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.

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Cavendish Update 9/1/23: News/Events/Flood

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September is Emergency Preparedness Month.  

St. James Methodist Church’s sale featuring Granny’s Pantry (Fall treats from your grandmother’s kitchen) and a one day only raffle- 9-2 tomorrow Saturday, Sept. 2

9/1/23

1. Flood Information

2. Emergency Preparedness Month

3. Annual Phineas Gage Walk & Talk

4. Managing the Rain: Free Stormwater Expo

5. Cavendish Related News

6. Events

1. FLOOD INFORMATION: Please use the Cavendish Guide for Flood Recovery for up to date resources and information.

FEMA OFFICES CLOSE TODAY IN RUTLAND AND TOMORROW IN SPRINGFIELD: You have until Sept. 12 to file for FEMA. Other recovery centers remain open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday (closed Sunday): Waterbury Armory 294 Armory Drive; Barre Auditorium; 16 Auditorium Hill; Barton Memorial Building 17 Village Square; Northern VT University — McClelland Hall 131 College Hill Road, Johnson, VT; Vermont College of Fine Arts University; 36 College St., Montpelier, VT; Cabot Town Hall 3084 Main St. and Wardsboro Town Hall 99 Main St.

Efficiency VT Flood Relief Program begins Sept. 5

Cavendish Property in a flood plain? Though Cavendish doesn't have zoning, it does require a Flood Permit Application if you are doing repair work or new construction on properties located within a Cavendish flood zone. Any of the proposed requires a permit: new principal structure; new accessory structure; alterations/improvements/repairs to an existing structure; grading, excavation and/or placement of fill; replacement water supply or septic system; fill as needed to elevate an existing structure; bridge/culvert or channel management activities; and/or road improvements.  To determine if your property is in a flood plain, if a permit is required and other aspects of this permitting, contact the Town Manager at 802.226.7291. To download an application go to the town website.

2. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH: Cavendish can experience all kinds of natural disasters including flooding; winter storms; hurricanes; high winds; and while rare, wildfires.  Emergencies are part of life, but along with natural disasters, can be navigated successfully, and less stressfully by planning and preparing. Simple measures can make the difference between life and death.

September is National Preparedness Month, so a good time to plan and prepare. Throughout the month, the Cavendish Facebook page will have daily “how to” tips.

September 1st tip: Register for VT-ALERT which is used by the state and local responders to notify the public of emergency situations.  Those include, but are not limited to, evacuation information; chemical spills; shelter-in-place alerts; severe weather advisories; boil water advisories, and roadway interruptions.  Residents can tailor the alerts to specific locations, types of alerts and on which devices they will be notified.

Save the date: The Cavendish Fire Department (2154 Main St.) will be hosting a free workshop “Stop the Bleed” on Saturday, September 16 at 1 pm. You’ll need to pre register by calling 802-226-7790. Good skill to have at any time, but especially for hunting season, which is just around the corner.

3. ANNUAL PHINEAS GAGE WALK AND TALK : Many in our area are aware of Phineas Gage, the railroad foreman, who on September 13, 1848, had a tamping rod pass through his head as a result of a blasting accident, and lived for 12 more years. Each year on the Sunday closest to the anniversary of the accident, the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) hosts a Gage Walk & Talk.

This year’s Walk  & Talk takes place on Sunday, Sept. 10 at the CHS Museum, Route 131 in Cavendish, VT. The program begins at 2 pm. The walk includes the location of the accident, Dr. Harlow’s home/surgery, and the boarding house where Gage was taken after his injury. The talk includes details of the accident, how it impacted Gage’s life, as well as ushered in the field of neuroscience, and why Dr. Harlow’s training, as well as other aspects of the era, helped to save his life. The Museum now has a 3 D replica of Gage’s skull as well as an item from Harlow’s practice.

