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newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury officials have allocated funds to enhance the MarbleWorks side of the town’s frontage on Otter Creek for public use and enjoyment. Through the MarbleWorks Partnership, owners of the property, a public-private collaboration has been put in place to use of the site and riverfront for open space and recreation. The project includes the construction of pathways, regrading and landscape restoration, tree and shrub plantings, and creating seating and gathering areas in a small amphitheater-like setting. An early fall construction timeline is anticipated. While the budget for the project covers the basic elements of the work, additional items, totaling $22,000, are not budgeted and are envisioned to complete the park. Donations are being sought by the town’s Riverfront Project to cover the additional items, which include four historic trestle markers, priced at $3,000 each, five live oak and maple trees at $800 each, river restoration planting, including plant materials and installation, priced at $2,000; and drainage, including plant materials and installation, at $3,825. Tax-deductible donations may be sent to: Riverfront Project, c/o Town of Middlebury, Town Offices, 94 Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753. A complete project description and conceptual design conceptual design plans are posted at the municipal building and Ilsley Public Library as well as on the town’s website.
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By Lou Varricchio
newmarketpress@denpubs.com MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Department of Public Safety has conditionally approved two medical marijuana dispensaries, as part of the new Vermont Medical Marijuana Program. The first approval is for Champlain Valley Dispensary, which will be located in the city of Burlington. The second approval is for Patients First Inc. which will be located in Waterbury. Once each dispensary satisfies the stipulations set forth in the statute, a certificate of operation will be issued. The dispensaries should open within six months of approval, pursuant to rules adopted by the Vermont Department of Public Safety. Additional applications are still undergoing review, as the statute allows for up to four dispensaries to be operating throughout the state. The period for accepting dispensary applications is currently closed.
The Connor Sisters trio will join the Snake Mountain Bluegrass band for a special mountain music concert at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. The sisters, Monica, Katie and Megan, were raised on a Bridport emu farm. They started to play instruments and sing with the guidance of uncle Mike Connor. For tickets, call 382-9222. A cash bar and snacks will be available.
Groundbreaking begins on new transit center By Lou Varricchio newmarketpress@denpubs.com
VMS construction workers prepare the foundation for new ACTR bus depot at 341 Creek Road in Middlbury. Photo by Lou Varricchio
MIDDLEBURY — It was fanfare and smiles last week when Addison County Transit Resources began making way for a new, multimillion dollar transportation center located on Creek Road in Middlebury. ACTR officials held a public groundbreaking ceremony at the new depot construction site Sept. 10. Rutland-based VMS Construction will erect the facility. Earthmoving equipment is already on the site preparing the center ’s foundation. VMS officials said the center will be open for buses and riders, as well as ACTR staff, starting in May 2013. In June, ACTR received a $100,000 grant clearing the way to begin construction. The grant, by Jane’s Trust of Boston, was part of the 20 percent local match requirements for a
$2.85 million federal taxpayer grant that was previously awarded for center. Addressing invited VIPs and other members of the community Sept. 10, Jim Moulton, executive director of ACTR, said “this new center will enable us to continue meeting the growing community transportation needs in the region.” Several officials joined Moulton with shovels to symbolically help start the heavy construction work. “The county’s transit-dependent population, those who are most likely to be unable to transport themselves due to economic, physical or cognitive barriers, is growing more quickly than ACTR’s current resources can accommodate,” Moultin said. When the new Community Transportation Center opens, it will mark the authority’s 20th anniversary of service in Addison County.