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Minutes 00:03:14
VT DEC Pre-Treatment Grant 00:06:12
Interviews/Appointments 00:13:22
Old Brick Church Verizon Lease 00:25:13
Town Values Visualization 00:36:52
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Local Cannabis Control Commission 01:18:43
Fiscal Year 2024 Tax Rate 01:37:33
Manager's Report 01:39:45
Other Business 01:51:23
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I
can
compare
the
quick
remark
before
we
get
started
as
well
good
evening.
Members
will
support
Eric
Wells.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
the
opportunity
to
address
you
today.
I'm
Joe,
alumna,
CEO
and
founder
of
pro
engineer.
Company
first
and
foremost,
I
want
to
reaffirm
Burlington
Beer
company's
unwavering
commitment
to
minimizing
our
impact
on
the
shared
storage
system
and
the
town's
wastewater
treatment
plant.
H
We
are
cognizant
of
our
responsibility
as
local
community
members
and
strive
to
exceed
the
standards
that
uphold
the
health
of
our
city
and
its
environment.
Our
company's
success
hinges
on
more
than
just
the
quality
of
our
beers,
but
also
relationships
we
maintain
within
our
community.
We
employ
80
individuals,
each
of
whom,
along
with
their
families,
rely
on
their
own
computer
companies
to
ongoing
success.
We
fully
understand
and
embrace
the
fact
that
this
success,
our
ability
to
be
good,
neighbors
and
responsible
partners
for
the
town
of
Williston
I
aim.
L
L
Technology,
that's
been
used
for,
and
so
this
is
just
a
newer
sort
of
version
of
that,
it's
more
compact.
So
what
it
will
do
is
is
this
will
take
and
reduce
the
what's
called
bod,
which
is
biological
oxygen
demand.
So
the
current
problem
that
the
town
of
Wilson
and
Essex
the
treatment
plant
is
facing
is
the
fact
that
the
strength
of
the
waste
coming
through
is
too
high
in
VOD,
so
coming
through
there,
the
body
just
shocks
the
system
and
it's
too
much
for
the
plant
to
treat
at
once.
L
So
this
will
cause
through
aeration
as
well
as
filtration.
It
will
cause
a
microbiological
reaction
and
where
microbes
will
eat
and
take
away
the
bod,
as
well
as
the
soluble
solids
and
reduce
it
to
residential
or
even
lower
than
residential
rate.
So
you
have
much
cleaner
water
on
the
outlet
and
you
just
have
activated
sludge
left
behind.
L
So
what
will
happen?
Is
there's
going
to
be
multiple
tanks
in
sequence
and
then
from
those
tanks
will
go
into
the
reactor.
The
reactor
will
do
its
work
and
filter
out
as
well
as
clean
out
that
material,
and
it
will
go
to
a
sludge
holding
tank.
The
clean
water
will
go
to
a
pump
station
inside
to
the
town.
H
A
G
B
The
thinking
about
timelines
and
so
forth
in
the
the
grant
proposal.
You
know
it
says
that
you
know
it
should
be
up
and
functioning
by
early
2024.
You
know
foresee
I
mean
with
so
many
things
right
now,
there's
been
Parts
delays
in
manufacturing,
delays
and
things
like
that,
but
you
don't
foresee
any
delays
with
that.
L
L
D
A
C
E
E
E
There
I
worked
there
for
about
seven
years,
then
I
came
to
Vermont
and
when
I
came
here,
I
was
employed
by
Cabot
Creamery
as
a
cost
in
accountant
and
I
I
worked
there
for
13
years
and
now
I
am
retired,
but
before
I
retired
I
wanted
to
sort
of
change.
My
my
career
I
wanted
to
get
more
involved
with
people,
so
I
went
and
obtain
a
master's
degree
in
psychology
from
the
University
of
the
Rockies
or
Colorado
Springs,
and
looking
around
I
saw
that
I
I
saw
in
the
Observer.
E
E
E
So
you
know
that's
one
of
the
reason
why
I
also
work
in
the
town
of
Williston
as
a
census
during
the
other
census.
Enumerator,
so
I
get
to
know
something
about
the
Tower
of
philistine,
and
you
know
here:
I
am
today,
you
know
offering
my
service
continue
to
offer
my
service
to
the
town
so
that
that's
all
I
want
to
say
for
now.
M
Thank
you
Dennis.
My
name
is
Rob
maholic
I
came
to
Vermont
in
1977
for
the
weekend
and
I
never
left
and
actually
I
lived
over
on
Mountain
View
Road
right
in
the
Martell
Farm
in
the
little
ranch
house
there,
which
now
is
encompassed
by
golf
courses
and
houses
and
things
for
the
beginning
of
my
career
I
was
a
journalist
for
about
10
years
at
wptz,
covering
mostly
Vermont.
We
were
at
that
time
we
were
building
out.
M
M
So
we
said
what
are
we
going
to
do
about
it
and
so
from
that
time,
on
June
2nd
2020,
we
created
a
curriculum
to
understand
the
history
of
structural
racism
and
white
supremacy,
and
that's
actually
branched
out
into
how
it's
affected
native
peoples
in
this
country
as
well,
so
I've
been
driven,
and
we
that
that
group
has
is
now
a
501c3,
so
I'm
a
founding
member
of
that
group
and
a
director
of
that
group.
It's
a
national
group
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
wanted
to
do
was
to
learn
first
and
then
take
action.
M
Second,
to
really
understand
what
was
happening.
So
we
didn't
cause
more
harm,
been
good
in
the
group
we
started
to
ask
ourselves:
okay,
this
is
a
national
Focus
that
we
have.
But
what
are
we
doing
in
our
local
communities
and
I've
been
resident
of
Williston?
For
most
of
my
life
in
Vermont
and
I
said
you
know,
I,
don't
really
even
know.
What's
going
on
in
Williston,
I
was
quite
ashamed
of
that
fact.
So
I
started
looking
around
to
see
what
was
going
on.
M
B
G
M
G
B
J
J
I
I
J
I
I
N
N
A
A
N
No,
it's
a
it's
a
typical
cell
site
installation
and
not
unlike
many,
that
we
have
throughout
the
area
throughout
Williston
Burlington
South
Burlington
throughout
the
state
consists
of
a
number
of
panel
antennas
that
would
be
situated
within
the
steeple
and
then
there
will
be
cabling
that
then
connects
that
to
equipment
in
an
equipment
space,
so
it
it
would
be
similar
to
many
rooftop
installations.
That
you'd
see
like,
if
you
saw
some
of
our
installations
say
at
UVM
or
in
other
other
buildings.
Nearby.
D
D
B
N
K
K
We
we
may
have
to
replace
the
louvers
within
RF,
transparent
Louver,
to
match
so
it'd
be
a
very
similar
visual
Louver,
but
it
allows
the
RF
signals
from
the
antenna
to
pass
through
it
unobstructed.
And
then
the
proposed
equipment
shed
in
the
rear
of
the
building
is
an
addition
on
the
newer
portion
of
the
building
not
really
visible
from
the
road
at
all.
