Members discussed enterprise/opportunity zone applications and other local economic tools as part of efforts to attract business and support grants tied to development and workforce training.

The Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution directing staff to prepare a 20‑year master plan that ties utility expansion, land use policy and grant strategy together and sets aggressive 60‑ to 24‑month milestones for implementation.

Board'level sustainability committee reported keeping an interlocal agreement, reviewed insurance and indemnification, discussed hiring a consultant with preconstruction grant funds and flagged potential federal BEAD funding reductions that could cut Vermont CUD allocations dramatically.

Brad Haynes told commissioners the county treated roughly 11% of paved roads last year and about 6% this year; he plans a multi‑bridge grant package targeting zero‑match federal funds and a 23‑mile grama seal contract to stabilize pavement condition.