Share Your Ideas!
If you have an idea, comment or suggestion that might help us serve our community better, share it here and we'll get it to the appropriate leaders to consider!
Below we have 3 ways to address your thoughts.
- "Brainstormer" - This is is a place to share any ideas you have about what is going on or about something you would like to see in Jericho. Note that we have other pages on this website on specific issues where you we would encourage you to post if you have are addressing a specific issue related to that. For example, if you have something to say about the new development in Riverside, we ask that you post there.
- Questions & Answers (Q & A) - This is a tool where you can ask a specific question about something you see and would like an answer from Town officials. Again, we ask that if there is another page on this website related to the topic you have a question on, you post there.
- Pin an Issue Map - This map will let you place a pin on a specific location and you can leave a comment related to the pin.
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Have ideas that could help us serve you better? Share them here!
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View All Ideas3 months ago
Hwy Dept Proposed New Facility
Why is there no open discussion board open concerning the proposed Hwy Dept New Facility? Many questions to ask! Clearly a need for a new facility but Is there a talk of a modified Plan B? As of today I see no information of the tax increase to home owners over "X" years. How this increases current Town debt? Why propose to build a new Water Well for this new facility yards away from the old Land Fill and Dump! You need a secure water pipe line extension that can take on any increased water demand when needed.
11 months ago
Can we add more Contact Information to individual Board Members directly while respecting their privacy rights as well?
3 months ago
Update on Proposed Hwy Dept Facility
In fairness, as of January 18, 2024, the preliminary fiscal numbers by the Town Treasurer and Select Board & the consulting firm are now public. I still advocate for a secure water pipe line should this new facility be approved! To build a Well when the Hwy Dept facilities border a Land Fill is asking for future problems! Plan ahead to have a large supply of water available from this facility if needed! Maybe minimize the proposed community / conference room space to add a small sleeping area with maybe 4-6 bunk beds? A shower is hopefully included? Is it prudent to keep the Consultant on the payroll during the entire building process? Are roof skylights practical? Limited solar? We need a "line item" look (primarily of the interior design) maybe make some modifications of what "amenities " make the most sense and looked at again? This project should be use ARPA funds as much as possible to reduce the financial debt required. No other known town proposal or project needs to be addressed more than this!
about 1 year ago
Public parking / commuter lot at Rt 15 & Old Pump Road
A small public parking lot (15-20 cars) behind the Post Office would make the #36 bus more attractive, provide overflow parking for the Post Office and elementary school, and might help relieve the dangerous parking situation at Palmer Lane Maple. The entrance would be on Rt 15 directly across from the JES driveway, and could double as a new entrance to the Post Office parking lot (see attached sketch), thus reducing the number of turns in that short stretch of Rt 15. The current Post Office parking entrance could then be reconfigured as a bus pulloff. Note that I'm not proposing a "park-and-ride" facility like the one in Richmond. This would be far more modest, similar in size to public lots in Westford and Starksboro.
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Have ideas that could help us serve you better? Share them here!
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View All Ideasabout 5 years ago
Site Notifications via email?
Not seeing much use of the new site yet and seems a little clunky to get around. It would be nice if those that have joined got an email alert to a new posting
over 1 year ago
ARPA Funds: Can the Jericho Select Board meet with the water entities that provide residential water to our homes and discuss their needs?
about 5 years ago
Geocaching type of event for Easter. Children seek caches (non digitally) that have nature related information packets or items. ~Bernie
Determine a location (Jericho Center green, or the Community center ball field, or the MMU HS grounds or a Jericho park. Cache nature packets in hidden areas along with notepad for "finders" to record their name and any 'special to them' nature item they observed while searching for this cache. Perhaps have a rubber stamp and ink pad at each cache (each cache have an different bird stamp) so that the finder can stamp their booklet or notebook as proof they found the cache. This could be a part of a bigger overall idea: JFiN (Jericho Families in Nature). More on that later.
about 4 years ago
Is it true different Road Weight Limits dates are posted on selected roads on the eve of Mud Season? Penalties? Exceptions allowed?
Exceptions for home repair or tree removal? Please explain. Tks!
over 5 years ago
What are Jericho's regulations on small-sized property structures?
I've vaguely aware that homeowners can have small structures on their property... I believe 8'x8' (or 64 sq. ft.) No? Is this a permitted use? Is it necessary to get a permit? Does it depend on the district type? Commercial vs. agriculture? Are the dimensions set -- by floor space area or the outside dimensions of the structure? Are the uses limited? Storage? Animal shelter, firewood, treehouse, etc. Anway. I should consult my regulations handbook... But this raises another question... How am I to ever master all of the text in that huge regulations book? It seems very legalistic and technical. This makes me wonder if it would be useful to have a weekly handbook study group.
