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Votes at a glance: West Jefferson board approves annexation, rezoning, budget amendment and several routine items
Summary
The West Jefferson Board of Aldermen approved the annexation of 426 Oakwood Road, rezoning of the Perkins property, year-end budget amendment, audit contract, cemetery plot request, purchase of an AED for the farmers market, and reappointed an ABC board member. The text amendment to allow hens was referred for regulation drafting after a 3-2 vote.
At its June 2 meeting the West Jefferson Board of Aldermen approved a slate of routine and land-use items and logged one contested policy direction.
Key votes and outcomes • Annexation (426 Oakwood Road): Motion to approve passed 5-0 (mover: Alderman Calvin Green; seconder: Alderwoman Beth Shelton). • Rezoning (Perkins property): Motion to approve passed 5-0 (mover: Alderman Rusty Barr; seconder: Alderwoman Beth Shelton). • Text amendment (allow hens): Motion to move forward with creating regulations passed 3-2 (mover: Alderman Stephen Shoemaker; seconder: Alderman John Reeves). Alderwoman Beth Shelton and Alderman Calvin Green opposed. This motion directed staff to draft regulations and is not an ordinance adoption. • Statements of consideration: Approved 5-0 (mover: Alderman Stephen Shoemaker; seconder: Alderman John Reeves). • FY 2024-25 audit contract: Approved 5-0 (mover: Alderman Stephen Shoemaker; seconder: Alderman Rusty Barr). • Cemetery plot (block 77): Approved 5-0 to permit the plot to be used for Danny Woodie upon his death (request presented by Jeff Jones on behalf of Kathy Church; mover: Alderman Stephen Shoemaker; seconder: Alderman John Reeves). • AED purchase for Farmers Market: Approved 5-0; Farmers Market President requested the town purchase an AED and agreed to finance training; Town Attorney Jak Reeves was directed to add AED-use terms to the market lease (mover: Alderman Rusty Barr; seconder: Alderman Stephen Shoemaker). • Year-end budget amendment: Approved 5-0 (mover: Alderman Calvin Green; seconder: Alderman Rusty Barr). • ABC Board reappointment (Joni Ray): Reappointed to a three-year term, approved 5-0 (mover: Alderman Stephen Shoemaker; seconder: Alderman Rusty Barr).
The meeting concluded with routine departmental reports and scheduling a budget meeting for June 16 at 4:00 p.m.
The transcript does not provide individual roll-call votes for each board member except where the tally was recorded. The summaries above reflect motions, movers, seconders and recorded tallies as shown in the meeting minutes.
