Seeking input on various approaches to promoting housing development in the town.

October 21, 2025 6-9 pm

72 Middle Road, Bridport

Location: Penfield Homestead Museum

Program Visit to the Penfield Homestead Museum- Ironville, NY - guided tour

Bridport Development Review Board

Agenda for Hearing to be held October 15, 2025

 at 6 PM at the Bridport Town Offices

·       Call to order

·       Approval of the Minutes for the hearing held on:

-         August 20, 2025

·       Public Comment

·       Appeal of Notice of Violation

-         Application #24-29, request by Roy Case for discussion of Notice of Violation of DRB decision of October 16, 2024, property at 1712 Lake St, Bridport, VT 05734, Parcel ID 06-041

·       Zoning Administrator report

·       Other business

-         On October 2, 2025, signed mylar map for application 25-28, lot-line-adjustment, approved August 20, 2025, Scott Family Revocable Trust, 1276 Swinton Rd, Bridport, VT 05734, Parcel ID 11-002

Adjournment

Bridport Planning Commission

Meeting Agenda

Date: October 14, 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 September 9, 2025 meeting

2.    Correspondence

·         Final FLU map edits (due Oct 10)

3.    MPG application copy - filed

4.    Town Plan (Katie Raycroft-Meyer)

1.    ACRPC contract update (Katie)

2.    Review comments on Natural Resources section (Katie)

3.    Review work schedule (Katie)

4.    Plan for public outreach/town survey (Katie)

5.    Updates

·         History section update (Sharron)

·         Population and Housing section update (Renee)

6.    Next steps

5.    New Business

6.    Updates from Subcommittees, Delegates, Reps

1.    ACRPC (Ed, Steve)

2.    Selectboard (Drexel)

3.    DRB (Adam)

7.    Old Business

1.    Bridport Housing Task Force (BHTF) stakeholder meeting update (Sharron)

2.    Review action items (Adam, Renée)

8.    Upcoming BPC Meetings

·         October 14 – regular BPC meeting

·         November 1 – (optional) VECAN annual conference

Register @ https://vecan.net/conferences/vecan2025/

·         November 18 – regular BPC meeting

·         December 9 – regular BPC meeting

9.    Adjourn

Renée Brodeur, Secretary

Bridport Selectboard Meeting                                                                                                                   

Tuesday, October 14, 2025                                                                               

Community Hall at 6 pm

AGENDA

Call to Order:

Public Comment:

Treasurer’s Report: Approve bills to be paid

Secretary’s Report: Approve the minutes of the September 8, 2025 meeting.

DPW Operations & Finance:

      Cargill Salt Contract

New Business:

     Addison County Sheriff

     Fire Department Internet Connection

     Housing Task Force

     ACRPC Proposed Property Access Agreement

Old Business:

     Zoning Administrator

     Audit

     MERP

Other Business:   

Executive Session:

Adjourn:

LFICD Board Meeting

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

5:30 PM via Zoom

Draft Agenda:

1.      Call to order

2.      Approve the September 2, 2025 minutes

3.      Treasurer’s Report

4.      Field Coordinator report

5.      2026 draft budget

6.      Annual report to Select Boards

7.      Formation Agreement revisions to Select Boards?

8.      Status of workstation upgrade

9.      New business

10.  Next meeting: Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30 PM via Zoom

To join the October 14, 2025 LFICD Board meeting, use the following Zoom link:

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Bridport Events Committee Meeting Agenda

Date: October 9, 2025

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Bridport Community Hall

1. Call to Order

2. Public Comments

3. Secretary’s Report: approval of 9/11/2025 Meeting Minutes

4. New Business

a. 2026 Calendar of Events

5. Old Business

a. Finance Report

b. Fall Event: Debrief on event

c. Social Media Accounts

d. Review Action Items

6. Next Meeting: November 13, 2025

7. Adjourn

Steve Brodeur, Co-chair

October Book- Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Location: DPW Garage 284 Short Street

