Hyde Park Selectboard

The Selectboard holds its regular monthly meeting on the fourth Tuesdays of each month, at 5:30 PM, in the Community Meeting Room at the Municipal Offices, 344 Route 15 West with Remote Participation option. Agendas are posted on the “Agendas and Notices” page. Selectboard Meetings are available on GMATV Public Access Television Channel 15 and YouTube.

Selectboard:

Susan Bartlett, Vice-Chair (2-year term) expires 2025 – senatorbartlett@comcast.net or 802-777-0367
Savannah Droney (3-year term) expires 2026 – savannah@hydeparkvt.com or 802-793-6742
Matt Morin, (3-year term) expires 2025 – mattm@hydeparkvt.com
Nicole Chauvin, (2-year term) expires 2026 – 802-851-0098
Chasity Fagnant, Chair (3-year term) expires 2027 – chasityf@hydeparkvt.com or 802-595-1071

Town Administrator: Brent Sheets – brent@hydeparkvt.com 

Selectboard Clerk: Justin Mason – boardclerk@hydeparkvt.com

Town Projects & Task List – June 2023 (pdf) 

Town Grants Watch List – December 2023 (pdf)

Selectboard Rules of Procedure 2023 (pdf)

Town Organizational Chart – draft April 2023

AGENDAS AND/OR STAFF PACKET
are posted on “Agendas and Notices” page

MINUTES: DRAFT form, subject to approval at a future meeting:

March 26, 2024 (video)

March 26, 2024 (pdf)

March 6, 2024 (video)

March 6, 2024 (pdf)
March 5, 2024 Town Meeting – MinutesVideo

February 27, 2024 (video)

February 27, 2024 (pdf)

February 13, 2024 (video)

February 13, 2024 (pdf)

January 23, 2024 (video)

January 23, 2024 (pdf)

January 16, 2024 (pdf)

December 19, 2023 (video)

December 19, 2023 (pdf)

December 12, 2023 (video)

December 12, 2023 (pdf)

December 5, 2023 (pdf)

November 28, 2023 (video)

November 28, 2023 (pdf)

November 14, 2023 (video)

November 14, 2023 (pdf)

October 24, 2023 (video)

October 24, 2023 (pdf)

October 10, 2023 (video)

October 10, 2023 (pdf)

September 26, 2023 (video)

September 26, 2023 (pdf)

September 12, 2023 (video)

September 12, 2023 (pdf)

August 22, 2023 (video)

August 22, 2023 (pdf)

August 8, 2023 (video)

August 8, 2023 (pdf)

July 25, 2023 (video)

July 25, 2023 (pdf)

July 18, 2023 (video)

July 18, 2023 (pdf)

July 11, 2023 (video)

July 11, 2023 (pdf)

June 27, 2023 (video)

June 27, 2023 (pdf)

June 13, 2023 (video)

June 13, 2023 (pdf)

May 23, 2023 (video)

May 23, 2023 (pdf)

May 9, 2023 (video)

May 9, 2023 (pdf)

April 25, 2023 (video)

April 25, 2023 (pdf)

April 11, 2023 (video)

April 11, 2023 (pdf)

March 28, 2023 (video)

March 28, 2023 (pdf)

March 8, 2023 (video)

March 8, 2023 (pdf) 

March 7, 2023 Town Meeting Minutes (pdf)

March 6, 2023 (pdf)

February 28, 2023 (pdf)

February 14, 2023 (pdf)

January 31, 2023 (pdf)

January 24, 2023 (pdf)

January 10, 2023 (pdf)

December 20, 2022 (pdf)

December 13, 2022 (pdf)

December 7, 2022 (pdf) 

November 22, 2022 (pdf)

November 22, 2022 (video)

November 9, 2022 (pdf)

October 25, 2022 (pdf)

October 11, 2022 (pdf)

