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3/15/24
1. Cavendish Select Board Meeting 3/14/24
2. Cavendish Summer Concert Series
3. Cavendish Related News
4. Events
1. CAVENDISH SELECT BOARD MEETING 3/14/24: Unapproved minutes of last night’s Select Board (SB) Meeting will be at the Town’s website next week. Okemo Valley TV video coverage will be available at their website.
Approved
• Use of the town greens for the 14th Annual Town Wide Tag sale on Saturday, July 27. Use of the Proctorsville Green for the Summer Concert Wednesday series running from July 3 to Aug. 7 (see item 2 for list of performers)
• Use of the town office for the newly formed GOP’s monthly meeting with back up space available at the fire departments.
• Moving the April monthly SB meeting to April 15 (Monday) due to the Eclipse and various board members being out of town.
• Holding a Public Hearing on the Town Plan Enhanced Energy Chapter prior to the April SB meeting
• Establishing a Cavendish Cannabis Control Board, which will be the Cavendish SB.
• Issuing a Town Parcel Map Update, cost $28,400, using ARPA Funds. The map was last updated in 2009.
• Moving the Town Informational Meeting (Town Meeting Day) to the Saturday before voting.
• Implementing a distribution of E-911 addresses, using the same method that occurred eight or more years ago. Those interested in addresses would purchase them from the town, which could then be installed by the fire departments. Note-More information will be provided when the program is ready to launch.
Discussed
• Short Term Rental Planning Commission Findings: The Planning Commission does not recommend doing anything at this time. Issues in other towns don’t necessarily reflect what’s happening in Cavendish. This is a very complex issue and some of the measures tried by other towns do not appear to be working
• Greven Field: In addition to July, the field has flooded twice since then. Consequently, baseball will take place in Ludlow (Dorsey Park and former high school fields) and possibly the use of Fletcher Fields for T Ball. This will be on the April SB meeting agenda.
• Budget Committee: No one is currently serving on the town’s Budget Committee. Town manager, Rick Chambers, said Budget Committees are very helpful and would like to see this reinstated. The Committee would start meeting in September to prepare for the first of the year SB budget planning. If interested in serving on this committee, contact the town office 802-226-7291
• Roads: Roads are starting to dry out and the Highway Dept is hard at work in repairing them. At the April meeting, Chambers will have more information on the paving schedule.
• ARPA Funds: To be discussed at the April meeting
2. CAVENDISH SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: All concerts are free and open to the public. They begin at 6 pm on the Proctorsville Green. This event is organized by the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association (CCCA). The lineup will be as follows
7/3 Gypsy Reel (Irish band)
7/10 Soul Rockers
7/17 Yankee Chank (Cajun/Zydeco Dance Band)
7/24 East Coast ensemble
7/31 Rick Redington & Tuff Luv (Roots Rock)
8/7 Bear Mountain Boys (Acoustic trio)
3. CAVENDISH RELATED NEWS
• Cavendish Community Funds Spring Applications: The Cavendish Community Fund is accepting grant applications for spring 2024 awards. The fund has given grants twice each year for the past 17 years. The fund considers applications filed anytime, but will only award spring 2024 grants to those who file by Wednesday, May 1. The next round of grants will be paid in the fall. Grants will be awarded for cultural, educational or artistic programs, projects or events that directly benefit the Cavendish community in some way. There are three ways to apply: submit an application directly via the website, by e-mail or by snail mail to the Cavendish Community Fund, P.O. Box 154, Proctorsville, VT 05153. Application instructions can be found here. Past grants have been distributed to schools, churches, the library, a fire department and a variety of non-profits in Cavendish. If you have a project to benefit Cavendish and need financing, you can contact the fund to discuss your idea. For further information on applying, eligibility or any other aspect of the grant program, or for help completing an application, please call Douglas McBride at 802-226-7142 or Peter LaBelle at 802-226-7250.
• Ham Bingo Fundraiser: CTES PTG is hosting a “Ham Bingo” fundraiser for bus driver Bob Williams as he continues to recover from brain surgery on Friday March 22 from 6-8 pm at CTES. Cards are $1 with 10 rounds. 50/50 raffle. Pizza (American Pie) and other snacks will be for sale.
