2026-10-01 - Board of Selectmen

Summary

Built from the town's posted agenda and the unapproved (draft) minutes, which were read. No video exists (livestreaming is not yet adopted).

• Present: First Selectman Chandler L. Paquette, Kate McDonald and Chris Mayhew.
• Appointed Philip Parizeau (Board of Finance representative) to the Town Asset Committee, term to 2027-11-16: unanimous. See Town Asset Committee and School Feasibility Study.
• Special Town Meeting results reported: bingo ordinance for non-profits, citations ordinance and vending and selling Amendment II passed; the PA-490 open-space minimum change from 2 to 5 acres failed by 2 votes. See September 2026 Special Town Meeting Ordinances and 2026-09-29 - Special Town Meeting.
• Livestreaming of meetings discussed and tabled; Kate McDonald to research it, while Chandler L. Paquette cited equipment, training and security concerns. See Meeting Livestreaming.
• Added Roy's Tree Service to the tree-removal vendor list: unanimous.
• Transfer Station 2027: the board agreed to move to pay-per-bag, with an illustrative $95 annual fee plus $1 per bag (about $250 a year at 3 bags a week); a resident survey was proposed, finalization aimed for early December, and a public hearing before launch. See Transfer Station Pay-Per-Bag.
• Announcement: Freedom of Information workshop on 2026-11-17 at 7 PM at Town Hall.

Agenda

Agenda PDF posted; see Sources.

Sources

• Agenda: https://www.woodstockct.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10012026-565
• Draft minutes: https://www.woodstockct.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10012026-565
• Agenda Center: https://www.woodstockct.gov/agendacenter