Category: Municipal
Special Selectboard meeting focuses on Loop Road
| April 17, 2013 | Filled under Municipal, Selectboard |
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By Heather McKim The focus of a special meeting of the town Selectboard held on April 10 was transportation planning for Shelburne village from 1963 to the present. Chair Tim Pudvar introduced the gathering as being the Board’s, “first true meeting to discuss the Loop Road.” Town Planner Dean Pierce gave a presentation to the… Read More
O’Brien Brothers Agency proposes neighborhood development in Shelburne Falls area
| April 17, 2013 | Filled under Municipal |
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By Carol Casey Part of the Planning Commission’s meeting on April 11 was devoted to a presentation by Larry Michaels of the O’Brien Brothers Agency and their consultant from ORW Landscape Architecture. The O’Briens have asked for sewer service connectivity for their proposed development bordering Irish Hill and Thomas Roads across from River Crest, and… Read More
Selectboard grapples with town debt policy
| April 17, 2013 | Filled under Municipal, Selectboard |
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by Heather McKim Wake Robin was the scene for the April 9 meeting of the Shelburne Selectboard. The meeting addressed several new issues and settled a few old ones. The Board approved the minutes from the March 12 meeting with two amendments made by member Toni Supple. The minutes had previously been tabled after extensive… Read More
New scoreboard approved for Shelburne Little League
| April 10, 2013 | Filled under DRB, Municipal |
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By Carol Casey At its meeting on April 3, the Development Review Board (DRB) first welcomed new member Kevin Lavery and then quickly moved to approve new signage for Courtney Contos for her Chef Contos Kitchen & Store at 65 Falls Road, and for a new scoreboard on the north field for Shelburne Little League.… Read More
Sewer service discussion dominates Planning Commission meeting
| April 3, 2013 | Filled under Municipal |
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By Carol Casey Most of the Planning Commission meeting on March 28 was devoted to a presentation and question and answer session with Chris Robinson, the wastewater facility superintendent. Robinson provided Commission member with a memorandum in advance, reporting that “current facilities are approximately at 73-77 percent design flows.” He added that “once treatment capacity… Read More
Special Loop Road meeting scheduled
| April 3, 2013 | Filled under Municipal, Selectboard |
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By Heather McKim As the March 26 meeting of the Shelburne Selectboard came to order, member Allison Cranmer informed those gathered that long-time VCAM channel 17 Technician Brad “Bear” Ingalls was in respite care at Fletcher Allen Hospital receiving palliative care. Cranmer said that she wanted to take the opportunity to thank Ingalls for his… Read More
Report from Montpelier
| April 3, 2013 | Filled under Municipal, Report from Montpelier |
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by Rep. Joan Lenes This past week has been filled with the responsibility of determining revenue and spending that is balanced and appropriate for Vermonters. This is a difficult and humbling task. There are no easy answers and no one is happy with all the results. Speaker Shap Smith has said, “Balancing the budget is… Read More
DRB bids farewell to Courtney Synowiec
| March 27, 2013 | Filled under DRB, Municipal |
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By Carol Casey Town Planner Dean Pierce appeared before the Development Review Board (DRB) at its meeting on March 20 to announce that DRB Administrator Courtney Synowiec would be leaving at the end of March, thanked her for her work, and stated that “we’re sorry to see her go.” The DRB Chair added that it… Read More
Selectboard discusses transparency after elections
| March 20, 2013 | Filled under Municipal, Our Town |
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By Heather McKim It was a changed Selectboard that gathered for the March 12 meeting, the first since the election that saw the addition of Allison Cranmer and Toni Supple to the Board. With the loss of Bill Smith from its ranks, the Selectboard turned to electing a new Chair. Member Tim Pudvar was chosen.… Read More
Report from Montpelier
| March 20, 2013 | Filled under Municipal, Our Town |
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by Rep. Joan Lenes It was great seeing so many of you at Town Meeting. Thanks for your questions, feedback, and support. The last two issues of the Shelburne News ran the Town Meeting Report put together by Kate Webb and me. The report was just a short synopsis of some of the work committees… Read More
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