Springfield authorized a Dufresne Group contract to investigate 236 service connections of unknown material and voted to apply for a Drinking Water SRF loan amendment to increase engineering funds from roughly $90,000 to $267,500 to cover site investigations.

SRDC and consultants presented an enhanced‑recovery corrective action plan that would treat and discharge extracted water to Springfield’s wastewater plant under a VT DEC permit; the Board raised monitoring and wastewater‑treatment protection concerns and took no formal vote pending state approvals.

Norwich Technologies proposed a preliminary plan for the 5 MW Springfield Russell solar project and asked the town to prepare a draft access easement, consider leasing 2–2.5 acres, and draft a waiver of the 50‑ft Section 248/PUC setback; the Board authorized staff to prepare waiver and easement options for future approval.

VTrans presented plans to abandon the Toonerville Trail underpass and realign the trail alongside US‑5/VT‑11 with multiple at‑grade crossings; Selectboard members and residents raised strong safety concerns and asked VTrans to review additional protective measures as design moves toward final plans.