TOWN OF MIDDLESEX
INVITATION TO BID
Flood Damage Repairs & Mitigation
Davy, Upper Sunny Brook, and Bolduc Roads
The Town of Middlesex (herein referred to as “Town”) is extending an Invitation to Bid to local contractors for repairing all areas of Davy, Upper Sunny Brook and Bolduc roads affected by the July 9-10, 2023, flood. This work will include culvert replacement, ditching, stone line ditches, ledge removal by hydraulic hammer, 3” dense grade and 1 ¼” plant mix material plus grading, seeding and mulching all disturbed areas. For bid quantities and scope of work, please email clerk@middlesexvermont.org for a spec sheet or click on this link.
Bids are due by 4:30 PM, Tuesday, September 26, 2023, via email to clerk@middlesexvermont.org or delivery/regular mail to 5 Church Street, Middlesex, VT 05602. Bids should include start and completion date, preferably by November 1, 2023.
The Middlesex Select Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Please direct all additional questions to Town Road Foreman Eric Metivier at eric.metivier@middlesexvermont.org.
September 21, 2023
*NEW*
FEMA Announces Grants for Private Roads/Driveways and/or Bridges
If you know anyone with a private driveway that has only 1 major access to the residence, FEMA is now going to consider it for funding. It will need to be sent to insurance first and be denied, but those in need should apply why that process is in place.
This is available through FEMA Individual Assistance as instructed in the PDF.
For more information, please click here: FEMA Assistance for Private Roads/Driveways/Bridges
INFO on FEMA BUYOUTS
Grant funding is available through Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) to cover 100% of the project cost for the voluntary purchase of properties (residential, commercial, or vacant parcels) that are at risk from flooding.
• If a property was damaged during the July 2023 flooding event, VEM may be able to fund the purchase the property at the appraised value the day before the storm.
• If any federal funding was received following damages from this event (e.g., flood insurance payments or Individual Assistance), property owners need to save all receipts showing that funding was used for repairs.
• If a property was not damaged during this event but is at risk from flooding, VEM may be able to fund the purchase of the property at a current-market appraised value.
• If a property owner is considering pursuing a voluntary buyout, or if a municipality has property owners who may be interested, please fill out this intake form: https://forms.office.com/g/JisdCq8LDL. VEM will then direct you to the appropriate application materials in the next few weeks.
• Once property buyouts are complete, any structures will be demolished, and the property will be maintained as green open space in perpetuity.
• If you have questions or would like to request a site visit, please reach out to dps.hazardmitigation@vermont.gov.
Middlesex property records from 2001 – current are now searchable online!
All but 2023 recorded survey maps are available as well.
(Pull down “maps” from “office” on the 20/20 US Land Records Site.)
To access our online land records/maps database click here!
Declaration of Inclusion
Town of Middlesex, Vermont
The Town of Middlesex condemns racism and welcomes all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or socioeconomic status, and wants everyone to feel safe and welcome in our community.
As a town, we formally condemn all discrimination in all of its forms, commit to fair and equal treatment of everyone in our community, and will strive to ensure all of our actions, policies, and operating procedures reflect this commitment.
The Town of Middlesex has and will continue to be a place where individuals can live freely and express their opinions.
By the Middlesex Select Board on April 18, 2023, I so attest,
Peter O. Hood, Chair
Be legal and safe!
Your dog MUST be licensed by April 1, 2023.
Please mail this 2023 Dog License Renewal Form to:
5 Church St, Middlesex, VT 05602
along with the appropriate payment
We’ll mail you back a spiffy new 2023 Middlesex dog tag + license.
Don’t have a copy of your dog’s rabies certificate?
Please ask your vet to email it to clerk@middlesexvermont.org.
Most Middlesex public meetings may be accessed live via ZOOM
To access a meeting, please access the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9382718880
Meeting ID: 938 271 8880
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Watch Middlesex Select Board Meetings on ORCA HERE !!
LEARN ABOUT ONGOING PLANNING PROJECTS
The Planning Commission has set up a cloud-based folder of documents related to projects such as the Enhanced Energy Plan, the Village Redesign, the Zoning Update and the Walkable Middlesex project. Commission members will continue to add to and update this cache of information. The public can access these documents HERE.
SUMMARY OF VERMONT RECORDING FEE CHANGES
32 V.S.A. §1671
| PREVIOUS FEE | NEW FEE | |
| Document Recording | $10/page | $15/page |
| PTTR (property transfer tax return) | $10/document | $15/document |
| Survey plat recording fees | $15/sheet | $25/sheet |
| Certified copy of records (no change) | $10/page | $10/page |
| Vault time | $2/hour | $4/hour |
*Documents include all items recorded in the land records (deeds, mortgages, assignments, liens, releases, permits).
*Multiple assignments or releases included on one document are charged $15/assignment or release