Rockingham resident
Sue Hammond famously recorded as Tropical Storm Irene’s floodwaters crushed the Bartonsville Bridge and swept it down the Williams River. Now she’s documenting its reconstruction online.
Brattleboro will decide this week whether to approve a proposed one
percent local option sales tax, which town officials say will generate funds to improve fire and
police stations.
Representatives
of Granite City Grocery are
rolling out a membership drive this week to sign up 600 founding members by
next spring in an effort to help revitalize Barre’s downtown.
Castleton’s Planning Commission is
working on changes to ridgeline zoning regulations. The commission says there’s widespread
agreement that commercial development shouldn’t be permitted on at least 20 peaks.
The Vermont League of Cities and Towns has
delivered additional money to the town of Rockingham for restoring
the historic Bartonsville Bridge, which was destroyed in Tropical Storm
Irene.
Rutland is now the second Vermont community to ban medical marijuana
dispensaries. Rutland’s board of aldermen voted unanimously this week
for a
zoning bylaw that precludes dispensaries in the city.
The
Agency of Natural Resources is launching a new initiative this week to control stormwater
runoff, and the agency has a new approach to help cities and towns tackle the
problem.
A
persistent drought struck large
swaths of the country this summer, and Vermont towns also report concerns about the lack of rain.
The state
climatologist says aquifer levels continue to
drop because there was so little rainfall.