Notice of Board of Abatement Hearing

Pursuant to the provision of 24 V.S.A. Sections 1535(a) (5), Notice is hereby given that the Board of Abatement within and for the Town of Bridport will meet, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of July 2025, at 6pm, at the Masonic/Community Hall 52 crown point, Rd Bridport, VT to hear the petition of Henry A. Lawton Revocable Trust Life Estate concerning the abatement of taxes on parcel 10-041.A.

By Julie Howlett Dated: July 14, 2025

Lemon Fair Insect Control District

Craig Zondag ~ Field Coordinator/Biologist

Lab/Office: 802-545-2847

Cell: 802-989-6967

Announcement: LFICD Open House

The Lemon Fair Insect Control District will host its Annual Open House on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at the Field Lab/Office in Weybridge which is located directly behind the Weybridge Congregational Church, 2790 Weybridge Rd. aka Rte. 23. The Open House will run from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on that Saturday. Folks can learn about how the mosquito season is going for the three towns of Cornwall, Weybridge and Bridport. You can also learn how to reduce mosquitoes on your property without the use of chemical pesticides. You’ll get to meet our two college interns and learn about the work they have been doing this Summer. Past Middlebury College interns have worked with the LFICD on maps of Phases I & II of the Lemon Fair River, which will be on display. We’ll have the microscopes set up and you’ll be able to observe both odd and fascinating features of mosquitoes. Attention Farmers! We anticipate that the VAA F&M will be showcasing their new “Tire Sidewall Cutter” and demonstrating its use. The sidewalls are still heavy enough to weigh down tarps, but won’t create the puddling habitat that certain mosquitoes depend on. ~ Refreshments will be available.

Special Bridport Selectboard Meeting

Friday, July 18, 2025                                                                                

Town Office at 9 am

AGENDA

Call to Order:

Public Comment:

Old Business:

     Set 2025-2026 Tax Rate

     Proposed Interim Zoning Bylaws

Other Business:   

Executive Session:

Adjourn:

Location: Bridport Historical Society

Program; Town Green Area History- David Brronson

Bridport Energy Workshop

Tuesday, July 15th 6:30 pm Bridport Community Hall 52 Crown Point Rd

Learn how to improve your home’s comfort, reduce your energy burden, and save money on your utility bills. Connect with 1-on-1 guidance and financial resources.

Light refreshments provided.

Vermont Energy Education Program VEEP www.energynavigators.org

BRIDPORT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Town of Bridport Selectboard will hold a public hearing at the Bridport Town Office, 82 Crown Point Road, Bridport, VT, on Monday July 14, 2025, at 6:05 p.m. on the following:  TOWN OF BRIDPORT  PROPOSED INTERIM ZONING BYLAWS ON CHANGES REGARDING STRUCTURES.
ARTICLE  A:  BACKGROUND AND EFFECT
Subsection A-1:  Background and Purpose
The Town’s Planning Commission is studying making changes to the Town’s Zoning Regulations.  These changes include certain ones regarding structures.  The Bridport Selectboard has determined that revisions to the Bridport Zoning Regulations are required on an interim basis for certain changes regarding structures.
Section A-2:  Authority
The Selectboard is authorized to enact these interim Zoning Bylaws pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4415, which allows for the enactment of interim bylaws after public hearing upon public notice, and pursuant to Sections 4411, 4414 and other provisions of 24 V.S.A. Chapter 117 generally.
Section A-3:  Effect on Existing Zoning Regulations
These Interim Zoning Bylaws are intended to supplement and not to replace the existing Bridport Zoning Regulations.  The existing Zoning Regulations will remain in full force and effect, except to the extent modified by these Interim Zoning Bylaws.  Pursuant to the Selectboard’s creation of a Development Review Board on March 10, 2025, it is recognized that the Development Review Board became the appropriate Municipal Panel for applicable review functions formerly performed by the Zoning Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission under the existing Zoning Regulations.  It is also recognized that the existing Zoning Regulations are subject to any applicable modification because of Vermont Act 181 enacted in 2024.
Section A-4:  Effective Date and Duration
These Interim Zoning Bylaws shall become effective as of the date of adoption by the Selectboard and shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years, unless extended, repealed, or amended in accordance with law.  Upon the expiration or repeal of these Interim Zoning Bylaws, those provisions of the existing Zoning Regulations which were superseded hereby shall be reinstated and shall once again be in full force and effect, unless repealed or amended in accordance with law.
ARTICLE B:  CHANGED REGULATIONS REGARDING STRUCTURES
1.    For the duration of these Interim Zoning Bylaws, as defined in Section A-4 above, in Section 130 on Definitions of ARTICLE I of the Bridport Zoning Regulations, the following definitions are either changed or added to be as follows:
Accessory Use or Building:  A use or building customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or building and located on the same lot.  An unregistered trailer or shipping container used for storage or other accessory use shall be considered a structure subject to all of the terms and conditions of these regulations.
Fence:  A structure used primarily for enclosure or screening, not exceeding 8 feet in height and not impeding a right of way.  Fences having finished and unfinished sides will have the finished side facing the abuttor’s property.
Seasonal Dwelling:  A dwelling which is occupied no more than 180 days during any one-year period, including campers, tents and yurts unless a wastewater permit has been issued by the State.  Additionally, the conversion of a seasonal dwelling to a residential dwelling or accessory dwelling unit requires a zoning permit.  Seasonal dwelling must follow the setback requirements for the district zone it is located in.
Structure:  An assembly of materials for occupancy or use, including but not limited to, a building, mobile home or trailer, sign, wall, fence or ground based solar panels.
2.    For the duration of these Interim Zoning Bylaws, as defined in Section A-4 above, in Section 301 on Exemptions & Exceptions 24 V.S.A. § 4413 of ARTICLE III of the Bridport Zoning Regulations, which Section in part says:  “The following uses shall be exempt from these regulations to the extent provided below:”; the 8th such use is changed to read as follows:
8.  Doghouses, sheds, tree houses, or similar accessory structures having less than or equal to 120 square feet in floor area and less than or equal to ten feet in height, may be located within a yard, a minimum of 10 feet from any property line but not obstructing a right of way.  Existing Small Lots may be exempt from the 10 foot from property line rule after approval by the Administrative Officer.  The approval document will be recorded in the Town zoning records.
Bridport Selectboard

