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VTel responds to Big Pole controversy in Chester; Andover-Chester MOUs still in play
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 – Telegraph Publishing LLC Following two executive sessions to discuss legal issues with town attorney Jim Carroll, the Chester Select Board reconvened its public session after almost a 90 minutes on Thursday, May 21. After the first executive session, the board authorized Town Manager David Pisha to sign an amendment to […]
Chester Development Review Board meeting for Monday, June 1, 2015
The Chester Development Review Board will next meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 1 following a 5:15 p.m. site visit to Artisans Marketplace, 7 Pineview Drive at VT Rt. 103 South. The DRB meeting will be held at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Review minutes from last meeting. Conditional […]
Reconstruction begins on 300-foot wall in Weston
By Mallory Hopkins © 2015-Telegraph Publishing LLC Construction has begun on a 300-footlong replacement wall on Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. The original wall has stood below the Community Church since the 1800s, when it was built using rocks found in fields and rivers. But the wall has become unstable, with stones falling into the […]
Downtown and Village Center tax credits available
One of the primary benefits that comes from a municipality applying with the State of Vermont to designate an area as a Downtown or as a Village Center is the Downtown and Village Center tax credit program. The tax credit program was designed to support revitalization in community centers across the state. In 2015, $2,200,000 […]
Grafton ponders speed limit change on Route 121; unhappy with notifications from wind developer
By Gloria Dufield © 2015 Telegraph Publishing Although the weather was sunny and mild, a dozen residents and all five members of the Grafton Select Board were in attendance at the Monday, May 18 meeting, where discussion continued on topics from past sessions including a proposed wind project and the sale of the old town […]
Londonderry to host community meeting on suspicious fires
In response to public concerns regarding suspicious fires in and around South Londonderry, state Rep. Oliver Olsen of Londonderry has scheduled a community meeting at the Londonderry Town Hall in South Londonderry, at 7 p.m. Monday, June 8. Capt. J.P. Sinclair, head of the State Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Det. Lt. Daniel Trudeau, head of […]
Chester Special Select Board meeting for May 27, 2015
The Chester Select Board has scheduled a special meeting for 8 a.m., Wednesday, May 27 to sign the warning for a vote to ratify the water project bond vote of May 19, 2015. The ratification vote is a result of the Town of Chester’s failure to publish the official warning of the May 19 vote […]
Chester Police Log for March 11 through April 26, 2015
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 p.m. A Reservoir Road resident reported that his mailbox had been shot with a gun. The responding officer found no […]
In weak voter turnout, Chester water project passes by 26 votes
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing By a margin of 112 to 86, Chester voters on Tuesday authorized the town to borrow slightly more than $4 million to upgrade the town water system, adding a second storage tank and replacing a large stretch of asbestos/concrete water main along Route 103 from the Sunoco station […]
GMUHS board OKs limited school choice, restraint and seclusion policy
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing At its regular monthly meeting, the Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors adopted limited school choice for seventh and eighth graders, as well as a restraint and seclusion policy for disruptive students and heard a presentation on the proposed town water project from town government officials. […]
Chester residents seek answers on proposed water project
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC It was a respectful but question-filled turnout at Chester Town Hall last night, Monday May 18, for an informational meeting regarding a $4 million water project proposed by the Town of Chester that is being voted on from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. Town Moderator Bill […]
Chester Select Board Special Session for Thursday, May 21, 2015
The Chester Select Board has called a special Thursday session to replace its regular Wednesday session, which is now canceled. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from May 6, 2015 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Executive Sessions […]
Chester DRB’s initial Jiffy Mart hearing focuses on flood hazard
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing, LLC Chester’s Development Review Board began the process of considering a new Jiffy Mart gas station, convenience store and food outlets at its meeting on Monday, May 11. A couple of dozen people, including a quorum of the Select Board, were there for the initial examination of documents […]
Part 2: A Closer Look: Separating the Chester water project from gravel needs
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In any public discussion of the proposed municipal water upgrade, most people agree that Chester’s water system has suffered from deferred maintenance and that the longer work is put off, the more extensive and expensive it is likely to be. “We need this water project,” Jeff Holden, […]
Chester Select Board revisits Andover MOU; ice cream truck permit will have to wait
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The ongoing negotiations with the Town of Andover over a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the cost of providing emergency fire and ambulance service to that town of 500 is looking more like a duel with paper swords. Since the 2007 budget, Chester has charged Andover $9,300 (up from […]
Grafton struggles with conflict of interest issues, wind project at Select Board meeting
By Gloria Dufield ©2015 The Chester Telegraph The Grafton Select Board of Monday, May 4, continued to focus on the Iberdrola Renewables wind project, changes in the Town Plan and whether Select Board and Planning Commission members were facing a conflict of interest in regards to both. In a breaking story, Michael Faher of the […]
Grafton Select Board emergency meeting set for Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Grafton Select Board will hold an emergency meeting at Town Hall, 117 Main St., in Grafton, on Wednesday May 13, 2015 at noon. The agenda is below. 1. Public Comment 2. Adopt Agenda 3. Truck Plow and Body Package Bid Award 4. Date of Next Meeting: Monday, May 18, 2015, 6 p.m. at the […]
Special Chester Select Board meeting for May 12 canceled
The special Chester Select Board meeting that was to be held on Tuesday, May 12 to sign the Green Lantern amendments for the town solar farm has been canceled.
Windham Co. meetings to address economic development strategies
Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies will host four regional meetings to update members of the community about the progress toward implementing the Windham region’s federally recognized Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies. Anyone from any part of the Windham region is welcome to attend any of the sessions regardless of their town of residence. Each meeting will […]
GMUHS Board of Directors meeting agenda for Thursday May 14, 2015
The Green Mountain Union High School Board of Directors will meet in the conference room at GMUHS, 716 VT Rt 103 S. in Chester, at 6 p.m. May 14, 2015 for its regular meeting. Below is its agenda. I. Call to Order a. Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes […]
