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Middlebury’s Cross Street Bridge ~ A Special Section of the Addison Independent, October 28, 2010 — PAGE 3

College contribution, local tax make bridge a reality

By JOHN FLOWERS Aaron Guyette said.

MIDDLEBURY — Major The design-build system gave municipal road and bridge proj- the town the flexibility to quickly ects usually don’t get done with- hire a team to plan, design, out a lot of resolve and a substan- construct and provide quality tial amount of state and federal assurance for the massive Cross funding.

Street Bridge undertaking.

Middlebury’s Cross Street “It is a process that saves time, Bridge project has proven to and allowed the town to particibe one of the few exceptions to pate in planning the project as the that rule. The town was able to design was ongoing,” Guyette complete its more than 50-year said. quest to build a second in-town It is customary in Vermont for bridge over the Otter Creek with such municipal construction proja little less help from its state and ects to be built through a “designfederal friends, but with a huge bid-build” process. It is a system assist from a local institution — through which the client (the Middlebury College. town, in this case) customarily The college agreed to contrib- first hires an engineer to draw up ute $9 million toward the $16 plans. The design plans are then million project price, with the put out to bid to a contractor, who balance to be covered by revenues moves to construction. from a 1-percent local option tax Cross Street Bridge Project on sales, rooms, Manager David meals and alcoHallam said the hol purchases in “It’s a project design-bid-build Middlebury. that easily could process can be Since the town prone to delays. did not take state have taken the Since there are or federal funding better part of a multiple entities for the project, it (including state was not subject to decade through agencies) directly many of the typi- the regular involved in a cal bureaucratic design-bid-build process that “strings” and project, correcwaiting lists that ties up so much tions in midcome with accept- time.” stream can take ing government longer, officials subsidies for such — Middlebury Selectman explained. Hallam Dean George suspects construction work. the “It’s a projdesign-bid-build ect that easily process would could have taken the better part have added “at least a year” to the of a decade through the regu- 19-month construction timetable lar process that ties up so much for the Cross Street span and time,” said Selectman Dean its related road and intersection George, chairman of the town’s work. bridge committee.

“In the end, the project went And as the old adage goes, time very smoothly,” Guyette said. is money, noted George.

Things didn’t start out that Since time and dollars were way. in limited supply, Middlebury GETTING TO THE BEGINNING implemented an expeditious Discussion about another “design-build” construction in-town bridge in Middlebury (to process with the team of Kubricky supplement the Battell Bridge) Construction Corp., GeoDesign dates back to 1952, when the Inc., J.P. Carrara & Sons and covered Three Mill Bridge was VHB Pioneer. destroyed in a fire. That suspected “It was the first, major design- arson fire unleashed what would build project in the state of be a more-than-five-decade Vermont,” VHB Project Engineer community debate over whether

THE FIRST SHORT sections of the main span girder are lowered into place on Nov. 20, 2009.

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a new span was needed, and if so, where; or whether a bypass around the downtown was a better idea. Townspeople in 1992 voted in favor of Cross Street as the site for an in-town bridge, but the plan lost momentum and priority on the state’s capital projects list.

Middlebury officials resurrected the plan in 2005, and residents in 2006 voted in favor of the Cross Street site and to allocate $75,000 toward planning of a span in that location.

Momentum took another hit, however, when then-Vermont Transportation Secretary Neale Lunderville announced the state would prioritize its resources to fix existing roads, culverts and bridges, as opposed to taking on major new projects.

That’s when the selectboard approached Middlebury College about the notion of jointly funding a Cross Street Bridge project. Selectman Victor Nuovo,

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professor emeritus of philosophy at the college, proved a key towngown liaison for the discussion.

Middlebury College President Ron Liebowitz saw merit in the idea, which he brought before trustees, who ultimately supported the project. The college in November of 2007 publicly announced its offer of $9 million toward the project, with the town picking up the remaining $7 million through local option taxes.