The site of the accident is approximately three quarters of a mile from the Museum and by the time other sites of interest are visited and we return to the museum, you will have walked close to 2 miles. Participants can stop at any time. It’s recommended to wear comfortable walking shoes.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 802-226-7807 or margocaulfield@icloud.com

4. MANAGING THE RAIN: A FREE STORMWATER EXPO: Submerged bridges. Ravaged roads. Mud-filled basements. Capsized culverts. Heavy storms impact us all, but what can we do? While we can't control how much rain falls or how quickly, we can help water slow down, spread out, and soak in before it reaches a storm-swollen stream. The Black River Action Team (BRAT) invites everyone to join the stormwater conversation on Wednesday, September 6 starting at 5:30 PM. Come in person to 111 Jackson Gore Rd in Ludlow, VT. Please pre-register at https://ManageTheRain.eventbrite.com to help B.R.A.T. manage refreshments. Featured speakers will be B.R.A.T. Director Kelly Stettner, explaining some basics of how rivers work; Ron Rhodes of the CT River Conservancy, discussing several successful streambank stabilization projects he's worked on; and Mike Everhart of EJ Prescott, sharing some of the products and procedures his company uses to manage stormwater in ways that reduce maintenance and long-term costs. Zoom is an option. Email B.R.A.T. Director Kelly Stettner for the link at blackrivercleanup@gmail.com. The event will also be recorded by Okemo Valley T.V. for later viewing.

5. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS

• Route 131 Closed until Sept. 8: The area from around Tarbell Hill to Route 106 is closed to all traffic until Sept. 8 (Friday).

• Ludlow Electric Board hears more ratepayer concerns

• Furniture donations for BRGN: Due to flooding, the Black River Good Neighbor Furniture store has been closed for cleaning. They will be reopening soon and are in need of new inventory. Starting Monday, if you have furniture you’d like to donate, please call the thrift store to arrange either for a delivery or a pick up. 802-228-3663.

• VT Strong License Plate/Socks: Now available for sale at the state website. Vermont Strong ’23 commemorative license plates to benefit and recognize those who suffered losses from the July 2023 flooding and commemorate the contributions of the many people helping to rebuild Vermont and make it stronger are now available. The recipients of the funds raised through sales are the Vermont Community Foundation, to help provide disaster relief to individual Vermonters, and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development’s Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program, to help provide disaster relief to Vermont businesses and farms. The DMV has also partnered with Darn Tough Socks to create a bundle of the “Tough Too!” plate and Vermont Strong socks for $70. Limit three bundles per person. Available online only and for a limited time. Click here to place your order.VT Strong license plates will be at all DMV sites starting Sept.  1.

6. EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2 (SATURDAY): Fall Sale from 9-2 at St. James United Methodist Church, Main St., Proctorsville. The sale features Granny’s Pantry (Fall treats from your grandmother’s kitchen and a one day only raffle featuring a fall basket, wood burned welcome sign and handcrafted fall wreath.

SEPTEMBER 4 (MONDAY): Town Office closed for Labor Day

SEPTEMBER 6 (WEDNESDAY): Managing the Rain: A free stormwater expo at 111 Jackson Gore Rd. 5:30 PM. Please pre-register at https://ManageTheRain.eventbrite.com to help B.R.A.T. manage refreshments.

SEPTEMBER 9 (SATURDAY): Vermont Golden Honey Festival at the Golden Stage Inn (103 and Depot Street) Proctorsville. 10-4. Website.

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. 1pm Free. Pre registration required by calling 802-226-7790.

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Cavendish Update 8/25/23: Flood/permits/News/Events

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The Best of Vermont Summer Festival takes place Saturday (12-7)  & Sunday  (10-4) at the Okemo Field in Ludlow.           

First day of school is Wednesday, August 30. Please use caution when driving.         

8/25/23

1. Flood Information

2. Flood Permits Required

3. Cavendish Related News

4. Events

1. FLOOD INFORMATION: To help those impacted by the flood, be they property owner, renter, or business, the Cavendish Guide for Flood Recovery is available on-line. Please share with neighbors and friends who may be too busy to notice it. It’s regularly updated, sometimes daily, with new resources as they become available.

