Select Board adopts lockout policy, tables pantry aid
Shelburne Select Board adopts a police lockout policy and tables a $10,000 food pantry funding request. The board voted 3-0 to let officers use a liability waiver when helping residents into locked vehicles, a policy the Police Services Advisory Committee backed unanimously.
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of March 23, 2026
Shelburne Select Board adopts a police lockout policy and tables a $10,000 food pantry funding request. The board voted 3-0 to let officers use a liability waiver when helping residents into locked vehicles, a policy the Police Services Advisory Committee backed unanimously. Finance Committee member Jim pressed the West County Emergency Food Pantry's funding ask after Buckland declined to match Shelburne's contribution this year, asking "why are they asking for Shelburne?" Police Chief Greg presented an $89,800 operating budget, down from $91,700, citing hybrid-cruiser fuel savings, plus roughly 3.5 percent officer raises.
Assessor Karen Tonelli's budget dropped to $8,680 after a one-time laptop purchase rolled off. Select Board member Andrew reported a survey found enough frontage to make the town's 49 Mechanic Street lot viable for an affordable home.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of March 23, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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