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19 Meetinghouse Road, Athens, VT Curtis Trousdale, Owner, Broker, Realtor Cell: 802-233-5589 [email protected] 2004 Williston Road, South Burlington VT 05403 | www.preferredpropertiesvt.com | Phone: (802) 862-9106 | Fax: (802) 862-6266 Aerial map does not reflect recent logging preformed. Stonewall Border Blazes & Flagging Stonewall Border 54+/- Acres Stonewall Border Landing Meetinghouse Rd PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, NOT INTENDED AS AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION Additional Property Information 19 Meetinghouse Rd, Athens, VT 05734 Utility & Property Info: Taxes: Town of Athens— 1942.66 (2015 Non-homestead rate). The property has been put into Vermont Current Use for the 2016 tax year. 2 acres were withheld from the program to allow for the construction of a home without withdrawing acreage. Taxes should be greatly reduced for the coming tax year but the town has not yet calculated them. A very rough estimate would be taxes of $270 p/y for 2016. Power: Power poles stop at the last full time residence—16 Meetinghouse Rd, which is the beginning of the class 4/trail section of Meetinghouse Rd. Distance to properties southwestern corner is approximately 1,200 feet. The service provider is Green Mountain Power. Septic: No Soil tests have been completed at this time. Water: There is no formal drinking water at this time. A drilled well is common for this area. Zoning: There is no zoning regulations in Athens. Boundaries: Property is well marked and bounded by a combination of road frontage, corner pins, stone walls, blue blazes and some neon flagging. Services: There is currently no phone, TV, or internet available at this property. Road: Meetinghouse Rd up to number 16 is a year round, town maintained and plowed gravel road. After this home, the road becomes an unmaintained town class 4 road/trail. This section of the road is about 1,200 feet long to the southwestern corner of the property and then continues past the property along the Western edge. Address: The properties address has been created for GPS purposes only. A formal 911 address will be issued by the town, if a residence is built. R-O-W: This property benefits from a right-of-way access trail through the adjacent property to the south. However, this ROW is not needed anymore due to the recent completion of a logging operation, improvements to Meetinghouse Rd and direct access to the properties main landing. Area Information Nearby Cities: About The Town Brattleboro, VT Athens, VT The surface of the town is uneven, 40 Minutes though the elevations are not generally abrupt, and Bennington, NY Athens is a small town lying in the south- afford a good, well-producing soil, though much easterly part of the state. It was granted by 1 Hour, 19 Minutes better adapted to grazing than tillage. The natural Vermont March 11, 1780, with an area of 9,328 growth of timber is beech, birch, maple, ash, Rutland, VT acres, and chartered May 3, 1780. On October 1 Hour, 17 Minutes 27, 1794, a portion of the town was set off toward basswood, hemlock and spruce. The only stream Albany, NY forming the town of Brookline. On October 30, of importance is Bull brook, which, with its 2 Hours, 8 Minutes 1816, a portion was set off to Grafton. On tributaries, flows a northerly course through the Boston, MA November 2, 1846, a part of Rockingham and a eastern part of the township. One of its tributaries 2 Hours, 42 Minutes part of Grafton were annexed to Athens, so that it originates in Athens pond, a body of water about now contains an area of about 8,336 acres. New York, NY thirty acres in extent lying in the western part of the 4 Hours, 20 Minutes town. Nearby Airports and Trains: Lebanon Municipal Airport - NH modern convenience nestled in the heart Burlington International Airport: 1 Hour A regional, tower-controlled of the beautiful Green Mountains. 2 Hours, 18 Minutes Regional hub airport located in western New serviced by major airlines, connecting to Hampshire, on the border of Vermont. Albany, NY International Airport : airports across the country. Daily commercial service connects 2 hours, 7 minutes The Albany Logan International Airport: passengers to Boston and White Plains, International Airport offers a wide-range New York. of facilities and services. A recently 2 Hours, 43 Minutes Boston Logan completed multi-million dollar capital International Airport is New England’s largest transportation center and Rutland State Airport: redevelopment project included a new generates $7 billion in economic activity 1 hour, 7 minutes Located just five miles 230,000 square foot terminal, parking each year. It is a city within a city on a south of Vermont’s second largest city, garage, Air Traffic Control Tower, and 1,700 acre footprint of land. Southern