 Jordan up in the top. Jordan, how are you tonight's. Okay. Can you hear me now? I can. Yeah. Office was I thought the road was closed so I didn't come down, but it looks like you guys are braving it. There's a couple of us here, but if you could stay home, I advise that probably will get going ahead. If anyone has anything to say, certainly just speak up or raise your hands, but we're going to get the meeting to start. This is the Monday, July 10. It's the more town select board. We're meeting both live and in zoom. Again, we have done Cali and Robin on zoom. We have a couple guests, our road foreman, and we have Jordan bond trap as well. So let's go ahead with general public comments and start there is there any one for that. Is this one we should ask you about our situation, or is that a different time. So, with your situation, we're meeting with Ron. Within the next half an hour. I have a guest here, Misha gulfman. So to talk about the Vermont 100. Then we're going to go into executive session with Ron, our attorney, talk about an agreement or that he and your lawyer have put together. You know, come out of executive session and chat them, or if you have something to say prior to that I'm willing to, you know, listen right now if you have something to add to what we're going to do. Okay, I just was wondering, I couldn't get a hold of anybody for answer and then finally Peter got back to me. So we have the agreement, and I was just wondering about a timeline basically, if the agreement looks good to you guys and sign it, then what would be, would it be able to go to Karen tomorrow, or I just would love. Yeah, why don't we want to stay around until after our executive session and we'll have answers for you at that point Jordan. What was that. Well, I was going to say she could come, you know, zoom back in maybe you know, you know, half hour 45 minutes or something. Yeah, you don't have to stay. I mean that's up to you, but anyways but after we meet with our attorney will have some more answers. I think there's in the agreement. There's, I guess there's, I don't know if there's room for discussion on one of the, one of the conditions. I guess, if there's any room for negotiation on one of the conditions, let me know. I don't know about the timeline of being able to use. Um, Jordan, what is the best number to reach you out to we have that so maybe if we're in the executive session we have a question or something for you we could reach out that way to 5952494. Thank you so much for that session. 595. 495. It's not coming in very well here. Can you say it one more time. 494. 2494. All right, very good. So let's go ahead, Martin, you've got some road updates, I'm sure for once you go ahead and let us know what's going on. Yeah, things aren't going very well right now. At least for the Brook area. We've had since early this morning, major flooding happening on Wardbrook herringbrook and the river road. The rest of our roads are actually doing quite well. We have a few minor washouts, shoulder related, nothing terrible. Surprisingly, it is just isolated to the Brook area. I honestly believe probably some beaver ponds let go. So we've got some place up the mountain and with it, brought the water up incredibly fast like literally feet in minutes. So our infrastructure was not able to handle that debris, everything else is being lodged in the culverts, missing numerous numerous culverts on Wardbrook, not small ones either. Trying to coordinate. Obviously there's nothing we can do until the water recedes. When that's going to be is I guess the big question mark right now. I think it still has the potential to get worse before it gets better. So we are, I've lined up some trucks, have standby equipment if needed. But we're really I've stockpiled as much as I have room for in the pit right now, both like three and a half inch dense grade some of these erosion issues are literally four, six feet deep. It's half of a road. It's, it's basically a disaster it's going to be a complete reconstruction of Wardbrook at least. Landslide on Herringbrook. It's brought a whole slew of trees and debris into the road. And keep in mind, I have not even put eyes on this relying heavily on Sean pretty much he was able to get home earlier today, and it's been out with the excavator, doing what he can to clear debris out of the larger culverts and keep it an eye on stuff but with the forecast that it's going to rain through the night. I don't know as we'll be even able to work on it tomorrow until possibly afternoon. So then we'll obviously work diligently to get that done but we're going to be. It's, it's major major reconstruction for Wardbrook at the least. Some class four roads have already reached out with disasters of theirs will basically triage it to get the most people affected taking care of first. And part of that may include having to patch some of Berlin's roads to just get to our roads, depending on what they're finding for, you know, they've got to triage their roads as well. So I'll keep you posted but it's going to be a long couple days I think for the road crew and everybody else is a kind of a feeling of hopelessness right now just not being able to do much at all. So, surprisingly, I expected the phone to ring off the hook in the shop and we've received very few phone calls I think