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Grand Isle Select Board Meeting

January 6, 2025 · Grand Isle, VT
Source: 2025 01 06 Grand Isle Select Board Minutes (PDF, 6 pp)
Retrieved May 12, 2026 from grandislevt.org ↗
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Attendees

Jeff Parizo (Selectboard Chair)
Ron Bushway (Board Member)
Josie Leavitt (Board Member)
Ellen Howrigan (Board Member)
Jen Morway (Board Member)
Emily Clark (Community Member)
John Lafayette (Community Member)
Natalie Churchill (Community Member)
Colleen Bushway (Community Member)
Patrick Brennan (Community Member)
Melissa Boutin (Community Member)
Sue Lawrence (Community Member via Zoom)
Ether Blow (Community Member via Zoom)
Rick Brigham (Community Member via Zoom)
Aimee Cochran (Community Member via Zoom)
✓ Present: 15/15

Decisions

#Review and Approve Minutes

PASSED Unanimously

#Audit Discussion

RECEIVED

#Financials

RECEIVED

#DRB- Approve Lucas Campbell for a 2-year term

PASSED Unanimously

#Waiver of DRB applications fees for library project

PASSED Unanimously

#Review and Sign Warrants

PASSED Roll call: Josie Leavitt, Ellen Howrigan, Jen Morway vote yay. Ron Bushway, Jeff Parizo vote nay

#Approval of Otter Ai

PASSED Unanimously

#Reappointment of Zoning Administrator

PASSED Unanimously

#Draft Town Plan

PASSED Unanimously

#Public Hearing on Town Plan

PASSED Unanimously

#Employee Raises

PASSED Unanimously

Agenda Items

#1

Review and Approve Minutes

Review and approval of meeting minutes from December 13, 2024 and December 16, 2024

#2

Audit Discussion

Discussion of audit summary and recommendations

#3

Financials

Review of financial statements

#4

DRB- Approve Lucas Campbell for a 2-year term

Approval of Lucas Campbell for a 2-year term on the DRB

#5

Waiver of DRB applications fees for library project

Waiver of DRB application fees for the library project

#6

Review and Sign Warrants

Review and approval of warrants with corrections

#7

Approval of Otter Ai

Approval of up to $500 to be spent on Otter Ai

#8

Reappointment of Zoning Administrator

Reappointment of Scott Brown as Zoning Administrator for a one-year term

#9

Draft Town Plan

Approval of the draft town plan

#10

Public Hearing on Town Plan

Scheduling of a public hearing on the town plan

Public Comments

3 speakers
Esther Blow · Topic: Dog incident

Esther Blow updated the board on a dog incident she had in August

Sue Lawrence · Topic: Turn to Joy update

Sue Lawrence asked if Carol Egan would be attending a meeting to update the Selectboard regarding Turn to Joy

Jeff Parizo · Topic: COD percentage

Jeff Parizo discussed the COD percentage with Sue Lawrence