Woodbury Board Hears School District Exit Petition, Backs Citizens Forum

Other Committee · Meeting of May 27, 2026

HARDWICK — Woodbury Select Board fields school exit petition and hears FEMA stalemate update at May 27 meeting. Former elementary school board member Anna Peltz presented a 46-signature petition calling for a special town meeting to discuss whether Woodbury should petition out of the Mountain View Union District, citing failed budget votes, safety complaints at the school, and a closing state-level window for voluntary district mergers. The board concluded it lacks authority to act on school matters directly but offered informal support for a citizens' forum.

Separately, town disaster recovery agent Skip reported that two highway bridge replacement projects from the 2023 floods — Town Highway 23 and Town Highway 24 — remain in "pending award" status in the FEMA grants portal, with roughly $422,000 in town accounts that must eventually be returned and that can generate no more than $500 in interest under federal rules. The board also authorized by consensus approximately $2,500 to break up road ledge on Wheeler Road while a contractor's equipment was already on site.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of May 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.