• 2025 Cavendish Calendar: Photos for CCCA’s Cavendish Community Calendar are now being accepted. This year’s theme is Cavendish Resilient & Strong. Check the CCCA website for instructions.
• Proctorsville welcomes The Grafton Cheese Company VT Journal
• Brendan McNamara joins MOOver board: Cavendish town resident, and former town manager, Brendan McNamara has been appointed to the Southeast Vermont Transit board. VT Journal
• MoJo’s Reopens: MoJo’s in Ludlow reopens tonight in their new location, nine months since the July floods.
• After almost closing for good, Ludlow Farmers Market hopes to make a strong comeback Chester Telegraph
• Dick McCormack to retire after 3-decade Senate career: After more than three decades representing Windsor County in the Vermont Senate, Dick McCormack plans to retire next January at the conclusion of his term. VT Digger
• Why Engineers Can’t Control Rivers: This video helps to explain why you don’t dig in rivers.
• Spots still open for weatherization training at SEVCA: Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc. (SEVCA) is teaming up with Vermont Adult Learning to offer a free, two-week long, hands-on training to introduce weatherization as a career. The training will be on site at the SEVCA main office in Westminster, Vt., from March 18-27. Participants in Energy Works trainings will receive a $500 stipend upon completion of the weatherization training. Individuals who enter the weatherization field following the training will receive an additional $500 after 60 days of employment. For more information about the program, contact Haley Stephen at 802-560-4036 or hstephen@vtadultlearnig.org, or visit www.energyworksvermont.org.
4. EVENTS
MARCH 16 (SATURDAY): Blue Jay Way Band, featuring Cavendish’s Mark Huntley, at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium from 6-9 pm.
MARCH 17 (SUNDAY): Happy St. Patrick’s Day
MARCH 19 (TUESDAY): Solar eclipse talk by Claudio Veliz at the Cavendish Library, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville starting at 6 pm. Safe, solar-filtered glasses will be handed out to attendees, complete with instructions on their use during the eclipse. FMI: cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
MARCH 22 (FRIDAY): Ham Bingo Fundraiser at CTES to benefit Bob Williams, 6 pm
MARCH 29 (FRIDAY): Town office close for Good Friday
MARCH 31 (SUNDAY): HAPPY EASTER
APRIL 1 (MONDAY): All dogs residing with the Town of Cavendish must be licensed each year by April 1st. All dogs need a valid Rabies Certificate in order to be licensed. The cost to license spayed/neutered dogs is $9.00, the cost to license females/males is $13.00.
APRIL 8 (MONDAY): Solar Eclipse
APRIL 8 (MONDAY)-APRIL 12 (FRIDAY): Spring Break No School
APRIL 16 (TUESDAY): 6 pm Return of the Marten talk by Brehan Furfey, 6 pm at the Cavendish Fletcher Library. FMI: cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
MAY 4 (SATURDAY): GREEN UP DAY
MAY 15 (WEDNESDAY): Cavendish Quarterly taxes due
MAY 26 (SUNDAY): 7:30 am. Annual CCCA Bird Walk with Marianne and Michael Walsh Meeting location to be announced. FMI: cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
MAY 27 (MONDAY): Memorial Day Town Office Closed
JUNE 11 (TUESDAY): CTES 6TH grade graduation
JUNE 12 (WEDNESDAY): Last day of school
JUNE 14 (FRIDAY): GMUHS graduation
JULY 3 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Gypsy Reel (Irish band). FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 4 (THURSDAY): 4TH OF JULY Town office closed
JULY 10 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Soul Rockers FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 17 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Yankee Chank (Cajun/Zydeco Dance Band) FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 24 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-East Coast Ensemble FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
JULY 31 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Rick Redington & Tuff Luv FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
AUGUST 7 (WEDNESDAY): 6 PM Proctorsville Green Summer Concert Series-Bear Mountain Boys FMI cavendishcommunityconservation@gmail.com
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