Meeting of the Town of Richmond Selectboard January 6, 2025
Richmond Town Center Meeting Room, 3rd Floor – 203 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT.
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7:00 PM 1. Welcome and Public Comment
7:03 PM 2. Additions, Deletions, or Modifications to Agenda
7:05 PM 3. Items for Presentation or Discussion with those present
a) Reminder of Special Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, January 7 to work on the FY26 budget (5 min)
b) Public hearing for proposed Zoning Amendments which would create two new zoning districts; Village Residential Neighborhoods North (new section 3.11) and Village Residential Neighborhoods South (new section 3.12), introduce Residential Density (new section 6.14), amend Sections 6.1, 6.13, and 7, and include changes requested by the Selectboard at their 10/7/24 Public Hearing to align the regulations with Act 181* # (45 min)
c) Progress report on Cochran Rd. Corridor and Scoping Study exploring traffic calming and bicycle & pedestrian usage on Cochran Rd # (20 min)
d) Update on progress of amendments to the Flood Hazard Overlay District section of Richmond Zoning Regulations # (10 min)
e) Update on process for the next Town Plan # (10 min)
f) Review of responses to Selectboard action items in the Town Plan # (5 min)
g) Consideration of submitting Notice of Intent for the Southview Subdivision Stormwater Permit* # (5 min)
h) Review of timeline of preliminary engineering for Southview Stormwater Project # (10 min)
i) Follow up on Vermont League of Cities and Towns' advocacy to reform the 3 Acre Stormwater Rule # (10 min)
j) Consideration of approving use of the Town Center and Library Reserve Fund for preventative maintenance on the elevator in the Town Center* # (5 min)
k) Update on application to the Development Review Board for Browns Ct. # (5 min)
l) Consideration of approving an application for a home buyout as part of the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program* # (5 min)
m) Consideration of allocating the $20,000 that was received for the sale of the Fire Department Brush Truck to the Fire Department Capital Reserve Fund* (5 min)
n) Review of draft Town Meeting Warning # (5 min)
o) Consideration of entering an appearance in the appeal of the Development Review Board's approval of the zoning permit issued for construction at 1330 Jericho Rd.* # (5 min)
p) Consideration of holding the second Selectboard meeting in January on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 to account for the holiday on Monday, January 20, 2025* (5 min)
9:40 PM 4. Approval of Minutes, Purchase Orders and Warrants*
a) Minutes of 12/16/24
b) Minutes of 12/17/24
9:50 PM 5. Discuss Items for Next Agenda
10:00 PM 6. Possible Executive Session
10:05 PM 7. Adjourn
Time is available at each meeting for public comment. Documents related to this meeting are available at
http://www.richmondvt.gov/documents/selectboard-meeting-documents/ If you would like to schedule a time with the Board or need assistance to participate in the meeting, please call Josh Arneson, Richmond Town Manager at 434-5170 or email jarneson@richmondvt.gov. Links to videos of Selectboard meetings can be found at http://mtmansfieldctv.org/
*Denotes Action Item # Indicates documents in the packet
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