Resilience Reserve Fund Expenditure

At a glance

• What: spending from the Montpelier Commission on Resilience and Recovery Reserve Fund on four resilience projects.
• Where it stands: on 2026-05-27 the Council approved $66,000 from the reserve account, 5-0 with Councilor Ben Doyle recused.
• Next: none stated. The four projects are outlined in the cover memo, which the minutes do not reproduce.

Details

• Item 2026-209 (listed as Resilience Expenses Approval). Jon Copans and Mike Miller discussed the request.
• Motion: Councilor Sal Alfano moved to approve the expenditure of $66,000 from the reserve account for the purpose of advancing the four resilience projects outlined in the cover memo. Councilor Cary Brown seconded. Carried 5-0, Councilor Doyle recused.
• Taken immediately after the River's Edge items in Rivers Edge Master Plan.
• In public comment, Peter Kelman and Stephen Whitaker raised possible council conflicts of interest and contracts to the resiliency group.

Sources

• Minutes of 2026-05-27: https://www.montpelier-vt.org/Archive.aspx?AMID=93
• Meeting packet: https://montpeliervt.portal.civicclerk.com/event/8526/overview

Log

2026-05-27 - City Council

• $66,000 approved for four resilience projects, 5-0, Councilor Doyle recused.