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Selectboard mulls Route 2A path plan

Rotary speaker explains value of VT Land Trust

BY JASON STARR Observer staff Engineers consulting with the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission presented the Williston Selectboard last week with their plan to complete a bicycle and pedestrian connection between Taft Corners and Five Corners in Essex Junction.

The board will decide at its meeting Tuesday whether to endorse the concept, an essential step in priming the project for state and federal funding.

“This is a big connection,” said Williston Assistant Public Works Director Lisa Schaeffler.

“We need to do something here because everyone contacts me nonstop asking ‘when are you going to connect it?’”

Bikers and walkers travelling alongside Route 2A toward Essex are currently challenged by a gap in the sidewalk/rec path system that starts at the Vermont State Employees Credit Union (VSECU).

From there, people are forced onto the shoulder of heavily trafficked Route 2A for about a quarter-mile until picking up a 10-foot-wide rec path at Beaudry Lane. The path crosses Allen Brook with a bridge the town built in 2016.

To close the gap, planners recommend construction of a path alongside Beaudry Lane, then continuing alongside Route 2A until connecting to the Taft Corners sidewalk system that starts in front of VSECU. “If we do this, we’ll no longer have a bridge to nowhere,” selectboard member Terry Macaig said.

The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission held two public comment meetings over the winter about the project, with see SELECTBOARD page 5

‘We need to do something here because everyone contacts me nonstop asking ‘when are you going to connect it?’

— Lisa Schaeffler Assistant Public Works Director

BY SUSAN COTE Observer staff Appropriately for Earth Day, April 22, the Williston-Richmond Rotary Club hosted speaker Christa Kemp, the director of donor relations for the Vermont Land Trust.

A third-generation Vermonter, Kemp described an idyllic childhood growing up on the shores of Lake Champlain. As a young person, she relished long days spent outside exploring and playing in the natural world close to home.

Today, her work involves preserving our state’s special places for future generations. Kemp’s past professional life has included work as an investment adviser, marketer and farmer, and she draws on all those experiences in her current role.

A Belgian Malinois puppy at rest outside the dog training course at Williston’s Thin Blue Line K9 school.

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More dogs — adopted during pandemic — stress town services

BY IVY KIRBY AND SARAH SCIORTINO Special to the Observer

Dog adoptions have skyrocketed this past year, and with the influx of furry friends comes a renewed struggle to get dogs licensed, keep them healthy and get dog waste into trash cans.

Pet rescues, breeders and shelters from around the country are reporting heightened demand for pets during the COVID-19 pandemic as people try to fill a void, and Williston is no exception. Ericka Canales, co-owner of Long Trail Veterinary Center on Williston Road, said she’s seen a dramatic uptick in clients, new and old.

“There has not been any slowdown for us in this industry, and we’ve had an increase of clients,” Canales said.

With people becoming vaccinated, more folks are bringing in their pets that haven’t been seen in years, Canales said, and new dogs are still being brought in consistently.

As new dog owners welcome their new companions home, many haven’t been licensing them. All dogs are required to be registered in the town that they reside, said Williston Town Clerk Sarah Mason.

“You know, it really is no different than a hunting license or a marriage license, things that are required by the state. You do need to have one,” Mason said. “The amount of licensed dogs is probably at a record low right now, when the actual number of dogs in Williston (and everywhere) is at an alltime high.”

The town has, in the past,

done free leash events to try to bring more people in to license their dogs. Attendees would receive a free leash and poop bags.

These events didn’t bring in a huge crowd, and the town opted against it this year because of COVID-19.

The licensing process requires dog owners to put a rabies certificate and a check for $13 in the drop box at the back of town hall. Mason will then mail a tag and license.

If the pet is not spayed or neutered, the price increases to $17.

“People sometimes think that the law doesn’t apply to them, but this law applies to everybody,” Mason said. “The main reason behind it is to make sure dogs are vaccinated against rabies.

Part of the money received from dog licenses goes to rabies see DOGS page 5

Christa Kemp

Founded in 1977, the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) has been responsible for conserving roughly 11 percent of the land in our state.

Once conserved, the land cannot be developed, but continues as an agricultural or natural resource.

While most of the preserved land is in private hands and actively farmed or managed for timber, also included are many publicly accessible properties, such as town forests and community parks located throughout Vermont.

