Steady Progress on Broadband
The Walden Select Board met on February 15, with select board members Brenda Huntoon and Randolph Wilson present in person, and Lina Smith, Roger Fox and Caro Thompson joining via Zoom.
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Board Approves First Grant Applications for Pedestrian Bridge
At its February 18 meeting, the select board approved two grants to fund a replacement for the pedestrian bridge, a VTrans Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Small-Scale Grant, and a USDA Rural Business Development Better Connections Grant.
Read moreChanges Imminent at Transfer Station
At its January 17 meeting, the Wolcott Select Board took steps toward addressing several unresolved issues at the transfer station.
Read moreTown Entities Seek Good Neighbor Funds
The Good Neighbor Fund (GNF) was established when the Public Service Board granted a Certificate of Public Good (CPG) to Green Mountain Power (GMP) for the development of the Kingdom Community Industrial Wind project on the Lowell Mountains.
Read moreDefibrillator Grant to Improve Town Medical Response
A recent grant award will help improve access to life-saving interventions in one of the most rural towns in the region.
Read moreOSSU School Budget Property Tax Estimates May Be Too High
At the Hazen Union School Board meeting on Monday, public interest was thin, with just twenty total attendees including the school board, some Hazen Union board staff, Principal David Perrigo, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) Finance Director Brittany Currie, and OSSU Superintendent Adam Rosenberg.
Read moreBoard Seeks Answers to Street Ownership
At its February 18 meeting, the Hardwick Select Board again discussed the ownership of River St./Mill St. in East Hardwick.
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Craftsbury Community Care Center Out of Outbreak, But Still Watchful
With no new positives since early January, the Craftsbury Community Care Center is deemed out of December’s COVID-19 outbreak. Residents are doing well, and some restrictions are easing.
Read moreCraftsbury School Ballot Raises Few Questions
The seven-article warning from the Craftsbury School District was discussed at an informational meeting held last Saturday via Zoom. About 20 attendees were present.
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Cabot Town Meeting Looks Different This Year
Town Meeting will look different this year. No one will file into the Cabot School gym and there won’t be any lively floor debates. Instead, voters will connect to Zoom on February 23 for a public hearing.
Read moreVoters Face Interesting Question on Craftsbury School Ballot
The Craftsbury School District owns some parcels on which the school sits and some portions are owned by the Craftsbury Academy Trustees/Corp. Article 7 of the school warning is asking voters to transfer ownership of “all property owned by the Craftsbury School District to the Craftsbury Academy Trustees/Corp.”
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