The Cavendish Connects website now includes much of what was included on this blog as well as a calendar of Cavendish events. The new blog, “The Dish,” includes the Cavendish Update as well as on-going information.
New from Cavendish Connects.
New from Cavendish Connects.
• Pinterest: A
number of new boards have been added to the Pinterest site. If you are not familiar with Pinterest, the best way to describe it
is bookmarks with pictures. There are separate boards that you can follow
including: Business Directory, Life in Cavendish, What to Do; Activities for
kids; Schools; Community Organizations; Summer Concert Series; Events; Things
to do nearby; Places to Stay; Historical Cavendish; Researching your Cavendish
Family; Food & Drink; Energy and Conservation and the Cavendish Fletcher Community
Library.
If your organization
is interested in having a board on the Connects site, please e-mail cavendishconnects@gmail.com We’ll be happy to show you how to set up a
board and “pin.”
The Connects website
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support Cavendish Connects (item 6 below) so we can continue to provide the
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The 7/18/14 Cavendish Update
Contains:
1. Select
Board Meeting 7/14/14
2. Cavendish
Related News
3. Town
Wide Tag Sale One Week A Way
4. Chris Kleeman Plays July 30th Proctorsville Concert
5. Events
6. Support for Cavendish Connects
1. SELECT BOARD MEETING 7/14/14
Select board (SB)
meetings are recorded by LPC-TV and are available at their website and on Comcast Television.
A. Cavendish Gulf Road Stabilization Project: At the March 10th and May 12th
SB meetings, there was considerable discussion with VTrans, Cavendish Planning
Commission and VHB Engineering regarding a retaining wall that needs to be
stabilized on the Cavendish Gulf Road near the overpass. This land is owned by the state, which leases
it to Green Mountain Railroad. The current stonewall, which is about 150 years
old, is slated to be replaced by a concrete one, made up of blocks measuring
3x3x6. At the May meeting, the Planning Commission stated that this proposal
does not fit with the historic nature and aesthetics of the town. SB members
discussed similar concerns as raised and agreed to forward the Planning
Commission’s letter to VTrans.
Representatives
from VTrans attended Monday night’s meeting to discuss the SB’s concerns.
VTrans was very clear there were no state funds for this project and it was
being paid for by FEMA. If the project is altered in anyway, it would go back
to square one. At this juncture, it is not possible to restart the project and
meet the FEMA time frame for completion of repairs resulting from Irene.
The town has the
option of refusing the project. However, if an accident would occur, the town
would be liable. It’s not clear if tinting the concrete to be more in keeping
with the original structure would be considered a significant project
alteration. The VTrans representative agreed to check this out and report back
to Rich Svec, town manager.
B. Solar Power: At the July 7 SB meeting, the Energy Committee introduced
the idea that there could be significant cost savings, as well as actual
income, if the town developed its own solar system. The Committee started exploring
this option when the preliminary contract with Soveren Solar, the vendor selected in the fall to provide the town
with a solar array, did not worked out. This week, various members of the
Energy Committee addressed aspects of the project, which would include a 150 kW
solar photovoltaic system, located south of the waste water treatment plant. The
system would be net metered with Green Mountain Power (GMP) and would start
saving the town money in its first year. The SB voted, 4 to 1, to move forward
with the project, which requires a bond vote in order for the town to secure
the $450,000 needed for the project. A
bond vote has been scheduled for Aug. 26, the date of the Vermont primary. A detailed report on this project is available
at the Cavendish VT blog.
C. Bridge Projects
• Whitesville Bridge: The bridge is now open,
considerably ahead of the July 25 anticipated opening date. An on-line video
shows the sliding of the bridge into place.
• Davis Road: Plans continue to
replace the bridge this construction season.
D. 601 Main Street: The day after the
voters agreed to the purchase of 601 Main Street, the vacant lot adjacent to
the school in Proctorsville, a town resident came in and wrote a check for the
amount of the purchase price, thereby eliminating it from becoming a tax issue.
The town was to take ownership of the property on Tuesday, July 15.
E. Water Conservation
Notice Still in Effect: While some minor problems have been found and dealt
with, there is still an unknown exceptionally high demand for municipal water.
This is still under investigation. The second well has been turned on. Until
the problem is solved, those on Cavendish municipal water are asked to continue
to conserve water.
F. Other Town
Projects
• The town received a $4,000 Vermont Better Back Roads grant award for
a culvert inventory.
• Youth Services Crew is now in town doing various jobs including
cleaning up the property at 601 Main Street. They will be here for two weeks.
• The town was awarded a specialized energy grant, $8,900, to assist
with assessing energy efficiency of the town’s waste water system. This begins
on Friday, July 18.
• Drainage Project: There is money available to deal with the driveway
drainage issue for the Town Office.
• Rec Department: Two qualified candidates applied for the job as rec director,
one of which has since withdrawn their application.