September 27, 2022 (pdf)
September 13, 2022 (pdf)
August 23, 2022 (pdf)
August 9, 2022 (pdf)
July 26, 2022 (pdf)
July 15, 2022 (pdf)
July 12, 2022 (pdf)
July 5, 20222 (pdf)
June 28, 2022 (pdf)
June 14, 2022 (pdf)
May 24, 2022 (pdf)
May 10, 2022 (pdf)
April 26, 2022 (pdf)
April 12, 2022 (pdf)
March 22, 2022 (pdf)
March 7, 2022 Organizational Meeting
March 1, 2022 Town Meeting Ballot Voting Results
February 28, 2022 (pdf) Bond Informational Hearing
February 21, 2022 (pdf) 
February 17, 2022 (pdf) Board of Health
February 10, 2022 (pdf) Board of Health
February 2, 2022 (pdf) Board of Health
February 1, 2022 (pdf) Board of Health
January 27, 2022 (pdf)
January 17, 2022 (pdf)
December 20, 2021 (pdf)
November 29, 2021 (pdf)
November 15, 2021 (pdf)
October 18, 2021 (pdf) 
October 6, 2021 (pdf)
September 20, 2021 (pdf)
August 31, 2021 (pdf)
August 16, 2021 (pdf)
July 19, 2021 (pdf)
June 30, 2021 (pdf)
June 29, 2021  (pdf)
June 21, 2021 (pdf)

June 14, 2021 (pdf)
June 7, 2021 (pdf)
May 17, 2021 (pdf)
May 3, 2021 (pdf)
April 19, 2021 (pdf)
April 5, 2021 (pdf)
March 15, 2021 (pdf)
March 1, 2021 (pdf) 
February 22, 2021 (pdf)
February 15, 2021 (pdf)
January 26, 2021 Budget Approval (pdf)
January 18, 2021 (pdf)

January 11, 2021(pdf)
December 28, 2020 – Budget worksession (pdf)
December 21, 2020 (pdf)
December 1, 2020 – Village Water Charges (pdf)
November 16, 2020 (pdf)
November 9, 2020 (pdf)
October 20, 2020 (pdf)
September 21, 2020 (pdf)
September 14, 2020 – Labor Negotiations (pdf)

August 27, 2020 Road bids (pdf)
August 17, 2020 (pdf)
August 17, 2020 (pdf)
August 3, 2020 (pdf)

July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020 (Audio)
July 16, 2020 tax rate (pdf)

July 14, 2020 union negotiations (pdf)
July 14, 2020 (Audio)
July 10, 2020 tax rate (pdf)
June 29, 2020 Lamoille FiberNet and End of Year (pdf)
June 15, 2020 (pdf)
June 15, 2020 – Audio starts at 5:45
June 2, 2020 – Special Highway Labor Contract (pdf)
June 2, 2020 – Audio
June 1, 2020 – Special Highway Labor Contract (pdf)
June 1, 2020 – Audio starts at minute 3:15 
May 25, 2020 (pdf)
May 25, 2020 – Audio 
May 18, 2020 (pdf)
May 18, 2020 – Video

May 11, 2020 (pdf)

May 11, 2020 Special Highway Labor Contract (Video)

May 8, 2020 Special COVID/Highway Labor (pdf)
May 8, 2020 Special COVID/Highway Labor – AUDIO

April 20, 2020 (pdf)
April 20, 2020 AUDIO
April 11, 2020 (pdf)

March 30, 2020 (pdf)
March 30, 2020 COVID-19 & Summer Work Plan (Audio File)
March 16, 2020 (pdf) 

March 3, 2020 (Town Meeting DRAFT) (pdf)
February 18, 2020 (pdf)
January 29, 2020 – Approve Budget and Town Meeting Warning (pdf)
January 20, 2020 (pdf)
January 7, 2020 – Village Water/Sewer Project (pdf)
January 6, 2020 – NHP/Eden Fire Dept. (pdf)
December 16, 2019 (pdf)
December 3, 2019 – Highway Maintenance (pdf)
November 18, 2019 (pdf)
November 4, 2019 (pdf)
October 21, 2019 (pdf)
October 3, 2019 – Eden Selectboard (pdf)
September 16, 2019 (pdf)

September 3, 2019 (pdf)
August 19, 2019 (pdf)
August 7, 2019 Paving Discussion (pdf)
July 18, 2019 Pocket Park (pdf)
July 16, 2019 (pdf)
June 27, 2019 End of Year (pdf)
June 17, 2019 (pdf)

May 20, 2019 Fire Services (pdf)
May 15, 2019 (pdf)
April 15, 2019 (pdf)
April 11, 2019 Policy Worksession (pdf)
March 11, 2019 (pdf)
March 5, 2019 (Annual Town Meeting) (pdf)
February 26, 2019 (pdf)
February 14, 2019 (pdf)
February 11, 2019 (pdf)
January 29, 2019 Budget (pdf)
January 14, 2019 (pdf)