The state Legislature gave Middlebury authority to float a 30-year, $16 million bond, which local voters OK’d along with the local option taxes. The designbuild team refined a plan calling for the new, 480-foot bridge linking Main Street to Court Street across the Otter Creek, via Cross Street. The project would also feature a Main Street roundabout connecting Bakery Lane with Cross, Park and College streets; and a new signalized intersection

at Cross and Court streets. The project would also include a new road behind the municipal building, connecting College Street with South Main Street.

Contractors broke ground on the project following a special ceremony on April 14, 2009, at the site of the first bridge pier to be erected on the west side of the Otter Creek, near Mister Up’s Restaurant.

Merchants, commuters and tourists showed resilience and patience as construction crews worked swiftly on the new span and related roads/intersections.

Town and college officials, local merchants and citizens were poised to celebrate the bridge’s opening during daylong festivities slated for Oct. 30.

“The contractors, engineers and townspeople were very supportive and easy to work with throughout the project,” Hallam said.

“It really was a team effort.”

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Cross Street Bridge ~ A Special Section of the Addison Independent, October 28, 2010

Cross Street Bridge Grand Opening Celebration FRIDAY Dusk – 10 p.m. Illumination of the bridge: A kaleidoscope of colors and searchlights kick off the celebration.

SATURDAY 10 a.m. Fun Run: Kids run from the town green to the new bridge, where they will receive commemorative hats.

Noon – 4 p.m. Park Street. Classic cars provided by Snake Mountain Cruisers parked and displayed.

Noon – 4 p.m. On the bridge. Live remote broadcast by WVTK radio; U.S. Postal Service offers historic postmark; Otter Creek Bakery has a special Bridge Cake on display.

MUSIC ON THE BRIDGE Noon: The Hibernators (Celtic, swing. bluegrass) 1 p.m.: The Middlebury College Community Chorus 1:30 p.m.: The Mischords (Middlebury College a cappella group) 2 p.m.: Snake Mountain Bluegrass 3 p.m. Va-et-Vient (Franco-American trio and young dancers) 3:30 p.m.: Riddim (Middlebury College hip hop dance group) MORE ACTIVITIES 2-4 p.m.: Spooktacular on the town green, with parade to the bridge.

4 p.m.: “FIRST ACROSS,â€? 7KH 2IÂżFLDO Opening Ceremony Douglas Anderson will emcee a ceremony that includes “Henry Sheldonâ€? crossing in a historic horse-drawn buggy, historic vehicles, dignitaries, national anthem sung by the Maiden Vermont chorus, American Legion Post 27 color guard, and speeches.

4-8 p.m.: Food tent staffed by Middlebury restaurants featuring local food, ales and wine.

4:30-6:30 p.m.: Street dance on the bridge featuring music by Jer Coons and The Grift and a special salute to the music of Michael Jackson.

6:30 p.m.: Fireworks! Best places to watch are on the Cross Street Bridge, parking lot behind library, Battell Bridge, or just about anyplace downtown. $IWHU WKH ÂżUHZRUNV WKH &URVV 6WUHHW %ULGJH ZLOO EH RSHQ WR WUDIÂżF Dusk to 10 p.m.: Bridge illumination.

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Instead, Mary Hogan Elementary thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly Now, 117 years later, Middlebury traditional School art teacher Alyce Chapin ÂżQDOO\ JHWV D VHFRQG GRZQWRZQ has worked with some of her stubridge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a majestic structure â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a parade dents to create a sort of a wall that spanning the Otter Creek that will â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and put will be in place on the bridge and, JUHDWO\ UHOLHYH WUDIÂżF LQ RQH RI WKH a little twist at the appropriate moment after a most beautiful small towns in New on it; and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s countdown, pieces of the wall will England. Ă&#x20AC;\ DZD\ $QGHUVRQ VDLG The community will celebrate the really fun.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x201D; each with a local dignitary or two. Children dressed in Halloween costumes coming up from the Spooktacular celebration on the green will also join in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to take something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly traditional â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a parade â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and put a little twist on it; and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really fun,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said.

The celebration actually begins at dusk the night before the grand opening, on Friday, when the bridge will be illuminated with a kaleidoscope of changing colors, thanks to Dogstar Lighting. Searchlights will pan the skies, signaling the beginning of the historic festivities.