Vermont Regional Airport is a cargo facility. Nearby State Parks & Forests Townshend State Park one weekend in September, there is a above. Restricted to non-motorized 27 Minutes — A visit to Townshend Hill water release on the West River from Ball watercraft, the lake is ideal for swimming State Park, located at the foot of Bald Mountain Dam that draws whitewater and paddling. The lake offers anglers an Mountain on a bend of the West River, feels paddlers to the park. The West River is opportunity to catch yellow perch, small like a step back in time. The park was also a favorite spot for many fishermen. mouth bass and northern pike. Link: constructed during the Great Depression by The combination of deep slow running Emerald the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a water and shallow fast ripples makes for public works program aimed at putting some fine fishing. Link: Jamaica State Woodford State Park young men to work. Today the Park 70 minutes— This 398-acre park has the campground is a popular destination for highest elevation campground of any park visitors seeking a back-to-basics, rustic Emerald Lake State Park in Vermont, at 2400 feet. There are several experience. Link: Townshend State Park 62 minutes— The park is popular for its lakes & ponds in the surrounding area. The wooded hillside campground, beach and campground has 103 sites including 20 Jamaica State Park swimming area, nearby attractions and lean-tos. The heavily wooded area 30 minutes— Jamaica State Park, now tourist destinations. The park surrounds 20- surrounds the reservoir and offers great comprising 772 acres, was completed and acre Emerald Lake, named for the emerald camping opportunities. Link: Woodford opened to the public in 1969. Every fall, on green color of its waters when viewed from Area Information Page 2 Rivers and Lakes Somerset Reservoir supports wetlands and wildlife within Vermont's borders. Somerset Reservoir is nestled in the habitats along most of its shoreline. southern range of the Green Lake Shaftsbury Mountain National Forest. The six Harriman Reservoir Shaftsbury Lake State Park offers and a half mile long reservoir is a The Molly Stark Byway follows shoreline fishing, camping, man-made lake that was constructed Harriman Reservoir (also known as swimming, and a playground with in 1912 to control flows to Lake Whitingham) for more than a the purchase of an entrance fee. downstream hydro-electric mile. Harriman Reservoir is over 8 You can also rent a boat there. generation facilities. This water miles long and features 28 miles of Catch largemouth bass, yellow body is the largest wild lake in the winding coastline. The shores of this perch, blue gills & rock bass. Link: state and boasts no dwellings or scenic gem remain undeveloped and camps along all 18 miles of its unbroken; wildlife sightings include forested shore line. The lake holds the American Bald Eagle and many small islands, is fed by Common Loon. Harriman Reservoir numerous cold streams, and is the largest body of water entirely Skiing, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing VAST retreat for skiers and snowboarders. Carinthia –slope side lodging and The Vast snowmobile corridor #4 is Link: Okemo Mt. Resort golf at the acclaimed Mount Snow just north of the property. Golf Club, as well as flexible Bromley wedding and conference 45 Minutes— A classic Vermont ski Stratton facilities. Other activities include resort, with the thrills and 43 Minutes— Stratton was snow tubing, ski lessons, challenges for any level skier. For established in 1961, and expanded snowboard lessons, downhill the freestyle skier and rapidly into one of Vermont's largest mountain biking and a full schedule snowboarder, you will enjoy the 3 ski areas. Stratton has 94 trails over of festivals and events. Link: parks with over 6 acres of fun. Link: 600 acres of skiable terrain and are Mount Snow Bromley eleven lifts. Link: Stratton Mount Snow Okemo 47 Minutes— Mount Snow is a 44 Minutes— Rising above the premier four season resort located village of Ludlow, in south-central in the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont, Okemo Mountain Resort Vermont, featuring four mountain is a four-season playground that faces of downhill skiing and built a reputation for quality and snowboarding –including the East’s superior guest service as a winter Number One Terrain Park, 493081 493281 493481 493681 493881 494081 494281 O'Connor Forest 2 Locus Map 2 7 7 1 1 Use Value Appraisal Program 0 0 7 7 T T 2 Property of H H 0 - - 3 4 3 1 - GRAFTON 4 2 4 Green Crow Corporation - 6 H 3 H - T H T T ± ROCKINGHAM TH-52 T ATHENS H 2 Stand 1 TH- 2 1 9 7 - - 7 6 9 H 9 9 T 9 6 6 TH-7 11 WESTMINSTER TH- Athens, Vermont SPAN: 018-006-10157 1:100,019 Orthophoto Sheet: 144068 Stand 1 Series 5000: 2010 Drawn 8-10-2015 by Adam Taschereau 2 2 7