It
will
be
visible
from
the
library
side
and
the
back
of
the
school
and
over
to
the
park.
M
N
This
will
be
a
substantial
benefit
to
Verizon
Wireless's
Network.
We
just
barely
received
them
today,
but
propagation
plots
that
I'll
be
able
to
send
to
you,
but
literally
it
was
like
five
o'clock
that
we
we
got
them.
We
can
show
the
the
hole
in
coverage
and
when
I
was
sitting
here,
just
trying
to
use
my
phone
I
noticed
that
clear
deficiency,
so
there's
a
clear
need
through
the
population
base
here
to
get
a
cell
in
this
area.
N
N
To
it
from
many
perspectives,
it
would
be
much
easier
to
go
stay
on
a
farm
silo
or
on
some
other,
less
potentially
sensitive
piece
of
infrastructure.
But
the
fact
of
the
matter
is,
there
are
quite
a
few
people
surrounding
this
area
that
are
using
their
devices
for
whatever
their
needs
may
be,
and
Verizon's
Network.
They
would
like
to
support
those
uses,
and
this
site
would
do
that
very
well.
G
My
recollection
from
one
of
her
was
five
or
six
years
ago,
when
this
was
first
proposed,
the
that
the
part
of
it
of
the
and
they
select
what
was
in
favor
of
it
at
that
time.
Part
of
the
reasons
were
for
the
reception
and
the
use
of
cell
phones
on
it.
At
that
time
there
was
a
projected
price
per
year
that
that
we
were
The
Talented
we
received.
Is
that
still
in
effect,
or
is
that
with
that
negotiable?
At
this
point.
G
At
that
time,
the
proposal
was
to
use
the
interior
of
the
the
addition
to
the
Brick
Church
for
there's
a
room
upstairs
where
the
heating
source
is
too.
At
that
time
there
was
no
talk
about
a
an
outside
building
and
I
see
that
at
this
time,
I'm
less
than
thrilled
with
the
design.
That's
shown
on
the
on
the
the
paper
for
looks
like
a
shed
to
me.
So
it's
part
of
the
proposal
to
look
at
redesigning
that.
N
Yeah,
unfortunately,
since
the
last
time
that
this
project
was
reviewed,
the
equipment
needs
for
a
little
bit
less
than
what
they
are
today.
So,
unfortunately,
the
space
that
was
previously
contemplated
isn't
isn't
able
to
be
used
or
contemplated,
given
what
the
equipment
space
needs
are
today.
So,
unfortunately,
that
necessitated
changing
to
the
exterior
building
I
recognize
it
would
probably
be
an
easier,
sell
and
easier
to
get
through
if
we
were
not
proposing
to
place
that
exterior
new
building.
K
And
as
far
as
the
Aesthetics
of
that
Edition,
that
was
the
plans
that
you
had
in
front
of.
You
is
a
concept
plan.
We
are
in
negotiations
with
an
architect
that
we're
working
with
to
boost
the
aesthetic
appeal
of
that.
So
we
do
recognize
that
it's
a
sensitive
building
and
we
we
want
to
build
something
that
works
for
everyone.
J
I
Haven't
seen
it
yet
because
there
hasn't
been
an
application
submitted,
but
we
had
the
Old
Brick
church
trustees
review
at
for
the
concept
of
of
this
installation
and
they've
enablished
their
support
after
a
couple
discussions.
So
certainly,
if
we
were
to
move
forward
with
local
Town
permitting
we'd
have
we'd
have
that
committee
would
be
ones
that
would
review
the
permit
application.
C
A
N
N
A
O
So
thank
you
for
having
us
here
again
this
evening
to
talk
about
these
really
important
pieces
of
our
community
we've.
Certainly,
the
the
racial
Equity
partnership
in
this
CJC
has
been
truly
involved
as
as
much
as
I
think
we
possibly
can
be,
and
looking
at
the
issues
of
diversity,
Equity
inclusion
belonging
in
anti-racism
and
over
the
course
of
the
the
past
year,
we've
been
doing
a
lot
of
work
and
listening
to
people
in
the
community
meeting
as
the
partnership
and
then
meeting
within
the
CJC
to
talk
about.
G
O
O
That
was
really
successful
and
was
able
to
provide
a
comprehensive
reports
about
a
very
serious
issue
for
the
town
back
to
their
select
board.
And
we
had
quite
a
quite
a
big
turnout
of
Community
Support.
So
I
think
they're
they're
really
useful
and
it
does
follow
best
practice
in
terms
of
how
to
engage
members
of
the
community
and
especially
members
of
the
community,
who
might
not
be
so
forthcoming
to
a
public
meeting.
B
One
of
the
things
we
in
doing
the
the
community
center
scoping
study,
discovered
too,
is
the
is
how
very
very
much
our
youth
UV
want
to
be
involved
in
our
town
processes
and
how
valuable
their
input
and
their
opinions
are
so
I
would
strongly
encourage
you
to
to
Really
spend
time
to
get
them
involved
in
these
listening
circles,
because
they
have
a
lot
to
say,
and
obviously
you
know
they're
going
to
lead
a
lot
of
this
moving
forward.
So.
O
Right
and
I
agree
with
you
Greta
and
we
I
think
all
of
you
know
that
we
have
a
youth
board,
and
so
our
youth
members
would
be
really
instrumental
in
helping
to
make
that
happen
as
well.
So
I
would
I
would
ask
that
for
your
support
in
those
listening
circles
and
to
have
those
happen
over
the
next
couple
of
months
and
have
that
comprehensive
report
due
back
to
you
by
the
end
of
September.
C
One
of
the
problems
that
I've
seen
on
this
board
and
the
other
boards
that
I've
been
on
is
is
public
participation
and
would
have
I
would
have
come
to
think.
Is
that
a
lot
of
times
the
people
who
are
in
the
room
are
very
passionate
and
vehement
because
they
showed
up
on
a
Tuesday
at
eight
o'clock
at
night
for
a
meeting,
but
that
may
or
may
not
reflect
how
everybody
else
in
town
feels
and
with
something
like
this
I
mean
I
I.
C
C
O
Yeah
I
mean
it's
a
great
question
and
I
think
that's
something
that
most
communities
are
struggling
with
and
I.
Think
listening
circles
provide
an
opportunity
right.
It
provides
an
opportunity
for
people
to
come
and
show
their
support,
but
also
on
the
flip
side
of
that,
you
can
provide
a
listening
Circle
for
people
who
are
not
in
support,
so
you
do
get
kind
of
that.
O
O
A
I
wonder
if
it's
more
a
parallel
path,
though,
because
Williston
can't
be
so
unique
that
we
have
to
go
and
ask
these
questions.
Every
community
in
this
country
has
been
asking
these
questions
for
three
years
now
and
is
there?
Is
there
a
a
parallel
path
of
just
seeing
like
there
must
be
really
obvious?
I
saw
you
have
an
equity
audit
in
here
there
were.
