This issue of the Cavendish Update is made
possible by the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA), a non-profit membership organization that is
dedicated to the conservation of land and natural resources and to the
preservation of historic sites within the context of sustainable economic
growth. FMI: PO Box 605, Cavendish VT 05142 or 802-226-7736
Information can also
be posted on the Cavendish VT Facebook Page.
The Cavendish Update for 11/8/13 Contains the
Following:
1. Help for
Proctorsville Fire Fighters Injured Nov. 2
2. Cavendish Select
Board Meeting
3/ Cavendish Related
News
4. BRGN Holiday
Basket Applications are Due by December 1st
5. Fiddlers Raise
the Roof in Proctorsville
6. Hunger Games at Cavendish Library
7. Events
1. HELP FOR PROCTORSVILLE FIRE FIGHTERS
On Saturday November 2, two members of the Proctorsville Volunteer Fire
Department (PFD) were injured, though not in the line of service. According to
PFD, “PFD received a tone for a man that
was hit by a tree during logging operations. Ludlow Ambulance Service and PFD
responded to find it was our 1st Lt Seth Perry. [Seth is also the Cavendish
Town Constable.] He was transported to
Greven Field to be air lifted to DHMC by Boston Med Flight. Seth sustained a
broken collarbone, concussion, and severe muscle bruising. ....“While PFD Firefighters were on scene for
Seth there was another tone for Ludlow Ambulance to respond to Cavendish for
male in his 30s that had fallen from a roof about 12 ft. high. Ludlow Ambulance
responded to find our 2nd Lt Nate Rose with a severe leg injury. Nate was
transported to Springfield and later transferred to DHMC with a shattered heel.
Both Lt's look to have a long recovery ahead of them. Nate is being told that
he will never be able to walk the same again as he not only shattered his heel
but also displaced several other bones in his foot.
To help Seth, Nate and their families, please consider the following:
• Contributing to a fund established by PFD. Checks, payable to
Proctorsville Fire Department and earmarked for Seth and Nate, can be sent to
PFD, PO Box 81, Proctorsville, VT 05153. The money will be divided between the
2 families.
• Help with a benefit dinner. On Sunday, Nov. 10 at 6 pm, PFD Fire Hall, there
is a organizational meeting to discuss a benefit Spaghetti Dinner. Anyone who
wishes to help should try to attend this meeting.
• For other ways to help- How to Respond When Someone is Ill or Injured
2. CAVENDISH SELECT BOARD MEETING
Select board (SB)
meetings are recorded by LPC-TV and are available at their website and on Comcast Television. The following
were discussed at Monday’s Meeting:
A. Cavendish Recreation Committee: Representatives from the Cavendish
Recreation Committee met with the board to discuss a proposed skateboard ramp
and other aspects of their program. The board voted to have Rich Svec, town
manager, work with the Recreation Committee to develop a structure for the
organization. This is needed if there is to be a separate account for the
program under the town budget, and/or if there is an allocation of town funds. The
board would like to see something in January if appropriations are to be made
in the FY15 budget.
B. Snowmobile Trails in Cavendish: Leon Woods presented the Cavendish
snowmobile trail map and requested approval for road crossings for the Winter
2013-2014 season. There is one change required for this year. A property owner
on Brook Rd-Butlers (current owners of the Tiemann house)-have denied use of
their property for this purpose. Woods requested the board’s approval of an
alternate route, which would require traveling a short distance on Brook Rd,
which is a town road. The board recognized the importance of the VAST trail
system and gave their approval for this change. The new route will run directly
in front of the homeowner’s property. Woods and Svec will be talking to the
homeowner about this change.
C. VELCO Connecticut River Valley Project: Representatives from VELCO (Vermont Electric
Power Company) spoke to the board about a problem in the Coolidge to Ascutney
line. It is exposed to overloads under several system conditions: exceeds its
current carrying capacity and subarea voltages are below acceptable limits.
Failure of key transmission components can cause voltage violations resulting
in instability/collapse and thermal overloads. This affects a wide area in the
central and southern sections, including Cavendish, of the eastern part of
Vermont. While two alternatives were presents-construction of a new line from
Coolidge to Ascutney or a line upgrade, according to their 2012 plan, the objective is to construct a second 115 kV
line between Coolidge and Ascutney. A technical review and approval is
currently underway. VELCO is planning to submit a petition with the Public
Service Board seeking a Certificate of Public Good in early 2014. Subject to
approval, VELCO expects to begin substation construction in spring 2015, and
line construction from fall 2015 to fall 2016 (tree clearing activities and
access work will start in the spring of 2015.
