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Richmond Select Board: votes at a glance — buyout applications, zoning hearing, site plan, fireworks and purchase approvals
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Richmond Select Board approved submission of six FEMA buyout applications, set a Jan. 5, 2025 zoning public hearing, approved a Browns Court site‑plan submission and several purchase orders including a $15,000 fireworks contract and a $3,000 design allocation for Volunteers Green.
The Richmond Select Board took a series of formal votes on Nov. 18, approving applications, setting hearing dates and authorizing payments and project steps summarized below.
Key votes and outcomes
- FEMA Hazard Mitigation buyouts: The board voted to submit six applications for the FEMA Hazard Mitigation buyout program (addresses read into the record). Staff emphasized these are applications only; they must still be reviewed and approved by Vermont Emergency Management and FEMA before final offers are made to homeowners.
- Zoning amendments public hearing: The board set Monday, Jan. 5, 2025, at 7 p.m. for a public hearing on proposed zoning amendments creating two Village Residential districts and a new residential density section to align with State Act 181.
- Browns Court site plan: The board authorized submission of a site‑plan application to the Development Review Board for Browns Court (the application will include stormwater and signage details as required by zoning).
- Volunteers Green design: The board approved use of up to $3,000 from the Special Projects Reserve fund to pay for an architectural design for Volunteers Green; the motion specified the funds would not come from the $550,000 set aside for parks.
- July 4 fireworks: The board approved Purchase Order #5151 to Northstar Fireworks in the amount of $15,000 for the July 4 fireworks show and directed staff to proceed with payment.
- Purchase orders and warrants: The board approved several other warrant items and purchase orders including material for emergency road repairs; staff noted amended amounts driven by storm response.
Board members recorded their votes by name for each motion. Where staff noted follow‑up steps (for example, further state review of buyout applications or DRB stormwater requirements), those will be carried out by town staff.
What’s next: Each approved action has procedural next steps: FEMA and state review for buyouts; DRB review and potential appeals for the Browns Court site plan; design work for Volunteers Green; and permit/contract administration for fireworks and purchase orders.
