While there was plenty of laughter, everything in Barnet's selectboard meeting was taken seriously. On February 14th Barnet held a selectboard meeting. After the confirmation of last selectboard meetings minutes, the first major issue to be addressed was the issue of a toxic leak from the garage. The Barnet Town Garage was found to be leaking a petroleum based product called (PCE). The recorded levels, 10micrograms per liter, are above Vermont's 5micrograms per liter standards. Also discussed was student volunteering at the town's recycling center. The insurance coverage of having a student working at the transfer station was mulled over, but ultimately approved. Renovations to a living unit in the town library were brought up. While they agreed some kind of improvement could be made, it was mostly up to the tenant. Several candidates to represent the town, concerning tax appeal, were brought up. The whole meeting went by with little argument and ended with lots of laughs.