Throughout the day on Saturday the bridge, festooned with colorful banners created by Durasol Awnings, will be open to pedestrians, who will enjoy entertainment on the bridge bandstand, locally produced food and drink, and never-before-seen views of downtown. Otter Creek Bakery will display a special cake to celebrate the opening of the bridge. The classic cars (See Celebration, Page 5)

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-- Parade of kids in Spooktacular costumes, historic vehicles, dignitaries -- National Anthem sung by the Maiden Vermont chorus, with the Color Guard from American Legion Post #27 -- Speeches 4-8 pm Food tent open, featuring local food, ales and wine 4:30-6:30 STREET DANCE ON THE BRIDGE Featuring Jer Coons and The Grift and a special salute to the music of Michael Jackson 6:30 Fireworks 5DLQ RU 6KLQH %HVW SODFHV WR ZDWFK ÂżUHZRUNV &URVV 6WUHHW Bridge, parking lot behind library, Battell Bridge, or just about anyplace downtown

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By JOE COLANGELO MIDDLEBURY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Government-run public works projects typically make headlines for nefarious reasons. Large cost overruns, the misappropriation of funds, and substantial time delays due to bureaucratic red tape have become the norm.

The story of the Cross Street Bridge is a welcome escape from that rule. And the innovative partnership fostered between Middlebury College, the town, and the 9HUPRQW 0XQLFLSDO %RQG %DQN WR ÂżQDQFH WKLV $16 million project on budget and on time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with no burden placed on the Middlebury property tax payer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is an achievement the community can take pride in.

To make it all the more impressive, Middlebury built the Cross Street Bridge during one of the most challenging economic times in American history without any federal stimulus dollars or funding aid from the State of Vermont.

The roadmap to the innovative bridge ÂżQDQFLQJ SDUWQHUVKLS FDQ EH WUDFHG EDFN WR four key events: Â&#x2021; -XO\ : State law was changed to allow 30-year terms (up from 20 years) on municipal bonds for bridge projects, thanks to the strong effort of Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delegation in Montpelier. Â&#x2021; 1RY : Middlebury College announced it would provide $9 million to the town in support of the Cross Street Bridge.

This gift was promised to the town in semiannual payments of $300,000 for 30 years. Â&#x2021; 0DUFK : At the annual town meeting, Middlebury voters approved a charter change that allowed for a 1 percent local option tax to be implemented on top of

the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sales, use, meals and alcohol tax; of the double-tax exempt (exempt from state and voters granted authority to the selectboard and federal income tax) status that make to issue a $16 million bond to pay for the municipal bonds appealing to investors.

Cross Street Bridge.

Once the Cross Street Bridge bonds were Â&#x2021; 0D\ : Middlebury residents sold the annual interest rate was set for the voted in favor of implementing a 1 percent 30-year life of the bonds (the bonds on the ORFDO RSWLRQ WD[ VSHFLÂżFDOO\ WR SD\ IRU WKH &URVV 6WUHHW %ULGJH GR QRW KDYH Ă&#x20AC;RDWLQJ Cross Street Bridge. interest rates attached to them). However, Middlebury paid for the Cross Street Bridge each year the interest rate attached to the with a $16 million bond. The bonds is slightly different ÂżUVW PLOOLRQ ZDV ERUURZHG LQ Middlebury built depending on the yield curve.

-XO\ DQG XVHG VSHFLÂżFDOO\ the Cross Street The bonds were not sold as 30for property acquisition and year bonds; rather, the VMBB required permitting.

The Bridge during chopped them up and sold them remaining $12 million, which one of the most at terms of 1 year, 2 years, 3 was not authorized to be issued challenging years, and on up to 30 years, by the selectboard until all of to give investors more options economic times the necessary properties and (this is common practice for the necessary permits were in hand, in American VMBB). Typically the further was issued in July 2009 for history without you go out on the yield curve the actual construction of the any federal the higher the interest rate. bridge.