During her presentation, Kemp shared an interactive map of recreational areas in the state, see ROTARY page 5

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Blood drive upcoming

Food drive dropoff set for May 8 There will be an opportunity Saturday, May 8, to support neighbors in Williston and surrounding towns who are struggling to put food on the table by dropping off a donation of food from 9-11 a.m. at Williston Federated Church.

Donations will benefit the Williston Community Food Shelf.

They will be accepted at the church parking lot at 44 North Williston Rd. A volunteer will help unload donations. The church asks for masks to be worn and physical distance to be maintained.

As a thank you and in celebra-

The Jericho-Underhill Lions Club will host a blood drive on Wednesday, May 5, from 1-6 p.m. at the Covenant Community Church at 1 Whitcomb Meadows Lane in Essex Junction.

The Red Cross is experiencing a shortage of blood and donations are needed. Appointments can be scheduled at www.redcrossblood.org. Enter “Covenant” in the search bar.

tion of Mother’s Day, all women who stop by with a donation will receive a pansy from Paquette Full of Posies, while supplies last.

Willistonian embarks on cross-country bike ride

Industrial Ave. work continues

Dancers Erica Raff, sitting, and Carolyn Connor act in an award-winning film produced by Williston dancer Paula Higa.

Local film wins international award

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Scott Luria, a retired physician from Williston, left last week for a one-year bicycle trip across the country. He plans to ride to the base points of the highest elevations in each state and either ride up or only ride the ones he hasn’t already climbed on bike.

Luria is a lifelong bike commuter. Follow his trip at www.scottluria.org.

Williston professional dancer Paula Higa and her dance company, PH Dance, recently won a bronze award for their film “The One That I Wanted To Be” from the Los Angeles-based Independent Shorts Awards.

The film was a collaboration among Higa — who is on the dance faculty at UVM — Colchester resident and UVM faculty member Jennifer Karson and Matthew Binginot Productions. The one-hour film was produced in Vermont and chosen from an international pool of submissions.

Calling all musicians The Williston Town Band invites local musicians to join the local concert band. Town Band musicians range in age from teens to seniors and come with varying levels of music experience. All that is needed is a love of playing music and having fun.

The reconstruction of the intersection of Industrial Avenue and Route 2 continues this week with work on water lines on the south side of Route 2, according to the Vermont Department of Transportation. Traffic flaggers will be present to allow construction vehicles to access the work site.

The intersection reconstruction is expected to continue through the summer of 2023.

Author Pederzani publishes locally inspired children’s book

The band’s repertoire includes a variety of genres, from marches to show tunes to pop songs and more. Most rehearsals and concerts are Wednesdays from 7-8:30 p.m., June through August.

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Williston author Dawna Pederzani has published a children’s book based on a story that unfolded on Williston’s Front Porch Forum during the COVID pandemic.

Titled “The Bread Fairy,” it is inspired by a Williston couple that stepped up during the pandemic to help feed neighbors with decorated loaves of bread.

Pederzani is a foster parent and operator of nonprofit dog rescues. She published the book through Authorhouse. It is available on Amazon and by contacting Pederzani by email at staurolitefarm@aol.com.

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Hello spring

‘Blue Heron Pond’ will be the backdrop for an outdoor play in Williston produced by Vermont Stage that will run from late August through early September. OBSERVER COURTESY PHOTO

Vermont Stage plans two outdoor Williston productions Like so many arts organizations across the state, Vermont Stage has been in hibernation since last March, waiting until it can produce shows again. With Gov. Phil Scott’s summer reopen plans in place, the nonprofit theatre company is preparing outdoor performances in two rural Williston locations this summer.

In late July, Vermont Stage is producing a play called “Popcorn Falls,” a farce written

by James Hindman. The play will run from July 28 through Aug. 8 at the Isham Family Farm on Oak Hill Road. Chittenden County Forester Ethan Tapper will speak about forest management before the opening night performance.

Then, in late August, Vermont Stage is producing a romantic comedy called “Maytag Virgin” written by Audrey Cefaly. The

play will run from Aug. 25 through Sept.

5 on land in Williston owned by Vermont Stage Board Chair Ashley Mikell. The land is known as “Blue Heron Pond.”

