Cavendish Update 7/17/15 Tag Sale/News/Job/Events

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5TH ANNUAL TOWN WIDE TAG SALE INFORMATION
With the sale a week away, whether you are a vendor and/or shopper, please keep the following in mind:
• If you are selling that day, and you want to make sure your site and correct information is included on both the on-line and printed handout (Stop, Shop and Eat), please check the Town Wide Tag Sale link.   Proving information about sale items will help increase traffic to your booth.  Vendors wishing to be included in the print and on-line information, need to e-mail cavendishconnects@gmail.com by Wednesday, July 22.
 
• A PDF of vendor locations will be posted to the Town Wide Tag Sale link by the afternoon of July 23 so that you can print and bring with you to the sale. Printed copies of Stop, Shop and Eat, will be available at the Cavendish Baptist Church and theCavendish Connects booth-the gazebo on the Proctorsville Green-the day of the sale.
 
• Those who are setting up on the village Greens-you are responsible for your own booths, chairs, tables and removal of trash and unsold items.
 
• The 6th grade is doing a car wash, tag and bake sale at CTES. If you have items you would like to drop off for their tag sale, do so on Thursday (July 23) or Friday (July 24) from 5-7 pm.
 
• The sale is from 9-3, and it’s recommended that you are setting up by 8.
 
• Stop by the Cavendish Connects booth at the gazebo on the Proctorsville Green for more information, have a cookie (gluten free options available), leave a donation or just say “hi.”
 
7/17/15 Cavendish Update Contains the Following
1. Cavendish Select Board Meeting: July 13, 2015
2. Cavendish Related News
3. Job Opening
4. Tiemann Memoirs: Chapter 19/Town Meeting
5. Green Brothers Band to Perform in Proctorsville
6. Events
 
1. CAVENDISH SELECT BOARD MEETING 7/13/15 
Select board (SB) meetings are recorded by LPC-TV and are available at their websiteand on Comcast Television.  Written minutes are available at the town’s website.  Monday night’s meeting included:
• Updates on bridges: Davis Rd is open but clean up work is still needed. Depot Street Bridge Project required clarification in the June motion to go with the state’s Accelerated Bridge Program.
• VELCO is moving forward with their Connecticut River Valley Project, which will upgrade the existing transmission line between the Coolidge (located in Cavendish) and Ascutney substations to resolve the overloading and voltage violations.
• The town’s solar array is functioning as projected and has generated about $20,000 in credits.
• Variety of updates on town projects including cemetery, water and transfer station
• The wastewater tax rate has been set. The primary reason for the increase is in personnel.
 
The SB report is available at The Dish. 
 
2. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
Water Testing at Greven Field: Water testing the Black River at the beach area in Greven Field has been ongoing since June 3. With the exception of the test on June 10, the water has been clean enough for boating and swimming. Check the water status by going to the Black River at Greven Field results page. Thanks to the volunteers of BRAT for doing the monitoring and to the Cavendish Recreation Department for the sponsoring of the testing site.  
 
Health Department to Start Weekly Mosquito Testing: The VT Health Department has begun weekly mosquito testing across the state and will post updates to itswebsite of areas where mosquitos carrying illnesses are discovered. Last year, eight mosquito pools that tested positive for West Nile virus and eight others that tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis in Rutland and Franklin counties. Human illness from mosquitos is rare in Vermont, but two Rutland County residents died from EEE in 2012, and in 2013 two horses were infected and died. VDH Press Release 
 
3. JOB OPENING
Cavendish resident and business owner is looking for a part time sales person for their Ludlow store-Chrisandra’s (Hammond Hall location on Main Street). Person should be people oriented, able to move furniture and willing to learn about home interior products and furniture. Position does require some weekends. Please send resume tosandy@chrisandras.com. FMI: 802-228-2075
 
4. TIEMANN MEMOIRS: CHAPTER 19/TOWN MEETING
In Chapter 19,  the Tiemanns attend their first Cavendish Town Meeting Day. While many aspects of it are recognizable today, there have been some significant changes. The “bonus” feature documents the changes in town meeting from 1912 up to the present day. To read the prelude and other chapters of Tiemann’s Memoirs go toComing to Vermont (Cavendish): Memoirs of Philip Tiemann.
 
5. GREEN BROTHERS TO PERFORM IN PROCTORSVILLE
The Town of Cavendish and the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invite everyone to welcome a newcomer to the Cavendish Music Series on Wednesday, July 29th at 6:00 p.m. when the Green Brothers Band takes the stage on the Proctorsville Green. This will be the fifth of seven concerts that are held on consecutive Wednesday evenings in July and August.
 
Based in Castleton, the Green Brothers Band has been performing as a group for twenty years throughout New England and New York. The band’s repertoire includes an eclectic mix of jazz, blues, rock, r & b, reggae, and Latin fusion, as well as original compositions. The band’s unique blend of jazz, Latin and r & b packs a cool, funky, soul-stirring punch.
 
The concert is free and open to everyone, not just Cavendish residents. So join your friends and neighbors in front of the gazebo on the green. Bring a blanket or a comfortable chair, have a picnic, or just lay back and relax on the grass. It’s a fun way to enjoy the summer weather and either reconnect with old friends or make new ones.
 
The concert is sponsored by Good Earth Landscaping and by Calabrese Architects. 
 
FMI: 226-7736. In the event of rain postponement information will be reflected on theCavendish Facebook page.
 
