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FREE Women’s World Cup at Killington - Page 4B Take the INNdulgence Tour - Page 10B ECRWSS PRSRT STD US Postage PAID Permit #90 White River Jct., VT POSTAL CUSTOMER Publishing for 56 Years! NOVEMBER 29, 2017 | WWW.VERMONTJOURNAL.COM VOLUME 56, ISSUE 27 The Select Board moves forward on bidding property BY KRISTINE M. BURPEE that it is not the town’s responsibil- The Shopper ity to maintain it. Further discus- sion concluded that it would be a ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – The Se- matter of addressing the issue with lect Board meeting, held in the all property owners on the road Lower Theater of the Bellows in question. If approved the town Falls Opera House, met on Nov. would request a right-of-way to 21, 2017 at 6 p.m. Manager Shane address storm water issues. Chuck O’Keefe began his report inform- Wise, Zoning and Planning, in- ing the Board members that he sisted he will begin the necessary will be giving up his assigned process within the next week and parking spot, at the Town Office insisted an informal meeting with in order to allow the Bellows Falls the abutters in the next two weeks Downtown Development Alli- to relay the information. ance and the Great Falls Regional After Putignano returned to Chamber of Commerce a home the Select Board, O’Keefe men- for this year’s Christmas tree, since tioned that there had not been any it’s usual spot at 3 Rockingham bids received for the property on Street is undergoing renovations. 42 Hyde Street or 34 Old Terrace Board member Ann DiBer- Rockingham discusses Rockingham Meeting House occupancy waiver. Road. It will be up to the Select nardo commented, “Although I PHOTO PROVIDED Board to decide how they move do not object, that spot is subject forward. O’Keefe said the next to snow damage during the winter Housing and Community Develop- past, we have not had any problems step will be to demolish the build- season.” ment to assist in developing new with vacating.” ings and try to put the land up for Because the object occupying the policies and strategies in its Town Massucco confirmed that the bidding. DiBernardo asked about space is simply just a tree, O’Keefe Plan to support economic develop- doors are propped open by hook and the property on 38 Green Street. verified that a little snow would not ment. The grant requires a town con- eyes, and they remain open during O’Keefe replied that he is waiting to cause an issue. tribution of $2,227. the entire time of the event. O’Keefe hear from the auctioneer. Moving onto other news, the auc- First item on the agenda was a stated that the ultimate decision will As for the property at 10 Church tion of municipal surplus vehicles request for the Rockingham Meet- be up to the Fire Marshall after his Place, O’Keefe stated that he is wait- has been posted on Auctions In- ing House occupancy waiver. Ray inspection. ing on a grant and loan application Women’s World Cup ternational and a link to the site is Massucco was present to request Gaetan and Brady Putignano ad- from the Windham Regional Com- posted on the Rockingham Munici- an increase on the capacity for the dressed the Select Board to request mission to help with this expense. KILLINGTON, Vt. - Many attended the Audi Women’s Skiing World Cup at pal website www.rockbf.org, under concert at the Meeting House dur- that Keefe road be discontinued and Cass Wright reminded the Select Killington Resort this past weekend. Public Notices. Bidding ends Dec. 1, ing the Roots on the River Festival made into a private road. Putignano Board that it would be in the best in- 2017. for June 2018. Massucco explained, recused himself from the vote on this terest of the elementary school stu- See more photos on page 4B. A notice was received Nov. 21, “The floor is empty with a capacity topic in order to make this request. dents to wait to move forward with 2017 that the town has been awarded of 300 people and I’m only asking for Putignano stated that he does the any plans of demolition until the TOP PHOTO BY NEAL MAGNUS a $12,453 Municipal Planning Grant 250. If I could get a capacity of 300 maintenance for his portion of the Central Elementary School is not in BOTTOM PHOTO BY JERRY LEBLOND from the Vermont Department of people, that would be great. In the road. Keefe is a Class 4 road meaning session. Springfield Select Board addresses culvert construction