“After this year being shut down, I didn’t want to wait until we could get back inside to begin producing again,” said Vermont Stage Artistic Director Cristina Alicea.

“Wide-open fields of land with picturesque views are a unique feature in Vermont. They are a part of what makes our home feel special. Why not treat this difficult time as an opportunity to showcase Vermont’s natural beauty by using it as a scenic backdrop for our work?

“I’m looking forward to enjoying a summer filled with fun live performances outside with friends I haven’t seen in a long time.”

For more information, visit www.vermontstage.org.

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Unemployment work-search requirement reinstated from the work-search requirement, Harrington said. They include people A requirement that laid-off who must remain at home workers must actively seek work to care for a loved one, peoif they want to qualify for unemple with preexisting health ployment benefits is being reinstatconditions that put them at ed, Labor Commissioner Michael risk of infection and parHarrington announced at Gov. Phil ents with children learning Scott’s press conference Tuesday. remotely. Vermonters on The work-search requirement federal Pandemic Unemwas suspended after COVID-19 ployment Assistance and entered Vermont last March, batself-employed people are tering the state’s economy. But also exempt from the renow, with a growing number of quirement.

Vermonters receiving COVID-19 The work-search vaccinations and the state making announcement follows plans to reopen the economy, “this months of complaints by means more opportunities for VerVermont employers and Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington speaks monters to return to work,” Harbusiness organizations that at a press briefing last year. rington said. the pandemic has amplified FILE PHOTO BY MIKE DOUGHERTY/VTDIGGER As of May 9, people still colthe state’s longstanding lalecting unemployment benefits will bor shortage.

Legislature’s proposal to increase be required to conduct a standard Businesses have decried the state-paid unemployment benefits, arguing that the combination of pandemic relief aid and lack of a work-search requirement worsened their struggle to find workers.

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However, “as with most things related to the pandemic, this is not a simple activity, and one size does not fit all,” Harrington said, and the rules will be clarified later this week.

A valid work search consists of three “formal job inquiries” every week in the eyes of the labor department. Application submissions, requests for interviews via email or phone, and interviews themselves — both virtual or in-person — all count as employment outreach, Harrington said.

To keep receiving benefits, claimants must report “job contacts” to the department the week after making those contacts, Harrington said, and should do so through the labor department’s online portal.

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“To be perfectly blunt, there are some who are perfectly content staying on the unemployment assistance because of the $300 stipend,” Scott said at the press conference.

But he firmly rebuked a reporter’s suggestion that lack of a work-search requirement is driving employers’ recent hiring woes.

During the press conference, County Courier reporter Greg Lamoureux suggested that a business in Franklin County, which has struggled to find workers, is facing “irreparable damage” because the work search requirement had been suspended for the past year.

“I think you’re leading us in the wrong direction here,” Scott told Lamoureux. “You’re just assuming that the reason that we have a workforce shortage is because we didn’t have the work search requirement, which I just don’t agree with.”

The return of the requirement will not be a “silver bullet,” the governor said.

“We could have put the work search requirement in place from the beginning, and we’d be in the same situation today that we find ourselves in,” Scott said. “And I can’t stress this enough: We had this (employee scarcity) problem before we had the pandemic.”

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an easy tool to find locations and details for natural areas to explore.

The map can be found on the VLT website at www.vlt.org/explore.

Williston and Richmond are home to several conserved lands that are under the stewardship of the VLT. Kemp noted that she recently visited one of them, Williston’s Mud Pond Country Park, for the first time and was amazed that she hadn’t previously enjoyed this scenic area. The park offers access for year-round hiking, as well as seasonal biking, skiing and snow-

shoeing.

Isham Family Farm, conserved in 2001, remains a working farm and also includes the publicly accessible Oak Hill View Country Park. Twenty years on, the beauty of this farmstead and its hiking trails has now been exposed to a worldwide audience in the Netflix documentary “My Love,” featuring retired farm couple David and Ginger Isham.

Most recently, the establishment of the Catamount Community Forest added 393 acres of publicly accessible lands and miles of trails in Williston.

The Town of Richmond also

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clinics, and the other part goes to a spay and neutering clinic, “so there is some good behind the whole idea,” Mason said.

Williston Conservation Planner Melinda Scott said there is a disruptive number of dog waste bags left behind along trails or at trailhead parking lots in town. People leaving bags behind “has as much or more impact than people just not using the bags,” Scott said.

