Cavendish Update 12/22/23: Floods/Elected Positions/News
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Greven field on Monday Dec. 18, 2023
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12/22/23
1. Return of the Floods
2. Elected Town Positions for 2024
3. Cavendish Related News
4. Events
1. RETURN OF THE FLOODS: Monday’s combination of snow melt and heavy rain resulted in many people feeling anxious and concerned. A high stress day for sure. Fortunately, with the exception of two roads, Cavendish Gulf Rd and Knapp Pond, the town was okay. Note: All roads are now open. Basements once again needed to be pumped out in various locations and Greven Field served its purpose as a flood plain. Singleton’s reported that while they were again flooding, they were open for business. The Cavendish Shelter was open briefly on Monday to accommodate families that were concerned about rising water and by Tuesday was offering sump pump, dehumidifiers, flood recovery kits etc. Fortunately, few needed these supplies. More than one person noted, “we dodged a bullet.”
• The Cavendish Gulf Rd and Proctorsville Gulf are different: A major source of confusion this week. The Cavendish Gulf, a dirt road, runs from 103 (Chester) to Mill St. that takes you to 131 in Cavendish. This is a town road and was closed to thru traffic for repairs. It reopened yesterday. The Proctorsville Gulf refers to the stretch of 103 (a state road) that goes through Proctorsville.
• Register for VT Alert: If you want to know about approaching storms, road conditions, hazards etc., register for VT Alert at www.vtalert.gov Cavendish is now part of this alert system. You can receive personalized alerts via phone, text or email about emergencies that affect you, where you travel etc.
• Post-flood legal clinics to continue monthly: Vermont Law and Graduate School’s (VLGS) Entrepreneurial Legal Lab and Legal Services Vermont have been working in collaboration to assist Vermont business owners affected by the summer 2023 floods. The January 2024 Ludlow clinic will be held on Thursday, Jan. 11, from 1-4:45 p.m., at the Fletcher Memorial Library, 88 Main Street in Ludlow. Individuals can come prepared to the clinic with pictures of before and after the flood if accessible; receipts of repairs, replacement items, and lodging if displaced from flooding; insurance information, including a reply or settlement from insurance after a claim was submitted; household income information; any documents sent to or received from FEMA or the SBA; log-in information for your FEMA Disaster Relief account (if you have one); and any additional notes about damages, losses and impacts from flooding. This effort serves as a lifeline for affected individuals and businesses and reinforces Vermont Law and Graduate School’s dedication to fostering practical legal education and community engagement.
2. OPEN POSITIONS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS (2024): If you are interested in filling one of the 2024 elected town positions, pick up a petition from the Cavendish Town Office, which need to be returned by 5:00 pm on Monday, January 29th, 2024. Positions available are as follows: Town Moderator (one year term); Town Agent (one year term); Auditor (one, two and three year terms); Select Board (2 one year terms and 1 three year); Town Grand Juror (one year); Library Trustee (five year); Trustee of Public funds (1 and 3 year terms); and GMUSD Director (1 three year term)
3. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• Robin Bebo-Long Retires from CTES: After spending more than 20 years teaching at CTES, Robin Bebo-Long’s last day of work was Wednesday. Many will remember her 6th grade plays, trips to Keewaydin and much more. We wish her the best in a well deserved retirement.
• Kendall to Resign from the GM Board: After one year of a three year term, Scott Kendall, representing Andover is resigning his position on the Green Mountain Unified School District Board (GMUSD) as “the school board gets nothing done.” He not only doesn’t support the he does not support the district budget and questions why the costs are so high “for such a low level education for our kids.” “I really love that school,” Kendall told The Telegraph on Wednesday morning, “I graduated from it, but to see how it’s gone down hill … it’s sad.” The Chester Telepgraph
• Christmas Eve Services: Cavendish Baptist Church, 7 pm. Brent Buswel, accordionist, will be playing. Annunciation Catholic Church in Ludlow: 4:30 pm The Vigil of the Nativity
• Christmas Day Services: Annunciation Catholic Church in Ludlow Church 9 am.
• Covid wastewater levels spike as Vermont goes into the holidays VT Digger
4. EVENTS
DECEMBER 25 (MONDAY): MERRY CHRISTMAS Town office closed
JANUARY 1 (MONDAY): HAPPY NEW YEAR Town office closed
JANUARY 15 (MONDAY): Martin Luther King Day Town office and schools closed.