Select Board warns organizer the town will refuse permits unless conditions met

The Select Board reviewed correspondence and evidence about a series of organized events run by a group referred to in the transcript as Vermont Sun. Staff said the town's permit listed three specific roads (Lake Delmar Road, Ferndale Road and Fern Lake Road) and that use of an additional road (recorded in the transcript as Lester/Lake Whitehead Road) was not included; staff advised that the organizer must sign and comply with the town permit or risk denial of future permits.

Staff summarized the town's message to the organizer: meet the specified conditions and return a signed acknowledgement by the board's deadline or the select board will refuse permit approval. "If you do not, you know, agree with us by this date, then they will refuse your permit," a staff member said, urging the organizer to provide required safety plans and to clarify the planned route. Board members also noted disagreements between the organizer and deputies who observed event activity; the organizer had disputed some deputy statements in email correspondence copied to the board.

The board directed staff to send a formal letter reiterating permit conditions and set a procedural deadline (June 15 in the discussion) for compliance; members indicated that if permit conditions are not met, the town will decline future approvals for events.