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Select Board Meeting

Mount Holly Town Office

December 9th, 2025

6:00 pm

AGENDA

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Consideration of any changes and/or additions to the agenda

4. Approval of November 11th meeting minutes
5. Report

a. Highway and Transfer Station Update - Clinton Woolley

b. Town Treasurer Update - Elizabeth Karle

c. Planning Commission Update - Jon McCann

6. New Business

a. Two-way radio communication - Highway Dept and Ludlow and Mount Holly Schools

b. Set Budget Workshop Meeting Date and Time

c. Set Town Meeting Date and Time

7. Old Business

a. Speed limit on section of Rte 155: inputs to Traffic Committee Meeting on Dec 10th

b. Municipal Planning Grant Housing Study - Status and Draft Report Review, Upcoming Housing Study Public Mtg and Comment collection in January 2026

8. Citizen Comments
9. Announcements

a. Town Office Closures: December 24th and December 25th; closed at noon on December 31st, and all day January 1st New Year's Day

b. Dog Licensing Renewal Begins January 1
10. Review & Sign Orders

11. Executive Session: Title 1 V.S.A. S 313(a)(3) – personnel

12. Adjourn

Maple Monday

Who's ready for another maple Monday recipe? Let's get to it, shall we?!

Cookies, candies, fudge, caramel corn. We all have sweet treats on our holiday to-do list. Most of ours are family favorites that we make every year. This week I discovered a recipe that is not on our list! Dark Chocolate Maple Buttercream Candies. They look to be simply delicious, and you can be sure that these will end up on our cookie trays this Christmas. How about you, going to give them a try?

There is still time to shop our website for holiday gifts. Not sure what to get your maple lover? Treat your loved ones with the sweetest gift of all - Plew Farm Maple gift cards. Redeemable on our website and they can be applied to any of our products. You shop, we'll ship.

Plew Farm

1966 Healdville Rd, Mount Holly, VT 05758

Farm stand open Thursday through Sundays from 12:00 - 5:00. 802-259-225

Grow your gardening knowledge with UVM Extension! Registration is now open for the 2026 UVM Extension Master Gardener Course — a 16-week online program running from January 23 to May 15, 2026. Dig into topics like botany, soil health, pest management, pollinators, tree care, and more! Learners choose their course path: Track 1 to become a certified Extension Master Gardener volunteer, attending live Thursday evening Zoom sessions (Jan. 29–May 14). Track 2 students explore home horticulture at your own pace — no volunteerism required. Register by Jan. 16 ($400 for Vermonters, $550 for non-residents). Local scholarships, VSAC adult learner, and AmeriCorps awards available for Vermonters until Dec. 16. Learn more and register at: https://go.uvm.edu/emgcourse. The Rutland County Master Gardener chapter is offering FIVE $250 scholarships to Rutland County residents who are interested in the course and are planning to become a Track 1 student. Applications are due by 5PM on December 16, 2025. Learn more and apply at https://www.uvm.edu/extension/mastergardener/uvm-extension-master-gardener-course-scholarships

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

As many of you know, the Town has asked the state to review lowering the speed limit on Route 155 between Beaver Meadow Road and Straight Road from 50mph to 35mph.

The state Traffic Engineer has completed their study and at this time has declined to recommend any change to the speed limit. However, this is only a preliminary recommendation and the request still has to proceed before the full VT Traffic Committee. Based on a review of prior VT Committee minutes, it appears that the Committee takes local input based on actual lived experience very seriously. To that end, I would encourage any impacted or concerned resident of Mount Holly to attend the Committee meeting on December 10 at 1:30 pm. While in person attendance at the Committee's office in Berlin may be impractical, there will be a dial-in/remote option. The dial in/remote details will be available approximately 48 hours before the meeting (that is, sometime around December 8).

For those who wish to attend, I'll arrange a zoom call on December 9 to go over what to expect at the meeting and to talk about how best to present any additional comments or evidence to the Committee.

If you would like to be kept in the loop as the meeting approaches, please text or email either me or Leah with your email address and best contact info and we will let you know the details for both the pre-meeting on December 9 and the actual VT Traffic Committee meeting on December 10. You can also contact anyone on the Select Board and they will pass on the information to help coordinate.

A link to the VT Traffic Committee is below. Their website contains minutes and agendas from past meetings as well as links to the general criteria applied when considering speed limits on state roads. https://vtrans.vermont.gov/operations/OSB/traffic-operations...

We hope as many concerned residents as possible can attend. Please call or email if you have any questions.

All the best,

Mark

Mark D. Knoll

908-229-3354

markdknoll@gmail.com

Leah Knoll

908-256-3912

leahknoll@yahoo.com

Knoll Home 802-259-4137

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