Townshend Selectboard Mtg 9/8/26

1. Meeting Call to Order:

2. Approval of Minutes: Approval of the August 25, 2026, meeting minutes.

3. Additions and Deletions:

00:01:26 4. Members of the Public:

5. Correspondence:

00:11:45 a. Rescue Inc member meeting
00:12:25 b. Jim Crozier and Ellenka Wilson correspondence
00:24:30 c. Cory Ciklin’s correspondence regarding the townwide reappraisal.

00:29:25 6. Warrants:

7. Reports:
00:30:40 a. Highway
00:43:25 b. Treasurer
00:45:20 c. Town Clerk
00:45:50 d. Chair
NA e. Grant Coordinator – 2nd meeting of the month
00:45:50 f. Auditor’s Recommendations Report – 1st meeting of the month
00:46:00 g. Committee reports:

8. Old Business:
00:46:00 a. Policy Committee proposed Personnel Policy and Committee Policy

9. New Business:
01:25:55 a. Town Hall/Common Use request:
01:30:00 b. Lease Agreement for trucks
01:40:10 c. Peter Andrus request to remove old guard rails
01:43:10 d. Agnes Stebbins: aggressive dog
01:46:50 e. Cory Ciklin’s request to decorate town hall for fall and Xmas.

01:49:10 10. Executive Session: per VT Statue 1 V.S.A 313(1.b) and 313(1.e).

11. Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 6:00pm

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