Bridport Selectboard Meeting
Monday, July 14, 2025
Town Office @ 6pm
AGENDA
Call to Order: 
Public Hearing: Proposed Interim Zoning Bylaws  
Public Comment:
Secretary’s Report: Approve the minutes from the June 9, 2025 Selectboard meeting.    
Treasurer’s Report: Approve Bills to be paid. 
DPW Operations & Finance: 
Paving Bids
    1-Ton Truck Loan  
New Business:
Personnel
Errors & Omissions
Tax Rates 
Old Business:
Masonic/Community Hall
MERP
Zoning Administrator
     Audit
Other Business:
Executive Session:
Adjourn:  

Bridport Events Committee Meeting Agenda

Date: July 10, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Bridport Community Hall

1. Call to Order
2. Public Comments
3. Secretary’s Report
a. Review last meeting minutes
4. New Business
a. BEC Financial Status Review including Bridport Day Activities
b. Bridport Day Event review - pluses, minuses, other thoughts for future
c. Establish a separate BEC Facebook presence
d. What is next?
5. Old Business
a. BEC organization & Open Meeting Law Discussion
1. BEC is an advisory or non - advisory body? David Bronson feedback? Effects?
2. Any other comments or questions?
b. Review Action Items
6. Upcoming Meetings
a. August 14 - regular BEC meeting
7. Adjourn

Steve Brodeur, Co-Chair

Bridport Planning Commission

Meeting Agenda

Date: July 8, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location:  Bridport Town Office
1.    Call to Order
2.    Public Comments
3.    Secretary’s Report
1.Review minutes of June 10, 2025 meeting
2. Correspondence
4.    New Business
5.    Updates on BPC Projects
1. Zoning Regulations (Sharron) 
2. Town Plan – Kick-off meeting with Katie Raycroft-Meyer
6.    Updates from Subcommittees, Delegates, Reps
1. ACRPC (Ed, Steve)
2. Selectboard (Drexel)
3. DRB (Adam)
7.    Old Business
1. ZA updates (Adam)
2. Review action items (Adam, Renée)
8.    Upcoming BPC Meetings
July 14 – Select Board meeting and public hearing on interim regulations
August 12 – regular BPC meeting
September 9 – regular BPC meeting
October 14 – regular BPC meeting
9.    Adjourn
Renée Brodeur, Secretary

LFICD Board Meeting

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

5:30 PM via Zoom

Draft Agenda:

1.      Call to order

2.      Approve the June 3, 2025 minutes

3.      Treasurer’s Report

4.      Field Coordinator report

5.      Vote to have Bob Cluss replace Christine Chapline on the LFICD’s National Bank of Middlebury accounts

6.      To do list: Formation Agreement revision

7.      New business

8.      Next meeting: Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 5:30 PM via Zoom

To join the July 1, 2025 LFICD Board meeting, use the following Zoom link:

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/98910186816?pwd=LCcsMw260rUaDHRroRsdKZ0WO8lnRx.1
Password: 650086

Grievances will be held Thursday June 19, 2025 from 2pm - 5pm at the Town Office. Applications are due by June 18, 2025. Applications can be found at the Town Office or on the website under Payments/Forms/Applications.