Efficiency Vermont announces $36 million to help homeowners, renters, businesses recover from floods: Starting on Sept. 5, income-eligible Vermonters and businesses impacted by the catastrophic summer floods can apply for funding through Efficiency Vermont to replace home heating and water systems, along with other appliances. The programs are an expansion of a previously announced program in which the state allowed the energy efficiency utility to redirect $10 million that was awarded for weatherization projects toward grants for Vermonters to replace damaged or destroyed appliances and equipment.  The funding, available to residential applicants with low and moderate incomes, is based on annual income and the median area income of an applicant’s home county. VT Digger

Before you Rebuild Make sure it’s dry: It takes about a month for wood to dry out after flooding. If you looking to rebuild and want to check moisture levels, the Ludlow Library is now loaning a Tavool Moisture Meter for up to four days. A reading at or below 17% is considered suitable dry enough for rebuilding.

2. FLOOD PERMITS REQUIRED: A Flood Permit Application is required if you are doing repair work or new construction on properties located within a Cavendish flood zone. Any of the proposed requires a permit: new principal structure; new accessory structure; alterations/improvements/repairs to an existing structure; grading, excavation and/or placement of fill; replacement water supply or septic system; fill as needed to elevate an existing structure; bridge/culvert or channel management activities; and/or road improvements.   For more information please contact the Town Manager at 802.226.7291.

Flood Permit Application

Flood Permit Checklist

Flood Permit Cost Estimator

3. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS

• Immediate Job Opening: Cavendish Town Elementary School is looking for an organized, detailed oriented professional to work as a Head Custodian in our Elementary School. In this full time position you will be responsible for the maintenance and custodial duties in the school. Broad, in-depth training and experience in Plumbing, HVAC and electricity is required. This position includes hands-on repair work, supervising a team, as well as coordinating and overseeing work done by outside contractors. The ability to keep detailed, accurate records ensuring compliance with all local, state and federal agencies is required. The candidate must be congenial; able to work well with others including children. This is a full tine position paying $45,000 to $48,000.  Contact Dale Mann, Principal, Box 236 Proctorsville, Vermont 05153
Phone: 802-875-7758 Fax: 802-226-7312 Email: Dale.Mann@trsu.org

• Cavendish member objects to GM board changes to Zoom meetings:  At the August 17 meeting of the Green Mountain Unified School District (GMUHS) Board, Cavendish resident Lisa Sanders was approved as the replacement for Dennis Riley, who resigned months ago, once again giving the town its three representatives to this board. Chairperson Deb Brown announced that she had made a decision that anyone who watched the meetings via Zoom, would no longer be allowed to speak, including board members, who would not be allowed to vote. Cavendish rep Kate Lamphere said the decision was made unilaterally, without discussion or input from the community. Brown defended the decision, saying, “No, that’s the way the board was before Covid, that’s how the board operated. So that was just going back to the practice.” Lamphere countered, saying that no town should benefit from access more than others. In the past, the board has met at each of its three schools on a round robin basis, but in the last few years – due in part to the audio visual access provided by Zoom, almost all meetings have been held in Chester. Chester Telegraph

• Thank you CCCA and Sponsors: In spite of flooding, constant rain and having to change venues, the Wednesday night summer concert series at Svec Park, organized and sponsored by the Cavendish Community Conservation Association (CCCA), was a wonderful success. Thank you to CCCA and the many sponsors who keep this tradition going. If there ever was a summer where people needed a break, this was certainly one.

• Tree removal-thank you Mike Plunkard: Mike Plunkard, former CTES alum, took down the large pine tree next to the Universalist "Stone" Church on Thursday. Given that the tree was losing large limbs and just missed the church in the March snow/ice storm, the Select Board agreed the tree needed to come down. Mike, who is the president and owner of Raincoast Arboriculture in British Columbia, had already made plans to visit his parents in Cavendish. His Dad, Stephen, a Cavendish select board member, suggested that Mike could easily remove the tree. Bringing his climbing gear, his brother Chris provided the chainsaws and his nephew Caleb acted as ground crew. It was amazing watching him remove the tree without endangering the church or the surrounding homes. Thank you Mike for sharing your talents with your home town.

• St. James United Methodist Church Fall Sale: On Saturday Sept. 2, from 9-2, St. James United Methodist Church, Main St., Proctorsville will be holding a sale featuring Granny’s Pantry (Fall treats from your grandmother’s kitchen) and a one day only raffle featuring a fall basket, wood burned welcome sign and handcrafted fall wreath.