A
The
school
district
did
that
they
brought
in
somebody
who
had
a
lot
of
expertise
to
look
at
policies
and
look
at
our
practices
and
interview
a
lot
of
people
and
sort
of
Fast
Track
that
I
I
think
times
are
wasting.
You
know,
I
hate
to
do
one
more
study
and
I
do
I
do
value
getting
the
input
from
people
who
from
people
who
live
in
Williston.
That's
really
important,
I'm,
not
trying
to
undervalue
that,
but
the
work
that
Eric
and
Greta
did.
We
know
we
have
policy
work
that
needs
to
be
done.
A
We
know
we
have
other
things
need
to
be
done.
I
think
I
I
would
I
would
value
like
diving
into
some
of
that.
You
know
just
like
challenge
the
board
like
what
should
we
have
done
already?
We've
we've
had
six
months,
you
know
what
we
have.
What
have
we
done
in
six
months
and
and
I
would
think
you
know
Rob's
expertise
is
he's
lived
this
before
too
so
there's
got
to
be
things
we
can
start
actually
making
change
instead
of
studying
this
more
yeah.
O
I
agree,
I,
think
you
know
in
in
this
document.
There
are
things
that
that
we
have
suggested
that
that
we
do
but
again
when
we
think
about
what
the
the
initial
ask
was
when
you
know,
when
we
put
the
flag
up
as
an
example
right
and
that
we
needed
to
revisit
revisit
that
yeah,
how
do
we
revisit
that
and
bring
in?
Maybe
what
people
have
learned
over
the
last
bunch
of
you
know
months
since
it's
been,
what
have
people
felt?
What
have
you
know?
Have
people
really
accepted
that.
N
O
Is
that
now
something
that
we
can
keep
up
or
is
that
something
that
we
need
to
think
about
like?
Where
does
that
that
now
go
in
our
in
our
community,
so
that
we
still
keep
that
visualization
right?
We
as
a
partnership,
we've
even
questioned
right
like
from
our
learning,
what's
the
what's
the
best
message,
so
that
it
is
truly
inclusive
right
and
so
starting
to
kind
of
think
about
those
conversations
and
so
I.
Don't
think
that
it's
it's
a
it's!
O
A
quick
fix,
I
think
that
if
we,
if
we
act
quickly,
we're
going
to
miss
critical
pieces
and
so
I
think
there
are,
you
know
there
are
those
suggestions
in
here
that
I
think
we
all
are
hoping
that
all
of
you
will
will
become
partners
and
help
us
do,
but
I
think
that,
as
far
as
the
visualization
of
the
Town
values,
I
really
think
that
we
do
need
to
to
hear
more
from
from
the
community
around
how
we
visualize
those
values.
Now
that
we
have
have
officially
had
them
adopted
that.
A
Was
sort
of
my
where
I
was
first
going
to
start
like
the
the
task
of
visualizing?
Is
that,
like
literally
because
you
have
things
like
make
plaques,
you
know
that's
literally
visualizing,
or
is
it
a
broader
sense
of
visualization
like
what
does
it
look
like
in
Williston,
so
I
I
I
wasn't
quite
sure
what
even
the
ask
was
that
you
were
tasks
with
doing
here.
So
it
sounds
like
it's
a
little
of
everything.
It
is.
O
Yeah
right
because
when
when
we
first
came
before
the
select
board,
it
was
really
about
how
how
do
we
get
the
message
out
right?
How
do
we
visualize
our
commitments?
Then
our
commitments
became
values.
Now,
how
do
we?
How
do
we
actually
visualize
them?
So
people
see
them
right
and
they're
reflected
in
in
something
that
that's
physical
but
then
from
there?
O
How
do
we
then
put
those
into
into
actions,
and
so
I
think
that
it
is
a
tiered
process
that
we
need
to
to
take
and
I
think
that
in
order
to
do
that,
we
need
to
keep
citizens
engaged
as
much
as
we
can
and
and
I
think.
This
is
a
process
that
we
we
can
do
we're
not
asking
for
a
lot
of
time
to
do
that,
but
I
think
that
it's
fair
and
then
we
come
back
and
say
Here's
what
what
we've
gleaned
from
the
community.
You
already
have
our
recommendations
in
front
of
you.
P
And
you
all
can
participate
in
those
forums
as
well,
and
so
on
so
I
mean
and
I'm
really
serious
about
that,
because
these
processes,
it's
not
like
we're
going
to
do
it.
It's
done
it's
an
ongoing
dynamic
because
you
could
easily
say:
oh,
let's
put
a
flag
up
with
each
of
the
values
down
the
street
and
we're
done
well
you're,
not
so
that,
but
that's
a
step
forward,
so
I
think
that's.
P
A
It
does
I
also
I,
do
I
do
understand
the
value
of
symbols
like
flags
and
things,
but
you
know
I.
Just
look
back
on
I
I
was
an
engineer
in
the
early
80s,
a
woman
engineer
in
the
early
80s
and
not
taken
seriously
referred
to.
People
want
to
get
my
attention.
Senior
Engineers
would
say:
hey
legs
come
over
here,
so
I
know
what
it's
like
to
be:
belittled
and
flags
don't
help.
You
know.
Action
helps.
O
D
B
We
need
to
to
act
faster
and
I,
I
agree,
I
mean
I,
think
I.
Think
obviously,
visualization
of
these
is
an
active
reminder
to
our
community
that
these
are
the
things
we're
all
working
towards
that.
These
are
the
values
that
we
uphold
as
a
town
and
that
and
that
when
you
walk
into
these
spaces,
these
are
the
the
things
that
you
as
an
individual
participating
are
expected
to.
B
M
B
And
it's
summer
and
people
are
away,
and
you
know
to
really
get
participation.
You
know
even
just
give
that
extra
September
month
to
to
get
the
feedback
when
people
are
more
out
of
the
summer
mode
and
back
in
the
swing
of
things,
because
I
really
do
feel
it's
that
important
to
get.
You
know
true
engagement
from
our
community
and
as
many
members
and
as
broad
a
representation
of
our
community
members,
we
can
get
so
it's.
D
O
And
I
think
that
there's
you
know
there
are
things
in
this
document
that
are
action,
steps
right
that
we
put
in
as
as
our
recommendation.
Certainly
you
know
tonight
we'll
be
talking
about
the
land
acknowledgment.
As
you
know,
when
we're
finished,
this
I
think
working
with
our
various
Town
boards
and
commissions
I
think
it's
really
important
to
continue
with
education.
We
certainly
have
put
forward
our
requests
for
for
that.
O
Those
are
all
things
that
the
CJC
and
the
racial
Equity
partnership
are
ready
to
do
and
to
organize.
We
just
need
your
support
to
say
yes
to
go
ahead
and
do
that,
so
that's
an
action,
step,
I
think
again,
the
calendar
of
events,
that's
something
we're
willing
to
take
on,
but
would
need
your
support
to
say
yes,
go
ahead,
create
a
calendar
that
can
be
shared
out
in
the
community
that
strategic
plan
right.
