Reprinted with permission from The Vermont Standard

8/28/23

Well, the month is drawing to a close, but there have been many visitors to our area of late, despite the continuing roadwork.  According to Dana Dolloff, he was told by the work crew in front of the Tyson Store that the road closure will actually begin on Tues, 8/29, despite VT Alert information that the road would be closed 8/28. In any case, getting from Plymouth to Ludlow will be a challenge for the next few days. Please note that the back roads are barely passable.

At last week’s Select Board meeting, Rick Kaminski gave an update on the roads, noting that we have moved from emergency repair to rebuilding.  Kingdom Road should be ready for paving by mid-September. It will be a couple more weeks for Dublin Road. Scout Camp Road will be ready for gravel within a couple weeks as well as Hale Hollow Road.  There are a some dead end roads that the crews haven’t gotten to yet, but Grandview has been roughed in and base work has started on Lynds Hill.

Since FEMA generally covers only about 75% of repairs and those payments take some time, it was discussed that the town will be considering the new program offered by the VT Bond Bank that can be utilized for this situation. Apparently the rate will be reasonable and it can be paid back early.

So much going on this upcoming holiday weekend. Consider attending the Shakespeare Alive performance at the Union Christian Church at noon on 9/2, plus don’t forget the Plymouth Folk and Blues Festival from 2 – 5 PM on 9/2 & 3. Bring a chair and enjoy this outdoor festival. These are free events, but donations are always appreciated, as are donations for the VT Food Bank. 

Money Brook, photo by Jay Kullman