• Work on 100-Detour: Crews will be closing VT 100 3.4 miles north of the intersection with VT 103 in Tyson village in the town of Ludlow, to replace a failing culvert. The road will be closed at the bridge over the culvert beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, August 28 and will reopen at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30. During the two days prior to and following the closure, lane closures may be in place while the contractor prepares for and completes final paving for the bridge.

4. EVENTS

AUGUST 30 (WEDNESDAY): First day of school. Please drive carefully.

SEPTEMBER 2 (SATURDAY): Fall Sale from 9-2 at St. James United Methodist Church, Main St., Proctorsville. The sale features Granny’s Pantry (Fall treats from your grandmother’s kitchen) and a one day only raffle featuring a fall basket, wood burned welcome sign and handcrafted fall wreath.

SEPTEMBER 4 (MONDAY): Town Office closed for Labor Day

SEPTEMBER 9 (SATURDAY): Vermont Golden Honey Festival at the Golden Stage Inn (103 and Depot Street) Proctorsville. 10-4.

SEPTEMBER 14 (WEDNESDAY): Magic Show and BBQ, Welcome back to the library. BBQ from 5-7, Magic Show at 6

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Cavendish Update 8/18/23: SB Mtg/Flood/News/Events

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8/18/23

1. Flood Information

2. Select Board Meeting

3. Cavendish Related News

4. Events

1. FLOOD INFORMATION: To help those impacted by the flood, be they property owner, renter, or business,  the Cavendish Guide for Flood Recovery is available on-line. Please share with neighbors and friends who may be too busy to notice it. It’s regularly updated, sometimes daily, with new resources as they become available.

CHS Summer Newsletter: The web version of the Cavendish Historical Society’s newsletter contains more pictures of the flooding.

Clean Up Day: Modeled after Green Up Day, Volunteers will be deployed to areas hit hard by this summer’s flooding and address needs reported by communities. Local leaders can report their cleanup requests to Green Up’s website. The event takes place on Aug. 26 (Saturday).

Efficiency VT Video: THIS IS A MUCH WATCH VIDEO FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY THE FLOOD. On Aug. 10, Efficiency VT did a Zoom webinar that provided answers to many of the questions being asked since the July 10 flooding, from weatherization, dealing with basements in a flood plain, how to handle mechanicals etc. This presentation is now on-line and very well done. NOTE: EFFICIENCY VT WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PROGRAM AND FUNDING STARTING IN SEPTEMBER. Please share with neighbors and friends who've been impacted. Building Back a Stronger and Safer Cavendish.

Attorney General Clark brings warning about recovery scams to southern Vermont: “Scammers are looking for the easiest way to steal your money,” Clark said in an interview. “Natural disasters present new ways to do that, and we anticipated an uptick in scams” when Vermont was repeatedly hit by floods. A representative for Clark’s office said they have received nearly 50 consumer complaints, in the five weeks since the initial devastation. Chester Telegraph

Small Business Administration Loans Information Session 8.23.23: A representative from the Small Business Administration Loans Program will be at the Cavendish Town Office on Wednesday from 2:00 - 4:30 pm to answer questions.  SBA Loans are available to business, home owners and renters - please see flyers below for more information.

SBA for Businesses

SBA for Home Owners/Renters

USDA Single Family Home Loans/Grants

2. CAVENDISH SELECT BOARD MEETING 8/14/23: Watch Select Board (SB) meetings at Okemo Valley TV website. Unapproved minutes are available at the Cavendish Town website.

John Arrison, Cavendish’s State representation to the VT Legislature, talked to the board about changes in Vermont’s property reappraisals. Expensive procedures, Cavendish completed one in 2019 but is now being required to do another, most likely due to the Covid real estate boom. This can be appealed, and it was Arrison’s recommendation that the town do so as long as possible as he thought on a statewide reappraisal program was in the works. .

Items discussed/acted on were as follows:

Flood

• The Local Hazardous Mitigation Plan (LHMP) and Emergency Management Plan (EMP): Both plans have been submitted to the state. A FEMA-approved LHMP is required for local governments that wish to receive federal funds from the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. The LHMP is also one of the mitigation actions needed to qualify for additional post-disaster funding through the Emergency Relief and Assistance Fund (ERAF). Rick Chambers, town manager, said that the ERAF rating is now at 17.5% (it was previously 7.5%) so the Town will receive an additional 10% state funding for flood repairs.