Location: Bridport Green

Program: Bridport Firemen’s Annual BBQ

Book- Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck

Location- DPW Garage 284 Short Street

Bridport Planning Commission

Meeting Agenda

Date: June 10, 2025

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location:  Bridport Town Office

1.    Call to Order

2.    Public Comments

3.    Secretary’s Report

1.    Review minutes of May 13, 2025 meeting

·         Was Joe Gleason at May meeting?

2.    Correspondence

·         Received (via email) FLU map from Katie Raycroft-Meyer

4.    New Business

5.    Act 181 FLU map for Bridport

1.    Review, discuss, and update (if warranted) the proposed FLU map produced by ACRPC

6.    Updates on BPC Projects

1.    Zoning Regulations (Sharron) 

2.    MPG (Drexel)

3.    Town Plan (?)

7.    Updates from Subcommittees, Delegates, Reps

1.    ACRPC (Ed, Steve)

2.    Selectboard (Drexel)

3.    DRB (Adam)

8.    Old Business

1.    ZA updates (Adam)

1.    ACRPC ZA (Renée)

2.    Review action items (Adam, Renée)

9.    Upcoming BPC Meetings

·         July 8 – regular BPC meeting

·         August 12 – regular BPC meeting

·         September 9 – regular BPC meeting

10. Adjourn

Renée Brodeur, Secretary

Bridport Selectboard Meeting

Monday, June 9, 2025                                                                                

Town Office at 6 pm

AGENDA

Call to Order:

Public Comment:

Secretary’s Report: Approve the minutes from the May 12, 2025 Selectboard meeting.

Treasurer’s Report: Approve Bills to be paid.

DPW Operations & Finance:

     Addison County Regional Planning Mutual Aid Agreement

New Business:

     Errors & Omissions

     Homeward Bound Contract

     LEMP

     Michael & Susan Ladue Letter

     Approve Bridport Housing Task Force Committee

     LFICD Laptops

     Planning Commission Appointment

     Town Audit

     Signs and Bulletin Boards

     Personnel

Old Business:

     Resign Cash Receipts, Petty Cash, & Returned Check Policy

     Planning Commission Proposed Zoning Updates

     Masonic/Community Hall

     MERP

     Zoning Administrator

Other Business:   

Executive Session:

Adjourn:

Bridport Events Committee Meeting Agenda

Date: June 5,2025

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Bridport Community Hall

1. Call to Order

2. Public Comments

3. Secretary’s Report

a. Review last meeting minutes

4. New Business

a. BEC Finance Tracking

i. Send Steve receipt copies (or images) of anything you have purchased that requires reimbursement. Or of bills we need to pay.

ii. Steve will log it in the financial file and communicate with Katie for action as we have already been doing.

iii. Discuss a motion to preauthorize making all necessary bill payments and reimbursements related to Bridport Day as they come in versus delaying to a vote at the July Meeting.

5. Updates on Bridport Day

a. Donation/financial status

b. T-shirt status

c. Food status

d. Volunteers & Assignments, coordination with BFD

e. Dunk Tank schedule

f. Pricing, money collection

1. Popcorn, cotton candy

2. Burgers, dogs, chips, drinks

3. Dunk tank

4. Other?

g. Misc related topics, actions

h. Committee vote to proceed as planned?

6. Old Business

a. BEC organization & Open Meeting Law Discussion

1. BEC is an advisory or non-advisory body? David Bronson feedback? Effects?

2. Any other comments or questions?

b. Review Action Items

7. Upcoming Meetings

a. July 10 – regular BEC meeting

8. Adjourn

Steve Brodeur, Co-chair

Public Notice

Town of Bridport

Board of Listers- Lodging Grand List

Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:00 am

Location: 82 Crown Point Rd, Bridport, VT 05734

AGENDA

1). Lodge Abstract Grand List in accordance with 32 VSA § 4111.