O
That's
that's
an
Ask
as
well
right
is
that
something
that
we
as
the
racial
Equity
partnership,
along
with
the
CJC,
can
work
on
developing
to
come
in
present.
We
don't
know
if
that's
something
that
that
you
all
want
us
to
do,
or
how
how
to
do
that
in
the
best
way
of
of
that
work
right,
we
we're
ready
to
do
it.
O
We've
got
people
who
are
who
are
begging
to
do
the
work
so
that
that's
an
ask
quarterly
education
for
the
town,
that's
an
ask,
and
then
you
know
the
artist
in
residency
utilized
the
flag
points.
Those
are
more
of
those
visual
representations,
but
there
are
five
asks
on
this
document
that
can
go
into
action
step.
Pretty
quickly.
G
There's
probably
a
few
things
on
the
list
that
would
be
flash
points
for
people
in
the
community,
but-
and
this
is
a
huge,
huge
job-
I
sort
of
go
back
to
the
old
saying
of
how
do
you
eat
an
elephant?
One
bite
at
a
time
and
we've
done
several
bites
over
the
course
of
the
several
years
and
making
some
progress.
So
a
few
more
bites
I
think
makes
sense.
O
I
think
what
would
be
helpful
is
to
to
get
your
support
in
doing
doing.
The
listening
circles
certainly
can
stretch
that
timeline
out
and
reaching
out
to
our
partners
and
making
sure
that
they
can
participate.
Those
Partners
would
include
the
diversity
Equity
inclusion
director
for
this
school
district,
our
our
leader,
our
leadership
within
our
religious
and
faith-based
communities
reaching
out
to
our
other
partners
that
are
part
of
the
CJC
and
our
other
racial
Equity
partners.
O
Getting
your
support
to
do
that
I
think,
would
be
critical
support
for
the
continued
education
for
Town
employees
and
making
sure
that
all
of
you
are
willing
to
participate
in
that
education
I
think
is
critical.
We
also
would
would
really
love
for
all
of
you
to
attend
one
of
our
racial
Equity
partnership
meetings
to
really
get
to
know
the
people
who
are
who
are
doing
the
work.
It's
something
that
we
feel
is
really
really
important
and
then
I
would
say
the
other.
O
You
know
piece
is
getting
your
support
around
us,
putting
out
a
calendar
of
events
that
could
go
onto
the
town
website
and
and
share
out
publicly
certain
things
that
are
happening
in
the
community
around
those
Community
discussions
around.
You
know
other
listening
circles.
The
CJC
certainly
has
many
of
them
and
and
then
getting
your
support
to
build
out
a
strategic
plan.
I
I,
don't
think
I
might
offer
for
the
board
to
consider
too.
You
know
there's
certainly
a
lot
here
and
you
know
great
great
work
by
our
team
at
the
CJC
and
the
equity
partnership.
Thinking
about
you
know,
we
talked
about
creating
a
strategic
planning
document.
It's
kind
of
a
you
know,
a
road
map
to
help
us
on
on
where
we're
getting
started.
Where
we're
going,
there's
a
lot
of
pulse
potential
policy
discussion
here
as
well,
it
might
be
something
to
the
board
to
consider
with
your
retreat
coming.
I
We
typically
do
a
board
retreat
in
the
fall.
You
know
maybe
devoting
some
more
time
just
to
helping
kind
of
think
through
what
that
process
might
look
like
and
what
that
overall
Vision
may
be,
so
that
will
help
us
at
the
staff
level,
from
a
policy
formation
Direction
and
from
a
you
know,
just
a
supporting
the
government's
model
also
for
for
our
staff
and
for
our
boards
and
commissions
as
well,
something
to
think
just
with
a
larger
discussion
as
well.
You
know
I,
certainly
support
I
personally
and
I've
talked
about
a
lot.
I
A
I
was
going
to
save
this
for
our
wrap
up.
You
know
the
agenda
items
thing
at
the
end,
but
since
we're
talking
about
anyway
and
I'm
glad
that
there's
a
retreat,
we
can
do
this
at,
but
I
mean
I
I
kind
of
was
uncomfortable
with
just
reading
the
value
out
loud
to
each
other
before
every
before
every
meeting.
But
what
would
be
powerful
is
having
a
work
plan
for
the
year
of
things
that
the
select
board
is
going
to
go
through
a
combination
of
education.
A
It's
a
better
reminder
for
me
to
actually
have
something
on
my
work
plan.
Every
time,
then
to
or
or
maybe
every
other
time,
I
forgot.
We
meet
twice
a
month,
but
you
know
I,
suppose
just
kind
of
reading
something
and
moving
on.
So
that
was
going
to
be
my
comment
at
the
end,
but
I.
You
know
good
to
talk
about
at
the
at
our
Retreat.
That's
how
we
do
that.
B
I
support,
I
support,
it
all
I,
think
I
I
think
you
know
recently.
We've
had
a
lot
of
other
conversations
around
housing
and
around
you
know
our
Town's
energy
goals
and
energy
plan,
and
obviously
we
know
that
this
is
all
interconnected,
with
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
practices
and
and
the
kind
of
systemic
injustices
that
have
have
occurred.
You
know,
and
so
I
think,
as
we've
seen
with
these
clown
energy
goals
and
the
town
energy
plan
and
as
we've
seen
with
our
housing.
Now
the
same
is
true
here
there
is.
B
We
can't
focus
on
one
thing
and
one
thing
alone,
that
this
has
been
ongoing
for
for
too
long
to
take.
Take
one
approach
at
a
time,
and
so
I
I
appreciate
that
there
is.
This
is
a
multi-faceted
approach
and
that
there
are
lots
of
different
components
to
this,
because
we
need
to
move
forward
and,
as
jeans
and
and
you
know
quicker,
this
is
long
overdue.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
all
your
work
and
for
all
of
your
willingness
to
to
act
and
to
participate
and
and
to
help
move
our
time
forward.
O
Good
I
think
we
have
your
blessing
to
keep
plugging
away
and
and
move
things
forward.
That's
that's
what
we
were
hoping
for
tonight
and
certainly
we'll
put
information
together
for
the
listening
Circle
and
get
that
information
out
and
get
those
things
scheduled
as
soon
as
soon
as
possible
and
have
them
go.
We'll
take
your
suggestion,
credit
at
least
through
the
end
of
September.
Maybe
maybe.
O
O
At
least
you
know
making
sure
that
people
can
see
that
that
we're
having
them
and
I
think
also
making
sure
that
we
continue
to
have
those
on
ongoing.
I
think
will
also
build
connections,
build
relationship
and,
as
you're
saying,
keep
it
as
an
actionable
step.
As
we
continue
to
grow,
I
mean
we're,
certainly
looking
for
more
people
to
to
join
the
partnership
and
the
CJC
as
you're
saying
rather
write
the
issues
of
housing.
Eric
knows
the
CJC
is
embedded
in.
That
I
was
out
yesterday,
helping
people
move
from
from
dangerous
locations
to
to
safer
places.
