Stamford Select Board — 2026-09-17 (Regular)
Nancy L. BushikaMichael G. DenaultJohn DunnJedidiah Gramlinabsent: Kurt Gamari
Regular meeting of the Stamford Select Board (2026-09-17, 44 min). Present: Nancy L. Bushika, Michael G. Denault, John Dunn, Jedidiah Gramlin. Absent: Kurt Gamari. The minutes record 7 motions (7 approved, 0 with another outcome). Items on the agenda: Hearing Of Visitors; Selectboard Orders; Highway Update; Recycling; Reappraisal Agreement; Halloween Hours; November General Election; Building Permits; Delinquent Dog List; Delinquent Tax Sale; Reminders.
On the agenda
- Hearing Of Visitors
- Selectboard Orders
- Highway Update
- Recycling
- Reappraisal Agreement
- Halloween Hours
- November General Election
- Building Permits
- Delinquent Dog List
- Delinquent Tax Sale
- Reminders
Motions (7, 7 passed)
approve the regular meeting minutes of September 3, 2026 as written, with the Planning Commission’s clarificat Mike Denaultseconded: Jed Gramlinpassed
“MOTION by Mike Denault to approve the regular meeting minutes of September 3, 2026 as written, with the Planning Commission’s clarification.”
All in favor. Motion APPROVED. SELECTBOARD ORDERS The Selectboard reviewed and approved the following orders: WARRANT #37 $11,245.21 payroll WARRANT #38 $92,720.65 accounts payable 2 HIGHWAY UPDATE 1
Vote: unanimous voice vote
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pay the All States Construction paving bill John Dunnseconded: Jed Gramlinpassed
“MOTION by John Dunn to pay the All States Construction paving bill.”
All in favor. Motion APPROVED. RECYCLING 1. Dave Tatro said the Casella saga continues. The company is so large, there is no local contact and it requires a lengthy phone call to schedule a pickup. H
Vote: unanimous voice vote
sign the reappraisal agreement Mike Denaultseconded: Jed Gramlinpassed
“MOTION by Mike Denault to sign the reappraisal agreement.”
All in favor. Motion APPROVED. JOINT MEETING WITH THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES AND SCHOOL BOARD The Select Board has scheduled a joint meeting with the Library Trustees and School Board members on Wednesday,
Vote: unanimous voice vote
find that premature general public knowledge of a real estate matter would place the town at a substantial dis Jed Gramlinseconded: Mike Denaultpassed
“MOTION by Jed Gramlin to find that premature general public knowledge of a real estate matter would place the town at a substantial disadvantage.”
All in favor. Motion APPROVED. MOTION by Jed Gramlin to enter executive session concerning a real estate matter pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 313(a)(1)(F)(2). SECONDED by Mike Denault. All in favor. Motion
Vote: unanimous voice vote
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enter executive session concerning a real estate matter pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 313(a)(1)(F)(2) Jed Gramlinseconded: Mike Denaultpassed
“MOTION by Jed Gramlin to enter executive session concerning a real estate matter pursuant to 1 V.S.A. § 313(a)(1)(F)(2).”
All in favor. Motion APPROVED. The Select Board entered executive session at 8:00 p.m. Lori Shepard was invited to participate. MOTION by Mike Denault to exit executive session. SECONDED by Jed Graml
Vote: unanimous voice vote
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exit executive session Mike Denaultseconded: Jed Gramlinpassed
“MOTION by Mike Denault to exit executive session.”
All in favor. Motion APPROVED. The board exited executive session at 8:17 p.m. Action: The board made provisions for the posting of the next tax sale notice and finalized plans for the upcoming delin
Vote: unanimous voice vote
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adjourn Mike Denaultseconded: John Dunnpassed
“MOTION by Mike Denault to adjourn.”
All in favor. Motion APPROVED. The meeting ended at 8:18 p.m. Nancy L. Bushika, pro tempore Chair /las REMINDERS 1. Townspeople should sign up with the state’s free communications network, VT-Alert.
Vote: unanimous voice vote
Who owes what (2)
| Action | Owner | By when | Note | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Bushika reminded the board that one of them will need to join the Alliance | Nancy Bushika | — | the minutes phrase this as a report; the obligation is the point, not the statement. | open no date in the minutes ¶ ¶4 |
| The Fire Department will be contacted for traffic control | The Fire Department | — | assigned to a town office, not to a named person. | open no date in the minutes |
Statuses come from data/action_status.json, which only a person changes; "overdue" means the minutes gave a date and that date has passed. Mark one done with
scripts/action_status.py --done "a phrase".Money (3)
| Highway Update¶ ¶103 | SELECTBOARD ORDERS The Selectboard reviewed and approved the following orders: WARRANT #37 $11,245.21 payroll WARRANT #38 $92,720.65 accounts payable 2 HIGHWAY UPDATE 1. | $11,245.21; $92,720.65 |
| The bill for the paving project is about $7,000.00 higher than the signed contract | The bill for the paving project is about $7,000.00 higher than the signed contract. | $7,000.00 |
| Reappraisal Agreement¶ ¶7 | REAPPRAISAL AGREEMENT The Select Board reviewed the proposed agreement from Nemrc for $86,400.00. | $86,400.00 |
Public comment (3)
| Brian Arnold | listed as a visitor; the minutes do not record what they said |
| Debra Burchard | listed as a visitor; the minutes do not record what they said |
| Rep | listed as a visitor; the minutes do not record what they said |
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- Town minutes are the (UNAPPROVED) draft as published by the town.
- Agenda items are the ALL-CAPS section headings in the minutes, so their wording is the town's own and their order is the order in the document.
- Public comment lists only what the minutes record; visitors are listed when the minutes name them without recording a statement.
- Vote field is 'unanimous voice vote' when the minutes say 'All in favor', a numeric count when one appears, otherwise null.
Transcript
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America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Speaker 1: I do have the reappraisal agreement. Okay. It wasn't when the agenda was ready.
Speaker 4: So there's another bit of that unfunded mandate, and now you have to eat the cost.
Speaker 5: Yeah.
Speaker 6: And you get one vote.
Speaker 1: If I could make an adjustment and said there's no building on the property, they waived that requirement. Oh, okay, good. If there's a building, it still stays. Okay, all right, that makes sense.
Speaker 7: It might void the tax sale.
Speaker 1: That could be it. We spoke with the attorney today. And he said that you will not have a tax sale if you won't do it. Oh, yeah. I see. So you have to take... It doesn't seem to do this.
Speaker 10: Because they post it for us.
Speaker 11: Do you feel Brigham?
Speaker 10: and now it's not what we're supposed to do with that.
Speaker 12: You've got to do it.
Speaker 5: So far, it's just me.
Speaker 15: Yeah.
Speaker 5: Okay.
Speaker 16: Okay.
Speaker 10: Is that on the state highway?
Speaker 15: So I can go ahead and proceed to, you know, it's going to take well over a year.
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