Charlotte’s municipal roads to benefit from pilot project
The ditch on Lewis Creek Road will be getting rock-lined thanks to a $9,700 Municipal Roads Grant-in-Aid pilot project. The grant was accepted at the Charlotte Selectboard’s Sept. 11 meeting.
Neighbors of Mt. Philo Hops take issue with new crop
A crowd of prospective farmers, concerned neighbors and town officials gathered at Mt. Philo Hops on East Thompson’s Point Road to try to resolve fermenting tensions over their farming operations on Aug. 28. Though they have yet to put a single hop plant in the ground, just the prospect of things to come has been enough to put a bitter taste in neighbors’ mouths.
Town Hall and library slated to be spick and span
Three proposals were submitted for the contract: Williston-based Coastal Building Maintenance (CBM VT), Danaher Custom Services Inc. of South Burlington, and Bobbi Jo Welch of B’s Perfection Cleaning Services.
Appointments for Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Appointments have been made over the course of two Selectboard meetings in Charlotte. Marty Illick, James Donovan and Dean Bloch all took positions that serve the town in various ways.
Municipal tax rate set for next fiscal year
At a special meeting of the Selectboard on July 30, board members voted to set the municipal tax rate for 2017/18 at $0.1719, a reduction about one-half of one cent on last year’s rate $0.1767.
Flat Rock Road neighbors question Arthaud settlement
Questions about lot 128 on Flat Rock Road linger even after the town settled a legal dispute involving the camp last month just prior to a court-ordered mediation. The settlement compensated leaseholder Paul Arthaud to the tune of $30,000, which allowed him to walk away from his lease, restored control of the lease and ownership of the camp to the town, and saved both parties any further legal fees. It seemed the ideal end to the yearlong dispute.
Restitution made for Selectboard misstep
Because VCLT Property and Casualty Intermunicipal Fund, the town’s insurance company, has twice denied the town’s request to cover these expenses, the cost will have to come from town money, though the specifics of the money’s source have yet to be finalized.
Charlotte citizens concerned about short-term home rentals
The short-term home rentals are usually posted on Airbnb or Vacation Rentals by Owner (VRBO). Airbnb lists 39 short-term home rentals in Charlotte. VRBO has approximately 15 rentals in Charlotte.
Trees and trails on State Park Road
The Charlotte Selectboard asked your Tree Warden to conduct a preliminary assessment of trees that would need to be removed to accommodate an eight-foot wide trail that starts four feet from the edge of the road and includes a two-foot recovery zone (14fourteen feet total from road edge). From the Mack Trail to the east end of the road there are approximately 47 trees that would need to be removed, including individual stems of multi-stem trees and close clusters.
Request for planning and zoning fee reimbursement denied
When Scott Hardy of New Haven wanted to subdivide a 10-acre parcel of land on Mt. Philo Road into…
Town purchasing process to have stricter oversight
Town purchasing practices—more specifically, the way purchasing paperwork is handled—were a matter of concern at the June 26 Selectboard…
Proposed view-blocking solar array put on hold
A Vermont company’s plan to build solar panels in Charlotte was dealt a serious setback after a recent proposed…
Malletts Bay debacle raises concerns about Thompson’s Point
The recent legal battles and evictions of leaseholders on Malletts Bay in Colchester have some Charlotte citizens asking if…
State police weigh in on town speeding dilemma
Speed limit enforcement in town has been an ongoing contentious issue, and Vermont State Police addressed the matter at…
Thompson’s Point Lane’s Lane proposed site changes
The seven properties of Lane’s Lane stand apart from the nearly 200 camps hemming the shoreline of Thompson’s Point….
Flat Rock Road subdivision dispute headed to court-ordered mediation
The Town of Charlotte and one of its property owners remain divided over the fate of two lots on…
Welch responds to town’s impeachment resolution
Editor’s note: It was Susan Ohanian’s advisory motion to impeach Donald Trump that prompted the Selectboard’s letter to Rep….
Charlotte Town Special Meeting Results
Charlotte residents voted by Australian ballot on the $3,046,847 town budget and on a $40,000 allocation for trails on…
Selectboard update on litigations, fraud risk and Lake Champlain
The Selectboard meeting of March 27 was relatively short and sweet. It began with the decision to engage the…
Planning to rewrite Land Use Regulations over Old Lantern squabble
The public hearing scheduled before the Selectboard on March 20 to receive public comments on a proposed amendment to…