O
O
C
D
P
I
believe
we
had
a
request,
come
our
way
from
the
select
board
in
the
fall
of
2022
to
say
how
about
a
land
acknowledgment.
So
we
took
that
to
task
as
part
of
the
racial
Equity
partnership
and
we
did
typically
what
you
would
do.
You
know
you
pull
together
a
group
of
people,
and
you
say
so:
let's
take
a
look
at
what
this
even
means.
What's
a
land
acknowledgment,
you
know,
did
a
web
search
began
to
draft
things,
got
some
feedback
back
and
forth
from
each
other.
P
P
You
need
to
think
about
appropriate
language
like
what
language
are
you
going
to
put
in
here
and
how
does
it
resonate
with
the
town
and
also
with
the
local
people
who
were
here?
Who
were
trying
to
acknowledge
and
and
take
all
those
into
considerations?
You
know
the
location,
your
intention,
the
history
sort
of
the
present
day,
reality
and
actually
asking
yourself.
So
what
kind
of
actions
might
come
from
that?
So
that
was
sort
of
the
framework
we
took
as
we
sort
of
went
in.
P
We
looked
at
a
variety
of
acknowledgment
statements
and
also
there's
you
know:
I,
don't
know
if
we
would
ever
live
without
Google
in
the
internet.
There's
so
much
information
out
there
so
trying
to
parse
that
down
and
there's
some
there's
some
there
was
a
site
I
particularly
looked
at.
It's
called
natagov.org,
though
truly
had
a
whole
collection
of
information.
Then
we
looked
at
a
bunch
of
other
sites
related
to
communities.
We
looked
at
Montpelier.
We
looked
at
some
institutions,
Middlebury
College
and
UVM.
P
One
of
the
ones
that
kept
popping
up
was
the
one
from
the
Audubon
organization
on
a
national
level.
So
we
took
all
of
that
together
and
drafted
a
statement.
We
I've
got
a
friend
of
mine
who
is
active
in
the
abnaki,
the
misis
Nike
group
and
I
connected
with
her
to
find
out
so
we're
doing
this
over.
Here
we
don't
want
to
do
it
in
isolation.
We
want
to
figure
out
a
way
to
have
some
communication
with
folks.
We
will
part
of
the
acknowledgment
process
and
she
connected
me
to
Joanne
Crawford
who's.
P
The
current
chief
of
the
abnaki
of
masiscoi
organization,
so
we
drafted
what
we
did
sent
it
to
her.
Her
feedback
to
us
was
I'll
quote
because
it
was
nice,
excellent
job
at
acknowledging
the
land
and
our
history
on
it.
So
what
you
have
today
that
we
did
there
were
a
few
grammatical,
edits,
I
think
we
plugged
in
today
from
an
earlier
one,
which
is
great.
It's
always
amazing
how
you
have
multiple
people
read
something
and
everybody
misses
it
and
they're
like
Shane.
How
did
I
miss
that
Amy's
telling
me
you
should?
P
Let
me
read
it
and
I'm
just
thinking
oh
yeah,
but
anyways.
So
what
you
have
today
is
sort
of
the
product
of
that,
and
you
should
know
that
communities
and
institutions
all
handle
it
in
different
kinds
of
ways.
Some
of
what
we
were
talking
about
before
about
how
do
you
visualize
this
yeah?
Some
of
it
could
be
a
statement.
P
That's
printed
in
a
doorway,
it
could
be
some
institutions
or
some
organizations,
even
within
institutions
will
read
the
land
acknowledgment
before
every
meeting
and
I
I
worked
at
UVM
for
a
number
of
years,
and
I
can
tell
you
some
people
who
did
that
there
were
members
of
the
audience
who
would
begin
to
sort
of
sit
back
and
tell
disengage
and
roll
their
eyes
because
it's
like
well.
Are
we
going
to
do
this
at
every
meeting?
Some
people
do
some
people
don't.
P
G
P
G
O
G
What
I'll
suggest
is
that
the
three
of
us
are
familiar
with
the
two-week
rule,
so
we
have
something
for
adoption
and
we're
seeing
it
for
the
first
time
we
postpone
taking
action
on
it.
We
discuss
it
in
in
depth
on
the
on
the
surface
and
then
wait
for
public
input
for
the
next
next
meeting
or
whatever
we
wish
to
take
it
up
so
I'd
be
proposing
that
after
we
discuss
it.
A
A
P
And
some
some
late
acknowledgments
don't
address
that
and
some
do
so
I
think
as
you
sort
of
discuss
it.
It's
really
a
question
of
how
far
do
you
want
to
go
in
making
those
kinds
of
statements
and
there's
not
I,
guess
as
I've
read
the
numerous
land
acknowledgment
statements
some
go
way
beyond
that?
There's
a
recent
issue
because
Ben
and
Jerry's
posted
some
things
around
Fourth
of
July
and
saying
we
need
to
give
back
land
to
the
people
who
we
took
it
from
and
then
everyone's
raising
questions
to
them
about.
P
Well
what
about
your
factories
in
Vermont?
So
you
know
I
think
it
really
comes
down
to
how
far
you
all
are
feel
comfortable
in
going
in
making
sort
of
some
of
those
statements.
And
it's
hard.
It's
it's
hard
for
me,
because
I
think,
as
we
sort
of
how
do
you
have
those
conversations
So
when
you
say
something
like
you
know
that
colonization
is
still
ongoing,
there's
about
multiple
layers
underneath
that
of
what
that
means.
P
P
I
think
as
as
I
went
back
and
as
I
sort
of
talked
about
going
back
and
looking
at
history
and
looking
doing
our
homework
and
looking
at
language
and
location,
really
understanding
things.
For
me,
the
the
conversation
about
colonization,
which
is
another
whole
conversation
is,
is
one
that
has
some
real
value,
but
it
does
raise
those
questions.
So
there's
not
a
right
answer.
C
N
C
But
the
the
the
legal
you
know
we
don't
have
a
Mercantile
system.
You
know
you
know,
cotton
back
to
England
and
you
know
triangular
trade
system,
so
I
I
was
I
was
a
little
concerned
with
that
as
well,
and
then
the
other
thing
I'd
say
is
that
the
the
if
it
does
start
a
conversation,
the
issue
I
would
have.
Is
that
this?
This
is
not
a
conversation.
It's
a
statement.
P
C
This
would
be
like
the
end
of
the
conversation,
one
of
the
concerns
I've
had
and
again
this
is
from
being
Communicator
as
part
part
of
my
profession.
Is
it
if,
if
you're
using
a
phrase
to
communicate,
then
you
have
to
explain
what
you
meant?
It's
probably
not
a
grave
phrase,
and
so
that's
that's
another
concern
that
I
have
I.
I
did
toy
around
with
language
that
I
wanted
to
suggest
to
you,
and
I
can
either
just
hand
it
off
to
you
or.