D. Change in Grand List Entry: Due to a removal of a shed on land parcel
#1Ro6-149, which was removed prior to April 1, 2013, the board agreed to modify
the property value by $2,600.
E. Staley Property/Mill Street Clean Up: M & M Excavating has completed the clean
up of the property at 57 Mill Street in Cavendish. Burned in the spring of
2011, the remains of the house posed a hazard to the community. At their
October meeting, the Select Board approved the hiring of a contractor to clean
up the property and to put a lean on it. The contract included demolition of
the remaining building, properly disposing of debris, filling holes and
reseeding.
F. Sustainability
• Zero Sort Recycling/Transfer Station: The Zero Sort compactor has been delivered
and installed. It should be operational in the next two weeks, provided
certificates are signed and no problems arise in system installation. The
Energy Committee will be issuing some reminders of the basic do’s and don’ts. A
mailing about the program was sent out several weeks go. However, not everyone
received it.
Recycling is free,
which means it's definitely in everyone’s best interest to recycle everything possible.
Not only does it reduce what goes in to the landfill, but it also reduces how
many bags you will need to pay for in the solid waste compactor. Learn more about the Do’s and Don’ts of ZeroSort recycling
Various issues
regarding the Transfer Station were discussed. A fee will most likely be needed
for disposal of propane tanks, which up until now have been free. In the next
two weeks, the town will have to pay for removal of the propane tanks at the
transfer station. From Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013, the Cavendish transfer
station took in 14, 316 pounds (a little over 7 tons) in electronic waste. This
program provides free recycling for computers, monitors, printers, computer
peripherals and TVs-regardless of brand, age or condition. Learn more about
Vermont e-cycles.
• ERP Grant: Cavendish received a $94,590 grant to
provide protection for water quality, enhanced flood resiliency and flood
mitigation along a crucial section of the Black River. A fall planting of trees
and plants along the river way has been postponed until the spring, when there
is a better chance of their taking root. Consequently, the deadline for grant
implementation completion is being changed from March 31 to June 30th.
• Pace Program: Forms have been signed and Cavendish is now
listed as one of the PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) towns in Vermont. Learn more about this program.
• Soveren Solar Project: As part of the town’s solar project, trees
that were cut to make room for the solar panels have been sold, resulting in
the town making a $4,700 profit. There are changes in the investors who will be
partnering with Soveren Solar. Learn more about community solar projects.
G. Highways: Road grating is underway and the goal is to
do as much as possible before the frost sets in. The staging for the
replacement of the Whitesville Bridge on Rt 131 has begun. This bridge will be
replaced in the summer of 2014.
Proctorsville Fire Department Memorial: Anyone driving through Proctorsville over the
last few months is likely to have noticed some changes taking place at the Fire
Station. A little over a year ago, the
Proctorsville Fire Department began raising money for a Firefighter Memorial to
honor those currently in the fire service as well as those who will serve no
more. In early summer of 2013, thanks to
the generosity of our townspeople, our neighbors, and our visitors, work began
on the project. A concrete retaining
wall was poured to create a flat area adjacent to the station’s parking
area. On this new grassy flat, a Verde
Antique memorial stone has just recently been placed with exquisite engraving
thanks to Proctor Marble. The stone
itself is local, donated by the Ruby family from their quarry on Twenty Mile
Stream Rd. Work yet to be done includes
the addition of an American Flag on a 25-foot pole, donated by the Ludlow
American Legion Post, and lighting to go with it. In early spring of 2014, landscaping around
the memorial will be completed with flowers and bushes, as well as a safety
railing on top of the concrete wall.
Dedication of this memorial is scheduled for early summer of 2014. For
more information go to http://cavendishvt.blogspot.com/2013/11/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-ja-x.html
North Springfield Biomass Project: The North Springfield Sustainable Energy Project
expects to get its state construction and operating permit later this month.
The project is estimated to generate 37 megawatts of power, which he is
estimated to be enough to supply all the electrical needs of Windsor County.
