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The 1/18/13 Cavendish Update Contains the Following
1.
Cavendish Select Board Meeting 1/14/13
2.
Cavendish Related News
3.
Classic Film Series Returns to Cavendish
4. Cavendish Related Events for 1/18-1/27
1. CAVENDISH SELECT BOARD MEETING 1/14/13
SB meetings are recorded by LPC-TV and are available at their
website and on Comcast
Television.
With Mark Huntley’s resignation from the board, due to the start
of the Vermont Legislature, where he is now serving as the representative from
Cavendish and Weathersfield, Bill Buswell has taken his place and will serve in
this capacity until town meeting in March.
At Monday night’s Select Board (SB) meeting the following items
were discussed:
• Center Rd: To the question of why the yellow line on Center Rd, up to the
dirt road portion, in Cavendish was added- Rich Svec, town manager, said it was
accidentally done by the state. While drivers appreciate the line, it will not
be repeated when the road needs to be repaved, as this is a class III road.
• Helipad Ordinance: Representatives from CCCA inquired about the
town’s proposed ordinance on helipads. Svec said it would be on the February
agenda.
• Water Quality Priority List: The board unanimously
approved the town’s filing an application for a 2% loan to purse funding for an
energy efficiency upgrade for the town’s Wastewater Treatment Facility. This
would involve replacing equipment, some of which is 25 to 30 years old, such as
low efficiency blowers with efficiency equipment, replacement of the lagoon
aeration diffuser systems in the three lagoons, installation of energy
efficient blower controls including variable frequency drivers and a dissolved
oxygen driven control system. While the town is getting by, it’s best to get
the town on the priority list-there are currently 120 town projects from around
the state on the list-so that if an emergent need arises, Cavendish would be in
a good position to obtain the loan. Priority is given to those projects that
pose a pollution risk. Svec also pointed out that if the town is awarded funds
sooner than later, the town can always opt not to take advantage of it. The
loan would be for $520,000 and have a 20-year note.
• Progress report on municipal water system project: As of Jan. 10, the water
system project to resolve post treatment dissolved air issues in the finish
water was completed. Water quality at the tap has already been noticeably
improved in areas closest to the water facility. Improvements should be noticed
town wide in the near future. Total cost of this project was under $30,000.
• Carlton Road Hazard Mitigation Project: The town is moving forward
with their application for a Hazard Mitigation grant to assist in resolving
drainage issues on Carlton Road. The grant is due at the end of the month.
• Zero Sort Recycling: The town manager has been playing phone tag with Cassella. The
board wants to visit both the Mt. Holly transfer station, which has implemented
zero sort recycling as well as the Cassella recycling plant in Rutland.
Selectmen George Timko noted that Myers Container Service
http://www.theredcanfamily.com had sent a letter to the select board in August
about their services, which included residential and commercial recycling
services. According to the Myers website, it
appears this company’s primary service area is Northern Vermont.
The current building requires extensive work, which is difficult
to do without grant funding. In December, a representative from Vermont
Historic Preservation advised that the deed to the building be obtained by the
town, which would make it much easier to obtain the necessary funds. It was
noted at this site visit, that the Stone Church is a unique treasure for the
state, since the inside has remained largely unchanged for the last 100 years
or more.
The transfer of the deed is scheduled for May 11. In preparation
for this transfer, Svec read a draft article, to be voted on at town meeting.
The article would ask voters if they are willing to accept the deed transfer,
along with a lease agreement to the Cavendish Historical Society to use the
building for the Solzhenitsyn exhibit and other purposes.
• Town Report: The Annual report will be printed by R.C. Brayshaw & Company in W. Lebanon.
This will allow the town report to have a “perfect binding” making it easier to
use. The selectmen were asked to consider what they wanted to see in the
report, which will be dedicated to former select board chair, Jim Ballantine.
2. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Rural Post office users deal with reduced hours: Peter Ramsdell of Cavendish pulled his
truck into the Cavendish post office parking lot minutes before it closed
Saturday. He has used the Main Street office for 15 years because it’s
convenient and close to home. Ramsdell was disappointed to hear that post
office hours will be limited. He understands the U.S. Postal Service is going
through difficult financial times, but now he and his wife will have to adjust
their schedules to send and receive their mail. “I get all my medications by
mail,” Ramsdell said. “We can live with this arrangement. But if they go
further and close it and attach us to the Proctorsville post office, it would
be devastating.” Rutland Herald 
Follow the 2013 Vermont Legislative Session: With the start of the 2013
legislative session, proposed bills are being filed every day. The Vermont
Legislative Bill Tracking System is a good way to see what has been introduced
and how it is proceeding through committee, voting etc. For House Bills, go to
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/bills.cfm?Body=H&Session=2014
and for the Senate http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/bills.cfm?Body=S&Session=2014
Someone Shooting Cars on I-89: Vermont State Police are looking for a
suspect who is shooting at moving vehicles on Interstate 89. Police say there
have been at least five victims since Sunday. All the vehicles were headed
northbound on interstate when they were hit just before reaching the Georgia
rest area. Investigators believe the shooter may be using a BB or pellet gun.
They do not have a motive or suspect description. No one has been injured.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police. WCAX
3. CLASSIC
FILM SERIES RETURNS TO CAVENDISH
The Black & White Nights film
series is back for it’s seventh season of classic films from the era when
luminous black and white was king. This year the series will be hosted by
the Gethsemane Episcopal Church on Depot Street in Proctorsville. The new
venue is the church’s recently constructed community hall that was added to the
back of the sanctuary to replace the old church hall destroyed by Tropical Storm
Irene.
Black & White Nights offers five consecutive weeks of Friday
night films each winter. This year’s series will begin on February 1st
with the Marx Brothers’ comedy Duck Soup. February 8 will be A
Face in the Crowd, a 1957 drama starring Andy Griffith in the unusual role of a
hard luck drifter who rises to fame in radio and TV. February 15 will
feature the romantic comedy Pat and Mike, starring Spencer Tracy and Katherine
Hepburn, followed by the powerful A Gentleman’s Agreement on February 22nd. Gregory
Peck plays a journalist investigating anti-Semitism in this film that won the
Academy Award for Best Picture in 1947. The series will conclude on March
1 with another Academy Award winner, The Artist, a 2011 French romantic
drama made in the style of a 1920s black and white silent film.
All films begin at 7:00 p.m. and are free and open to the
public, though donations are appreciated to help fund the series. Come
join us in the beautiful new community space of the Gethsemane Episcopal Church
for great films and homemade cookies. For more information, call 226-7187
or 226-7497.
4. CAVENDISH RELATED EVENTS FOR 1/18-1/27
January
18 (Friday): Rec Day GMUHS Girls and Boys
Varsity Games vs. Poultney at 6 pm (girls) and 7:30 pm for the boys. All boys
and girls from the Cavendish and Chester Recreation programs will get in FREE!!
Please wear your gold and green GM shirt and come support the GM Chieftains.
January
19 (Saturday): Ludlow
Winter Farmer’s Market, 9-1 at Inside Market at the corner of Main St. and
Andover St. (Rt. 100 South) FMI: http://ludlowfarmersmarket.org/
January
21 (Monday): Martin
Luther King Day. No School. Offices, banks closed
January
22 (Tuesday): Bone
Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10-11:15. FMI: Linda at
Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083,
or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802)
226-7870
January
24 (Thursday): Bone
Builders Class at the Cavendish Baptist-- Class from 10-11:15. FMI: Linda at
Green Mountain RSVP & Volunteer Center of Windsor County at (802) 885-2083,
or Anne Oakes or Andrew Ohotnicky at (802) 228-5236, Dot Ramsdell at (802)
226-7870
• Sit & Knit" at the Six Loose
Ladies yarn shop, Pollard Building, Proctorsville Green, 2:00 -9:00 PM. Open to
knitters, spinners, crocheters, hookers. Free. FMI: 226-7373
January
26 (Saturday): Ludlow
Winter Farmer’s Market, 9-1 at Inside Market at the corner of Main St. and
Andover St. (Rt. 100 South) FMI: http://ludlowfarmersmarket.org/
•
The GMUHS
Girls Varsity Basketball team host a free clinic for Cavendish and Chester
grades 3-6 girls, 10:30-12 at GMUHS.
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