The environmental impact on the parks is real — the Environmental Protection Agency says that dog waste can worsen water quality and contribute to algae blooms.

Williston does not have the funds to hire people to maintain garbage cans, which is why most Williston parks enforce a carry-in, carry-out policy, Scott said.

The Adopt-a-Trail program in Williston gives community members the opportunity to maintain a trail of their choice, by cleaning up litter and clearing brush. Volunteers can then report larger problems to the town for maintenance.

This program, though helpful for maintaining trails and bringing community members into that process, does not negate the need to clean up after pups.

“It’s not a good message to put out that other people are going to take care of your trash,” Scott said.

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boasts a conserved town forest and working farm preserved through the VLT. Both were part of the former Gray Rocks Farm owned by the Andrews family. Established in 2018, the Andrews Community Forest covers 428 acres with established trails and more under development.

Adjacent conserved farmland was sold to Maple Wind Farm, owned by Kemp’s fellow Richmond residents and good friends, Bruce Hennessey and Beth Whiting, who produce pasture-raised eggs, chicken, beef and pork.

The Vermont Land Trust also plays a role in preserving agricultural land use by helping farmers

succeed. Kemp shared that in 2020, as part of their COVID-19 response, VLT worked with farmers to grow extra food and partnered with schools and other organizations to get it distributed to families in need. It also provided grants to farms operating on VLT-conserved lands to help them weather the impacts of the pandemic.

Two upcoming webinars sponsored by the Vermont Land Trust are free to the public. On May 4 from 1-2 p.m., participants will learn about the fascinating world of “Spring Wildflowers and Their Pollinators.”

On May 19 from 10-11:30

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several Williston residents speaking to the benefits of completing the connection.

The new path would cross seven private driveways on Beaudry Lane and Route 2A. The town would need to obtain temporary construction easements for work on private property.

According to Town Manager Erik Wells, the town has already secured grant funding from the Vermont Agency of Transportation for the Route 2A section of the path.

The selectboard endorsement expected to come Tuesday will bolster the town’s pursuit of grant funds for the Beaudry Lane section.

a.m., the organization will offer its “Women’s Estate Planning Workshop.” This popular event is presented by Susan Fowler, vice president at Trust Company of Vermont and retired probate judge, along with Jeanne Blackmore and Liva DeMarchis of Gravel & Shea.

The entertaining program seeks to make estate planning understandable and easy. An organization that is frequently the beneficiary of bequests, the VLT found that many people had questions about how to create a will or talk about money with their families.

“I love the confidence building I see at the workshops,” said Kemp.

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A rec path the town built in recent years as part of a pedestrian connection between Williston and Essex currently dead-ends at Beaudry Lane.

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Notes from the Legislature

BY REP. ERIN BRADY The Legislature is headed into its final month of the session with a target adjournment date of May 22.

In the past month, we have spent a lot more time on the (virtual) floor and have passed many bills, although nothing is truly final until it passes both the House and Senate.

So the next few weeks look to be busy.

In the coming weeks, Willistonians will begin to feel the impacts of the most recent pandemic relief bill passed by the Legislature — H. 315. This will provide timely economic relief to Vermonters by appropriating $97.5 million in federal pandemic funding to support businesses, schools, housing, workforce development, broadband and other critical needs. The Legislature continues to examine the rules related to more than $1 billion in other federal funds that will be appropriated in the coming months to help Vermont’s recovery.

Much of the work in the past month has demonstrated the difference between politics and governance. Politics offers a clear dichotomy of one position against another. Governance requires compromise and recognizes that issues are far more complicated than they

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may first appear. Our recent passage of H. 175, “the Bottle Bill,” is a good example. While increasing recycling and reducing litter are clearly positive, policy changes within our recycling system are complex and have impacts on businesses and consumers.

After a long debate, I was proud to vote yes on the bottle bill and I applaud my seatmate, Rep. Jim McCullough, for his leadership on this bill and his tireless advocacy for environmental protection. This update to Vermont’s 1972 landmark environmental law will expand the redeemable list to include plastic water bottles, wine and hard cider bottles, and containers for all carbonated and non-carbonated beverages (except for dairy products).