P
Is
our
effort
to
forward
it
to
you
all
if
you
want
to
send
it
back
to
us
and
have
us
continue
to
do
some
work
happy
to
do
that
if
you
want
to
take
what
we
have
and
Tinker
around,
so
that
the
language
is,
is
something
that
you
all
can
agree
I
at
least
I'm.
Fine
with
that
you
know
it's
it's
it's
the
town
statement,
it's
a
town
acknowledgment
and
really
you
all
in
the
end
have
to
approve
it.
So
we
could
go
back
and
forth
with
different
edits.
P
B
I
I
I
do
appreciate
that
the
sentiment
and
the
the
possible
tweaking
of
the
the
word
colonialism,
although
I,
do
think
it's
important
that
we
leave
the
the
recognition
that
the
effects
of
colonization
and
that
language
and
that
verbiage
in
there,
because
it
is
ongoing,
it
is
not
static.
It
is
we
we
are
feeling
it.
The
Supreme
Court,
as
of
you
know,
just
a
a
couple
weeks
ago,
has
made
decisions
that
that
are
exacerbating
the
effects
of
the
the
colonialism
and
colonization.
B
You
know
slightly
passive
to
me
without
us
taking
ownership
of
it.
Yeah
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
sure
I
I,
don't
know
it
feels
like,
as
I
said,
it
just
feels
a
little
bit
passive
rather
than
I
I
do
think
it's
going
on.
I,
don't
think
it's
you
know
the
yeah.
The
effects
of
colonialism
are
not
something
that
we
can
just
acknowledge.
It's
it's.
A
colonialist
policies
are
still
impacting
the
lives
of
people
today
and
are
still
informing
the
policies
that
are
in
place
around
our
country
and
so
yeah.
O
Know
right
so
so
I
wonder
if
maybe
so,
that
we
don't
take
up
too
much
time
this
evening
with
this
is
if
we
do
a
little
wordsmithing,
you
do
a
little
wordsmithing
and
see.
Maybe
we
can
email
back
and
forth
and
then
come
up
with
a
second
draft,
because
I
think
Greta
what
you're
saying
like
so
many
of
us
agree
and
Ted
what
you're
bringing
up
I
think
so
many
people
agree
with
as
well
and
Gene
what
you're
saying
and
so
again
I
think
how
do
we?
O
How
do
we
take
all
three
of
those
those
thoughts
and
and
come
up
with
something?
That's
going
to
be
reflective
and
truthful
right
about
what
what
has
not
only
happened,
but
that
is
continuing
to
happen
and
the
effects
of
that
and
the
the
daily
impacts
and
again
I
think
what
Pat
was
saying
is
how
how
deep
do
we
really
want
to
acknowledge
and
that
that
has
to
actually
come
from
all
of
you
right,
based
on
what
our
our
recommendations
are.
O
Certainly,
if
there's
anyone
in
the
community
right
who
wants
to
have
have
input,
I
would
also
encourage
them
to
contact
us
we've.
You
know
we've
reached
out
to
the
state
of
Vermont
and
have
you
know,
asked
for
their
their
guidance
and
shared
this
with
them,
which
they
they
thought
was
really
well
done
as
well.
So
I
think
that
there's
just
you
know,
there's
parts
and
pieces,
but
as
as
a
community.
What
is
it
that
we
want
to
acknowledge?
O
What
are
we
willing
to
accept,
as
as
the
truth
right,
some
of
that
one,
that
sitting
in
that
discomfort
of
the
truth
and
then
taking
into
account
once
we
accept
that
right
as
as
a
document?
What
are
we
then
willing
to
do,
and
so
I
think
what
like
all
of
that
has
to
come
into
play
and
again
not
wanting
to
to
to
put
something
in
there
that
that
just
looks
good
right.
But
that
is
is
truly
reflective
of
the
honest,
the
honest
reflection
of
what
what
people
are
are
still
impacted
by
Kelly.
A
D
B
Just
think
it's
spelling,
yes
yeah,
yeah
and
I-
really
appreciate
you
all
spearheading
this.
This
was
I,
definitely
felt
very
passionately
that
we,
this
was.
This
was
long
overdue
as
I'm
gonna
use
that
phrase
a
lot,
but
this
is
something
that
our
town
very
much
needed
to
have
and
to
have
done
and
to,
and
to
actively
continue
to
openly
acknowledge
that
this
is
land
that
that
we
have
taken,
and
so
I
really
appreciate
all
of
your
efforts
to
make
this
happen.
I
So
I've
pulled
a
possible
resolution
to
consider
establishing
a
local
cannabis.
Control
Commission,
with
your
packet
I've,
used
the
model
resolution
that
the
state
canvas
control
board
in
place.
I
console
with
our
plan
director,
Matt
Belanger,
a
cannabis
regulation
is
certainly
proven
to
be
a
dynamic
environment.
There
were
some
questions
from
the
board
about
I
want
to
make
sure
we've
looked
at
everything
we
possibly
do
from
regulation
standpoint.
I
Our
staff
suggests
is
that
the
board
wants
to
delve
into
that
a
little
bit
further
we'd
like
to
want
to
engage
the
town
attorney
which
well
I've
included
for
the
board.
In
my
memo,
just
the
it's
from
The
Rock
canvas
control
boards
website,
the
authority
of
Miss
Valley
has
regulate
cannabis
establishments.
I
K
I
I
I
A
We
discussed
it.
I
just
am
very
uncomfortable,
just
being
on
a
rubber,
stamping
committee
commission.
That
just
has
to
say
yes
in
fact,
I'm
not
even
entirely
clear,
since
we
have
not
approved
retail
sales.
How
important
this
is
to
hurry
up
and
do
I
think
this
whole
law
is
still
evolving
and
you
know,
maybe
maybe
a
pause
would
be
in
place.
A
You
just
talked
to
Matt
about
this
a
little
bit
today,
you
could
have
a
home,
a
small
home
processing
facility
in
the
residential
district
right
next
to
where
some
kids
live.
It's
it's
that's
not
out
of
the
question,
and
here
we
would
have
to
say
yes,
because
we
don't
as
long
as
it's
approved
in
our
zoning,
we
don't
have
a
choice
and
I.
Don't
really
want
to
be
approving
that
kind
of
thing.
B
A
A
I
You
talking
at
the
state
level
Mike
or
the
local
at
the
local
level,
by
the
way
the
statute's
written.
Now,
if
there's
a
local
commission,
you
know
it's
authorities
very,
very
limited.
You
know
it
would
need
to
make
sure
it
complies
with
zoning.
So
if
there
was
something
like
say,
there's
an
active
zoning
violation
on
a
parcel
that
could
be
something
where
you
know
approval
could
be
withheld.
I
The
one
the
one
thing
it
allows
you
to
do
is
is
be
that
if
there's
an
issue
with
local
zoning
to
to
not
allow
the
application
to
proceed,
because
otherwise
my
understanding
is
this:
at
the
state
level,
these
will
get
approved
by
the
state,
there's
not
a
lot
of
local
control.
The
way
the
regulation
is
is
written
right
now
grants
this
isn't
very
much
local
control.