The final draft of Cavendish’s LHMP is required by the end of September. The current draft is available at the town website.

• Flood Hazard Area Regulations (FHAR): While Cavendish has had FHAR in place for some time, enforcement has been another matter. These regs are a requirement to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, which the town does. .Moving forward, property will need to adhere to these regs and if they don’t, it could jeopardize property owners’ ability to have flood insurance.

• Roads: The initial five crews working in Cavendish to restore roads, are down to two, with nearly all roads open with the exception of Bailey Hill, Depot St., and Chaos Turnpike. Work will begin shortly on Depot St. The closure from 106 to Chubb Hill is a state project and still in effect. The town manager, Chambers, had no information on when it would be open.

• Greven Field: As this is town property, Chambers plans to hire a contractor & dumpster to remove the major debris, e.g. fencing, from Greven Field, after which, volunteers can follow with additional cleaning. Questions were asked about the future of Greven as a ballfield, while recognizing its more frequently used for walking dogs and nature trails The SB will make that decision once it’s been cleaned, recognizing that playing fields need to meet FEMA standards.

Approved Liquor licenses for Golden Stage Inn (Honey Festival) and Singleton’s Car-B-Q, August 19 from 11-3.

 Disapproved  Signing solar bond note: Chambers felt that better interests rates were available and more information would be available in the next day or two

 Academy Building: Chris Chadwick is interested in purchasing the Academy Building-corner of 131 and High St.-but had a number of questions about restrictions on the deed. Chambers said he will forward Chadwick’s questions to the board for review and discussion.

3. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS

• Cavendish Concerts Continue 2023 Season with Bill Brink: The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association and the Town of Cavendish announce that singer/songwriter Bill Brink will perform the next concert of the 2023 season at 5:30 p.m. on August 23rd on the Svec Memorial Green in Proctorsville. This concert had been postponed after the recent floods. Please note the earlier than usual start time. The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association and the Town of Cavendish announce that singer/songwriter Bill Brink will perform the next concert of the 2023 season at 5:30 p.m. on August 23rd on the Svec Memorial Green in Proctorsville. This concert had been postponed after the recent floods. Please note the earlier than usual start time.

• VT Golden Honey Festival: Once again the VT Honey Festival takes place on Sept. 9 (Saturday) from 10-4 at the Golden Stage Inn (Route 103 and Depot St). Sammy Blanchette will be providing live music and Goodman’s pizza truck will be dishing out their famous fall pizza. Follow their Facebook page to learn about the vendors for this year.

• Vermont Records its 1,000th Covid Death: Vermont has reached a grim new milestone in the Covid pandemic. The state has recorded 1,001 deaths from the virus since March 2020, according to data released this week by the Vermont Department of Health. Four of those deaths were reported in August. Statewide hospital admissions related to Covid rose to 25 in the past week, a distinct increase but still far below previous peaks of the virus. VT Journal

• It's not your imagination: There are more mosquitoes in Vermont this summer.

4. EVENTS

AUGUST 17 (THURSDAY)-19 (SATURDAY): Community Build playground at CTES. Need volunteers. No skills required. Refreshments & Lunch Provided. FMI: 802-548-7419

AUGUST 23 (WEDNESDAY): A representative from the Small Business Administration Loans Program will be at the Cavendish Town Office from 2:00 - 4:30 pm to answer questions.  SBA Loans are available to business, home owners and renters.

• Brill Brinks Wednesday Night Concert at Svec Park. Begins at 5:30.

AUGUST 24 (THURSDAY): 1ST Quarter Property Taxes due.

SEPTEMBER 4 (MONDAY): Town Office closed for Labor Day

SEPTEMBER 9 (SATURDAY): Vermont Golden Honey Festival at the Golden Stage Inn (103 and Depot Street) Proctorsville. 10-4. Website.

SEPTEMBER 14 (WEDNESDAY): Magic Show and BBQ, Welcome back to the library. BBQ from 5-7, Magic Show at 6

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