2014 Summer Concert Series on the Proctorsville Green

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Thank you to the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA) for once again sponsoring the Summer Concert Series on the Proctorsville Green. A special note of thanks to Sharon Huntley for booking bands, arranging the funding and dealing with the many details needed to make this series possible.

The summer concert series has a long history in Proctorsville and many people reserve Wednesday evenings to listen to the live music.  As always, the concerts start at 6 pm and will be held unless severe weather threatens.  In case of rain, alternative plans will be announced on the Cavendish Facebook page.  

If you would like to help, CCCA would like to hear from you.  Call Robin at 226-7736 to volunteer or for more information on the concerts. 

The Summer Concerts schedule is as follows:

July 9th - Gypsy Reel: Plays high energy stirring music rooted in the Celtic tradition but garnered from the whole world. Their music is an exciting synthesis of world rhythms and influences from 3 continents.  Their newest studio album, ‘Red Red Rose features music from the tradition and original material from the band.

July 16th - Rick Redington 
"The Man and his band are all about THE LUV and few people come away from these shows without that same warm fuzzy feeling you had at your first school dance! Gratefully paired alongside hot gypsy bass-mama Heather Lynne and Longtime R.R. Alumnus Blake Gowan on Drums. Redington's vocals and guitar slinging efforts are seasoning nicely and can be sampled at any of their live and/or studio offerings. Rick’s never been content without having many irons in the fire. Recording with Legendary Rock N’ Roll  Hall Of Famers Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane & Hot Tuna & currently finishing tracks with Buddy Cage & David Nelson of The New Riders Of The Purple Sage. Touring with his band “The Luv”  has opened up many new doors and avenues for which to spin his musical tapestry. Recently seen riding the wild frontier in their 1970 Retro-Phonic and Phsyca-Funkadelic “LUV BUS ” The group PROMISES to leave a mark on your heart by the time they pull out of your town!"
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July 23 - Sensible Shoes One of VT's favorite dance bands, playing a funky mix of original music and cover tunes. The new CD, 'My History' available on CDBaby or order here! "...An exceptional recording filled with well-written and beautifully performed songs."  - Valley News 

July 30 - Chris Kleeman Chris's Blues are multi-spectral, rolling from stinging slide guitar to deft rag-time; from the Southern styles of Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell all the way up that big river to the Blues of Chicago. Muddy Waters, Elmore James... Throw in the Piedmont Blues of people like Blind Boy Fuller and Brownie McGhee, and you have a masterful concoction of influences. For dessert, throw in some scat-singing, vocal trombone, and some 12-String guitar instrumentals that will make your spirit soar. Chris is also well known for his sparkling interpretive skills, bringing songs from across a broad spectrum to spice up an already simmering, soulful pot of music.

Chris plays on a 1933 National Duolian, and 6 and 12-String guitars. He has shared the stage with many performers of national stature over the years, and in 1998 and 2001 was a featured performer at the Champlain Valley Folk Festival. In 2002, he appeared at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Bob Stannard.Chris has six recordings to his credit, and his last 2 solo projects are now compiled on the CD, "Northern Blue." Two newer CDs of Country Blues with Malkum Gibson, were released in 1999 and 2001, along with “Made in Vermont” with Bob Stannard in 2004.

With the constant hype of the music world, Chris provides a unique opportunity to see and hear the real thing; an artist of high energy and gritty musical performance, who's been matched up to perform in shows with musicians such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy,Taj Mahal, Chris Smither, Susan Tedeschi, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rory Block, John Hammond, Koko Taylor, George Thorogood, Johnny Winter, Leon Redbone, David Bromberg,...the list goes on and on.

August 6 - Yankee Chank: Featuring Cavendish’s own Bob Naess on fiddle, this Cajun/Zydeco band will have you dancing in the street. With accomplished musicians from all over Vermont, this four-person band plays traditional dance music from Southwest Louisiana. 

August 13 - Voo Doo Alien Blues Band: The Rutland based all star rhythm and blues band is led by local blues legend Steve Audsley and appears regularly at a variety of Vermont venues.