It's
your
discretion!
I
J
M
I
I
I
D
I
I
I
I
B
I
A
B
C
C
I,
because
I'm
not
my
recollection,
is
that
this
is
unique,
that
the
state
government
has
said:
there's
not
much
you're
going
to
be
able
to
do
about
cannabis
in
your
town.
If
you
approve
the
retail
sales
you
can
have,
you
can
regulate
that
through
zoning,
but
all
this
other
stuff,
the
farming
stuff
I,
don't
think
we
can
regulate
nearly
at
all
right.
B
Would
it
be
worth
it
to
have
the
Planning
Commission
kind
of
go
through
it
and
see
what
their
take
on
it
is?
You
know
in
terms
of,
are
there
zoning
as
we
can
change
or
we
should
be
changing
or
you
know
and
also
consult
the
you
know
our
town
attorney
to
and
say
you
know
like?
What's
what
really
are
the
parameters?
B
I
Certainly
the
select
boards
discretion.
You
know.
Historically,
the
boards
served
as
local
liquor
control
board
Board
of
Health,
these
other
authorities
for
missile
governance
and
roles
as
select
board
members.
But
it's
it's
your
discretion
and
I
think
you
know
if
this
were
to
be
stood
up,
you
it's
very
clear.
What's
what
the
parameters
for
review
are
so
and
I
think
the
state
the
state
has
the
authority
to
review
those
local
decisions
to
some
extent,
I
anticipate
so.
A
I
did
ask
Matt
what
happens
if
the
board
just
votes?
No,
even
though
we're
not
allowed
to
vote
no-
and
he
said
well,
we
just
could
probably
get
overturned
at
the
state.
So
it's
like
okay,
I'll,
just
vote,
no
I'll
get
overturned
at
the
state,
so
I
think
I
was
trying
to
figure
it
out
and
I
didn't
have
time
to
actually
get
this
confirmed,
but
just
from
I
think
Burlington
I
think
it's
a
subset
of
the
city
council.
A
I
D
I
B
B
Maybe
this
is
a
drb
or
a
Planning,
Commission
matter
more
than
a
slight
board
matter,
because
they
would
know
better
the
zoning
pieces
and
things
like
that,
because
if
it's
going
to
be,
if
they're
all
going
to
be
approved
regardless,
unless
there's
a
zoning
issue,
you
know
we
we,
you
know
we'll
just
have
to
be
advised
if
there's
a
zoning
issue
and
then
approve
it
or
not,
but
it's
stopped
the
planning
or
the
drb.
Then.
I
I
I
A
I
also
have
I
mean
these.
Our
agendas
are
packed
enough
and
we're
already
talking
about
what
we
don't
you
know
can
and
can't
afford
to
make
time
on
the
agenda,
for
so
you
know
to
spend
more
time,
looking
at
a
highly
redacted
thing
and
trying
to
guess
where
it
is
and
if
we're
going
to
approve
it,
it
just
is
one
more
thing:
when
we
don't
really
have
any
options,
just
seems
like
not
the
best
use
of
this
like
board's
time.
C
D
C
A
A
A
I'm
sure
they
would
love
that
I
mean
I,
do
understand.
I,
don't
want
anybody
to
think
that
I,
don't
understand
why
the
why
cannabis
is
legal
and
all
the
implications
around
that?
That's
not
the
topic
here.
The
topic
is
really
the
select
boards
role
in
approving
something
the
town
the
states
told
us.
We
have
to
approve.
B
I
A
I
A
And
I
guess
the
only
other
thing
would
be
like
I
who
I
was
Matt
here
when
we
did
the
other
zoning
thing
about
the
retail,
so
whatever
expertise
he
brought
to
the
table
to
say
that
that
was
something
that
we
thought
would
be
at
least
arguable.
That's
that's
kind
of
all
we're
thinking
about
we'll.
Take
that
lens
on
retail
and
say:
is
there
that
lens
on
home
businesses
or
you
know
something
else?
That's
you
know
to
Ted's
point.
If
there
must
be
some,
must
it
can't
be
a
free-for-all?
G
So
we're
shooting
blanks
in
the
dark
and
eventually
we'd
have.
We
have
no
idea
what
the
people
of
Willis
would
want
as
far
as
cannabis,
sales
and
Sunday.
We
got
to
put
this
on
a
ballot
not
on
television
day,
because
there's
only
enough
people
to
vote
on
a
ballot
in
November
when
people
come
out
and
tell
us
what
they
want,
whether
they
want
to
be
in
or
want
to
be
out.
B
G
D
D
I
Million
dollar
increase
and
we
realized
we
need
to
set
that
at
a
26
million
dollar
increase,
which
lowers
the
rate
by
.003
cents.
Original
intent
was
to
allow
a
little
room
for
appeals.
My
understanding
Tom
may
have
done
that
in
the
past.
I
was
I
was
incorrect
in
that
and
then
we
we
realized
and
pragmatically.
Our
software
cannot
allow
for
that
to
happen
either.
So.
I
I
D
F
G
I
I
High
major
flood
stage
is
considered
18
feet
last
night.
Well,
currently,
North
Williston,
Road
and
River
Cove
Road
will
certainly
be
closed
over
overnight
and
than
that
Public
Works
director
Bruce
Wars,
anticipating
damage
at
River,
Cove
Road.
We
have
a
couple
Bridges,
we
own
there
with
the
local
land
connecting
Burlington
when
the
water
does
receive
only
to
inspect
the
SE
structures
between
the
bridge
on
North
Williston
Road,
which
I
asked
last
night
to
remember.
We
own
half
of
that
bridge
Essex
owns
the
other
house
similar
to
The
Ridge
in
the
South
Burlington.
We
share
it.
I
You
know,
as
of
right
now,
I'll
show
you
a
couple
pictures
I
got,
but
our
larger
concern
for
Public
Works
is
those
bridges
on
River
Cove
Road.
So
we'll
keep
an
eye
on
that.
We
had
no
sewage
overflows.
We
did
have
to
pump
about
50,
000
gallons
from
the
north
Williston
Road
Pump
Station
of
of
water
coming
in
there
with
a
contractor
assist
us
with
that.
Last
night,
I
activated
the
Emergency
Operations
Center
about
quarter
of
seven
and
convene
a
meeting.
D
I
I
I
Last
night
we
alerted
about
14
homes
in
the
Fey
Lane
Chapel
Lane,
lower
North,
Wilson,
Road
area
of
our
concerns
of
the
rising
water.
You
know
a
couple
of
those
homes
left
to
go
to
another
location.
Fire
department
advised
the
voluntary
evacuation.
We
didn't
have
anyone
else
come
to
Wilson
Central
School
we've
been
monitoring
it
throughout
the
day
we
see
the
water
continuing
to
rise,
but
as
right
now
we're
not
having
concerns
with
with
folks
needing
to
be
having
danger
of
their
property.
It's
really
monitoring
it
overnight.
I
The
river
hasn't
crested
yet
so
it's
I
think
it's
around
the
level
of
Irene,
maybe
a
little
bit
higher
at
this
point.
