Dear Neighbors,

It is that time of year again and your Marlboro Select Board will be holding a total of FOUR (4) Informational Meetings leading up to the 2026 Town Meeting Elections. These meetings will be held at the Marlboro Community Center from 2:00-4:00pm on the dates indicated below. You will also be able to attend the meetings on ZOOM (the ZOOM link is available near the top of the Select Board Page of the Marlboro Website ( https://marlborovt.us/boards-minutes/select-board/ ) and on the agenda that will be published to the Select Board Page on the Thursday prior to the meeting.

We are excited to hold these meetings and look forward to your participation.

Your Marlboro Select Board

Please note that these meetings will be recorded by Brattleboro Community TV who will be posting them on YouTube.

Here are the dates and topics for the meetings:

• December 13, 2025 2:00-4:00pm – location MCC – Primary Topic: Town Roads & review of Summer 2026 MRGP roadwork (where, when, what)
• January 17, 2026 2:00-5:00pm – location MCC – Primary Topic: 2026 Budget review (Town and Highway)
• February 28, 2026 2:00-4:00pm – location MCC – Statutory Informational Meeting (Town Report will be published by 2/21/26)

FOR VIDEO OF MEETING(S) CLICK ON A LINK BELOW TO BE TAKEN TO BCTV’S YOUTUBE POSTING OF THE MEETING.

10/25/25 – INITIAL INFORMATIONAL MEETING – GENERAL DISCUSSION: 

The Marlboro Select Board, and the Marlboro Highway Department would like to advise you of roadwork that will be conducted on Ames Hill Road in the Summer of 2026 with some preparatory work being done over the Winter.  While the following outlines the project, a full review of the project will be discussed by the Marlboro Highway Department at the 12/13/25 Town Meeting Informational meeting scheduled for 2:00-4:00p at the Marlboro Community Center (also attendance can be accessed on ZOOM).

In the Summer of 2026, in order to facilitate water runoff and control on Ames Hill Road from South Road to Cowpath 40, the Highway Department will be “ditching” along the South Side (Right-Hand Side) of the Road.  This work should not cause actual Road Closures (though there may be occasional closure during equipment movement and placement) but may necessitate single lane traffic  in certain areas.  The Highway Department will post signage as appropriate and will conduct traffic as needed through the work area.  This project will last most of the Summer 2026 and the Select Board and the Highway Department appreciate your cooperation and patience while the Town works to generally improve Marlboro’s roads and increase their resiliency.

In preparation for this work, the Highway Department will be marking trees and brush along the project area to be removed during the Winter (25/26).  If you have any questions or concerns about this tree and brush removal, please feel free to contact the Highway Department or the Select Board via email (or in the case of the Select Board, the Board holds meetings on the 2^nd & 4^th Thursdays of the month and residents are always able to avail themselves of the “open public comment” time, or contact SB Assistant at TownAdmin@marlborovt.us to reserve more time at an upcoming meeting).

Regarding the tree cutting, the Highway Department would like to remind everyone that any felled tree(s) along a resident’s property can be left in place for the residents to convert into firewood (or other use).  Should there be no claim on the downed tree(s) by the landowner, the Highway Department stockpiles the trees at the Highway Garage, and any Marlboro Resident can make arrangements to secure the downed tree for their use (Firewood, etc.). 

For information or inquires on the availability of downed trees & the process, please contact the Highway Department ( marlborovthighwaydept@gmail.com ).

UPDATE * UPDATE * UPDATE * UPDATE

Please be aware that the Green Mountain Power work on AMES HILL ROAD for their area Resiliency Project is continuing. As more information becomes available, it will be posted here.

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UPDATE ON GREEN MOUNTAIN POWER ELECTRICAL GRID RESILIENCY ON AMES HILL ROAD:

10/7/25 – UPDATE:
Ames Hill Road Update
Please be advised that much of the major work by GMP on Ames Hill road has been completed. Over the next two weeks, through Friday, 11/17/25, GMP will be working along the side of the road finishing up the electrical work. In addition there will still be some grading of the road, please be aware this may cause some delays. Please pay attention to “flaggers” and do not try to “squeeze” by the grader unless directed that it is safe to pass.

Thank you – Your Marlboro Select Board