Regular Selectboard Meeting

Windham, VT Regular Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Hybrid Meeting – In-person at the Meeting House & Online via Zoom
Monday, May 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM

To the Public: If you want to join us via Zoom or by phone, an invitation with the link is included at the end of
the agenda. Please keep yourself muted while not speaking to minimize background noise.
Note: Action may be taken on any agenda item.

1) Start recording and call meeting to order
2) Additions/deletions and/or changes to the agenda
3) Announcements/reminders
4) Act on minutes from the April 21, 2025 Selectboard Meetings
5) Public Comment – Limit of 3 minutes/comment. Limited to topics that are not on the agenda. Comments should be directed to the chair with order maintained. The selectboard cannot discuss items that are not on this agenda.
6) Correspondence – Limit to topics that are not on the agenda. There can be no public comments or selectboard discussion of correspondence at this meeting.
7) Payroll/Bills: Discussion/motions to approve check warrant report(s) (Kord will sign if approved)

8) Staff Reports with Discussion and Possible Decisions
A) Road Foreman – Richard Paré – update on West Windham Rd. and other roads
B) Zoning Admin — Report on hearing on interim bylaw changes re noise and camping and update on hearing re changes to fees for zoning permits and letters – Will
C) Grant Strategist – Cathy Fales – update on grants, VCRD focus group meeting, etc.
D) Listers – Antje Ruppert – update on Lister trainings and activities
E) Planning Commission – Bill Dunkel – updates on hearings and Windham Regional Comm. Info
F) Road Commissioner – Kord

9) New Business
A) Update on the office of Town Treasurer – Kord
B) Discuss signing the Declaration of Inclusion – All
C) Discuss Liquor License application – Michael

10) Old Business
A) Discuss status of schoolhouse and grounds after votes at Town Mtg – Michael
B) Discuss committees for Capital Planning, Property Operations & Maintenance, & Community Spaces & Activities (Programming) – Summer BBQ, Radio Club Field Day – Michael
C) Update on annual ARPA report due 4/20/25 – Kord
D) Update on Imerys offer of Trout Meadows property donation – Kord
E) Determine new phone and internet services – George
F) Discuss next steps re Code of Ethics and Ethics Training for town officials – George
G) Discuss short-term rental registry – Michael

11) Adjourn meeting & stop recording.

The next Regular Selectboard Meeting is Monday, May 19, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Kord Scott is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Regular Selectboard Meeting
Time: May 19, 2025 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

FOR CHANGES TO ZONING REGULATIONS

The Windham Selectboard will hold a public hearing at the Meeting House on Monday, May 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM prior to their regular meeting.  The hearing is about the following proposed changes to the zoning regulations:

• Changes about housing mandated by state legislation
• Clearer language about density standards and definitions of structures
• Making in-ground swimming pools and sports courts conditional uses, instead of permitted uses, in historic districts
• New regulations for recreational vehicles

A detailed account of these proposed changes is available at the Windham Town Office and on the town’s webpage (townofwindhamvt.com).

Members of the public are invited to attend the hearing in person or online using this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81873266642?pwd=Godoa5Cy0dNSBE7gighFnu9FRXn0fe.1

Meeting ID: 818 7326 6642

Passcode: 639261

TOWN OF WINDHAM

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

 The Town of Windham VT Selectboard will meet on 4:45 PM on Monday, May 5, 2025 at the Meeting House to hold a hearing on proposed interim bylaw changes to allow higher nighttime noise levels for temporary events and to allow camping for short-term events that do not meet the standards required for a permanent campground. These interim bylaws would involve minor changes to sections 209 and 501 of the zoning bylaws and would cause no additions to the table of contents. These proposed rules would be in effect everywhere in the Town of Windham. The full texts of the interim bylaws can be obtained by contacting Windham’s zoning administrator at windhamvt.zoning@gmail.com.

The Londonderry Solid Waste Group’s member town of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston, and Windham are hereby notified and warned to meet at Neighborhood Connections on either:

Tuesday April 29th, 2025 at 2:30-3:30pm
zoom link available on londonderryvt.org

or

Thursday, May 1st, 2025 at 5:30-6:30pm

to hear and discuss the draft Solid Waste Implementation Plan. The Plan can be found here.

The Londonderry Solid Waste Group’s member town of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston, and Windham are hereby notified and warned to meet at Neighborhood Connections on either:

Tuesday April 29th, 2025 at 2:30-3:30pm
zoom link available on londonderryvt.org

or

Thursday, May 1st, 2025 at 5:30-6:30pm

to hear and discuss the draft Solid Waste Implementation Plan. The Plan can be found here.

Windham, VT Regular Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Hybrid Meeting – In-person at the Meeting House & Online via Zoom
Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM

To the Public: If you want to join us via Zoom or by phone, an invitation with the link is included at the end of
the agenda. Please keep yourself muted while not speaking to minimize background noise.
Note: Action may be taken on any agenda item.

