News Updates:
$4.95M New Town Garage – Construction started 7/14/25. The Certificate of Occupancy was issued on 6/17/26! (click here for pics) The Town Garage Ribbon Cutting Event is Sat, July 25, 2026, at 10am, at 325 Templeton Rd.
A Reason to Gather: Social Infrastructure and Rural Revitalization in North Montpelier, Vermont, by Thomas Barton
$2.1M portoflio of FEMA Projects are Completed! (see pics below of the 3 larger culvert replacement projects)
$1.2M Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity submitted 4/22/26.
$1.172M Highway Grant Application submitted on 4/7/26 before the deadline of 4/15/26 to Pave Quaker Rd, Pave Vincent Flats Rd., Pave County Rd., Pave portion of Cherry Tree Hill Rd., Paint Town Hill Rd. & County Rd. fog lines, Replace Gallison Hill Culvert. provided quotes.
$100k CDBG-DR Grant for North Montpelier Orchard Valley Waldorf School, Inc. Site– Developer Ready Feasibility Study/ Actionable Master Plan for affordable housing- We were awarded $100k. Grant Agreement completed and contract in place with SE Group. Project kickoff meeting, Tues, July 7, 2026, 4:00pm-5:00pm.
$29,500 Municipal Planning Grant(MPG)– Historic North Montpelier Village Master Plan for affordable housing- Awarded. Grant Agreement completed and contract in place with SE Group. Project kick off meeting, Tues, July 7, 2026, 3:00pm-4:00pm.
Beaver Deceiver $4,500 Protect Our Wildlife Grant for County Rd. approved 7/6/26.
$60k U32 Student Safety & Trail Connecting – Bike and Pedestrian Scoping Study Application submitted 6/11/26!
$85k EECBG DREAM Grant Outreach Project for Decarbonization, Resilience, and Energy Affordability in East Montpelier is in progress! We were approved for additional funding of $24k 2/18/26. (Take the DREAM Survey to be connected to resources here)
$58k LWCF Grant (w/ match) for a Recreation Shelter- Timeless Timber Works LLC to start site work at Recreation Field summer of 2026.
$44k VTrans Transportation Alternatives (TAP) Grant Agreement in place, for a sidewalk improvement project. Awarded $44k w/ $11k match on 3/30/26!
Applied for EV Charging Site Host opportunity & funding with The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) on 3/24/26 for the Town’s Park and Ride location.
VCRD Community Visit Requested on 6/15/26.
$20k Grants in Aide Road #GA1008 2 Projects in the queue.(Coburn Rd. for road crowning, culvert, and clean up & Sanders Circle for drainage & crowning, etc.) This was awarded to the town on 4/7/26 and to be completed by Sept 2026. & submitted for next round in funding.
$62k EECBG Grant for a new Electric Ford F150 Lightning vehicle for the Road Crew & municipal employees was delivered to the town 1/15/2026! and other updates to Road Crew Equipment Fleet.
$150k Sold Vacant Town Property/ House and completed its Boundary Line Adjustments resulting in $150k back to the town and supported the housing initiative!
East Montpelier Website updates of the homepage layout completed and American Disabilities Act (ADA) Updates are underway!
Increasing document management & mapping functionality and updating data for CAI Maps is underway!
Installing 8 Lighted Speed Signs Project for Center Rd, County Rd, Vincent Flats Rd (school) & Gallison Hill Rd- 1. Phase I = Install 8 Lighted Speed Signs with Data Collection, (Signs were delivered Nov 21, 2025.) 2. Phase II = Evaluate data for speed humps or other additional solutions. Additional 3 speed signs without data collection were already placed. (on Drake /Clark Road, Quaker/Vincent/Cherry Tree, and Towne Hill Rd end of Cherry Tree.)
VT Rt 14 Speeding Reduction Request to change the 50-MPH to 35-MPH from the Orchard Valley Waldorf School to North Montpelier – The Traffic Committee voted 12/10/25 to accept Traffic Operations’ recommendation to move the 35 mph transition south approximately 1,500,’ to a point about 210’ north of the driveway at 2501 VT Route 14N.
Better Roads Grant for Road Erosion Inventory is completed REI Final Report is located (click here for report)
Municipal Office Classroom Floor Refinish Project is completed.(click here for pics)
Municipal Office building updates: with $5k grant a security system installed, heating thermostat and baseboard resolving freezing pipe issue, fixed flagpole, doors replaced, old AC holes in walls closed up, wood ramp redone, fixed bathroom and toilet replaced, re-carpeted old carpet, updated flooring and refinished wood floor, etc.
Leveraged online auctions & town auction to repurpose old town garage materials, office equipment like large printer, road crew equipment, and old vehicles which brought money back to the town!
Vermont Municipal Climate Planning Guides Pilot Program Grant Application Submitted 12/31/25.
Repaired Municipal Parking EV Charger and it is now back in operation! (click here for pic)
Hosted and brought back the 2025 Volunteer Appreciation Holiday Party
Town-wide reappraisal NEMRC contract secured on 5/7/25 for lodging Grand List June 2029 and data collection to start July 2027.
Recovering Bennett Cemetery & Gould Cemetery 6/2/26 confirmation for entry to clean up received from owner/s. They requested that folks call ahead for permission to enter.
Older PC & IT Equipment Refresh and IT Security Projects completed!
Applied to Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program 2025 for $10k of equipment.
Streamlined & simplified operations & processes & reduce costs, increase bandwidth and capacity, etc.: Grants Committee Resolution signed, formed and members appointed, Improved HR Processes, created a Road Issues Tracker, Digitization option of Town Report Created, etc.
Annual Ash Tree Removal Projects completed and one underway for 2026. (Chickering Rd. Factory St., Hammett Hill Rd., Markham Rd., Putnam Rd., Snowhill Rd., Gray Rd., VT RTE 14 N, Vincent Flats Rd., Cherry Tree Hill, Green Rd., Bliss Rd.)
