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Selectboard hears update on Quaker Village slide, reviews past slope failures and VTrans role
Summary
Board discussed Quaker Village slide paperwork and asked that no soil be removed from the site; members cited prior slope failures (Field Days Road, James Road, Gooseneck Bend) and noted VTrans typically evaluates slope issues.
The board reported that Adam Powers is working on Quaker Village slide paperwork with Brian Hill; Hill asked that no soil be removed from the area and that any leftover soil remain onsite. Selectboard members discussed practices for road work and commuter frustrations during closures.
Members referenced past slope failures in town, including Field Days Road and a James Road repair that required foam blocks and extended closures, and noted that VTrans typically assesses slope problems. Jeff Olson was identified as working on a new town plan that will guide future responses to such incidents.
