Meeting Videos

Newfane Selectboard Meeting Video 7/7/25

00:00:18 – Call the Meeting to Order

00:00:33 – Confirm that the Meeting was Properly Warned

00:00:40 – Additions or Amendments to the Agenda

00:00:47 – Approval of the Minutes

a. June 16th, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes

00:01:04 – Road Foreman and Road Commissioner’s Report

a. Standard Report

b. Access Application/ Right-Of-Way Permit – Mariano- 137 Steep Way Road

00:06:34 – Scheduled Members of the Public

a. Alice Ryan – Issues with water run-off onto property

00:15:14 – Administrative Assistant’s Report

a. Standard Report

00:20:55 – Committee Reports

00:31:45 – Unscheduled Members of the Public

00:31:59 – New Business

a. Approval of 2025 Municipal Tax Rate

b. FY26 Employee Wage Increase Approval

c. Sullivan & Powers Contract – Approval & Signature

00:40:59 – Old Business

a. Follow-Up Items (10 Minutes per topic)

b. Housing Grant Proposal- Review Housing Grant Application

c. FEMA buyout of South Newfane General Store – (Brown)

d. Personnel Policy changes/ recommendations (Johnson-Aplin)

e. Town Website Design – (Johnson-Aplin)

f. Update to Animal Control Ordinance – Tabled from last meeting

00:43:58 – Correspondence

a. Windham Regional Commission – Notification of Public Hearings on Proposed Windham Regional Plan

b. Windham County Animal Control – Scheduling a meeting with Sheriff Mark Anderson to discuss FY26 Animal Control Officer Services.

c. Center for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) Thank you letter.

d. Kenneth Deschaine, VT State Police/Dept. of Public Safety – info on Iranian Homeland Threat Vectors

00:56:22 – Pay Orders

Adjourn