The Lyndon Selectboard voted June 1 to accept a $4,793,000 bid from CCS Constructors LLC of Morrisville to replace Red Village Road Bridges #13 and #17. The bid came in well below a competing $7.1 million proposal from New England Infrastructure of Hudson, Massachusetts. The board's engineering firm, Vanesse Hangen Brustlin Inc., reviewed both bids and recommended the lower one.
The board also heard an update on the town gym. An inspection found the roof in excellent condition, but the building's air handler is outdated and needs replacement. The board discussed adding windows for natural light, replacing doors, and repairing walls. The total project would be capped at $900,000, financed through a 15-year bond, and would require voter approval before permits and bids proceed. The town clerk asked about the town's borrowing capacity given three existing lines of credit for flood repairs.
A revised ordinance governing transient retail sales, including food trucks, was adopted. Under the new rules, vendors must obtain a license specifying an exact location with written landowner permission. The ordinance applies town-wide. Licenses cost $10 per day or $120 per year. A food truck operating at a site with three events triggers a zoning permit requirement; an event is defined as one day up to 12 hours. Food trucks at existing commercial businesses need site plan approval for the second business. Agricultural events and nonprofit fundraisers, such as Girl Scout cookie sales, are exempt.
The board approved a transient retail vending license for O'Crepe NEK for the remainder of 2026 and permitted the business to hold a two-day event June 5-6 in front of Robin's Rustic using two parking spaces.
In other business, the board appointed Quintin Tomasi to the Planning Commission for a term ending March 2029, approved a First Class Hotel License for The Orchard Bed & Breakfast to serve malt and vinous beverages, and reviewed materials for School House Bridge, with work to begin this month. An update on ARPA business grants included the expected return of a $10,000 installment from a business that did not use the full amount; suggestions were raised to redirect those funds to another recipient.
NEK will be looking into the town's borrowing capacity and the status of its flood repair credit lines.
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