Landowners raise concerns over logging access on Honey Brook Road; Selectboard declines action

Landowners Jacob and Reuben Sotak raised concerns at the Aug. 17 Selectboard meeting about work on Legal Trail 6 (Honey Brook Road) that accompanied a temporary access permit authorizing ditching, culvert installation, and gravel placement to support logging access to the White River Wildlife Management Area. They said ditching activities diverted water from the trail and left a private landowner without access to part of his property; they also expressed frustration about contractor communication and project planning.

Town Administrator Nicola Shipman framed the item as a review of the temporary access permit and allowed attendees including Vermont ANR State Forester Aaron Hurst, consultant Stephen Webster (Webster Group), and Fred Glanzberg (New England Forestry Consultants) to discuss permitting, Appropriate Management Practices for logging, and ecological protections for Honey Brook. Because the concerns raised involved state permitting and private‑property access beyond the town's legal authority, the Selectboard recorded that it took no action and left the Temporary Access Permit unchanged.