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Selectboard approves $7,800 archaeology scope for River Street wastewater work and adds $151,849 loan funds
Summary
The Montgomery Selectboard approved a $7,800 Hartgen proposal to secure historic-preservation clearance after a midden was found on River Street and voted to add $151,849.30 to the ESA 12 Step II planning loan; both votes passed with one abstention.
The Montgomery Selectboard on Aug. 18 approved paying $7,800 to Hartgen to complete archaeological permitting work after a “midden” was found along River Street, and separately voted to add $151,849.30 to the ESA 12 Step II planning loan.
Selectboard member Charlie Hancock proposed using money from the Wastewater Reserve Fund to pay the Hartgen invoice so the town would not delay by applying for an ESA amendment through WID. Mark Brouillette moved to approve the Hartgen proposal; Suzanne Dollois seconded and the motion passed 3-0-1, with Selectboard member Leanne Barnard recorded as abstaining.
The meeting record notes that the Hartgen work is to obtain clearance from the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation for the River Street scope. The minutes quote the project description as identifying a “midden” (buried “garbage”) that has been “established as not pre-colonial settlement.” The board did not contest that finding and approved the consultant scope to complete required filings and clearances.
On a related funding item, the board approved adding $151,849.30 to an existing Step II planning loan associated with ESA 12. Suzanne Dollois moved to add the funds to the State Revolving Loan fund; the motion passed 3-0-1 (Leanne Barnard abstained). The minutes indicate the Step II loan was previously approved by the board in June and that this vote amends that planning loan total.
Board members also received other updates on the municipal wastewater project, including confirmation that the project received a VT Wetland Permit on Aug. 8 and that USDA has concurred with the town’s plan to reprogram ARPA funds to make a balloon payment on the Rural Development loan, a step the minutes say should allow future loan consolidation and a lower overall interest burden.
The board’s actions mean the town will move forward with the archaeological permitting work and with the revised loan amount; staff will proceed with filings and follow-up steps noted in the minutes.
