Proctor Selectboard rejects Otter Creek Watershed Article 5 amendment over wording and voting concerns
Summary
At its April 28 meeting the Proctor Selectboard voted 5–0 to reject a proposed Article 5 amendment to the Otter Creek Watershed Insect Control District agreement, citing objections to wording and a provision tying payment to voting rights.
The Proctor Selectboard voted 5–0 April 28 to reject a proposed amendment (Article 5) to the Otter Creek Watershed Insect Control District agreement.
Albert Wenta, Selectboard member, moved to "approve Article 5 as presented," and Bruce Baccei, Selectboard member, seconded. The motion failed unanimously after the board said the amendment's wording should be revised: members objected to the use of "shall" and "may" and said those terms should read "will." Board members also said a provision tying the loss of voting rights to failure to pay assessments was unacceptable as presented.
A copy of the prior article and the version approved on March 12, 2025, were provided to the board for review; no further action or revision timeline was recorded in the minutes. The minutes do not record direct quotations from individual members on the amendment beyond the motion and the board's summary objections.
The amendment's defeat leaves the district agreement unchanged pending any future revisions brought back to the Selectboard for consideration.
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