Selectboard names Tom Sampson to Open Space Committee

Select Board · Meeting of November 2, 2026

SHELBURNE — The Selectboard appointed Tom Sampson to a vacant Open Space Committee seat and heard a Tab Room repair update. The 3-0 vote filled a term ending in June 2027 on the committee's recommendation. John Walsh told the board the Tab Room building is "99% done" after contractor Renaissance rebuilt a rotted corner.

He said next year's budget list includes painting, rotting entrance columns and a hole on the south side where an air conditioner once sat. A member said "a picture is worth a thousand words" of Walsh's photos. Liaison reports covered a South Maple Street retaining wall pour planned for the next morning.

A member of the public asked about the sewer grant and said the $1.1 million had come through.

In the full story:

• SHELBURNE — November 2, 2026
• Opening and minutes
• Department liaison reports
• Highway and the pocket park
• Open Space Committee appointment
• Tab Room update
• Public comment and the sewer grant
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,581 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of November 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.