Plastic water bottles are the second most littered piece of trash in Vermont, and nationally, 75 percent wind up in landfills.

Containers redeemed under the bottle bill are more valuable for recycling because they are cleaner than those that get mixed into our single-stream curbside recycling bins and they are more likely to be remade into new containers. If this bill makes it through the Senate, it will be good news for all of those Williston Central School bottle

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What will it take to end homelessness?

Although the answers to the question posed above might appear to be complicated and varied, it essentially depends on who one bothers to ask and listen to.

If there is ever to be any real sense of hope to find an answer to the question, one must be willing to explore more deeply and honestly the root causes of homelessness.

Among the many root causes are age-old prejudice, discrimination, classism, sexism, racism, economic disparity, social inequity and injustice, enforced poverty, domestic abuse and violence, as well as deliberate indifference to all of the above.

Why do we essentially deny people without certain means access to adequate housing, as well as other basic human needs and, on a personal basis, shun them when our paths cross or otherwise avoid contact with them altogether?

It’s up to all of us to help answer these and related questions by educating both ourselves and each other, and becoming better acquainted with those living unhoused — whether in general or on an individual basis.

Unless and until we do, nothing will change, and the misery people living unhoused face on a daily basis will go unchecked and unchanged. We, as a society, can and must do better.

It is up to each of us to see that it happens, particularly because elected officials, as well as entrenched bureaucrats, are often unwilling to do anything meaningful unless they are regularly informed (i.e., having their feet constantly kept to the fire) about how it should be an urgent priority and that humane action is required to bring about a resolution.

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tion Committee, we are continuing to work on pupil weighting, another complex policy issue. Currently, the state calculates local property taxes based on how much a district spends per pupil, based on a weighted formula that is intended to account for the fact that certain types of students cost more to teach. In 2019, the Legislature received the results of a study it commissioned about the weights. The award-winning study by faculty at the University of Vermont recommended that students living in poverty and English language learners be weighted substantially more heavily than they are now. The study also made recommendations for new weights based on low population density.

As we take testimony on the details in the study, we are carefully considering how “pulling one thread” in our complicated education funding system will have impacts on the statewide system and local budgets and tax rates.

Finally, I am excited to give my first

Being good bear neighbors Bears are exiting their winter dens, so it’s the perfect time for Protect Our Wildlife’s new bear report titled, “Vermont Black Bears and How to Effectively Manage Conflict” that can be found online at www.protectourwildlifevt.org.

The report touches on a number of matters, from possible reasons why there was such a dramatic increase in bear complaints reported to Vermont Fish & Wildlife in 2020 to simple things we can each do to prevent bear conflicts from happening in the first place. One easy thing we can do right now is bring in our bird feeders for the season. Taking bird feeders in at night isn’t sufficient, since spilled seed on the ground will attract hungry bears who possess a superior sense of smell.

The 2020 bear hunt produced a record 921 bears killed, with half being female. Vermont’s bear hunt is one of the longest in the country, including the contentious practice of using radio-collared hounds.

The bear report includes research that reveals that the hunting season is not an effective tool to reduce bear conflicts. The report impresses the following on Vermonters: “Before we choose lethal methods of bear management, we also need to consider the ethics and impact to bear families. Bears form tight family units with the cubs staying with their mother for about a year and a half.

When we implement lethal control, this disrupts the bear’s natural lifecycle, potentially leaving a cub to grow up without a mother.”

We cannot hunt our way out of bear conflicts. It is on us to be good bear neighbors.

Brenna Galdenzi Co-founder, Protect Our Wildlife floor report of a bill this week. I will be reporting on S. 16, which will create a Task Force on Equitable and Inclusion School Environments. The task force will make recommendations to end exclusionary discipline (suspension and expulsion) for all but the most serious student behavior, compile data regarding school discipline and look at opportunities to expand practices such as restorative practices and “positive behavior interventions and supports.”

With the use of exclusionary discipline, children miss valuable education time, parents/caregivers potentially miss work, children receiving school meals might be food insecure during the exclusionary period and the impacted students lose a sense of belonging to the school community. As a teacher and school board member, I look forward to passage of this bill.

Please email me at ebrady@leg.state. vt.us with your questions, concerns or ideas anytime.