1) Start recording and call meeting to order
2) Additions/deletions and/or changes to the agenda
3) Announcements/reminders
4) Act on minutes from the April 7, 2025 Selectboard Meetings
5) Public Comment – Limit of 3 minutes/comment. Limited to topics that are not on the agenda. Comments should be directed to the chair with order maintained. The selectboard cannot discuss items that are not on this agenda.
6) Correspondence – Limit to topics that are not on the agenda. There can be no public comments or selectboard discussion of correspondence at this meeting.
7) Payroll/Bills — Discussion/motions to approve check warrant report(s) (Kord will sign if approved)

8) Staff Reports with Discussion and Possible Decisions
A) Road Foreman – Richard Paré – update on improvements to West Windham Road
B) Grant Strategist – Cathy Fales – update on grants and summer series events at the Mtg House
C) Grant Admin – Imme Maurath – LEMP update, EMD purchasing question
D) Listers – Antje Ruppert – update on Lister trainings; set date for abatement of “inactive” errors
E) Planning Commission/Energy Com – Bill Dunkel – updates re upcoming public hearings, next steps for PC
F) Zoning Administrator – Will Goodwin – updates, fee schedule
G) SB Clerk – Mary McCoy – update of Parking Lot (list of issues to be addressed by Selectboard)

9) New Business
A) Report on Rural Caucus testimony – Michael
B) Discuss status of schoolhouse and grounds after votes at Town Mtg – Michael
C) Discuss use of schoolhouse 6/28 & 29 by the W. River Radio Club – Michael
D) Discuss Pete Newton’s proposal for managing work on the Mtg House – All
E) Discuss committees for Capital Planning, Town Property Operations & Maintenance, Town Programming – Michael
F) Discuss funding needed to be set aside for emergencies – Kord

10) Old Business
A) Update on selectboard hearing for interim zoning bylaw re noise & camping– Kord
B) Update on annual ARPA report due 4/20/25 – Kord
C) Follow up on completion of various fund balance transfers as necessary – Michael
D) Update on annual report and operating fee due to Municipal Roads General Permit (MRGP) – Kord
E) Update on Imerys property donation/ Phase 1 Environmental report – Kord
F) Update on new phone and internet services – George
G) Update on legal review of the Nature Conservancy offer in lieu of taxes – Kord
H) Update on Code of Ethics and Ethics Training for town officials – George

11) Executive Session re the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee
12) Adjourn meeting & stop recording.

The next Regular Selectboard Meeting is Monday, May 5, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Kord Scott is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Regular Selectboard Meeting
Time: Apr 21, 2025 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Windham, VT Citizens Advisory Committee Agenda

Hybrid Meeting – In-person at the Meeting House & Online via Zoom

Friday, April 25th 2025 at 5:30 PM

To the Public: If you want to join us, either by phone or online, an invitation with all the pertinent information follows. Please keep yourself muted while not speaking to minimize background noise.

1) Start recording & call meeting to order

2) Additions/deletions and/or changes to the agenda

3) Announcements/reminders

4) Act on minutes?

5) Public Comment: Limit of 3 minutes/comment. Limited to topics that are not on the agenda. Comments should be directed to the chair and order must be maintained.

6) Correspondence: Limited to topics that are not on the agenda.

7) Treasurer’s Report/financials

8) New Business

1. Committee Reorganization (-Elect a Chair, Clerk, and Treasurer)
2. Review and Discuss Committee Bylaws and Policies

-Clarify any existing rules around membership eligibility, including questions of perceived or potential conflicts of interest (e.g., spousal involvement or family ties).

– Discuss whether the current bylaws address these topics or if updates are warranted.

– Discuss whether the bylaws should allow for broader use of loan funds beyond home improvement projects, in alignment with current community needs.

3. Membership Review

– Discuss current membership and the need/potential to recruit an additional member or members to strengthen capacity and ensure diverse perspectives.

– Address any concerns about process, communication, or transparency related to how new members are brought in.

9) Schedule Next Meeting

10) Old Business

11) Adjourn regular meeting & stop recording.

Michael Pelton is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Citizens Advisory Committee

 Time: Apr 25, 2025 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Windham Library Book Club Selection

Wednesday, May 7, 2025   3:30PM

Join us as we discuss this book with the author herself, local writer, Clara Goodband.

The Terrabrisian Empire has stood as the greatest empire in all the realms for a thousand years, their power made unquestionable by the Bellators (elite assassins who are part shadow) who are both revered and feared even by their own people. But when a disaster strikes at the heart of the empire, the people must put their faith in the deadliest of all the Bellators.
Keres has always served her empire, bound to it by birth and loyalty forged by years of training. Yet after an attack she must choose who she loves more, her people who scorn her or her fellow assassins. With her empire on the brink of war, she holds an unsteady grasp on her army, and with the emperor’s own house and court rife with lies and deceptions, she must tread carefully if she hopes to save them all.