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Selectboard conditionally approves Green Mountain Power road‑access agreement
Summary
The board reviewed a Green Mountain Power agreement that addresses handling of unsuitable subsurface materials and requires submission of a town road‑access permit and a $75 fee; the board approved the agreement conditionally and asked staff to finalize permit paperwork.
A Green Mountain Power representative reviewed the utility's draft agreement and explained how the company will handle unsuitable subsurface material discovered during work. The presenter said: "If we bring anything up unsuitable, it's not even good for day cover. We'll get it out of there and, of course we'll replace it and restore the road to finish once we're not," and said unsuitable material would be windrowed and removed from the site. Board members discussed whether the town's existing driveway/road‑access permit form would be sufficient and whether an additional fee or modified form was needed.
After clarifying that the town attorney had reviewed the agreement with requested provisions about returning the road to its prior condition, a board member moved to approve the Green Mountain Power agreement for work on Mountain Road conditioned on submitting the required road‑access permit application and paying the required fee; the motion was seconded and approved. The board asked the Green Mountain Power representative to work with the town administrator to complete a permit application and to provide the signed agreement for the town file.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 442 (agenda intro for 7b) — topfinish SEG 696 (closing of GMP exchange).
