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At a glance: actions taken at Manchester Selectboard meeting, Jan. 20, 2026
Summary
The Selectboard approved minutes (4‑0 with 1 abstention), granted business licenses (5‑0), certified highway mileage (5‑0) and adjourned; staff were directed to revise vending-ordinance language and to consult auditors on a fund‑balance policy.
The Selectboard took several procedural actions at its Jan. 20 meeting and set follow-ups for pending items:
• Minutes from Jan. 6, 2026 — Approved. Motion by Jonathan West, second by Greg Cutler; vote 4 in favor, 1 abstention (Laurie Kunz). • Tobacco and liquor licenses — Approved for The Village Market & Gas of Vt., LLC and Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc., Walgreens #18020. Motion by Greg Cutler, second by Jonathan West; vote 5‑0. • Certify highway mileage for the Vermont Agency of Transportation — Approved. Motion by Jonathan West, second by Laurie Kunz; vote 5‑0. • Vending ordinance — Discussion only; Town Manager to draft alternative language for Feb. 3 meeting after vendor concerns that the draft could affect previously approved operations. • Unassigned Fund Balance Policy (VLCT/Act 57) — Discussion only; staff to consult auditors and return recommendations. • Adjournment — Motion by Laurie Kunz, second by Greg Cutler; vote 5‑0.
No executive session was held. The board scheduled a special Selectboard meeting to warn Town Meeting for Jan. 23, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.