So
we
see
everything
from
Central
Vermont.
It's
flowing
this
way
now
here
yet
actually,
I
can
share
a
couple
pictures.
Our
Police
Department
took
with
a
drone
today
they're
pretty
pretty
compelling
images
here,
so
this
is
looking
towards
Essex
on
North
Williston
Road.
I
This
was
probably
about
four
o'clock
this
afternoon
or
so
after
we
we
wrapped
up
at
the
EOC,
so
that
that's
about
22
feet
now.
This
is
down
in
the
bottom
of
Route
2
Hill.
Just
before
you
get
to
the
Richmond
lines.
This
has
been
closed
by
Governor
Chittenden
Road
as
well
a
few
bits,
and-
and
finally
this
is
at
the
the
dam
on
Route
2A,
looking
Downstream
towards
what
new
skis
to
give
you
an
idea
of
what
we're
dealing
with
for
intensity
of
water.
J
J
I
I
I
Throughout
the
night
to
Monitor
and
keep
everybody
safe,
our
colleagues
at
the
school
district
I
reached
out
to
Greg
Moreno
about
six
o'clock
last
night,
when
I
was
watching
the
news
so
I'm
checking
in
about
just
operationally.
If
you
need
to
stand
up
for
shelter
within
an
hour,
we
decided
we
were
going
to
do
it.
We
could
convene
everybody
at
the
fire
station.
We
made
a
plan.
We
learned
some
lessons
just
from
having
to
go
through
this
exercise
last
night,
so
we'll
be
we'll
not
be
prepared
further
in
the
future.
I
Part
of
it
is
making
sure
we
have
additional
cots
that
the
town
owns
I
think
he
couldn't
get
through
day
with
the
Red
Cross
or
run
versus
the
management
last
night,
because
they're
they're
just
inundated
understandably
with
with
the
situation
throughout
the
state.
So
let's
just
say
it's
you
know
continue
to
monitor.
North
Wilson
Road,
it's
going
to
be
a
couple
days.
I'm
just
asking
folks,
traveling
be
patient,
be
smarts
we've!
You
know.
I
If
there's
anyone
on
the
road
don't
drive
into
it,
turn
around
work
together
as
a
child,
but
just
had
software
our
great
staff
here
just
for
service
and
support
us
as
we
work
through
this
and
see
how
we
can
support
other
towns.
We've
fire
chief
has
been
deployed
to
assist
in
southern
Vermont
with
water
rescue
the
last
two
days
as
well,
so
yeah,
the.
A
Probably
not
the
one
to
officially
pass
this
on,
but
I
can
tell
you.
The
school
district
folks
were
very
very
impressed
with
the
operations
of
the
town
of
Williston,
Bruce
Bruce's
job
and
the
fire
police,
everybody
who
was
there
and
how
fast
everything
worked
and
how
efficiently-
and
you
know,
even
like
the
EOP
I
said
well,
this
is
kind
of
like
a
tabletop
exercise,
but
hats
off
it
was
a.
They
were
very
pressed.
B
F
I
Yeah
we
I
think
Public.
Works
has
certainly
learned
over
the
years
yeah
trying
to
get
that
information
out
there
early
to
folks.
So
some
folks
still
went
around
the
signs.
I
heard
today
from
the
police
department
and
but
yeah
I
was
hoping.
My
message
out
there
to
the
media
earlier
was
follow
the
signs
fast
forward.
Jordan
people
do
and
yeah.
I
Monitor
and
changes
overnight
here
reminder
your
next
meeting
schedule's
a
little
different
this
month,
July
25th
we're
also
working
on
a
refresh
to
our
website.
The
template
needs
to
be
refreshed
with
a
company
that
bought
the
company
we
used.
We
did
some
research
and
made
sure
this
was
the
best
deal
for
the
town
still
on
web
hosting.
We
looked
at
about
four
or
five
different
options,
so
we
well.
This
was
good
to
stay
for
continuity
and
the
price
right
now,
so
we'll
be
working
on
that
project.
I
The
next
couple
of
months
and
I
shared
with
your
materials,
a
memo
from
the
Planning
Commission
a
couple
at
their
last
meeting
at
the
end
of
June.
Just
with
some
comments
they
had
when
you
consider
appointments
for
future
Commissioners
is
they
have
a
couple
openings
or
advertising
those
rules?
Right
now,.
A
I
D
I
Other
Town
Porter
commission
their
advisory
to
the
select
board,
so
we
would
staff
would
take
any
applications
in
schedule.
Those
interviews
and
then
yeah
the
sitting.
Planning
Commission,
wouldn't
necessarily
have
any
recommendations
for
people
being
interviewed
that
the
board
will
get
those
let's
go
to
the
interviews
and
make
any
decisions
for
appointments.
A
That's
going
to
be
a
tough
job
with
the
everything
on
their
plate
in
the
next
year
or
two,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
people
know
what
they're
getting
into
and
they're,
not
just
gonna
they're,
not
just
gonna.
You
know
get
get
on
the
board
vote
for
against
one
thing,
they're
passionate
about,
and
then
you
know
be
done
with
it.
So
it's.
I
We've
encouraged
folks
when
they
apply
in
Aaron
Dickinson's,
takes
the
lead
on
Town
volunteers,
to
reach
out
and
schedule
time
to
chat
with
Town
staff,
who
support
boards
and
commissions
to
encourage
them
that
some
people
do
some
people
don't,
but
just
so,
they
have
some
time
for
dialogue
about
what
that
role.
In.
A
Take
no,
but
we
should
definitely
make
sure
that
happens,
because
that
will
probably
be
my
first
question
to
anybody
who
comes
it's
like.
Did
you
sit
with
staff
and
understand
what
this
is
all
about
and
if
they
say
no
I
didn't
bother
that
might
that
would
be
something,
but,
but
if
they
say
no
I
was
never
invited.
That
would
be.
That
would
be
harder
for
me.
So
at.
I
I
J
I
F
I
I
A
I
We
we
typically
look
at
the
fall,
sometimes
so
I.
The
last
couple
years,
I've
looked
at
a
couple:
dates
to
pull
the
board
on
I
think
usually
in
August
I
think
we've
met,
maybe
September
October
the
last
couple
years,
sometimes
a
month
and
there's
an
extra
Tuesday,
but
in
the
previously
myself
and
Rick
McGuire
would
look
at
some
possible
dates
and
present
some
possible
topics
for
the
board.
I
Maybe
pull
the
board
on
where
to
how
to
focus
The
Retreat,
it's
typically
been
similar
structure
on
a
on
an
evening
for
a
couple
hours
really
focused
on
a
deeper
dive
into
one
or
two
topics.
Last
year
we
did
some
Equity
training
with
abundant
son.
The
Cold
War
Room,
know
them
a
little
bit
and
have
them
do
a
support
training
that
anything
we've
done.
Some
economic
development
discussion
goal
goal
setting
some
years
a
few
years
back
a.