January 3, 2019 Budget (pdf)

December 10, 2018 (pdf)
November 12, 2018 (pdf)
November 1, 2018 Asst DTC and Union (pdf)
October 29, 2018 NHP/Eden Fire Department (pdf)
Octobe 24, 2018 Seasonal Plow Operator (pdf)
October 11, 2018 Union (pdf)
October  8, 2018 (pdf)
September 19, 2018 (pdf)
September 10, 2018 (pdf)
August 13, 2018  (pdf)
July 23, 2018 (pdf)
July 16, 2018 (pdf)
July 9, 2018 (pdf)
July 5, 2018 (pdf)
July 2, 2018 (pdf)
June 11, 2018 (pdf)
May 14, 2018 (pdf)
April 9, 2018 (pdf)
March 12, 2018 (pdf)
March 6, 2018Annual Town Meeting (pdf)
March 6, 2018 – Accept Better Connections Grant (pdf)
February 12, 2018 (pdf)
January 29, 2018 (pdf)
January 17, 2018 (pdf)
January 8, 2018 (pdf)
December 21, 2017 – Public Hearing #2 Municipal Plan (pdf)
December 11, 2017 (pdf)

December 7, 2017 – Public Hearing #1 Municipal Plan (pdf)
November 13, 2017 (pdf)
October 24, 2017 – Special Meeting Traffic Ordinance (pdf)
October 17, 2017 – Special Meeting Policy Worksession (pdf)
October 9, 2017 (pdf)
September 26, 2017 – Special Meeting Policy Worksession (pdf)
September 11, 2017 (pdf)
August 22, 2017 – Special Meeting Policy Worksession (pdf)
August 14, 2017 (pdf)
July 25, 2017 (pdf)
July 10, 2017 (pdf)
June 29, 2017 (pdf)
June 12, 2017 (pdf)
May 15, 2017 (pdf) – Special Meeting Truck Purchase
May 8, 2017 (pdf)
April 17, 2017 (pdf) – Special Meeting Zoning Amendments
April 10, 2017 (pdf)
March 13, 2017 (pdf)
March 7, 2017 (pdf) – Annual Town Meeting
February 13, 2017 (pdf)
January 30, 2017  (pdf) – Budget Approval for Town Meeting
January 9, 2017 (pdf)

To view older minutes..
See archived page here.

December 10, 2019 – State Broadband Staff (pdf)
November 12, 2019 – Kingdom Fiber (pdf)
October 15, 2019 – LCPC (pdf)
March 14, 2019 – Mansfield Community Fiber (pdf)
February 26, 2019 – Informal (pdf

Joint Economic Development Board (Village, Town)
Tax Stabilization Policy and Minutes

Members:

Trustee Charlie Aronovici
Community Greg Paus
Selectboard Member Roger Audet

Tax Stabilization Policy
Tax Stabilization Application

Next Agenda:

To Be Determined

Minutes:

November 20, 2019 (pdf)
February 22, 2018 (pdf)
December 18, 2017 (pdf)
May 2, 2016
April 13, 2016
March 21, 2016
July 1, 2014

June 3, 2014
May 7 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013

Where did the Garfield Covered Bridge Go?

Now it is the Smith Bridge at Brownsville, VT.  The trusses belonged to the Garfield Bridge (45-08-05) built in 1870 over the Green River in Hyde Park, Vt. Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr., of ASA Properties Vermont, Inc., a real estate development company based in Hawaii, bought the Garfield Bridge to provide access to two of the corporation’s properties.

The trusses were taken down, cut in half, and trucked to the building sites; one span in Pomfret (45-14-18), the other in Brownsville. The developer referred to them as the Pomfret Bridge and the Ascutney Bridge. The two forty-foot “Smith” bridges were assembled in 1973 by the Cummings Construction Company.
The Garfield Bridge was abandoned in 1965 when the Town of Hyde Park bypassed it with a culvert. J.P. Rich, president of a local surveying firm, purchased it in 1971 to ensure it would be preserved.

http://www.vermontbridges.com/bridger.winter01.htm

Photo by Joe Nelson Aug 5, 1997.