March 9, 2026
Attendees
Select Board Members: Diana Peduzzi, Chris Casey, John Gordon
Town Officials: Robin Durkee (Town Clerk), Lilly Baron (Town Treasurer) Skip Lindsay (Recovery Officer); Stephen
Murphy (Town Moderator)
Town Employees: Alfred Larrabee (Road Commissioner); Peter Dailey (Road Foreman); Michael Gray (WSB
Assistant/Scribe)
Members of the Public: Carol Ray
Media: Jerome Lipani -HCTV
Call to Order Chris called the meeting to order at 6:02 P.M.
Adjustments to Agenda The Road Commissioner’s Report is moved up in the agenda to occur before the TC
report; Updates on the EWPP grant and vrrans yearly documents are added to the road report.
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
The minutes from the February 23, 2026 and March 5, 2026 Select Board meetings were approved.
Public Comment None
Select Boa rd Governance Newly elected select board member, John Gordon, was sworn in by
Woodbury’s Town Clerk, Robin Durkee. Diana nominated Chris to be WSB chair and John to be WSB vice chair and
Chris nominated Diana to be WSB secretary. WSB approved all nominations. Dates for the regular WSB meetings
will be the 2
nd
and 4
th
Mondays of each month, 6 PM at the Community Room. The Times Argus to be the printed
newspaper of record for all legal notices and designated the following physical sites -the town office, the bulletin
board in the post office parking lot and the board inside the post office -for posting public notices.
Recap of Town Meeting Robin thanked all of the town residents who helped with town meeting. All
agreed town meeting went smoothly including the visit from the town’s state house reps.
EWPP grant and VTrans yearly documents with Michael Gray
Michael shared that the EWPP grant, long stalled, now is back on track. USDA/NRCS will now be doing the design
work for the two projects and that work has already begun. Michael will be meeting with the NRCS civil engineer
and property owners for site visits on Tuesday. Details are being worked out for the town’s 25% match for the
implementation of the work. Michael also presented a series of vrrans documents that are updated yearly. The
WSB signed the annual Certification of Compliance for Town Road and Bridge Standards and the Road Inventory.
Road Commissioner’s Report with Alfred Larrabee and Peter Dailey
The road crew has been working on the roads in anticipation of mud season, grading back the snowbanks so water
will run off the roads. Roads will be posted for mud season, on Wednesday of this week. VT rans notices legalizing
the posting of roads will be placed by Robin in the display case at the town office and in the village on the bulletin
board by the post office. A question was asked -when the roads are posted, will the trucks from the quarry be
allowed to use the roads? Alfie explained that the quarry has always called for Alfie’s permission when they want
to run the trucks on a cold morning. Generally if the temperature is around 20 degrees the roads are frozen and
safe from heavy truck damage, it will be allowed ..
Alfie has requested that PACIF send an insurance adjuster to give the town an estimate for the repair of the town
garage ceiling/roof and insulation. He will be asking the adjuster how much PACIF would be willing to pay for the
repair or replacement of the garage roof. Chris suggested that if the roofing is removed to do the repair that the
town consider replacement of the roof with a ventilation space and insulated with cellulose. This would greatly
increase the insulating affect, prevent the icing up of the roof and save the town’s heating expense at the garage.
Finding out what PACIF is willing to give the town for this project will help with further discussion of this project.
The inoperable Ford 550 is discussed. Cost for replacement of the 550 is too costly an option. The Ford dealership
has estimated the repair would cost $10,000. Alfie will explore other mechanics that might come to repair the 550
at the garage, hoping the repair would be cheaper. The WSB suggests Alfie do the search for an independent
mechanic to do the repair. If this is not successful, the WSB approves bringing the 550 to the Ford dealer.
Town Clerk’s Report with Robin Durkee
Since town meeting Robin has been contacting appointed officials to see if they will serve another term. Most have
agreed and Robin will prepare letters for Chris to sign. The WSB will discuss unfilled positions at a future select
board meeting. The WSB assigned Diana to sign overweight permits.
Town Treasurer’s Report with Lillian Baron
The General Fund is currently operating at a budget deficit of $78,866, with our expenditures outpacing
revenue. The Highway Fund has a budget surplus of $232,402. Expenditures to date are slightly
lower than estimated for this period. With these two funds combined, the Town is currently in an
overall budget position of $153,536.
Total cash on hand is $988,843. The General Fund balance is currently $24,569, which is relatively low
compared to last year. This drop was expected, as we are still recovering from the miscalculated tax rate
two years ago. At this time, there are no large scheduled payments in the queue. The HERF Fund has slightly
increased due to the sale of the old truck last month and a recent Swenson Quarry deposit.
At this time, no specific budget line items require immediate attention based on the previous month’s
activity. Moving forward, one item worth noting is heating fuel costs. After discussing usage with our
heating fuel provider, it appears that due to the exceptionally cold winter, we have underestimated the
amount of fuel required for the season. There is currently $6,214 remaining allocated for heating expenses for the
year.
