The following summary of the Stockbridge Selectboard’s Jan­uary 19 meeting was wri­t­ten from min­utes submitted to The Herald.

Larry Pleasant spoke on be­half of the recently formed Green Mountain Valley Business Commu­nity, which includes the Route 100 towns from Pittsfield to Granville. They are currently working to have these towns added to the Route 100 Scenic Byway, which is a marketing program designed to get tourists off the interstates and on to secondary roads. There are currently nine by­ways in the state of Vermont. They are eligible for federal grants and there are no restrictions or costs to the towns.

The board supported the propos­al and will send a letter agreeing to participate. Janet Whitaker agreed to serve as the town representative.

The board signed a municipal cer­tificate as to municipal bond for the refunding, which will result in re­duced bond payments for the town. In addition, a contract for debris removal was signed, awarding the project to Harvey’s.

The board signed the Assuranc­es Relating to Real Property Acqui­sition for the Fischer EWP Stream­bank Protection grant.

The 2012 budget was approved at $791,951, which is slightly less than the 2011 budget.

The board will hold an informa­tional hearing prior to the annual meeting on Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m.