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 4/18/14 contains the
Following:
1. Select Board
Meeting for 4/14/14
2. Cavendish Related
News
3. Household
hazardous Waste Collection 5/10/14
4. Holy Week
and Easter Services in Cavendish
5. National
Prescription Drug Take –Back Day 4/26/14
6. Ludlow
Ambulance Accepting Applications for Advanced EMTs or Paramedics
7. Green Up Day-May 3
8. Cavendish
Calendar Looking for Sponsors
9. Events
1. SELECT BOARD MEETING 4/14/14
Select board (SB)
meetings are recorded by LPC-TV and are available at their website www.lpctv.org
and on Comcast Television.
Capital Budget and Program for FY 2014-2031: Jason Rasmussen of the Southern Windsor
County Regional Planning Commission (SWCRPC) was present to discuss the current
draft of the Cavendish Capital Budget and Program Plan. This is a plan for town
utilities and facilities improvements, upgrades, replacements (e.g. Water and
sewer, solid waste, buildings etc.) and can serve as an important companion
piece for this section of the Cavendish Town Plan. The board reviewed the current draft and made a
few revisions. They will adopt the Plan at their May meeting, after which it
will be posted to the Cavendish Municipal website and a public hearing will be
held prior to the June Select Board meeting. The document provides a detailed
list of projects, costs as well as sources of funds. For example, listed for FY
14 is purchasing flood hazard lands (3 parcels) for a cost of $90,000. Funding is
from the Ecosystem Restoration Program Grant.
VT Better Back Roads Grant: Due to Irene the inventory of Cavendish
bridges and culverts changed significantly. Under a Better Back Roads grant,
the SWCRPC will work with a town highway staff member for about 4 days to
complete the inventory. The cost is approximately $5,000, $4,000 of which will
come from the grant and a $1,000 to be matched by the town. The highway staff
member, as well as town manager’s time would count towards the match. The board
approved the grant proposal. Rasmussen said that there will be a map of the
culverts and bridges available on-line.
Town Plan: Rasumssen informed the board that the Planning Committee
is working on the town plan for Cavendish. They have already started adding the
new flood language requirements, which were implemented after Irene. The next
section they will be dealing with is economic development. The board asked that
things like cell towers, solar arrays and thermal projects be addressed in the
plan. It was agreed that instead of receiving the final document to be reviewed
at one time, it would be helpful, and would streamline the process, if the
Planning Committee could provide sections as they are completed.
Depot Street Bridge: Svec provided the board with a copy
of answers he had drafted to the state’s questions regarding the potential
impact of the bridge replacement project
on Depot Street in Proctorsville. No
date has been set for the bridge replacement. While the state is still studying
the various construction strategies, it is expected to take a full construction
seasons to complete the project.
Cavendish Recreation Department: Svec informed the board that he will
be meeting with the Greven Field Committee on Tuesday, April 15 to discuss the
plan for implementing this new town program. The board agreed that the position
of Director answers to the town manager, with the Greven Field group serving as
an advisory board. The Director position will be advertised according to town
policy and does not require that the candidate be a resident of Cavendish. At
the May 12 Select board meeting, a draft job description will be provided for
the board’s approval. Hiring of the director will take place in June and the
job will begin on July 1, when funds are available. Salary has yet to be
determined.
Green Up Day: Cavendish will participate in the state wide Green Up Day on May 3. For
more information, see item 7 below.
2. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Congratulations to Zach McNaughton and Elliot Thompson: Two students of
the River Valley Technical Center’s (RVTC) Audio Video Production Program won
the Gold Medal in Television Production at Skills USA, VT. Elliot Thompson is a
graduate of CTES and the son of 5th grade teacher Ann Thompson.
Zach, a Proctorsville resident, is their Audio Visual teacher at RVTC and is
helping the students raise $3,500 by May 15 so they can attend Nationals. Learn how you can help as well as watch their award winning video.
Congratulations to Caleb Roby: Caleb, a 6th grader at CTES, is
the Vermont State Champ for Wrestling. Well done Caleb!
March Coldest on Record: March 2014 was the coldest on record in
Vermont history. Temperatures ranged from 8 to 13 degrees below average across
the state. The average temperature on Mount Mansfield was 11.7F. National
Weather Service
Cavendish
Variety Show a Success: ON April11, over a hundred people
gathered at the Cavendish Town Elementary School multi purpose room to enjoy
the annual talent show of music, songs and even pogo sticks. Vermont Journal
3. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION
5/10/14
May 10, from
9-1, is the Household Hazardous Waste Collections
day for our town. Such waste can be taken to the Springfield or Ludlow Transfer
Stations. Up to 10 gallons of waste can be taken free of charge. Over that it’s
$4 per gallon. You can bring the following items: aerosols; antifreeze;
automotive products; gasoline; hobby chemicals; household cleaners; kerosene;
paint-latex and oil-based, stains etc.; paint cleaners; pesticides; pool
chemicals; mercury thermometers; and mercury thermostats. Note that this is the
first time you can bring latex paint. For More Information
4. HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES
Gethsemane
Episcopal, Cavendish Baptist and Calvary Church are joining together to offer
the following Holy Week and Easter Sunrise services:
• Good Friday (April 18) 7:00pm at Calvary Church
(Route 103 Proctorsville)
• Easter Sunrise (April 20) The Sunrise Service will
be at 5:45 a top Ranney Hill (off of High Street in Cavendish) with our eyes
toward the graveyard. After the service, we'll be at Cavendish Baptist
Church Hall. Bring something to share, but come even if you don't.