Bridport Town Festival

October 4, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Bridport Town Green

Crafter, Venders and Food

Location: Bridport Masonic/Community Hall

Program: 2pm The Great Bennington Battle and Vermont - Howard Coffin

Annual Meeting to follow program

Bridport Events Committee Meeting

Agenda

Date: September 11, 2025

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Bridport Community Hall

1. Call to Order

2. Public Comments

3. Secretary’s Report: approval of 8/14/2025 Meeting Minutes

4. New Business

5. Old Business

a. Finance Report

b. Fall Event: Updates on vendors, food, music

c. Social Media Accounts

d. Review Action Items

6. Next Meeting: October 9, 2025

7. Adjourn

Steve Brodeur, Co-chair

All Republican voters of the town/city of Bridport in the county of Addison are herby notified in accordance with 17 V.S.A § 2303, to meet in caucus on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at the Town Clerk’s Office at 6:30 pm.

The agenda for thei caucus is as folows:

1. Election of Town Committee

2. Election of Officers by the Town Committee

3. Election of County Committee Members

4. Other Business

Curtis R. Willey Sr., Republican Town Chair

Bridport Planning Commission

Meeting Agenda

Date: September 9, 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 August 12, 2025 meeting

2.    Correspondence

·         BHTF stakeholder meeting invite (see New Business)

4.    Town Plan (Katie Raycroft-Meyer)

1.    History section update (Sharron)

2.    Discuss section – Natural Resources (Katie)

3.    Population and Housing section update (Renee)

4.    Next steps

5.    New Business

1.    Bridport Housing Task Force (BHTF) stakeholder meeting (Sharron)

2.    ACRPC energy committee update (Sharron)

6.    Updates from Subcommittees, Delegates, Reps

1.    ACRPC (Ed, Steve)

2.    Selectboard (Drexel)

3.    DRB (Adam)

7.    Old Business

1.    Review action items (Adam, Renée)

8.    Upcoming BPC Meetings

·         September 9 – regular BPC meeting

·         October 14 – regular BPC meeting

·         November 18 – regular BPC meeting

9.    Adjourn

Renée Brodeur, Secretary

Bridport Selectboard Meeting                                                                                                                   

Monday September 8, 2025                                                                               

Town Office at 6 pm

AGENDA

Call to Order:

Public Comment:

Treasurer’s Report: Approve bills to be paid

Secretary’s Report: Approve the minutes of the August 11, 2025 meeting

DPW Operations & Finance:

New Business:

     DRB Alternate

     Addison County Sheriff

     Office Bathroom Piping

     National Opioid Settlement

     Selectboard meeting dates for October & November

Old Business:

     Masonic/Community Hall

     Zoning Administrator

     Audit

     MERP Agreements

Other Business:   

Executive Session:

Adjourn:

Pursuant to the provisions 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 Tuesday, the 2nd day of September 2025, at 6 pm, at the Masonic/Community Hall 52 Crown Point, Rd Bridport, VT to hear the petition of Robert Jackman 83 Park Avenue Bridport, VT 05734 Parcel ID # 07-109.

Board of Abatement

By____________________  Date: August 21, 2025

Julie Howlett, Board of Abatement Chair

LFICD Board Meeting

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

5:30 PM via Zoom

Draft Agenda:

1.      Call to order

2.      Approve the July 1, 2025 minutes (the August board meeting was cancelled)

3.      Treasurer’s Reports for July and August

4.      Field Coordinator report

5.      Discussion on using the private grant money to pay CNY Drone Service to treat in the OCW if conditions warrant

6.      Formation Agreement revision update

7.      Approve Craig going to the 2025 Pest Management Professionals Meeting October 14th.

8.      Preliminary budget discussion—how to account for the grant dollars?

9.      New business

10.  Next meeting: Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 5:30 PM via Zoom

To join the Sept. 2, 2025 LFICD Board meeting, use the following Zoom link:

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continuation of the August 19, 2025 meeting

No Program: Business Meeting Only

Bridport Development Review Board

Agenda for Hearing to be held August 20, 2025

 at 6 PM at the Bridport Town Offices

·       Call to order

·       Approval of the Minutes for the hearing held on:

-         July 16, 2025

·       Public Comment

·       Hearing

-         At 6:05 PM on application #25-23 by Timothy Hotte requesting a 2-lot minor subdivision at 1257 Orchard Drive, Bridport.  Parcel ID #07-134.3.