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municipal debt, the bonds for Vermont. with the average rate hovering this project were issued through DURXQG SHUFHQW the Vermont Municipal Bond From the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective Bank (VMBB). The VMBB pools together a 30-year bond was issued and debt service the entire annual bond offerings from all is owed on that, but from the investors Vermont towns into one issuance to the open perspective a bond was purchased with a term market; typically the total statewide offering equal to or less than 30 years with an interest is approximately $30 million per year. The UDWH HTXDO WR OHVV WKDQ RU JUHDWHU WKDQ VMBB allows Middlebury to play in the percent.

ODUJHU PXQLFLSDO ERQG PDUNHW DQG EHQHÂżW The bond proceeds to Middlebury from from competitive interest rates as part of July of 2008 and 2009 were immediately the statewide pool. VMBB bonds are AAA transferred into Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cross Street rated and, for the most part, are purchased by Bridge Capital Fund in order to pay for the individual Vermonters who take advantage Cross Street Bridge and related roadwork

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like the roundabout and Academy Street.

A capital fund, unlike the general operating budget, can roll over from year to year, which allows large projects (like this one) to be funded and completed over more than one ÂżVFDO \HDU PAYING OFF THE BONDS Paying for the bridge was, in a sense, the easy part. The real trick was working out a mechanism to pay back the bonds given the fact that the annual debt service to Middlebury for the Cross Street Bridge UDQJHV IURP D KLJK LQ WKLV FXUUHQW ÂżVFDO \HDU

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The revenue to pay the annual debt obligation on the Cross Street Bridge bonds FRPHV IURP WZR VRXUFHV 7KH ÂżUVW LV WKH $600,000 annual gift from Middlebury College, and the second source is the revenue generated from the 1 percent local option tax. Currently, the 1 percent local option tax generates more than $650,000 per year.

This amount more than covers the difference between the annual debt service owed to the VMBB and the $600,000 annual gift amount from Middlebury College. The math checks out: $600,000 college gift plus $650,000 local option tax is greater than the $1.1million debt service obligation.

Had Middlebury not successfully changed state statute to extend the term of bridge bonds from 20 years to 30 years, the annual debt service on the $16 million project would have been much too great for the town to pay with just the college gift and the local option tax revenue alone, most likely making the (See Financing, Page 22)

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How do you drive through a roundabout?

Yield to vehicles already in circle MIDDLEBURY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The new Middlebury roundabout need not be perceived as a mysterious and intimLGDWLQJ WUDIÂżF FRQGXLW VR ORQJ DV PRtorists follow a simple rule: Vehicles that have already entered the roundabout have the right-of-way, meaning those waitto enter must â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole ing yield. point of the A n o t h e r roundabout rule of thumb: Always yield to is to the vehicle on distribute your left. points of $OO WUDIÂżF travels in counentry so dithat when terclockwise rection.

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to the Town of Middlebury and Middlebury College for improving our community and our way of life. We are proud to have been part of the local team that helped to make this project a reality.

Phelps Engineering, Inc. 79 Court Street (802) 388-7829 P.O. Box 367 info@phelpseng.com Middlebury, VT 05753 www.phelpseng.com

roundaboutUSA.com. There are an estimated 25,000 roundabouts in the U.K. and around 30,000 in France.

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The efforts of many in community produced a local solution Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s celebrations on October 30th will mark the completion of a long-needed bridge and roadway project, the culmination of efforts begun over 50 years ago to establish a second permanent in-town bridge over Otter Creek. This momentous project will provide the safety and security of a second ULYHU FURVVLQJ HDVH WUDIÂżF FRQJHVWLRQ DQG expand the horizons of downtown. New opportunities for downtown growth and development are created, brightening the economic future of Middlebury.

The most ambitious public project Middlebury has undertaken in a century offers much to cheer, while the lessons learned and confidence built in the long hard effort to reach this goal will serve as cornerstones for future progress in Middlebury. Two generations of good efforts to plan and fund a second bridge had collapsed due to delays and the lack of state support for funding or schedule.

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frustrated by their inability to move the project forward, and all wondered aloud whether we would ever live to see this day.