There's always plenty.
Easter Services will be as follows
• Calvary Church: 11 am FMI: 226-7607
• Cavendish Baptist Church: 10 am FMI: 226-7131
• Gethsemane Episcopal Church: 11:30 am
• Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church: 9:30 am 228-3451
5. NATIONAL
PRESCRIPTION TAKE BACK DAY
Local police departments have again teamed up with the
Drug Enforcement Administration for the eighth National Prescription Drug
Take-Back Day. This allows citizens to drop-off their leftover or expired
prescription drugs at designated centers. Please note that intravenous
solutions, injectable and syringes, will not be accepted. Drugs can be dropped
off at the following locations on Saturday, April 26 from 10-2:
• Weathersfield Transfer Station (5024 Route 106)
• Ludlow Police Dept. (19 West Hill Rd., Ludlow)
• Springfield Police Dept. (201 Clinton St.,
Springfield)
• Windsor Police Dept (29 Union St., Windsor)
The Ludlow drop off center is available throughout the
year.
FMI: 1-800-882-9539
The Town of Ludlow Ambulance Service (LAS), which
serves Cavendish, is accepting
applications for part-time licensed Advanced EMTs or paramedics. The position
will begin on or around July 1, 2014. Please send resume to Ludlow Ambulance
Service, PO Box 359, Ludlow, VT 05149, or email to ludlowambulance@msn.com.
Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. FMI: 228-2880.
7. GREEN-UP
DAY MAY 3
On the first Saturday in May, Cavendish will join
hundreds of communities throughout Vermont to support the 44-year-old tradition
of picking up roadside trash accumulated over the previous winter. Green
Up Day is a time honored volunteer opportunity that unites communities, raises
environmental consciousness and results in cleaner roads for us all.
While volunteer participation has fallen in recent
years, Green Up Day is alive and well and needs your support! It’s early
enough to mark the date on your calendar and come to Cavendish Elementary
School on May 3rd with friends and family to pick up special green trash bags,
protective gloves and your user-friendly road assignment. The big sweep
begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at noon with a free town sponsored barbecue on the
Proctorsville Green. Rain date is Saturday May 10.
In 2013 we had 35 motivated folks turn out for this
iconic Vermont
experience---please help us surpass that number in
2014. For more information about Green Up Day or to volunteer to help
with the big push before the day arrives call Diane McNamara at the Cavendish
Town Office at 226-7292.
8. CAVENDISH
CALENDAR LOOKING FOR SPONSORS
The Cavendish
Community and Conservation Association produces a calendar each year that
celebrates some aspect of life in Cavendish.
Community members take pictures and the best twelve are
selected to
grace the pages. The calendars sell to
the community in time for the holidays each year. The 2015 calendar will be in production this
summer and the organization is looking for sponsors. Sponsors can be businesses, or individuals
can sponsor a page in honor of a group, an organization or a special person.
The next one will be
the tenth annual calendar. “Each year
the print run sells out and the calendars are distributed all around the
greater Cavendish area,” said Robin Timko, President of the Cavendish Community
and Conservation Association. “We always
have room for more sponsors. The money
raised helps us produce a number of programs and events, including our nature
talks and summer concerts.”
Sponsorship is $120
for a month or $65 for a shared month.
Sponsors name and logo are prominently shown on the page. To sponsor a month, or for information about
the organization, please call Robin at 226-7736.
9. EVENTS
• Easter Sunday (April 20): Happy Easter. See item 4 above for list of
services.
• Yoga with Lydia Ouvaroff (April 21, Monday): 5 pm at Gethsemane
Episcopal Parish Hall off Depot Street in Proctorsville. Cost is a donation. FMI:
802-299-9515 (cell) or 228-3261.
• Earth
Day (April 22, Tuesday)
•
Employment Fair (April 23, Wednesday): The River Valley Workforce, which
serves Cavendish, will host the third Annual River Valley Employment Fair from
3 to 6 pm at the Nolin-Murry Meeting Center, 40 Summer St. Springfield. FMI: Suzanne
Groenewold 802-885-8310 or sgroenewold@rvt.org
• Bone Builders (April 22 Tuesday &
April 24-Thursday): Exercise
program to help arrest and reverse the effects of osteoporosis. Free. Cavendish
Baptist Church 10:30 to 11:30. FMI:
885-2083
• Family Bingo Night (April 25, Friday): 6:30-8:30 at CTES
To learn more about upcoming events in Cavendish and surrounding towns go
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