Month: April 2026

MINUTES
Woodbury Select Board – Special Meeting
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 5:30 P.M.
at the Woodbury Town Office

The meeting was called to order at 5:36. Present were Select Board Members Chris
Casey, John Gordon and Diana Peduzzi, and Auditor John Reid who was invited to
attend the Executive Session re Swenson Granite Co.

It was decided that an Executive Session was not necessary to discuss some
personnel issues. Chris Casey read a letter from Robin Durkee, announcing that
she will resign her elected office for personal reasons as of April 30. In the letter
Robin thanked the people of Woodbury for electing her to the position and she
enjoyed the privilege of serving them.

Also, Assistant Town Clerk Pam Ankuda will resign on the same schedule, her
letter was submitted to the Town Clerk.

Chris reported that Skip Lindsay has also submitted a resignation effective April
24, from his positions as Flood Recovery Manager as well as E911 Coordinator.
He stated that he will not leave before the FEMA de- obligation matters are
resolved.

The board will work on an announcement and draft a job description. Possible
transition scenarios were discussed.

At 5:50 the board voter to enter an Executive Session pursuant to 1 V.S.A. §313
(a)(1)(E) to discuss the pending Act 250 application from Swenson Granite Co.

At 6:40 the Executive Session was closed.

The Board voted to have our attorney, David Mears of Tarrant, Gillies and Shems,
write a letter to Swenson with another settlement offer.

The meeting adjourned at 6: 50 P.M. Signed on ___________

Chris Casey__________John Gordon ______________Diana Peduzzi _________

Town of Woodbury Select Board Meeting Minutes
March 23, 2026
Attendees
Select Board Members: Diana Peduzzi, Chris Casey, John Gordon
Town Officials: Robin Durkee (Town Clerk), Lilly Baron (Town Treasurer); Bob Martin (Zoning Administrator)
Town Employees: Alfred Larrabee (Road Commissioner ); Peter Dailey (Road Foreman); Michael Gray (WSB
Assistant/Scribe)
Members of the Public: Daniel Koenemann & Lucas Goldfluss (Winooski Natural Resources Conservation
District) ; Paul, Pat& Daniel Grandy; Amy Smith; Larry Ferno; Retta Dunlap (WVFD President); Paul Cerutti (WVFD
Chief)
Media: Jerome Lipani - HCTV
Call to Order Chris called the meeting to order at 6:05 P. M .
Adjustments to Agenda
None
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
The minutes from the March 9, 2026 and March 1 5, 2026 Select Board meetings were approved
Public Comment Retta requested that the WSB hold a discussion or public hearing for town residents
to have a conversation about Act 181, proposed changes to Act 250. She feels the restrictions/regulations for
private land owners, especially in rural districts, like Woodbury, are way out of bounds. Retta also asked how
much land in Woodbury is in the current use program. Diana thought the listers could find that number.

Town Clerk’s Report with Robin Durkee
Robin announced that the MVUESD proposed budget revote will be held at the T own Hall on March 7
th
, 10-7. There
will be an informational meeting on the MVUESD budget on April 2
nd
, 6 p.m. at the Hardwick Elementary School.
gymnasium. Robin has been confirming town appointments that were up for renewal and also listed those
appointments that are not filled: Energy Coordinator, Solid Waste District Rep, Tree Warden and several Planning
Commission seats are open. The annual contract with the Washington County Sheriff’s Deparment has been
received. Robin noted that the WCSD hourly rate has gone up to $68/hour and the mileage rate has increased to
72.5 cents/mile. The WSB will review the contract at their next meeting. Robin reported that only 39 dog licenses
have been issued so far, with the deadline looming for residents to license their dogs on April 1
st
.
Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (WNRCD)
with Daniel Koenemann and Lucas Goldflusss
Daniel and Lucas, of WNRCSD, reviewed some suggested erosion/ phosphorus prevention techniques that could
take place on town owned property in Woodbury Village. These are p art of the larger project WNRCD is
undertaking “The Sabin Pond Initiative” trying to interest property owners adjacent to lakes and streams that are a

