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Waterford Advances Garage Plan as OSHA Flags Hazard
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (333+ words) WATERFORD — The Waterford Selectboard voted Aug. 10 to move forward with schematic design work for a new town garage, days after a federal safety notice warned that the current garage's roof is unsound and could expose workers to falling debris. Board…...
Hardwick Targets Disaster Aid to Fund Sewer Plant Work
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (257+ words) HARDWICK — Hardwick's Selectboard learned Aug. 6 that the town plans to apply for federal disaster funds to help pay for wastewater treatment plant work, as newly announced USDA funding tied to 2023 and 2024 storm damage opens up alongside a separate state-led assessment…...
Groton Sets New Tax Rate, Weighs Village Trust Grant
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (259+ words) GROTON — The Groton Selectboard set the town's new tax rate and spent much of its Aug. 18 meeting debating whether to support a state grant application aimed at village infrastructure, ultimately reaching no agreement on how to proceed. Zoning and Health…...
Greensboro Weighs VLT Land Deal, Wastewater Priority
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (178+ words) GREENSBORO — A 1,100-acre conservation proposal from the Vermont Land Trust and a formal vote affirming wastewater infrastructure as a town priority topped the Greensboro Selectboard's Aug. 12 meeting, where members also endorsed a plan to replace the deteriorating Willey Beach boardwalk…...
Craftsbury Board Closes Out Bridge Project Under Budget
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (229+ words) CRAFTSBURY — Craftsbury's Select Board moved to wrap up the Town Garage Bridge project at its Aug. 18 meeting, agreeing to pay the remaining outstanding costs after receiving a final quote and confirming the job will finish under budget. Board member Bruce…...
St. Johnsbury Sets Tax Rate as Safety Concerns Persist
1+ week, 2+ day ago (205+ words) ST. JOHNSBURY — The Select Board set new municipal tax rates and heard renewed public concern over downtown safety and a long-running Gilman Avenue nuisance complaint at its Aug. 10 meeting. Dan Hughes also raised concerns about public safety downtown, saying he…...
Waterford Garage Rebuild Pegged at Up to $3.5 Million
1+ week, 2+ day ago (540+ words) The North Star Monthly WATERFORD â An engineering report presented to the Selectboard on July 27 put the cost of replacing the town's aging garage at as much as $3.5 million, while board members also voted to fill a vacant seat and…...
Treasurer's 30-Year Retirement Prompts Danville Staff Reshuffle
1+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) DANVILLE — The announcement that Danville's Assistant Town Clerk and Treasurer is retiring after three decades prompted the Selectboard to approve a staff reorganization at its Aug. 6 meeting, one of several personnel and policy decisions the board worked through before adjourning....
Baker vs. State: Making Headlines, Making Change
1+ week, 3+ day ago (306+ words) Over 25 years ago, Peter Harrigan and Stan Baker were one of the three plaintiff couples in Vermontâs Freedom to Marry lawsuit. The Vermont Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Baker v. State in 1999, which led to Vermontâs…...
Vermont weed costs twice what it does in Massachusetts
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1577+ words) Vermont legalized recreational cannabis in 2018, two years after Massachusetts became one of the first East Coast states to do so. On average, a gram of weed sold in Vermont costs $9.59, according to data from the state's Cannabis Control Board. Drive…...