Just a note that there will not be a planning/zoning meeting on Tuesday, but stay tuned for future notices!

Edee

The Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Adjustment Secretary is responsible for meeting agendas, postings, recordings, and minutes; communications for the PC/ZBA including placing advertisements and sending certified letters; and otherwise supporting the PC/ZBA Chair for the business of the commission and board. Meetings are generally once a month. This is paid, part-time position, appointed annually and budgeted for $1500 for FY26. Attention to detail, and writing and computer skills are key. Knowledge of Open Meeting Law is a bonus.

If interested in applying, please reach out to edee.halifaxvt.selectboard@gmail.com.

Tucker Road, Stowe Mountain Road, and Deer Park Road have their initial finish grade of 2″ of gravel. Work continues on Reed Hill Road, McMillan Road, and Jacksonville Stage Road. Additional gravel will be coming all around as weather permits. See the chart below:

Additionally, see my posting on Front Porch Forum on 7/18, below.  Progress is being made.

Hi, folks,
If you’ve been about town, you have undoubtedly noticed multiple construction projects that are underway.

Please refer to https://halifaxvt.com and https://halifaxvt.com/departments/highway/ for our best attempts to share the schedules of work that the town is doing, that contractors for the town are doing, and that Green Mountain Power and its subcontractors are doing for their Zero Outage Initiative. You may need to scroll down to see it all.

Communication amongst so many working parties is difficult. We just reinstated our ability to use VTAlert in case of emergencies, and we used that to notify people about the town-originating work. Please sign up for that–there’s basic information a link to register here: https://vem.vermont.gov/vtalert

For the GMP work the sequence of events, roughly, is trenching, electrical connections, and road grading. The roads may be fully closed at times, partially closed at others, and caution will be needed until the final grading occurs.

While we know that these infrastructure improvements will have long-term value, they also are causing short-term pain, and we apologize for that.

We encourage both your patience and your feedback.

Edee Edwards, Halifax Selectboard Chair

Sealed Bid Details:
Sealed bids for provision as listed below will be accepted as follows:

If hand delivered: Any time prior to 3:00pm on April 15, 2025 in the Halifax Town office (246 Branch Road Halifax, VT) OR bidder may bring sealed bid to the 6:00pm Selectboard meeting.
If by mail: Please send to Town of Halifax, PO Box 127 Halifax VT 05358 any time prior to 3:00pm on the bid due date.
All sealed bids must be clearly marked:

Attention: Town of Halifax – Selectboard
Halifax Town – Green River Road 2025 Paving Project
The bids will be read publicly at the Selectboard meeting at 6:00pm on April 15, 2025
Contractors interested in receiving bid and project information, please contact Mike Fournier, Road Supervisor at (802) 368-2803

Construction Details:
The Project consists of full-depth reclamation of 4,000’ on Green River Road between the intersection of Ballou Mountain Road and proceeding to Hatch School Road with the following specifications:
Reclamation and Compaction -> 4,000’ from Ballou Mountain Rd. North to Pavement Ends (Brook Rd.)
a) Estimated at 9,800 square yards
b) Hot Bituminous Asphalt -> 2-1/2” Binder (estimated at 1,400 Tons) with Type 2 stone
c) Hot Bituminous Asphalt -> 1-1/2” Wearing Course (estimated at 850 Tons) with Type 3 stone

Shoulder Gravel 4,000’ @ 2’ Wide – 2 Sides & 4” Depth (estimated at 300 Tons)

Other Requirements:
The contractor must use a Vermont Agency of Transportation (“VTrans”) approved mix design for the type IV-50 gyration superpave pavement with a 70-28 PG binder. The mix shall contain no recycled asphalt shingles (RAS).
The plant producing the bituminous concrete pavement shall have a current certification by a VTrans construction and material lab 72 hours prior to producing mix for the special project.
The contractor must provide a paver which includes one operator and two screed persons.
The contractor must provide compaction equipment and operators capable of attaining the compaction required in the following specifications:

1. The Town requires a breakdown, intermediate, and finish roller. All rollers will be 10-12 ton minimum. The breakdown roller shall be double steel drum with adjustable vibratory capabilities. The intermediate can either be rubber tire or a steel-rubber combination. The finish roller can be double steel drum or steel rubber combination. A shim course shall require two rollers, a rubber tired breakdown roller followed by a double steel drum or steel rubber combination. All rollers will be 10-12 ton minimum.
2. The contractor will supply RS-1 or RS-1H emulsion and distributor meeting sections 404.04 to 404.06 of 2011 specification book for applying emulsion at a min. rate of 0.040 gal/sy. Emulsion is to be applied to all surfaces in contact with the new bituminous concrete pavement (“BCP”). Cold longitudinal joints shall receive a double application of emulsion. Tack wagons not capable of applying a continuous uniform application at the specified rate of tack in a single pass will be removed from the project if the issue cannot be corrected. Emulsion shall be considered incidental to the work required for this contract and as such shall not be priced out separately but instead be included in the unit price of asphalt to be placed.
3. The contractor will provide equipment, operators and laborers necessary to cold plane 10 foot (minimum) tapers at project beginning and end approaches to bridges, side road tapers, to attain curb reveal, etc. May be done with a skid steer or bobcat with a milling attachment.
4. The contractor shall be responsible for all cleaning of the road surface prior to paving.
5. Paving to include 2 foot drive aprons and 2 foot side road aprons, this does not include any taper needed to match existing pavement. Excavation of material of fill material is to be included in the price per ton bid.
6. The cleaning of haul units and paving equipment on the surface to be paved shall not be allowed. The contractor is responsible for locating on or off project sites for this activity. All waste material generated from this activity shall be removed from the project within 48 hours upon completion of the project at the sole expense of the contractor.
7. The contractor is expected to work within the Town right of way. Any cost associated with the contractors desire to obtain clearances to work outside the existing right of way will be at the sole expense of the contractor.
8. Damage by the contractor to Town and or personal property, or utilities during construction will be repaired by the contractor to pre-construction condition and will be at the sole expense of the contractor.
9. The contractor is required to provide traffic control for the duration of the project.
10. A traffic control plan will be required, all traffic control shall be compliant with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Standards.

March 8 2025 Emergency BCA Meeting Warning and Agenda

Here is a link to the video recording of the meeting, at the point it started formally: https://youtu.be/sp3ijNG1-eg&t=81

Be sure to read all 3 pages

2025 TM WARNING

And, here is the sample ballot:

2025 TM BALLOT