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Selectboard tells race organizer to fix permit compliance, warns about future events
Summary
After reviewing Department of Public Safety permit conditions and photos of past events, the board directed staff to draft a letter requiring the triathlon organizer to comply with insurance, signage, routing and on-site medical requirements or risk losing permission to hold races on town roads.
A board member who reviewed the event's Department of Public Safety permit told the board the organizer has not consistently followed permit conditions in the past: insurance did not name the town as an additional insured, signs were small or deployed early, participants rode abreast on both sides of narrow roads, and sanitation/facilities expectations were not reliably met. The reviewer read permit language and suggested specific conditions for continued permission.
The board discussed options: deny future events, require corrective measures before any race, or send a formal warning letter listing the town’s conditions (sheriff staffing, full ambulance/EMT coverage, larger temporary signage, designated spectator areas and course-routing changes to avoid two-way conflicts). Committee members agreed to draft a letter for board approval that would set compliance requirements for 2026 events.