Lilly has appointed Bonnie Collins as interim Assistant Town Treasurer to provide backup coverage during her
vacation. In looking for a new Assistant Treasurer, Lilly would like to post the position. In previous
years this was not the norm, but Lilly feels it would be good to clearly define the role and responsibilities of
this position and open it up to the community. Although the duties of the assistant treasurer will change
slightly, the hours for this position are not expected to change significantly.
Recovery Officer’s Report with Skip Lindsay
Skip’s last email from FEMA was dated 2/18. The state’s VEM rep let Skip know FEMA is on lockdown. Senator
Welch’s office is following the town in the ongoing dispute over the leftover funds from the FEMA bridge projects.
Senator Sander’s and House Representative Ba lint’s staffs are in communication with Senator Welch’s staff about
this situation. Lilly has supplied Skip with VLCT PDFs on audits should the WSB wish to appeal a FEMA decision on
the leftover funds.
Updates on Buyouts with John Gordon
John shares that Nicholas Lowe, of Tarrant and Gillies Law Firm, is doing the legal work for the buyout. The
Shattuck property is scheduled for a closeout on March 20th. John will serve as the town rep for a walk-through
before the closing. The WSB has agreed to a settlement amount. The town will need to reimburse the owner for the
taxes paid equal to the remainder of the year, approximately $151. The closing for WVFD old fire station will likely
happen on March 30
th
• The WSB voted to accept the settlement amounts for the Shattuck and The WVFD
properties and signed the legal documents. If there changes by the state for the WVFD property, the WSB will need
to re-sign that settlement document.
Swenson Granite Company Act 250 Permit Application
At a recent special meeting, the WSB decided to ask Swenson for a payment of 12 cent per-cubic-foot of all granite
products leaving the site, and to ask for a donation of armoring stone for the EWPP Cabot Road project. Diana
noted that the quarry has changed its traffic patterns to avoid safety issues with the road curve at the top of the hill
near the new entrance. Dump truck traffic (purchasing crusher product) will use the old road exclusively. Tractor
trailers carrying blocks will use the old road in the winter. The quarry has also reduced the truck traffic request
from 50 to 40 loads a day. The town has until March 17
th
to request a hearing. Carol Ray has concerns about the
traffic and the quarry’s use of the old entrance. She also feels the town should monitor the noise levels to see if the
quarry is in compliance. Skip Lindsay told Carol about cell phone apps that can measure sound.
Updates and Other Business
Bills and Payroll
Bills and payroll orders were signed at the end of the meeting.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:53 P.M.
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Guide to Acronyms
ACO -Animal Control Officer; ANR-Agency of Natural Resources; AOT -Agency of Transportation; AP -Accounts
Payable; BR-Better Roads; BRIC -Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities; CDT -Collector of
Delinquent Taxes; CIP -Capital Improvement Plan; CR -Cash Receipts; CRC -Consolidated Resource Center;
CVR PC -Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission; DHC -Department of Health; EC -Ethics Commission;
EMO-Emergency Management Director; EMS-Emergency Medical Service; ERAF-Emergency Relief Assistance
Funds; ET -Electronic Transfer; EWPP -Emergency Watershed Protection Program; FIRM -Federal Insurance
Rate Map; FPF -Front Porch Forum; FY -Fiscal Year; GIA-Grants in Aid; HED -Hardwick Electric Department;
HERF-Highway Equipment Replacement Fund; HMP-Hazard Mitigation Plan; HPD-Hardwick Police
Department; H&H -Hydrological & Hydraulic; LEOP-Local Emergency Operations Plan; LHMP -Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan; MMA-Money Market Account; MRGP-Municipal Roads General Permit; MOU-Memorandum of
Understanding; MTSC -Mountain Tamers Snowmobile Club; MVUESD -Mountain View Union Elementary School
District; NEMRC -New England Municipal Resource Center; NEWT -Northeast Wilderness Trust; NRCS -Natural
Resources Conservation Service; OSSU -Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union; PDM -Program Delivery
Manager; POC -Point of Contact; PR-Payroll; PTO -Paid Time Off; RBT -RB Technologies; REI -Road Erosion
Inventory; RFP -Request for Proposal; SS-Seacoast Securities; TAC -Transportation Advisory Committee; TAN –
Tax Anticipation Note; TC -Town Clerk; TH -Town Highway; THO -Town Health Officer; TM -Town Moderator; TTr
-Town Treasurer; USDA-United States Department of Agriculture; VEM -Vermont Emergency Management;
VTRANS -Vermont Agency of Transportation; wee -Woodbury Conservation Commission; WGL-Woodbury
Community Library; W/CFS-Woodbury/Calais Food Shelf; WCSD-Washington County Sheriff’s Department;
WHRT -Woodbury-Hardwick Rail Trail; WSB -Woodbury Select Board; WPC -Woodbury Planning Commission;
WNRCD-Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District; WVFD-Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department; ZBA
-Zoning Board of Adjustment