The next Addison County Chamber Of Commerce “After
Hours Business Mixer” is coming up this Thursday and is being held at Helen
Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Middlebury. Plenty of great
door prizes plus a chance to win the Pot of Gold—which is valued at $550! The mixer will take place on the 21st
from 5 – 7PM. For more information
and to RSVP to Sue Hoxie just visit Addison County Dot Com.
The Middlebury Business Development Fund Advisory
Board will meet this afternoon at 3:30 in the Town Offices Main Conference
Room. Agenda items include the
welcoming of new Board Members, a review of the notes from the June 4th
meeting, a strategy discussion to meet the fundraising goal along with the
review of the recruitment strategy.
They will also plan for the Middlebury Business Development Fund Report
to the Select-Board on June 26th and set the next meeting date.
The Town Of Middlebury will be holding a special
Select-Board meeting tomorrow evening at 7 at the Russ Sholes Senior Center on
Main Street. On the agenda is a Presentation
of the Town Offices/Community Center Steering Committee. Get more information anytime by
visiting the Town’s Website.
The latest edition of the annual Addison County
Guide & Map is at the printer and will be ready for shipment very
soon! This is our region's primary
tourism lure piece. They print and distribute 35,000 copies annually via the state's
highway welcome centers, PP&D Brochure Distribution's racks, the Chamber’s
own visitors' center, and more. In addition, they print 5,000 copies of just
the map. If you'd like copies of
the guide & map, or just the map alone, to distribute to your guests,
customers or clients, please contact the Addison County Chamber Of
Commerce. If you'd
like a preview of the guide and map, you can download the PDFs:
Potholes nearly 20 inches long have neighbors in Bridport
reaching out to officials and wanting answers. The oversized potholes are on the road leading up to the new
Champlain Bridge, and they say the new bridge should have a new road. People
who live in the area say the potholes are a safety concern. They can be seen between route 125 and
route 17. "You know, you've
got this gorgeous multi million dollar bridge. You've got one of the most
beautiful campuses in Middlebury College. And the road between them is just
horrendous” for now town officials plan to temporarily fill the craters but Crawmer
is looking for a permanent fix.
5th and 6th graders at the
Neshobe Elementary School headed up a school beautification project this year. They recognized the school needed a new
sign and worked under the guidance of Winning Image Graphics to design and
build it. The Brandon Zoning Commission helped the children place the sign and
obtain a permit. Last week,
students presented it to the PTO, which funded the project. The sign was unveiled June 7th at the
school's Celebration of Student Learning event.
The state’s two largest utilities now have the
approval of the Vermont Public Service Board to become one. The actual merger of Green Mountain
Power and Central Vermont Public Service Corporation is likely in October. Gaz Metro of Quebec, which owns Green
Mountain Power, is expected to close on acquisition of C-V-P-S later this
month, unless there’s an appeal.
While Governor Peter Shumlin was pleased with the decision Friday, the
A-A-R-P state director called it a “travesty” that the board approved it, but
would not order the utilities to repay the 21-million dollars to customers who
bailed out C-V-P-S 12 years ago.
Ticonderoga firefighters have a new tool to utilize
during water emergencies. The Ti
Fire Department has a 23-foot deck boat for use on Lake George, Lake Champlain,
Eagle Lake and Putt’s Pond. Snug
Harbor Marina in Ticonderoga donated the boat, which replaces an old pontoon
boat, to the department. The fire department purchased an $8,000 motor for the
craft. The Ticonderoga Fire Department water rescue team has four divers and
dive tenders. It works in conjunction with water rescue teams from Port Henry,
Hague and Putnam.
Essex County is poised to spend $2,500 to help get
rid of an evasive species in Lake George.
The Economic Development-Planning and Publicity Committee of Essex
County moved a resolution to the full board to give the money to the Lake
George Association, which is in the second year of an Asian Clam eradication
program on the waters that border Ticonderoga. The project has been effective
over the first year, when the county also gave $2,500 to help deal with the
problem.
Fort Ticonderoga recently received a grant from the
South Lake Champlain Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation supporting the
first conference on Lake George and Lake Champlain, which the fort will host on
August 11th and 12th. The grant
will help launch the new conference exploring the history, geography, culture,
ecology and current issues related to the Lake George and Lake Champlain
region. Registration for the conference is now open. People can learn more
about the conference by downloading a conference brochure from the Fort
Ticonderoga website at www.fort-ticonderoga.org.
Pet feces are becoming a problem in Ticonderoga,
and Town Supervisor Debra Malaney says they’re doing something about it. The town has a local Animal Control Law
that prohibits leaving pet feces on the ground, and it provides a minimum $25
fine for a first offense. The law also requires dogs to be leashed at all times
when off their owner’s property. Both
the Ticonderoga Town Police Department and the town dog control officer have
been notified to begin enforcing the pet law.
Two western Vermont towns have renewed a contract
that provides a law enforcement presence in the town of Benson for at least a
year. The Benson Select Board
voted recently to approve a one-year contract with the Fair Haven Police
Department for three hours of police coverage a week. The Benson vote was
pending approval from the Fair Haven Select Board, which voted unanimously last
week to go ahead with a new contract.
The contract runs from July 1 through June 30, 2013.
Vermont Health Commissioner Harry Chen announced
Friday that planners trying to open a methadone clinic in Rutland are no longer
considering a site on Granger Street that has been opposed by residents. It is
unclear which sites are now under consideration by Chen and officials with
Rutland Regional Medical Center and Rutland Mental Health Services. But the
health commissioner said planners need to make a decision soon to have any hope
of opening the clinic by October 1st — a deadline the state must meet to
receive federal funding for 90 percent of the clinic’s cost.
Attorney General William Sorrell says Vermont is
joining six other states that are banding together in a lawsuit seeking cleaner
fuel standards for motor vehicles.
Vermont on Friday filed a "friend of the court" brief with the
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals supporting California's appeal of a lower
court's rulings invalidating its low carbon fuel standard. Sorrell says the
federal government has been slow to take action on climate change. He says
Vermont needs to have the ability to adopt a low-carbon fuel standard as one of
its tools to confront climate change.
Vermont's unemployment rate remains 4.6% for the
month of May. According to a press
release, Vermont added 5,000 jobs in May compared to the revised April numbers.
May's unemployment rate for the United States was 8.2%.
A water rescue was called in yesterday in Isle La Motte
for a capsized canoe. Initially, a
wind surfer was having problems getting out of the water. That's when two people in a canoe went
out to help, but also capsized. All
three people were rescued by a civilian boat and brought to shore. Luckily, no one was injured. "Life jackets of course are a
must, I think that’s what helped in this situation. Other than that, also
helping fellow boaters that are out on the water. That played a big role today
too." Officials say high
winds and rough waters were to blame.
Vermont moose hunters have until July 5th to apply
for permits, which will be awarded by lottery. Lottery applications are $10 for residents and $25 for
nonresidents. The state is also auctioning off five permits to the highest
bidders. Applications can be found at the department's web site. Printed moose
applications are available at license agents, but officials encourage people to
use the online application.
The Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce has announced
the Schroon Lake Bed & Breakfast has been awarded the TripAdvisor
Certificate of Excellence. The
accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments
that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor
is the world’s largest travel site. The online resource offers trusted advice
from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features.
For more information about the Schroon Lake Bed & Breakfast, visit www.schroonbb.com. For information about the Schroon Lake
Region, visit www.schroonlakeregion.com.