-         At 6:10 PM on application #25-19 by Brennan Kensey, requesting a variance for 16’ x 16’ concrete pad with insufficient setbacks at 941 Orchard Road.  Parcel ID# 08-040.31. Tabled from July 16, 2025 meeting for lack of information.

·       Zoning Administrator report

·       Other business

·       Adjournment

Bridport Board of Civil Authority

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Masonic/Community Hall 6:00 pm

AGENDA

Call to Order:

New Business:

     Property Tax Assessment Appeal Hearings

          Caden Curtis 6:05

     Bi-annual purge of the voter checklist

Other Business:

Adjourn:

Bridport Events Committee Meeting Agenda

Date: August 14, 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.       What is next on our horizon?

5.      Old Business

a.       Finance Summary - no change since last meeting - working balance of $6485.

b.      Thank you note to the donors: Craig will work on a postcard (8½ x 5½) with some of the images from the event.

c.       Fall Event possibly partnering with another group, craft vendors, food trucks; creating a half page handout to share with food trucks, will look into live background music.

d.      Social Media Accounts: Creating a unique Bridport Events Facebook page, Instagram

e.       BEC organization & Open Meeting Law Discussion: Still a bit unclear if BEC is an advisory or non-advisory body. We have financial activity for fund raising and paying for events but not for town assets, resources. We also do not determine town policy or direction. We will continue to post notices, minutes, and run the meetings according to the Open Meeting Law as an Advisory committee. 

f.        Selectboard Representation: The committee’s expenditures require approval from the Town Selectboard. There’s an expectation that the Committee will present a fiscal report to include in the Town Report. The Committee will send a representative to each of the Selectboard meetings to report out on activities.

g.      Review Action Items

6.      Upcoming Meetings

a.      September 11 – regular BEC meeting

7.      Adjourn

Steve Brodeur, Co-chair

Bridport Planning Commission

Meeting Agenda

Date: August 12, 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 July 8, 2025 meeting

2.    Correspondence

·         VECAN and ACRPC invite you to an in-person meeting of the Region's municipal energy committees. We hope you will join us on August 26th, from 5:30 to 7pm at the ACRPC office in Middlebury for an evening of sharing experiences, community building, and fact finding.

·         Adam Lougee - Act 181 Municipal Housing Targets

4.    New Business

5.    Town Plan (Katie Raycroft-Meyer)

1.    History element/section (Sharron)

2.    Discuss element/section - Population and Housing

3.    Next steps

6.    Updates on BPC Projects

1.    Zoning Regulations (Sharron) 

7.    Updates from Subcommittees, Delegates, Reps

1.    ACRPC (Ed, Steve)

2.    Selectboard (Drexel)

3.    DRB (Adam)

8.    Old Business

1.    Review action items (Adam, Renée)

9.    Upcoming BPC Meetings

·         August 26 (optional) – ACRPC energy committee (5:30pm-7pm)

·         September 9 – regular BPC meeting

·         October 14 – regular BPC meeting

·         November 11 – regular BPC meeting

10. Adjourn

Renée Brodeur, Secretary

Bridport Board of Civil Authority

Tuesday, August 19, 2025                                                                           

Masonic/ Community Hall at 6 pm

AGENDA

Call to Order:

New Business:

     Property Tax Assessment Appeal Hearing

          Caden Curtis 6:05

     Bi-Annual Purge of the Voter Checcklist

Other Business:   

Adjourn:

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