
It's
pretty
awesome.
E
A
A
G
H
A
H
C
We
have
a
health
officer
through
the
end
of
the
year,
I've
appointed
Sharon
as
Deputy
Health
officer
for
the
charter.
The
select
board
now
has
to
approve
my
appointment,
so
that'll
carry
through,
at
least
until
the
end
of
the
year,
and
going
to
be
having
conversations
with
her
about
becoming
the
health
officer
as
well.
E
G
I
The
other
one
Irene
really
irks
me
because
there's
people
that
obviously
expecting
on
our
road,
but
people
like
to
get
through
there
and
I
see
you
know
many
people
I'm
sure
you
drive
that
way.
I
don't
have
to,
but
there's
people
trying
to
cross
the
road
and
I
see
it
mostly
when
I'm
going
through
my
tractor
and
unless
somebody
physically
stops
and
like
holds
up
traffic.
There's
people
just
standing
there,
waiting
kids
on
bikes
and
there's
a
there's,
a
collection
there.
C
Good
comments
and
I
actually
drive
that
road.
Every
day
too,
let
me
talk
to
Aaron.
We've
had
a
couple
other
requests.
We
get
them
occasionally
about
where
to
put
up
the
Blinky
flashy
lights,
and
we
were
talking
about
trying
to
put
a
policy
together
to
sort
of
figure
out
some
combination
of
pedestrian
traffic
speed
in
the
area,
proximity
to
schools,
those
types
of
things
so
I'll
check
touch
base
to
see
where
that
stands.
C
I
C
I
can
just
jump
on
it.
That's
really
Tammy
deserves
all
the
credit.
I
mean
we
she's,
getting
all
the
information
from
whether
it's
me
or
department
heads
but
she's,
the
one
who's
compiling
it
all
putting
it
together,
organizing
it
sorry
earlier
tonight,
we're
lucky
to
have
her
and
yeah
just
the
skills
that
she
has
to
be
able
to
do.
That.
That's
great,
so
it's
great
to
hear
that
it's
it's
being
well
received.