Neighborhoods in North Springfield have fought the project, hiring a lawyer to
represent their concerns before the Public Service Board. North Springfield
Action Group members believe the biomass plant will emit toxic, harmful smoke
and particulates, adversely affecting people’s health. They also said the large
plant, which will be the largest structure in Springfield, will drive down
property values. Rutland Herald
Unclaimed Property Receipts: Could you use an unexpected $385 in cash? That’s the average claim amount
paid by the Vermont State Treasurer’s Office last fiscal year to the 13,435
individuals who discovered they had unclaimed financial property. State
Treasurer Beth Pearce announced today that there’s now more than $64 million in
Vermont’s unclaimed property fund. She urged Vermonters to check and see if any
of this money is theirs. There are many people and organizations/businesses in
Cavendish and Proctorsville that appear on this list. To see if your name
appears on the unclaimed Property page of the Office of the State Treasurer, go
to http://www.vermonttreasurer.gov/unclaimed-property/
4. BRGN HOLIDAY BASKET APPLICATIONS DUE
12/1/13
The staff of Black
River Good Neighbor Services has announced that they are accepting applications
for the 2013 Holiday food basket program.
Completed applications must be submitted by December 1, 2013.
Executive Director,
Audrey Bridge, and her staff are eager to see that no person or family goes without
food, and no child goes without a gift to unwrap during the holidays.
Anyone living in
Ludlow, Proctorsville, Cavendish, Mount Holly, Belmont or Plymouth who believes
that they qualify need only stop by Black River Good Neighbor’s Food Shelf and
Thrift Store at 37B Main Street in Ludlow to pick up an application. Applicants can also download the application
on-line from the BRGNS website.
According to Bridge,
“Even if a family or an individual received a food basket in past years, they
must complete a new application this year.
We ask clients to reapply so that we can allocate our resources to the
right people. It is an easy process and
we are here to help.” Those people who
are unable to get to the store may call Bridge at 228-3663 for assistance.
5. FIDDLERS RAISE THE
ROOF IN PROCTORSVILLE
Come to Proctorsville on Sunday
November 24 and hear Canada's lively Panache Quartet fill the small sanctuary of Gethsemane church with
big sound. These four flamboyant female fiddlers, each with their own
performing and recording careers, merge musical repertoires with roots from
Cape Breton, Quebecois and Franco-American traditions. Even their
traditional Old Time fiddling sparkles with contemporary improvisation and
verve, living up to their name Panache. Their concert is part of the
Raise the Roof Concert Series that brings talent from beyond the Okemo Valley
to the heart of downtown Proctorsville. Panache Quartet will perform at 4:00
p.m. on November 24 at Gethsemane Church on Depot Street, and donations of
$10.00 at the door will keep the series alive and kicking. For more
information call 226-7497 and Like us on Facebook at Raise the Roof Concert
Series.
6. HUNGER GAMES AT CAVENDISH LIBRARY
The Cavendish Fletcher Community
library is hosting a “Hunger Games” event on Saturday, November 16 at 6:00 PM.
The event, which is co-sponsored by The Book Nook, will include a showing of
the movie “The Hunger Games” and will feature a trivia contest and a sampling
of dishes inspired by the book series. It is free and open to the public. For
more information, please contact Kata at 226-7503.
7. EVENTS
This weekend, the following activities will be taking place in Cavendish:
• Christmas Bazaar: The Helping Hand Class of the Cavendish
Baptist church will hold their Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10-2
at the church hall. Lunch will be Goulash, Hotdogs, Egg Salad Sandwiches &
Chips, Apple Crisp, Decaf Coffee, Tea or Punch. There will be crafts, bake
sale, special Rada Cutlery sale, cookbooks and tag sale table. FMI: 226-7724
• “Hallelujah for Hunters” is a new, special
hunting-themed event at Cavendish Baptist on Sunday, November 10 at 10:00am.
All hunters and their families’ welcome! Come receive a special blessing before
rifle season begins. Door prizes include: 2014 Memberships to Black River
Valley Rod and Gun Club, hand and foot warmers, hunting knife, and a Dick's
Sporting Goods gift card. Cavendish Baptist is located at 2258 Main Street in
Cavendish. For more information, please call (802) 226-7131.
To learn more about upcoming events in Cavendish and surrounding towns go
to:
To register an event: go to
http://www.yourplaceinvermont.com/central-vermont-event-calendar/community/add/
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