part of the Kingsbury Branch watershed in Woodbury. Their goal is to reduce phosphorus loading into the
Kingsbury Branch, which eventually flows into the Winooski River. The two areas they focused on for this meeting
are town properties (and soon to be town properties from the buyout program John is overseeing) in the village on
either side of Route 14. They also designed plans for the area behind the old firehouse, Robin explained that that is
not town property, it is owned by the Woodbury Fire Auxiliary. Dan and Lucas restate, as they have previously, that
WNRCS suggestions are not mandates. This is true for all the work they will be suggesting in Woodbury to private
landowners and the town. They currently have no funding for these works. If landowners wish to take up WNRCD
suggestions, WNRCD will work with landowners to help secure funding to implement those suggestions. Dan and
Lucas discuss their suggestions for the town owned property and other streamside property in the village , and
then explain the program to some Woodbury Lake landowners who were present. See the HCTV recording for the
full discussion.
Road Commissioner’s Report with Alfred Larrabee and Peter Dailey
Peter reported that the road crew was able to get a load of salt after being without any for almost a month.
The Ford 550 is now at the Ford dealership undergoing the necessary repairs . Alfie checked on replacement costs
which he found to be very high. Alfie met with the PACIF insurance adjuster on the roof repair/replacement issue
and is waiting for the report. Plans can’t go ahead until we know how much money would be a vailable and what
PACIF recomments, before any decisions can be made about repair or replacement of the garage roof . Since the
racoon families have trampled and degraded any insulating value, there is a lot of heat being lost. At the site visit,
the adjuster felt the best route would be to remove the sheetrock ceiling to do the repair work. This would require a
great deal of prep work beforehand and disrupt the use of the garage for a significant amount of time. Alfie feels it
might be better to remove the roofing and try to do as much work as is affordable in a larger scale of roof repair
than may be covered under the insurance adjuster’s suggested scope of work. Discussion followed on various
repair/replacement scenarios for the town garage roof and other garage improvements. The adjuster also
requested the town get an estimate for the repair work. Chris suggested that a temporary fix may be what is
possible for the present as the town continues to look at what needs to be done to improve or even replace the
building.
Michael had one last VTrans document, the Annual Financial Plan, to be signed by the WSB. Michael, the road
crew and the town treasurer will be meeting with VTrans for its annual check in.
Town Treasurer’s Report with Lillian Baron
Lilly presented an amendment to Section 4. Insurance of the school lease. The amended changes incorporate
more specific language for terms of coverage but does not change insured amounts. Lilly also presented a draft of
a Fund Balance Policy for the WSB to consider. The purpose of this policy is to establish clear expectations for
maintaining an appropriate fund balance to manage risk, address unforeseen expenses, and support long-term
financial stability. It also outlines how the Select Board will respond to year-end surpluses or deficits. The WSB
asks questions about the draft and will rev iew and take up at its April 13 meeting .
Lilly also presented a revised draft of the town’s Personnel Policy that completes the work on the policy started,
but never finished, by previous select boards. She explains that the major change from the current policy is
separating benefits that are offered to elected officials, primarily the town clerk and town treasurer and their
assistants, from the old policy for clarity and incorporating benefits specific to elected officials in a separate
amendment to the personnel policy. Robin stated that she thought Michael was hired to work on the personnel
policy. Michael answered that he felt he was not hired to work on the policy exclusively but was asked by the WSB
to work with Lilly to complete the work on the policy and to charge the town for his time as the WSB assistant.
(Michael was on the previous select board mentioned and did the bulk of the work, with advise from VLCT, to
formulate and present suggested policy changes that were then discussed and reformed to the whole select
board’s satisfaction). Michael met with Lilly initially to get Lilly up to speed on what the previous select board was
working to accomplish and shared how he felt this should be done. Lilly began background work on the suggested

change, consulted with VLCT and showed willingness to get this plan “right” as discussed with Michael. At this
point in the process Michael felt Lilly “got it” and could do the work on her own, allowing Michael to pull back and
devote his time to other interests. Michael stated that the draft Lilly was presenting, with the separate amendment
for elected officials, is what VLCT had advised. The WSB will review the personnel policy and its elected official
amendment and agreed to discuss at a future meeting.
Lilly suggested that some ($20,000) of unas signed fund balance be transferred to avoid a deficit in the general
fund. The transfer would come from unassigned leftover funds from the prior year in the highway budget and be
placed in the general fund. Diana moved to approve the transfer of the funds and the WSB approved.
Updates on Buyouts with John Gordon
The real estate closing on the Shattuck property occurred last Friday, March 20
th
The closing on the old firehouse
will hopefully happen next week. John will need to make a correction on the close out agreement to correct a date.
Retta and Paul requested that the WVFD be able to store equipment in the old firehouse after the closing . John
states that to do that there will need to be an amendment to the closing agreement. The WSB okays the WVFD
storing equipment beyond the closing date and authorizes John to sign on the WSB’s behalf. Retta wil l provide the
amendment text. The town will also need to have liability insurance for the two closeout buildings , until they are
demolished.

Recovery Officer’s Report
Skip was not in attendance for this meeting but did provide a written report to the WSB, the jist of which was there
is no news as FEMA is still out on furlough with the shut down.

Town Official Appointments
Manuel O’Neill was appointed to the Slyvia Jackson Fund committee. Sara Hedrick was appointed to the
Woodbury Conservation Commission. Bob Martin wishes to step down as the zoning administrator but is willing to
continue as an interim assistant ZA to help train a new ZA. He recommended Graham Cristie ; Diana will contact
Graham.
Swenson Granite Company Act 250 Permit Application
Robin reported that the old entrance to the quarry was shut down by the Mining Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA). This eliminates one of the quarry ’s proposals for truck traffic to and from the quarry.
The WSB has requested an ACT 250 hearing; the quarry (Polycor) has 15 days to respond.
Alfie was asked to work up some cost estimates for repaving of the paved section of Cabot Road and resurfacing
the gravel section a s well as costs for the work needed to address the sharp corner at the top of the hill by the new
quarry entrance/exit.
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 8 :30 P.M.
Signatures and Approval
Chris Casey ______________________ Diana Peduzzi _________________________
John Gordon ______________________ Date Approved __________

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;
CVRPC – Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission; DHC – Department of Health; EC – Ethics Commission;
EMD – 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; LE OP – 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; WCC – Woodbury Conservation Commission; WCL – 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