Cavendish Update 9/8/23: Outages/Flood/News
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As of 6:45 AM, 50% of Cavendish’s GMP customers are without power.
Honey Festival!! Saturday, Sept. 9th, 10-4 at the Golden Stage Inn. Sunday, Annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk, 2 pm at the Cavendish Historical Society. Both events will take place regardless of rain.
9/8/23
1. Flood Information
2. Emergency Preparedness Month: Have a Plan
3. Cavendish Related News
4. Events
1. FLOOD INFORMATION: Please use the Cavendish Guide for Flood Recovery for up to date resources and information.
Deadline for FEMA has been extended until Oct.12, 2023
Call Efficiency VT (EVT) at 1-888-921-5990 today! The $36M program for those impacted by the flood is now operational. This applies to property owners, renters (don't need approval from landlord) and businesses. Note that even if you are not income eligible for this program, you can still purchase items with the rebates from EVT and they will work with you on Weatherization.
If you find yourself with a shortfall is spite of funds from FEMA, homeowners and the EVT program, there is help for you locally. Contact the respective Cavendish groups that have received donations to help those impacted by the flood about their guidelines for applying for funds: Cavendish Family Fund 802-226-7291; Cavendish Baptist Church 802-226-7131.
FEMA Flood Assistance Clinic: Volunteers from the Vermont Law & Graduate School will be holding a FEMA Flood Assistance Clinic at the Fletcher Memorial Library, Ludlow, VT, on Saturday Sept. 9, 2023, from 10 am to 2 pm. For more information contact nakilloran@vermontlaw.edu
2. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH: Have a Plan In keeping with September Emergency Preparedness Month, we’ve been posting daily tips on the Cavendish Facebook page. This past week’s tips include:
• Put flashlights and batteries in several places around your home. If the power goes out you’ll be able to grab a handy flashlight to safely make your way through your home
• Learn how to safely prepare if you or someone in your household has a disability.
• Watch the Stop the Bleed video and/or register for the Cavendish Fire Department’s Stop the Bleed course on Saturday, September 16 at 1 pm. It’s free. Pre-register by calling 802-226-7790.
• Fill your gas tank…and don’t let it get too low. Don’t get stranded or have trouble evacuating because you are out of gas.
Today’s tip is Have a plan With other members of your household, discuss how to prepare and respond to emergencies that are most likely to happen where you live, learn, work and play. This can include things from someone being injured or ill, to a fire, flooding, and/or what to do if the dog goes missing.
• Decide how you will get in contact with each other, where you will go and what you will do in an emergency. Keep a copy of this plan in your emergency supply kit or another safe place where you can access it in the event of a disaster. Download a copy of the Family Emergency Plan and keep it up to date.
• Identify the responsibilities for each member of the household in an emergency.
• Practice as many parts of your plan as you can.
Use the Red Cross’s Prepare Your Home and Family for 23 Different Emergencies in helping to develop the plan that’s right for your household.
Cavendish’s shelter is the Cavendish Baptist Church, 2258 Main St. 802-226-7131. If you can’t reach the shelter, go to your closest fire department for safety Proctorsville Fire Dept. 513 Main St., 802-227-7281 or Cavendish Fire Dept. 2153 Main St., 802-226-7790.
3. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• Vermont Emergency Eats (VEE) Program Extended: Providing Cavendish and other towns in the Okemo Valley with free food vouchers at area restaurants, the VEE program has been extended to the end of September. On Monday the 11th of September we will be releasing new vouchers through Black River Good Neighbors. Based in Ludlow, they are giving out vouchers Monday-Friday from 10-3. All old vouchers must be disposed of as only the new vouchers will be accepted - they will also be yellow so they are easy to tell apart. There is a cap of 1200 vouchers available per week from Black River Good Neighbors. The limit will be one voucher per person per family per day for up to five days of vouchers. New vouchers must be picked up at Black River Good Neighbors every week. Enjoy another month of VEE meals! Thanks to Black River Good Neighbors, The Killarney, Calcuttas, Gamebird Kitchen, The Eatery, Ludlow Village Pizza, Chef Mei, and Singleton's.
• Black River Good Neighbor Rummage Sale: The fall rummage sale for BRGN takes place Sept 22 & 23 (Friday and Saturday) from 10-3 pm at the Fletcher Farm, 611 Rt. 103 South. All proceeds are used to provide food, rent, heat, utility and disaster assistance for Cavendish, Plymouth, Ludlow and Mt. Holly.
• Down to the Roots to Open in Chester: On Thursday night, Aug. 31, new business partners Andi Goldman, Meredith Milliken, and Scott Blair welcomed a large, R.S.V.P.-only crowd to celebrate the licensing of their new cannabis retail store, Down to the Roots, in Chester. VT Journal
• Absent in Vermont schools this fall: student Covid-19 testing: A shift in Vermont state policy means that school nurses can no longer test students for Covid-19. The Vermont Department of Health says it no longer plans to send tests directly to schools either. VT Digger
• Funding to install or replace water or wastewater systems: The VT Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) has $16 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to provide safe and reliable drinking water sources and wastewater disposal systems for The Healthy Homes Initiative will provide financial assistance to residential property owners, including owner-occupied multi-family properties with up to four units for the repair or replacement of failing or inadequate on-site water and/or wastewater systems. To be eligible for funding applicants must: Have a failed or inadequate on-site drinking water or wastewater system (also known as wells, springs, septic systems or tanks, leach fields, drywells, or cesspools) ; Own and live on a residential property with either a single-family home or an owner-occupied, multi-family home with up to four units; Earn a household income of less than $80,835 per year. Applications are due by Oct. 31. For more information and to apply, go to the ANR website.
4. EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 9 (SATURDAY): Vermont Golden Honey Festival at the Golden Stage Inn (103 and Depot Street) Proctorsville. 10-4. Occurs rain or shine.
SEPTEMBER 14 (WEDNESDAY): Magic Show and BBQ, Welcome back to the library. BBQ from 5-7, Magic Show at 6
SEPTEMBER 16 (SATURDAY): Stop the Bleed Workshop at the Cavendish Fire Dept. FMI:802-226-7790
SEPTEMBER 22-23 (FRIDAY-SATURDAY): Black River Good Neighbors Rummage Sale, 10-3 pm at Fletcher Farm off Route 103.