5. EVENTS
Upcoming activities for Cavendish this week include:
July 19 (Sunday): Author Jane Green at Cavendish Library
July 22 (Wednesday): Proctorsville Concert featuring Voodoo Alien Blues Band, 6 pm Proctorsville Green
July 25 (Saturday): Town Wide Tag Sale
 
For more information on these and other events, go to the Cavendish Connects July Calendar. For regional events, check out the Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce Calendar.
 

Select Board Meeting: 7/13/15

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Select board (SB) meetings are recorded by LPC-TV and are available at their website and on Comcast Television.  Written minutes are available at the town’s website.  Monday night’s meeting included the following::

 A. Bridge Projects

• Depot Street Bridge: Updated motion from the June SB meeting for the Accelerated Bridge Program to include several elements: replacement of entire bridge; single span replacement; and closure of bridge during construction requiring a detour for approximately 12 weeks.

• Davis Rd Bridge: While the bridge is now open, grating, mulching, seeding etc. remain to be done to the town manager’s, Rich Svec, satisfaction. Final payment will be made once completed. This is not only an esthetic issue, but one that is important to abutting property owners. Please note that the picnic table and trashcan are not town property, rather they were provided by the construction company for their employees.

B. VELCO: Notification has been received that in August VELCO will submit a certificate of Public Good to the VT Public Service board regarding the Connecticut River Valley Project (discussed at the May SB Meeting). VELCO proposes to upgrade the existing transmission line between the Coolidge (located in Cavendish) and Ascutney substations to resolve the overloading and voltage violations. FMI http://www.velco.com/our-work/projects/project-crvp

C. Tax Rate: Set at the July 8 meeting, taxes are down slightly, with the exception of Proctorsville non-residents, which went up slightly, bills have been sent out. School taxes have also gone down.

D. Cemeteries: A new Husqvarna riding mower has been purchased to replace the one stolen. There are now two riding and two zero turn mowers, which are sufficient to do the job. There is a problem with orange lichen on some of the gravestones, particularly in Cavendish High Street. Efforts will be made to start cleaning these stones. Bids have been received to complete the Twenty Mile Stream cemetery expansion. Svec and Bruce McEnaney will be making the decision about which company in the next few days.

E. Recreation: Baseball season is over. There will be no summer camp this year but the director is working on some special activities.

F. Water Department: Well cleaning has taken place and $1,200 worth of tests have been done on Well # 2. Results have not been received, but these are required by the state in order for the town to bring this well on-line.

G. Sustainability

• Solar: The town’s solar project, is right on target with projections, and to date has generated approximately $20,000 worth of credit. You can track the solar energy being produced at the Cavendish Municipal Solar Array site.  An extended payment plan has been worked out for the next year, which significantly helps to reduce costs of the principal, thereby lowering the amount of money needed to borrowed by floating a bond.

• Composting: The Transfer station now has new yard waste recycling in place. Guidelines are available on-line  and have been also been posted to the Cavendish Update and on Cavendish Pinterest Energy and Conservation site. Both the special post and the Pinterest site on composting are being used.

H. Transfer Station: In view of all the changes at the transfer station, a new resource guide is being developed for users. While the facility is in compliance with state regulations, they were concerned about two areas.

1) The building being used to store electronic waste should be replaced due to its deteriorating condition.

2) The state wants to see the cost of municipal solid waste (MSW) born by those who are using it. Currently, Cavendish’s tipping fees are about half the price of Ludlow. Svec and McEnaney will be looking at fee schedules.

The SB voted to make some improvements in the existing electronic waste building and begin to set aside money in the FY 16-17 budget to cover replacement costs. The goal is to replace the building in about five years.

I. Waste Water System Tax Rate: The tax rate has gone up this year, primarily because the positions for both the Operator and Asst. Operator are now full time. In the past, there was a part time Operator and full time assistant. The new rates for wastewater will be as follows per quarter

• Inactive $29 (increase of $1)

• Up to 10,000 gallons $82.23 (increase of $3.90) + $1.85 for every 1,000 gallons over the limit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/13/15 SB Meeting Agenda

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The Cavendish Select Board will meet on Monday, July 13, 6:30 pm at the Cavendish Town Office. The Agenda will be as follows:

1. Call the Meeting to Order

2. Act upon minutes of the meetings of June 8th, July 1st and July 8th, 2015

3. Sign Orders

4. Review Correspondence

5. Adjust Agenda

6. Hear Citizens

7. Town Manager to follow-up on the Board’s action of June 8th (agenda item #8) with regard to participation in the Accelerated Bridge Program for Town Highway Bridge #58 on Depot Street in Proctorsville. The Manager will ask the Board to re-make their resolution to participate with the inclusion of several project elements to ensure clarity of purpose.

8. Update on the Davis Road Bridge project and anticipated completion.

9. Update on the status of the VELCO Connecticut River Valley Project (follow-up on item #3 of the May 4th SB agenda)

10. Update on various town activities including: Tax rate setting and issuance of FY 16 tax bills; cemeteries; grant program activities and status; recreation department; water department projects, the Cavendish Solar project, etc.

11. Discussion of changes at the Cavendish Transfer Station and review of current fee schedule. Discussion will include changes in Vermont law governing solid waste and recycling. Review of Transfer Station Fee Schedule and consideration of changes to better reflect costs of disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) and costs of special wastes disposal. Discuss capital improvements at the station, especially with regard to the electronics collection shed.

12. Review and Approval of FY 2016 Cavendish Municipal Wastewater System Budget and Rate Schedule

13. Other business

14. Adjourn