Cavendish Alert! On Tuesday, July
14 a resident of Atkinson Rd reported the following, “Please
be aware my daughter was riding our four wheeler behind our house and saw [a
male] run from our pond to our garage wearing a red shirt. We live on Atkinson
road and he was on our property.” Note that several weeks ago there was a report
of a suspicious car on Atkinson Rd. If you see anything unusual, please report
it to the Vermont State Police 802-875-2112.
Proctorsville Post Office
Reduction in Hours: As part of the US Postal Service’s downsizing, Vermont has at
least 145 post offices that will be closed or have their hours reduced.
Cavendish village post office has been operating for over a year with reduced
hours. In October, Proctorsville post office will be reduced from 8 to 6 hours.
New Local Websites: There are now new URLs for the
following:
• CTES
• GMUHS
Exiled but not Silenced: Shedding light on Solzhenitsyn’s Time in America: The anti Soviet dissident and Nobel Prize winning author
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn spent almost 18 of his 20 years exiled in Cavendish. The Wilson Center’s
Kennan Institute has launched an initiative to translate work from this time
period into English for the first time – a project that will challenge popular
misconceptions about the writer’s output during this time. The majority of what
Solzhenitsyn wrote in the U.S has not yet been published in English, including
his account of his time in America, “The Little Grain Managed to Land Between
Two Millstones.” Russia Beyond the Headlines
North Springfield Considering Solar Over Biomass: Winstanley Enterprises announced Wednesday that it
was seeking state approval to build five, 500-kilowatt solar arrays in the
North Springfield Industrial Park.
Some of the land that will be used was
earlier proposed to be the site of the ill-fated North Springfield Sustainable
Energy Project, which was rejected by state regulators earlier this year.
Rutland Herald
VT Debuts Web-Based Recycling Map: The state of Vermont has released its Web-based
recycling map that connects residents, businesses, and institutions with
collection services and food rescue agencies, haulers and composters with food
scraps.
3. TOWN WIDE TAG SALE ONE WEEK
AWAY
As we
get closer to the date, there are more people signing up for space and a number
of vendors have provided information about what they have for sale. The
Cavendish Library will be doing a book and movie sale as well. Be sure to check
out the Tag Sale web page for updated information. This page will be
continually updated until about 7 am July 26 (Saturday). If you want space on the Cavendish or Museum
Green, or want your location included on the map, please e-mail margoc@tds.net or call 802-226-7807. If you can provide
information about items you’ll have for sale this will help boost visitors to
your booth. This year’s sale corresponds to the HOG (Harley Owners Group) in
Ludlow, so fly your Harley colors if you have them.
4. CHRIS KLEEMAN PLAYS JULY 30TH
PROCTORSVILLE CONCERT
The free
Proctorsville Green concert series continues and on Wednesday, July 30th at
6:00 p.m., Tim
5. EVENTS
The following Cavendish related events are taking
place in the coming week:
JULY 18
(FRIDAY: Ludlow Farmer’s Market featuring a number of Cavendish
vendors, 4-7 pm on the front lawn of Okemo Mountain School, 53 Main Street in
Ludlow.
JULY 20
(SUNDAY): The Cavendish Historical Society Museum is open from 2-4 pm.
JULY 21
(MONDAY): Yoga with Lydia Ouvaroff: 5 pm at Gethsemane Episcopal Parish Hall
off Depot Street in Proctorsville. Cost is a donation. FMI:
802-299-9515 (cell) or 228-3261.
• Summer Story Hour at Fletcher Memorial Library: 12:30-1:15.
JULY 22
(TUESDAY): Bone Builders Bone
Builders meeting at the Cavendish Baptist Church each Tuesday and Thursday from
10 am to 11:30 am. Weighs are used to help build muscle and stave off
osteoporosis for both men and women. Exercises also focus on balance.
Call Charlotte Snyder at 226-7343 or Dot Ramsdell at 226-7870 or RSVP
office at 885-2083. RSVP is the sponsor of this activity.
JULY 23
(WEDNESDAY): Proctorsville Concert, Sensible Shoes 6 pm,
sponsored by Golden Stage Inn and Old Cavendish Products. FMI: Robin at 226-7736 or Vermont Summer Concert
Series
JULY 24 (THURSDAY): Bone
Builders Bone Builders meeting at the Cavendish Baptist Church
each Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 11:30 am. Weighs are used to help
build muscle and stave off osteoporosis for both men and women. Exercises also
focus on balance. Call Charlotte Snyder at 226-7343 or Dot Ramsdell at
226-7870 or RSVP office at 885-2083. RSVP is the sponsor of this
activity.
• Annual
Tie Dye Day at the Cavendish Library: Brig a T-shirt, pillowcase or
even socks and make them bright and beautiful.
JULY 25
(FRIDAY): LudlowFarmer’s Market featuring a number of Cavendish vendors, 4-7 pm on the
front lawn of Okemo Mountain School, 53 Main Street in Ludlow.
JULY 26
(SATURDAY): 4th Annual Cavendish Town Wide Tag Sale.
To learn more about upcoming events in Cavendish and surrounding towns go
to:
• Events listed by
month
• Events
listed by day
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