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Council appoints Michelle Farnham to Development Review Board effective immediately
Summary
Michelle Farnham, a new Barre City resident with degrees in environmental studies and environmental law and policy, was appointed to the Development Review Board to help restore a quorum and serve a four‑year term beginning in June.
The Barre City Council on April 8 appointed Michelle Farnham to the Development Review Board (DRB), making her effective immediately and also placing her on the four‑year term beginning in June.
Farnham, who moved to Barre in June of the previous year, told the council she holds an undergraduate degree in environmental studies and a master’s in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School and currently works in government relations. “I’m reading policy and statute all the time,” Farnham said, adding that she believed those skills would transfer to board service.
Why it matters: The DRB had been operating close to a quorum threshold, and Farnham’s appointment restores membership to a level that councilors said will ease scheduling and decision‑making for development reviews.
Appointment details and next steps Councilors moved and seconded the appointment; the motion carried by voice vote. City staff clarified that Farnham would be appointed effective immediately to help the board achieve a quorum and would be reappointed, without a separate interview, to the standard four‑year term beginning in June so she would not need to return for a reappointment process in the immediate weeks ahead.
Ending: Councilors welcomed Farnham to the board and thanked her for stepping forward; she will begin participating in upcoming DRB meetings.
