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Development Review Board meeting for Aug. 12, 2013
The quasi-judicial, independent Development Review Board agenda will meet on Monday, Aug. 12 beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Here is the agenda 1. Review minutes from July 22nd hearing 2. Discussion re: Remand Zaremba (Dollar General proposal) 3. Reconvened conditional use hearing for Eddy/Semones […]
DRB begins to address Dollar General proposal again
The Chester Development Review Board has gone through all the documents from the previous hearings on the proposed 9,100-square-foot Dollar General Store, according to zoning administrator Michael Normyle. At its Monday, Aug. 12 meeting, the five-member board will announce that it will begin considering what steps to take next. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. […]
Select Board meeting agenda for Aug. 7, 2013
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda for the evening. Approve Minutes from July 17, 2013 Selectboard Meeting and July 17, 2013 Executive Session Citizen Comments Old Business Performance Bond; J.M. Brodney Vendor Permit; Michael Kennedy Economic Development […]
After decision hiccup, town agrees to seek grant, loan for exterior repairs to Whiting Library
By Cynthia Prairie The Chester Select Board last Wednesday, July 17, walked back on earlier suggestions that the Whiting Library Board of Trustees come up with more than the original $10,000 it had pledged toward major repairs of the library building. It instead agreed to apply for a federal grant and loan and put in […]
Development Review Board agenda for Monday July 22, 2013
The Chester Development Review Board will meet a 6 p.m. Monday, July 22 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester, following a 5:30 p.m. site visit at 50 Maple Ridge in Gassetts. Below is the agenda for the board. 5:30 p.m. site visit 50 Maple Ridge 6 p.m. public hearing Review minutes from July […]
New venue & time: Chester Select Board Meeting agenda for July 17
Due to the hot weather, the Chester Select Board will meet at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 17 at the Newsbank Conference Center on Main Street in Chester, VT. Here is the agenda for that evening. Approve July 3, 2013 Select Board Minutes Citizen Comments Old Business Vendor Permit; Daniel Hanson Police Report; Doug Hoyt Financial […]
Select Board sets tax rate, talks asphalt sidewalks
By Karen Zuppinger At a busy July 3rd meeting, the Chester Select Board set this year’s tax rates, approved a $10,000 contract to create a new town government website, held a required public comment meeting on the replacement of repair and of sidewalks and approved applying for a loan to design upgrades to the drinking […]
Recent storms raising e. coli levels in area rivers
The Southeastern Vermont Watershed Alliance began its annual water quality testing on Wednesday, June 19th, with Wednesday, July 3 as its second river sampling day. Throughout the summer season, volunteers from SeVWA take water samples from specific spots in the Williams, Saxtons, West and Rock rivers and the North Branch and Whetstone brooks, testing for […]
Police Log for May 10 through June 25, 2013
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. Friday, May 10, 3:09 p.m. Police were dispatched to the Common for juveniles loitering and getting loud in the gazebo. The youths were asked […]
Development Review Board Agenda for July 8, 2013
The Chester Development Review Board, an independent, quasi-judicial body, will next meet at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester at 6 p.m. Monday, July 8. Here is its agenda: Review minutes from June 24th Review directions / time for Eddy Farm site visit on July 13th Comments from citizens Deliberative session to review the […]
Select Board meeting agenda for July 3, 2013
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. Below is the agenda. Approve Minutes from June 19, 2013 Selectboard Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Set Chester Property Tax Rate Sidewalk Local Concerns Meeting Economic Development Discussion Web-Site Upgrade Vermont Drinking Water Loan Program Initial Phase […]
Pinnacle playset OK’d despite Suursoo’s fiscal objections
By Karen Zuppinger Expecting a pro forma go-ahead for an already-approved toddler playground project at the Pinnacle Recreation Area, Matt McCarthy and Julie Hance found themselves in a protracted tug of war with Select Board member Derek Suursoo at the June 19 Chester Select Board meeting. The project, when first presented to the board, was […]
Apartment application, sand & gravel extraction proposed before DRB
The Chester Development Review Board took a look at two new conditional use permit applications during its Monday, June 24 meeting. After a site visit to 18 S. Main St., the board accepted the application and exhibits for Scarlett Veil, LLC, a company owned by the Meyer family,for a renovation and adaptive reuse of a […]
Stormy Monday downs trees in Chester
By Karen Zuppinger Chester was hit with several storms on Monday, June 17 that produced hail and gusting winds strong enough to toss lawn furniture and topple trees, damaging roofs and fences. Charlea Baker returned to her River Street home to find an 80-foot-tall, 90-year-old Norway spruce crushing her neighbor’s fence. “I couldn’t believe my […]
Development Review Board for June 24, 2013
The Chester Development Review Board, an independent, quasi-judicial body, meets Monday, June 24 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. The DRB begins at 5:30 p.m. with a site visit at 18 S. Main St. Its public hearing begins at 6 p.m. The Agenda 1. Review minutes of the June 10th meeting. 2. Scarlet Veil LLC-Meyer […]
Select Board agenda for June 19
The Chester Select Board meets at 7 p.m. June 19 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve June 5, 2013 Selectboard Minutes Citizen Comments Old Business DRB appointments Ken Barrett Mark Curran Playground Equipment Update Grant Update; Julie Hance Storm Water Library Funding Financial Update General Fund Water & […]
Judge sends Dollar General OK back to DRB for clarifications
UPDATE: Chester to convene DRB hearing to get clarifications. See the 2nd section below for the press release. By Cynthia Prairie The judge reviewing the Chester Development Review Board’s April 2012 approval of a Dollar General store for Main Street has remanded the decision back to the DRB for a number clarifications. In effect, the […]
Noise levels, lot sizes continue to vex zoning reg process
By Karen Zuppinger The Chester Select Board continued its public review of the proposed Unified Development Bylaws (combining zoning, subdivision and flood prevention regulations) at its Wednesday, June 5th meeting. Although Article 4: Development Review Procedures was on the agenda, the board also chose to revisit the issues of minimum lots sizes and noise standards. […]
Police log March 14 to May 6, 2013
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. Thursday, March 14, 9:49 a.m. A woman was charged with petit larceny from a cash register at the Sunoco on Main Street. Sunday, March […]
Dollar General Act 250 appeal to be heard in September; solar projects abound in Rutland
The appeal by Chester residents of the District 2 Commission decision to give Zaremba Group an Act 250 land use permit to build a 9,100-square-foot Dollar General store is scheduled to go before the Environmental Division of the Vermont Superior Court from Tuesday, Sept. 10 through Thursday, Sept. 12th. Judge Thomas Walsh will hear the […]
