Brighton (Island Pond) Select Board: Approves FEMA credit renewal, park contract and VTEL appeal step

Brighton (Island Pond) Select Board · Meeting recap · meeting of Wednesday, September 2, 2026

The Select Board met Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The meeting began at 5:30 PM and adjourned at 6:20 PM. The agenda was updated to add a Budget Report. No one spoke during public comment.

Decisions

• FEMA line of credit: The board approved signing the renewal of the FEMA line of credit for the remaining expenses from the 2024 flooding events. All in favor, so carried.
• VTEL Wireless appeal: The board voted to send the VTEL Wireless tax valuation appeal directly to the Vermont Department of Taxes Division of Property Valuation and Review. It also authorized the Town Manager to sign all necessary documents. All in favor, so carried.
• Park project: The board awarded the Island Pond Lakeside Park Improvements contract to Alliance Consulting & Excavation LLC. The award is pending satisfactory completion of pre-contract documentation. The Town Manager is authorized to execute all necessary documents. All in favor, so carried.
• Minutes: The minutes of the August 19, 2026, meeting were approved as printed. All in favor, so carried.

Also discussed

Special meeting: The wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) bond is ready to close, and the board needs to sign all documents. A special meeting will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the town hall.

Project updates:

• The Ten-Mile Square bridge is scheduled for completion in 2 weeks.
• The painting company will deliver its lift on Thursday and begin work Friday or early next week. The painter also found the leak in the Passumpsic Bank drive-thru window.
• Awnings have been ordered for the front of the Town Hall building.
• The engineering contract for the downtown project has been signed.
• The wastewater facility should begin start-up in the next 2 weeks.
• Town Hall heating and air conditioning work is nearly complete until the electric is updated. The crew is moving on to the depot and then the town garage. These are MERP grant projects.
• The town hall security and IT projects are coming along.

The board reviewed and signed pay orders for the general expense account and the road department expense account. Heather McElroy updated the board on current and future recreation department programs. No executive session was needed.

Money

• Park improvements contract award: $208,165.00

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