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Select Board signs support letters, rescinds vehicle-trade policy and sets solar review timeline
Summary
The board approved a letter of support for a Mill Street Connector Trail planning grant, rescinded the town's vehicle-trade policy, agreed to a draft memorandum with a solar developer to relocate a right-of-way and set a Feb. 10 site-visit and public hearing.
The Middlebury Select Board on Jan. 27 approved several project- and process-level actions: a letter of support for a Mill Street Connector Trail planning grant, a rescission of a 1970 policy on trading town vehicles, and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) process with a solar developer to consider relocating a public right-of-way.
Kevin requested a town letter of support for a $16,451 Vermont Recreational Trails Program planning grant that would be led by MALT; the grant requires a $3,370 match from MALT and—if awarded—would fund planning to make the trail construction-ready. The board approved the draft town letter of support by voice vote.
On municipal policy, the board voted to rescind the existing policy governing trade of town vehicles and held final adoption of a new disposal-of-personal-property policy for a future meeting after a friendly amendment. Discussion centered on donation thresholds, using a municipal auction platform for sales, and avoiding conflict with a 1977 town policy.
On energy permitting, representatives from MHC Holdings/MHC Solar (Thomas Hand and partner Pete G) described a proposal to move a right-of-way on Middle Road South from a field center to the edge to enable a proposed solar array on roughly 109 acres the developer owns. The board approved entering a draft MOU to cover town costs and asked staff to schedule a site visit and a public hearing for Feb. 10.
Each motion passed by voice vote; no formal roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