7KH ÂżQDO VXFFHVVIXO SXVK EHJDQ PRUH WKDQ six years ago, with the challenge of the late Arch Tilford to rebuild the Three Mile Road EULGJH ZKLFK KDG EHHQ GHVWUR\HG E\ ÂżUH LQ 1954. The selectboard took up the challenge, launching new studies of potential routes, building budgets, and renewing efforts to gain

state support. Community interest was high, DQG WKH ÂżQDO VFKHPDWLF GHVLJQ VROXWLRQ WRRN shape and gained public support. But again, the state was unable to commit funds or discuss a schedule in terms less than decades.

This could easily have been the end of the story â&#x20AC;&#x201D; again. But it proved to be a new beginning.

At the prodding of Town Manager Bill )LQJHU WKH VHOHFWERDUG EHJDQ WR GLVFXVV D ORFDO solution, the notion that we could undertake the project ourselves, without state or federal funding. While we expected that we would have to develop a phased plan, we advanced the plan carefully under Committee Chairman Dean Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership, and worked to gain voter approvals. Emphasis was placed on the use of local resources, and the opportunity for area contractors and workers to participate.

A momentous turning point came when President Ron Liebowitz stepped forward to support the project and gain the unanimous approval from Middlebury College trustees

for a long-term gift of support for bridge funding. Town voter approval of a local option tax completed the funding.

It took months for many residents to believe that we really would be able to build the bridge, but as the work got underway we have all witnessed the growing pride and enthusiasm in town. What a great moment it was to see the huge concrete beams from Carraraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travel into town and swing into position on the bridge piers! To see the roundabout take shape, and the new Cross Street emerge. And now the work is nearly GRQH DQG FRPPXQLW\ SULGH DQG FRQÂżGHQFH are high.

We have grown a great deal as a community through this effort, and are much stronger for it. We have proven that we can do far more with local resources than we ever thought possible, and have created a new model IRU FRPPXQLWLHV LQ 9HUPRQW 6R MRLQ WKH celebration, and take pride in the strength we have working together.

Bridge highlights college-town cooperation Throughout its 210-year history, Middlebury College has been known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s college,â&#x20AC;? in recognition of the role that townspeople played in bringing our College to life. Since their dream was realized and Middlebury College was founded in 1800, the health of the town and health of the College have been inextricably linked.

So it was with a deep sense of appreciation,

and a respect for centuries of cooperation, that the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of trustees decided, in 2007, to join the town in bringing to life a project that had been on hold for more than half a century: the construction of a second bridge across Otter Creek. Town and College RIÂżFLDOV ZHUH FRQYLQFHG WKDW EXLOGLQJ DQRWKHU in-town bridge would have a positive effect on the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy, and improve the

safety of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents and the students, faculty and staff on the Middlebury campus.

The College worked closely with John Tenny, Dean George, and many others in town government to help make this dream a reality. In building the Cross Street Bridge, we are also building community. Together, the College and the town are making history again.

A local driver comes around to the idea of a roundabout I have been listening to a lot of mumbling and grumbling lately from local drivers about the new roundabout in downtown Middlebury.

People seem to either dislike it or hate it. Until recently I was one of the grumblers myself (I try never to mumble).

But a few weeks ago I leaned out of a secRQG Ă&#x20AC;RRU ZLQGRZ DW WKH 9HUPRQW )RONOLIH Center to photograph the roundabout (like the one on page 8) and while looking down on it I KDG DQ HSLSKDQ\ )URP DERYH WKH URXQGDERXW reminded me of one of those old high school VFLHQFH FODVV ÂżOPV WKDW VKRZHG PLFURVFRSLF LPDJHV RI EORRG FHOOV Ă&#x20AC;RZLQJ WKURXJK DQ DUtery. The roundabout suddenly seemed like a SHUIHFWO\ IXQFWLRQLQJ RUJDQLF FUHDWLRQ 7UDIÂżF took on a peaceful civility. Cars looked less like 4,000-pound chunks of cold steel and more like contented people out for a stroll.

My opinion of the roundabout took a 180 (which, by the way, is really easy to do in the roundabout) and now I am crazy about that nutty circular junction.