LFICD Board Meeting

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

5:30 PM via Zoom

and in person at the Weybridge Congregational Church, Weybridge

Draft Agenda:

1.      Call to order

2.      Approve the May 6, 2025 minutes

3.      Treasurer’s Report

4.      Field Coordinator report, intern update

5.      Alternate drone operators

6.      Correspondence from Andrew L’Roe, Addison County Regional Planning Commission

7.      Drone grant proposal update

8.      LFICD computer replacement discussion

9.      To do list: Formation Agreement revision

10.  New business

11.  Next meeting: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 5:30 PM via Zoom

To join the June 3, 2025 LFICD Board meeting, use the following Zoom link:

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/95654650524?pwd=eMm52ZzDvxe1RTRR34GFtcP0aE2Iba.1
Password: 870979

Bridport Events Committee Meeting Agenda

Location: Bridport Community Hall

1.      Call to Order

2.       Public Comments

3.      Secretary's Report

1.            Review last meeting minutes

4.       New Business

a.       SEC organization & Open Meeting Law Discussion

i.       From May 12 Selectboard meeting

1.            Bridport Events Committee: Stephanie made a motion to approve the creation of the Bridport Events Committee. Drexel seconded, motion passed.

ii.       BEC is a 5-member committee with the current appointees: Liz Boudreau, Steve Brodeur, Kristy Whipple, Robyn Stattel, Craig Duddles, 3 members is a quorum

iii.       BEC is an advisory body

iv.       Establish the second Thursday of the month as the Regular Meeting schedule? (Motion, second, vote)

Discuss Agendas, Minutes, and allowed committee member communications

vi.       For more information refer to the VLCT files sent to the committee

1.     Quick Guide to Vermont's Open Meeting Law

2.      Open Meeting Law FAQs

5.       Updates on Bridport Day

1.             Donation/financial status

2.             T-shirt status

3.              Food status

4.               Misc related topics, actions

5.             Weather contingencies, decision, and communication plan

6.              Committee vote to proceed as planned?

6.      Old Business

1.             Review Action Items

7.      Upcoming Meetings

•         June 5 - regular BEC meeting

•         June 12- BEC Bridport Day meeting (if required)

•         July 10 - regular BEC meeting

•         Aug 14- regular BEC meeting

8.      Adjourn

Steve Brodeur, Co-chair

Location: Bridport Historical Society

Program: Samuel Buck, Frontier Entrepreneur- Margaret Sunderland

Book- Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut

Location- DPW Garage 284 Short Street

Bridport Planning Commission

Meeting Agenda

Date: April 8, 2025

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location:  Bridport Town Office

1.    Call to Order

2.    Public Comments

3.    Secretary’s Report

1.    Review minutes of April 8, 2025 meeting

2.    Correspondence

3.    May 18, 4pm – Conversation about Housing Initiatives in Addison County

4.    (6:45pm) ACRPC presentation/discussion on the proposed ACT 181 land use map for Bridport. Draft maps will be available for viewing. (Katie Raycroft-Meyer)

5.    New Business

6.    Updates on BPC Projects

1.    MPG (Drexel)

2.    Zoning Regulations (Sharron) 

3.    Town Plan (Renée)

7.    Updates from Subcommittees, Delegates, Reps

1.    ACRPC (Drexel) – delegate and alternate updates

2.    Selectboard (Drexel)

3.    DRB (Adam)

8.    Old Business

1.    ZA updates (Adam)

1.    ACRPC ZA (Renée)

2.    Josh status (Adam, Drexel)

3.    Review action items (Adam, Renée)

9.    Upcoming BPC Meetings

·         May 13 – regular BPC meeting

·         June 10 – regular BPC meeting

·         July 8 – regular BPC meeting

10. Adjourn

Renée Brodeur, Secretary

Bridport Selectboard Meeting

Monday, May 12, 2025                                                                                

Town Office at 6 pm

AGENDA

Call to Order:

Public Comment:

Secretary’s Report: Approve the minutes from the April 14, 2025 Selectboard meeting.

Treasurer’s Report: Approve Bills to be paid.

DPW Operations & Finance:

New Business:

     Personnel

Old Business:

     Bridport Events Committee

     Policy: Cash & Check Policy, Office Policy

     Planning Commission Proposed Zoning Updates

     Pavilion and Town Green Use Policy

     Barrows Memorial Park Use Policy

     Masonic/Community Hall

     MERP

     Zoning Administrator

Other Business:   

Executive Session:

Adjourn: