Canaan Select Board: Accepts $170,378.10 culvert grant, sets trick-or-treat hours

Canaan Select Board · Meeting recap · meeting of Monday, September 28, 2026

The Select Board met on Monday, September 28, 2026. Chairman Begin called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M., and it adjourned at 8:20 P.M. Representatives of the Fire District No. 1 and No. 2 Prudential Committees attended.

Decisions

• Approved the September 14, 2026 minutes as written.
• Authorized Diana Rancourt to explore feasibility study grants for riverbank erosion along Leach Stream and the Connecticut River.
• Approved the completed driveway and Access Permit No. 02-26 for Barrup Properties LLC on Canaan Hill Road.
• Accepted the Canaan Hill/Fund Road Box Culvert grant agreement.
• Appointed Michael Daley as Zoning Administrator.
• Set Halloween trick-or-treating for Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
• Voted to support the four candidates for the four open VLCT PACIF Board of Directors positions.
• Voted to sign a letter of support for the Fire District No. 2 River Road Waterline Replacement Project.

The board went into executive session at 6:55 P.M. to discuss personnel and came out at 8:15 P.M. The minutes say no action was taken in executive session. Several personnel motions were then voted on in open session.

Also discussed

• Fire district representatives asked for better communication about employees who work for both the Town and the districts. No formal personnel policy or change in hiring authority was adopted. They also reported that the asset management plan draft was about 30% complete.
• The board agreed to wait for another repair quote before deciding whether to truck the grader to a repair shop. No motion on transportation was made.
• The wastewater plant's September 24 state inspection went very well. A joint sewer commissioners meeting is set for October 13, 2026, at 5:30 P.M. at the Stewartstown Office.
• On curbside trash pickup, the board agreed to share hauling and recycling permit information with interested private businesses. No Town-operated program was authorized.
• Kevin McKinnon reviewed options for county recycling. No change or study spending was approved.
• Taxes are due October 1, with penalties starting October 9.
• The general election is November 3, 2026.
• The board recognized Zachary Brown for his nomination for a VLCT Municipal Service Award.

Money

• Grant Agreement BC2465 provides $170,378.10 and requires a 10% local share.
• A trucking quote for the grader was $1,485 each way, or approximately $3,000 total, before repair costs.
• Approximately $20,000 in Better Back Roads reimbursement will be sought for the Fund Road project.
• A household hazardous waste quote of $2,645.50 is expected to be covered by grant funds.
• Warrant 20-26 for $273,355.26 was presented for signing.

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