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What you need are cold hard facts.

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Can you imagine stoplights and turn signals at the intersection of Main Street and the Cross Street Bridge? Do you remember the congestion that would often build up at the intersection of College Street and Main Street? OldIDVKLRQHG LQWHUVHFWLRQV DUH VR VTXDUH ² FXUYHV are where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at.

And when it comes to safety, roundabouts are king. Regular intersections have 56 potential SRLQWV RI FRQĂ&#x20AC;LFW ZKLOH URXQGDERXWV KDYH RQO\ 16. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know what that means, but what I do understand is that when regular intersections are converted from signals or stop signs to roundabouts, total crashes drop by 40 percent, injury crashes drop by 76 percent and fatal crashes drop by 90 percent. Those are some good numbers.

But, in my mind, even more important than all the favorable numbers is the roundaboutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DELOLW\ WR KXPDQL]H WUDIÂżF 7KDW PD\ VRXQG OLNH mumbo-jumbo (I might not mumble, but I do like to mumbo-jumbo), but there is some science behind the statement. Hans Monderman, ZKRP 9DQGHUELOW FDOOV WKH ZRUOGÂśV EHVW NQRZQ WUDIÂżF HQJLQHHU , KDYH DQ E\ JORVV\ RI him on my dresser), said that the roundabout ÂłUHSODFHV WKH WUDIÂżF ZRUOG ZLWK WKH VRFLDO

world.â&#x20AC;? The roundabout forces us to slow down, pay attention and address our fellow drivers as human beings. I like that.

On Oct. 30 Town Hall Theater Executive Director Doug Anderson is planning a gala celebration to mark the opening of the Cross Street Bridge. There will be music and dancing DQG ÂżUHZRUNV , KRSH KH PDNHV HYHQ D VPDOO gesture to what I am now calling, with a nod WR WKH ÂżOPPDNLQJ &RHQ %URWKHUV WKH :DFN\ Circumference. It deserves a celebration, too.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I am thinking (you can get it done Doug!): Elton John dressed as Gamaliel Painter playing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goodbye Yellow Brick Roadâ&#x20AC;? on a grand piano in the roundaboutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central island.

Speaking of Gamaliel Painter, he gets my vote for the talked-about roundabout statue. I challenge anyone to read W. Storrs Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biography of the Middlebury founding father and tell me he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve it. That guy was awesome! If for some strange reason Painter doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the nod, then the statue should be of me for convincing you that the roundabout is a great idea. I did convince you, right?

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: This column is reprinted from an earlier edition of the Independent.

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New span a unique feat of modern engineering Huge amounts of steel, concrete and knowhow

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Cross Street Bridge Timeline

Cross Street Bridge ~ A Special Section of the Addison Independent, October 28, 2010

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Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cross Street Bridge ~ A Special Section of the Addison Independent, October 28, 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; PAGE 13

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Cross Street Bridge Timeline

Cross Street Bridge ~ A Special Section of the Addison Independent, October 28, 2010

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Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cross Street Bridge ~ A Special Section of the Addison Independent, October 28, 2010 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; PAGE 13

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Building of Battell Bridge was no easy matter Saga of last span sounds familiar On a crisp November day in 1893, 117 years ago this fall, Middlebury businessman Henry Sheldon decided that the rubblestrewn road surface of the new stone bridge under construction By Jan Albers downtown might just be passable in his horse and carriage. He excitedly organized â&#x20AC;&#x153;a rather impromptu FHOHEUDWLRQ ´ ÂżOOLQJ WKH FDUULDJH ZLWK local dignitaries. Grab your top hats, JHQWOHPHQ ,W ZDV ÂżQDOO\ WLPH WR PDNH WKH ÂżUVW FURVVLQJ ,W ZDV SUREDEO\ GLIÂżFXOW IRU DQ\one present to believe the day had really arrived. Bridges have never come easily in Middlebury, and the building of what we now call the Battell Bridge had been a long, hardfought proposition.