Special Town Meeting, June 23rd, 7pm

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On May 14th, 2014, the Cavendish Select Board issued a warning as follows:

The legal voters of the Town of Cavendish, in the County of Windsor, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Cavendish Town Elementary School in Proctorsville, Vermont at seven (7:00) o’clock on Monday, the twenty third (23rd) day of June, 2014 to transact the following business:

Article 1: To see if the voters will approve of the purchase of Cavendish Parcel #1Veo-196, a 0.33 acre village lot located at 601 Main Street, Proctorsville. This property abuts the Cavendish Town Elementary School lot to the east and is currently vacant. The purchase price is $24,900. The purpose of this procurement is to secure the property for good public uses including, but not limited to, use by the school.

On June 17, the Select and CTES boards met to discuss the upcoming Town Meeting.

Due to a fire in January, the property adjacent to the school, 601 Main Street, is available for sale. Because of the 16% charge that is added to anything the school would do, the Boards discussed at a previous meeting that it would be better if the Town purchased the now vacant lot and turn it over to the school for its use. To that end, the town has entered into a contract with the property owners to purchase the lot (a third of an acre) for $24,900 contingent on the approval of the Cavendish voters.

In the 1950’s, when the current school building was constructed, the 601 Main Street site was not for sale but there was an expressed interest by the school in purchasing if it were to become available. In 2004, the house and lot became available, but the asking price was high, as would be the cost of retrofitting the house for school use, and so the school passed on it. The January fire and the subsequent removal of the house, has proved another opportunity for purchase at a considerably lower cost. 

According to Rich Svec, town manager, there are several reasons why the town would wish to purchase this property:

  • It’s an affordable price and small village lots are few and far between. By owning it, the town controls what is built there, thereby keeping the integrity of the village intact. If the property were to be sold, the town could put a deed restriction on the property so that construction must be compatible with the neighborhood. Given the changing nature of the real estate market, it’s hard to predict what will happen, but there is the potential that the town could make money off its sale in future years.
  • During the day when school is in session, the Cavendish Library does not meet the American Disability Act (ADA) standards for accessibility. Patrons who need handicap parking are forced to park on the street and walk across the playground-“walking the gauntlet” as some refer to it- to enter the building. Being able to reconfigure the playground space and parking, would allow the library to be ADA compliant.

There was agreement among the board members that as many of the trees on the property should be kept. Selectmen George Timko pointed out that an ash tree on the corner of the lot was leaning towards the school building and suggested it be removed before it falls and causes damage to the school building.

When it came to discussing how the school would use the additional space, it was apparent that planning with a landscape architect is needed. There are issues with parking and playground space. The new lot would provide additional opportunities, but exactly what would be the best configuration has yet to be determined.  

It will be up to the voters to decide whether the town should purchase the building. The Town Meeting will take place on June 23, Monday, 7 pm in the CTES multi purpose room. If you wish to vote on this issue, you must be present at the meeting as there is no absentee balloting.

Cavendish Select Board Meeting Agenda, 6/9/14

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The Cavendish Selectboard will meet on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 6:30 at the Town Office Meeting Room. The agenda will be as follows:

1. Call the Meeting to Order

2. Act upon minutes of the meetings of May 12th and May 27th, 2014.

3. Sign Orders

4. Review Correspondence

5. Adjust agenda

6. Hear Citizens

7. Conduct public hearing on Capital Budget and Program draft which the Board of
Selectmen is proposing to adopt.

8. Discuss the forthcoming special town meeting which will take place on June 23rd at
CTES for the purpose of seeing if the voters will approve of purchase of the property
located at 601 Main Street, Proctorsville which is presently a vacant lot. The manager
will also discuss the clean-up activities which have occurred on that lot and the schedule for the rest of the clean-up.

9. Update on activities on the replacement of bridge #37, the Davis Road bridge including post bid activities. This is a follow-up to the meeting of May 27th on this subject.

10. Progress update on town highway bridge #27 on Brook Road.

11. Update on State Highway Bridge #1 on Rt 131 in Whitesville and the schedule of events on that project including reduction to one lane of traffic and the scheduled bridge closure on June 23rd.

12. Progress update on signage change at the intersection of Brook Road, Center Road and Atkinson Road

13. Board to discuss an organizational structure for the recreation department

14. Town Manager to discuss recent grant award for a comprehensive energy efficiency audit for the wastewater system.

15. Town Manager to update the Board on various other town activities.

16. Other business

17. Adjourn