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Select Board approves Velco easement to access Andrews Community Forest; payment and allocations read into record
Summary
The board approved an easement with Vermont Electric Power Company (Velco) providing access through the Andrews Community Forest and described how the town will allocate proceeds — including a maintenance payment, an easement fee and a small legal-fee deposit — though transcript numeric formatting was unclear and staff will confirm amounts.
The Richmond Select Board approved a utility easement with Vermont Electric Power Company (Velco) May 19 that grants access to power-line maintenance across the Andrews Community Forest.
Town staff described the compensation structure read aloud at the meeting as a per-linear-foot easement fee and a $2,500 maintenance payment to the town for trail repairs. The town also noted a nominal attorney-fee deposit would be recorded. During the meeting a motion spelled out the proposed allocation: a maintenance payment of $2,500, the easement payment as read at the meeting (transcript numbers contained inconsistent formatting), $54.50 toward legal fees, and the remainder directed to the Andrews Community Forest Reserve Fund with $2,500 earmarked for trail repairs. "This ultimately is approving an easement in return for a payment and that payment will be split up," a board member summarized.
The motion appointed the town manager as the town's agent to execute the easement documents. The board approved the motion by roll-call vote.
Note on numeric transcription: the board discussion included specific dollar figures but the recorded transcript contains inconsistent numeric formatting for the easement amount and the derived residual amounts; staff told the board they would allocate funds across a general revenue account and the Andrews Community Forest Reserve Fund as described. The town clerk or manager will publish final executed figures in the recorded easement documents.