The town had already gone WKURXJK ÂżYH ZRRGHQ EULGJHV RQ WKLV prime location above Middlebury )DOOV 7KH ÂżUVW ZDV HUHFWHG LQ when settler Daniel Foot built a rude log bridge convenient to his new sawmill and gristmill on the falls. It made for a daunting crossing. Glenn Andres has written of the 70-foot span, â&#x20AC;&#x153;One approached it down muddy banks and crossed the springy, open-sided structure only 12 feet above the rushing water.â&#x20AC;?

Faced with more repairs in 1879, some of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movers and shakers began to think the time had come to build a more impressive bridge.

Predictable battle lines were soon drawn between those who wanted the town to invest in a beautiful new stone structure and those who were worried about increasing the tax burden. At a special town meeting in January 1879, the majority voted to build yet another wooden bridge, allotting no more than $3,000.

The boosters were furious at what they deemed a backwards response and demanded a new meeting. Their leader was Joseph Battell, the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prominent citizen.

The wealthy Battell was the editor of the Middlebury Register, founder of the Bread Loaf Inn and a breeder RI ÂżQH KRUVHV DW KLV 0RUJDQ +RUVH Farm. He was a man so wealthy that he collected whole mountains in his spare time.

In a second meeting on Jan. 27, %DWWHOO ÂżUVW EURDFKHG WKH VXEject of building a stone bridge downtown, arguing that it could be done for less than $10,000. His reasons were, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It cannot burn. Your wooden one may all be lost in a night. The great expenses of repairs and rebuilding will be avoided. You will escape the risk of accident to teams â&#x20AC;Ś It is a better bridge. Who would exchange our stone sidewalks for wooden ones?â&#x20AC;? The wooden bridge had become an embarrassment, for â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śthe village, in respect to shade, embellishment and taste in any buildings, has outgrown it, and is leaving it behind.â&#x20AC;?

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just as Battell foretold. Surely now the townspeople would see the sense of building in stone, right? Wrong. A IRUWQLJKW DIWHU WKH ÂżUH D WRZQ PHHWing was convened to discuss the situation, and all agreed that the age of WKH Ă&#x20AC;DPPDEOH EULGJH ZDV RYHU 1R stonemasons were in attendance, but eight iron bridge representatives showed up to offer their services. Over Battellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s objections, the town quickly voted to build an iron bridge and signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Bridge Company.

In a repeat of 1879, the angry stone bridge boosters demanded that the vote be overturned and the contract rescinded. Pittsburgh Bridge Company President J.C. Turk attempted to hold the town to its conWUDFW EXW ÂżQDOO\ GHFLGHG LW ZDV QRW worth his time to wait for town divisions to resolve themselves. In releasing the town from this obligation, he wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you will excuse my being a little frank, I will tell you that in all my experience, I have never seen any town of the size and wealth of Middlebury, take quite so long to decide such a small matter as the purchasing of this bridge, nor have I ever seen any town change its mind so often.â&#x20AC;?

Joseph Battell was determined to have the stone bridge, whatever the cost. With estimates now coming in at around $17,000, he and his father, Philip Battell, made an offer their fellow citizens could not refuse. If WKH WRZQ SXW XS WKH ÂżUVW the two Battells would split anything over that amount. The deal was sealed.

The old Charles Hilton plan was dusted off and given to the masons.

Why shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Middlebury have a span as beautiful as anything in Europe? The stone bridge, based on its Roman model, would be strikingly elegant and sophisticated. While the old bridge had sloped down to just above the water level on both sides, the new bridge would be raised 10 feet to street level, causing the entrances to the stores on the south end to move up one story.

Stonecutting began at the old Lawrence quarry off what is now Route 23 in Weybridge. In June 1893, WOODEN FORMS WERE built to support the Battell Bridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stone arches that were laid by masons in Joseph Battell undertook to supervise 7KH SLHUV DQG DUFKHV ZHUH JUDGXDOO\ IDFHG ZLWK VWRQH DQG UXEEOH ZDV XVHG WR ÂżOO WKH LQWHULRU the work himself. Parts of the old bridge that could be salvaged were They say has spanned and was quite eloquent in his plans moved a short distance upstream to money talks, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have never seen any the Tiber since for economy â&#x20AC;Ś while the town is serve as a temporary bridge until the but not this town of the size and wealth 130 A.D. The bending its energies to improve its new one was in use. By August, the time.