people are mostly understanding that there's not much we can do about it until the water recedes. And well, certainly, you know, a few things to think about when you're out there safety first, you know, make sure you and the guys just mean that be a paramount don't take any chances to do any of this stuff. The next thing you want to do is make sure we're documenting everything. And with Sean over there doing some of this triage work, make sure he's taken the occasional picture as well. So we're getting all this stuff recorded. So we, I'm sure they'll be the fact I think the governor has already announced the state of emergency or disaster, and it will be ready to go. And we've learned last time that it's paramount that we have documentation. Yeah, so we've, we've, we've got some pretty extensive photographs already Sean's taken the bulk of those since he's in the worst affected area. Rodney's taken some staff and obviously stepped away today to put on his emergency management cap. So I'm taking care of that and and I've got some pictures of what I was dealing with today, putting out small issues on the other roads. But at this time, most of our roads are doing okay cob hills good lover lane lovers lane in Middlesex, more town there is flooding where do boys fix a couple years ago with the ice jam. So that water has come in there and is undermining the cult the guard rail, and potentially going to erode that section again. Hopefully not, but it's possible. Other than that is pretty much isolated to the brook area. If there's anything you need from us, let us know. But otherwise, you know, do what you need to do. And, you know, you've got your contractors lined up. But just keep us appraised of what's going on and you know what you need from. Okay, we'll do. Does anyone else have any comments for Martin. Don, just thank you for what you do. Robin, do you have anything to tell him at all. I know. I mean I saw Sean up here with the excavator and he's trying to keep the roads clear but as soon as he does it seems they get clogged back up so we're, we still can't get off the mountain or probably not wouldn't want to risk going off it but you know we're being patient. Again, I think everyone learned from Irene and then knows what guys are up against so again thank you and just be safe out there. We'll do thank you. All right, we're going to move on. We have our guest, Nisha golfman Vermont 100 quarter vision. You should the floor is yours. Thank you for more time. I'm the director of the matter of fact. And this is my new job for the past two months, and I'm new to the valley. And when I was. So, about me for the past 20 years, I've been running school in South West New Hampshire called croc expeditions, which is the wilderness education school. And my wife has started it and brought it to be a school with certain about $1,000 a year, or ages and semester long programs that will turn into regular school but also we have extensive summer games there and work with many schools including many years. I have one part of my job was guiding over for one semester programs travel for 60 years, the lanes of the catamount trail from Massachusetts to Canadian border. Most of it. It's been diagnosed and passed through the valley, many times on a long winter expedition. I mean, a very different view of the valley, look for my brother from up high. We died from our work and decided to look here as I was looking for. Apply myself to a project that was tentative and new. Oh, good. My wife was currently working at La Rue. So when I was looking at this job. I learned that for a matter of fact, as you know, there's a mission of building a continuous trail in the valley for from one to more time. And then edit for about 30 years. And hasn't completed. And when I looked at it. Carefully, I said to the board. Well, just by bringing new executive director. It's not likely that you will be able to overcome the areas that are historical barriers and not very difficult to overcome but I have an idea for you like it but maybe I'll come here and we'll hear the track. So what I propose is that today, if they will get the needs. Pressing means in front of us, including climate change. Maybe a walking trail along the river is not as important, but in alternative transportation corridor along with 100 could help us so many more ways. And I propose that the ELI organization to change the goal. And so here tell you about the same thing because this could happen without your town. And the board, obviously, the whole valley comes together. And everybody believes that that's truly important. But we imagine a accessible path, which means that it's 10 foot wide separate from the roadway. And it's separated by say, for five foot grass being stuck or likewise and so depending on the situation. And it's a accessible means it's paid and any kind of bicycle can roll over it doesn't be a mountain bike. Children stress or a wheelchair get wrong. Push it here into the child that all every person can take their electrical bike, which is up and coming and grossed out in ways to ease away from that. And we have a vision for coming. It's truly for everybody. It's not just for recreational purposes, but really should be directed. And unlike unlike a path that winds way through the many many problems probably go on the river where