BY TRINA MENARD hit the orange barrels resulting in the The Shopper truck careering to the opposite side of the road. SPRINGFIELD, Vt. - Gary Swee- Two years ago, the same residents ney, scoping engineer for Vermont had windows broken out by speeding Agency of Transportation (VTrans), plow trucks. Rebecca Skrypeck, resi- presented an hour-long presentation dent of Green Mountain Road, com- outlining the severity and sincere mented, “I cannot live with the noise need to address four culverts in the and live in fear of the traffic for two Springfield area. The direst culvert or three years.” Due to budgetary re- situation resides beneath temporary straints, VTrans pushed the construc- bridge 13 on Vermont Route 11. Resi- tion on these projects to 2020. dents of the road complained of the Gary Sweeney; Gary LaRouche, noise and danger of speeding tractor- project manager; and LaRouche’s as- trailer trucks, one of which recently sistant Stephen Coley intend to make Gary Sweeney Scoping Engineer of VTrans. PHOTO BY TRINA MENARD interim corrections to slow down last installed. There are also potential traffic to protect the safety of the sur- archeological concerns at the town rounding community until the prob- project site, and so archeologists will lems can be remedied permanently. have to be pulled in to determine if Out of the four culverts in need of there is anything there of cultural Slides of the existing conditions of the culverts. replacement, three rate as serious and significance before work can com- PHOTO BY TRINA MENARD the one under bridge 43 rates as criti- mence. cal. There is serious invert deteriora- Each of the four culvert projects the projects must get pushed out fur- half and then the other; while keep- tion on all the culverts, however all is estimated to cost approximately ther than previously anticipated. The ing traffic in all locations moving. currently meet Hydraulic Standard $2,000,000. Finding state funding has projects could be done all together or There was great concern from Swee- but not the Band Full Width (BFW). been an issue and federal funds re- at staggered times. Traffic diversions ney that these projects be addressed BFW is the highest flood rate pos- quire the posting of 10 percent down. proposed by Sweeney revolve around as soon as possible and with as little sible for the given body of water that All alternatives have been considered, leaving two lanes open during a two- inconvenience to the surrounding passes through the culvert. and replacement has been confirmed part process, they will address one community as possible. Teachers donate books The other particularly difficult as the only viable solution in all four project, otherwise referred to as “the cases. Each has less than 10 years of Town Project,” or (49) that is located viable service left, they cannot line or SPRINGFIELD, Vt. - Current and former teachers, members of Alpha Delta by Riverside School. Traffic estimates repair the current culverts as it ap- Kappa in Springfield, are donating over 100 books for children who par- determined that 7,900 vehicles utilize pears they do not meet the current Overture to ticipate in the Downtown Family Holiday Program on Friday, Dec. 1 start- ing at 4 p.m. at the Springfield on the Move office on 6 Valley St. that section of road daily. There is environmental needs and do not al- also hazardous waste present at that low for movement of aquatic wildlife Pictured at Elm Hill School library, engrossed in new books, are kinder- Christmas garteners with ADK members (left) Andie Bentley, Mary Ann Lauder, and location as the sewer line runs di- to transverse them safely, if at all. Pat Graves. rectly under the culvert - something The replacement of these culverts PHOTO PROVIDED that was not against any regulations is a high priority item, but without Page 8A in the 1960s when the culvert was finding the resources to replace them INDEX CONTACT US CALENDAR EVENTS: ADVERTISEMENTS: NEWS: ATTENTION! Opinion....................................... 6A OFFICE ADDRESS: Send all press releases and Church Services/Obituaries ........... 7A 8HighStreet•Ludlow,VT05149 Email your short, 2-3 sentence Email your box / display ads and Email your press releases, calendar events as a word / text calendar events in by classified listings in by articles, and photos in by document. Do not send a PDF. 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