The of Middlebury, take quite so quote to build roads.â&#x20AC;? A mere $500 was voted for arch forms were taking shape, lookt o w n s p e o p l e long to decide such a small it was under repairs to the old span. ing like great wooden wagon wheels upheld their matter as the purchasing of $11,000.

Twelve years later, a tragedy re- that would soon carry the stone. By previous vote But by vived the stone bridge plan. At 7 October, the arches could be seen, by 104-62, de- this bridge, nor have I ever June, when S P RQ 1RY WKH ÂżUH DODUP projecting like giant camelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; humps ciding to re- seen any town change its the issue was went off in downtown Middlebury. in the roadway. The piers and arches place the bridge mind so often.â&#x20AC;? raised again, 7KH ÂżUVW Ă&#x20AC;LFNHU FDPH IURP WKH EDVH- were gradually faced with stone and yet again in â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pittsburgh Bridge Company there were too ment of the old clapboard Smith UXEEOH ZDV XVHG WR ÂżOO WKH LQWHULRU wood. Battell And the cost? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just say it is a President J.C. Turk many compet- and Sheldon Building on the corand his friends ing civic im- ner of Main Street and Merchants good thing that the Battells were a were furious. p r o v e m e n t s Row. A crowd rushed to help, but family with very deep pockets. The At town meeting in March, Battell at underway and both the stone and the pump malfunctioned just long ÂżQDO SULFH WDJ ZDV RYHU least got the town to agree to let him wooden bridge plans went down HQRXJK WR DOORZ WKH FRQĂ&#x20AC;DJUDWLRQ WR with Philip and Joseph splitting get an estimate for a stone bridge from to defeat. The Middlebury Register spread. Four hours later, the shops $17,174 and a couple of small donors New York architect Charles Hilton. reported that, at the meeting, â&#x20AC;&#x153;J.M. on Merchants Row were gone and picking up the remaining $2,000.

At Battellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instruction, Hilton came Slade stood forth like a father to pro- Main Street was wiped out as far as Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s niece, the grande dame back with a design that mimicked tect the poor man from the taxation the stately Beckwith Block. of Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next era, Jessica Romeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ponte Santâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo, which which a stone bridge would entail, The wooden bridge had burned, (See Past Times, Page 17)

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Past Times (Continued from Page 16) Stewart Swift, later wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uncle Joe carried the day by promising â&#x20AC;Ś he would pay what was necessary to supplement the whole thing â&#x20AC;Ś and it did cost him a lot.â&#x20AC;?

7KH EULGJH ZDV QRW RIÂżFLDOO\ ÂżQLVKHG XQWLO 'HF EXW D PRQWK HDUOLHU RQ 7XHVGD\ 1RY Henry Sheldon and his fellow stone bridge boosters jumped the gun with their â&#x20AC;&#x153;impromptu celebration,â&#x20AC;?

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LOCAL STEEL WORKER Lou Nop helps guide the lowering of a short section of the bridge’s main span girder.

Independent photo/Trent Campbell

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Counseling Service of Addison County Would like to thank all of our clients, staff, associates, and friends for their patience during the construction of the Cross Street Bridge.

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Congratulations to the town and the community on the completion of this remarkable project!

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Thanks to the Bridge Crew and our patient customers!

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Financing

Thank you to the bridge crew for a job well done!

(Continued from Page 6) project financially unfeasible.

Furthermore, as the town pays down the principal each year, the interest payments become smaller and smaller (even though the actual interest rate goes up slightly along the yield curve) and the annual debt obligation to the VMBB declines each and every year as a result. Over the next 30 years a surplus will build up in the Cross Street Bride Fund as the annual obligation to the VMBB is reduced and revenue from the 1 percent local option tax increases as Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy grows.

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On a personal note: it was a genuinely enjoyable experience to be part of such a unique and meaningful project. The most rewarding aspect was the opportunity I had to interact with the many people who have been involved with the Cross Street Bridge.

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