one person can pretty much stop the whole progress for a long period of time. Working with the group on how they got away presents different set of challenges. But those challenges to be scope or scoping study, which could be done through a grant with the department. So where I'm asking you, didn't see you're asking you to think about the concept. And if you can, as a town line up between the concept. And if all other towns will and I already been to face them and the way it's filled and going tomorrow to one. Then we will apply for the scoping study in a year from now. You can get a grip to learn what the challenges are and we'll be talking about less as a concept but more as a possibility that clearly will take many years to complete. So that's my story. Thank you for listening and I'm asking you a question. Well, I'm not right off the top of my head but but you know we do have a safety committee in town that is the works on transportation issues. So I think that that would be a job years involved with that as well as dawn. And I think getting those guys, maybe a little bit more information. If there is more information. That would be good I mean at the, just as you, what you told me I certainly, I think is a good would be a good idea. But you know I really haven't given it more than 10 seconds of thought either. What do you think, John. It's been interesting. Seeing how it's progressed. And, but I think that now this new concept that's I think that's wonderful. So, yeah, any other information. Sorry, I did have a question so this would be just on route 100 so it would go from Whitefield and then up route 100 towards Waterbury. It will actually continue. It will not go towards water rate will go on 100 B and terminate that lovers Lane, it's a flooded love of late, because the cross or non trail, the trail goes from Berlin to Wells river. It's to come through lovers Lane, it's currently the mark that's crossed the Montreal so they will be this magical statewide continue. That's a place where this to be quarter will connect more so. The development trail, which is the bike trail the lakes of the month will align with our path and will travel along the road. This will connect so much resources in the valley, this will connect so many existing trails already will allow people to go from one recreational resource to the other without getting on the road. Upstream from here in Bladesfield, you probably have heard of this big discussion of the conservation recreation visioning planning that they're all doing that concern that people have the continuous development of new trails without having a big plan. And that's why we address a lot of those questions because instead of building yet more order where we have one trip we have come out trail. Instead of building another trail, it's going to be in order to develop with 100 area that back. And the biggest thing for me, it's going to be for everyone know that it was for all. Will this be something that ATVs can use. These will be able to use it but electrical bikes will. Okay. Don, do you have any questions is something that seems like right up your alley. This would be lots of stuff to talk about I think. Maybe if you want to come to one of our. August or we'll be having another meeting of what we are calling the pedestrians bicycle vehicle advisory committee that seems to be our new name. So that meeting is on August 15 at like 745 in the morning at Red Hen. So we could chat then or you could get in touch with me and you know we could, we could talk and I could convey some of that stuff to the group with assemble for that. Welcome to the meeting. I love you all know you have a big agenda other towns have asked me to also come from the conservation commission and planning commission. Would you like me to do that also in more time so that all of your body is the city making violence at any point. The planning commission would be good. And I would also like to say the wreck meeting as well. Yeah probably the wreck and the planning. And Sasha. Thank you. Very good. Well thank you for coming we appreciate your piece of this. So you said it would be paid. It's easier to maintain. It's easier than we are the wheelchair on the baby. So you have to really think, but because they're all, you'll have to be made the federal operation to build this. I will not have a whole lot to say about this. I think they're going to be done. Very good. Thank you so much. One last thing. Can you leave your contact me sure with Sasha so I can get it. Yeah. I look forward to meeting with your group. Thank you. Okay, there's no one here or there's no one online for GH. GHR salvage is there. Please. Okay. Very good. All right. So why don't we go ahead and now we have Ron shems our attorney here. And I would move that we go into executive session to discuss. The legal issue. John, could you give us. So that would be. One of the SA section 313. Number a first, then number one. And it's. Number one, we have already. Founded premature general public knowledge. This public body at a substantial disadvantage. And so under that is F confidential attorney clinic communications. May for the purpose of providing professional legal services body. There's. All right. All right. All right. And so this is executive session. So I'm going to have to. Get us some work of media.