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LIBRARY The Dorothy Alling Memorial Library is open for contact-free porch pickup of materials Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. To place holds, apply for a library card, request a bundle of materials or for help deciding what to read next, visit www.damlvt.org or call 878-4918.

Visit the website to access all our resources and to stay up to date on programming offerings. Your login to request books and to access electronic resources is your library barcode number. Your password is your last name (case sensitive).

YOUTH PROGRAMS Storywalk in the Park: The Magical Yet May 3-31. Enjoy a stroll and a story at the

Williston Community Park. “The Magical Yet” by Angela DiTerlizzi is a rollicking picture book that encourages kids of all ages as they learn new things. Located east of the soccer fields.

Preschool To-Go Craft: Pinwheels Available starting Monday, May 3. Pick up a kit from the vestibule to create a colorful spinning pinwheel. While supplies last.

Meditation for Kids Wednesdays, May 5 and 12, 1:15-1:45 p.m.

Join us via Zoom. Ages 8-14. Email programs@damlvt.org to register.

Preschool Music on the Green Thursdays, May 6 and 13, 10:30-11 a.m.

Dance, wiggle and sing along with musician Linda Bassick. Masks required. Register at www.damlvt.org.

MULTI-AGE PROGRAMS Spanish conversation Tuesday, May 4, 4-5 p.m. Whether you’re fluent or a beginner, join us for conversation en Español. Teens and adults. Email programs@damlvt.org for a Zoom invitation.

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Guided meditation Fridays, April 30 and May 7, 12:30-1 p.m. Maryellen Crangle leads a short meditation online.

New perspectives: “When Things Fall Apart” Tuesday, May 4, 12-1 p.m. Come discuss chapters 12-22 of “When Things Fall Apart”

by Pema Chodron. eBook/eAudiobook formats are available in LUV (Overdrive).

Print copies are available to borrow from the library.

Current events Wednesday, May 12, 10-11:30 a.m. Connect with others for informal conversation about newsworthy topics during these interesting times.

Cooking Matters: Cooking up Spring Wednesday, May 12, 12-1 p.m. Excited to start using fresh spring ingredients in your cooking? Asparagus, ramps, fiddleheads, rhubarb? Join us to share tips and favorite recipes.

New Perspectives: “Love Languages” Tuesday, May 18, 12-1 p.m. Join us to discuss chapters 1-7 of Gary Chapman’s “The Five Love Languages.” Print copies are available to borrow from the library.

Brown Bag Book Discussion Tuesday, May 25, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Come discuss Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist.” eBook and eAudiobook formats are available in Hoopla. Print copies are available to borrow from the library.

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BY JIM MILLER

Dear Savvy Senior, My wife and I have been thinking about preplanning our funerals now so our kids won’t have to later, but we would like to find out if it’s a good idea to prepay. What can you tell us?

Living on a Budget Dear Living, Planning your funerals in advance is definitely a smart move. Not only does it give you and your wife time to make a thoughtful decision on the type of service you want, it also allows you to shop around to find a good funeral provider, and it will spare your family members the burden of making these decisions at an emotional time.

But preplanning a funeral doesn’t mean you have to prepay. In fact, the Funeral Consumer Alliance, a national nonprofit funeral consumer protection organization, doesn’t recommend it unless you need to spend down your financial resources so you can qualify for Medicaid. Here’s what you should know.

Most funeral homes today offer what is known as “pre-need plans,” which allow you to prearrange for the type of funeral services you want and prepay with a lump sum or through installments. The funeral home either puts your money in a trust fund with the payout triggered by your death or buys an insurance policy naming itself as the beneficiary.

If you’re interested in this route, make sure you’re being guaranteed the services you specify at the contracted price. Some contracts call for additional payments for final expense funding, which means that if the funeral home’s charges increase between the time you sign up and the time you sign off, somebody will have to pay the difference.

Here are some additional questions you should ask before committing: • Can you cancel the contract and get a full refund if you change your mind?

• Will your money earn interest? If so, how much? Who gets it?

• If there is an insurance policy involved, is there a waiting period before it takes effect? How long?

• Are the prices locked in or will an additional payment be required at the time of death?

• Are you protected if the funeral home goes out of business or if it’s bought out by another company?

• What happens if you move? Can the plan be transferred to another funeral home in a different state?

• If there’s money left over after your funeral, will your heirs get it, or does the home keep it?

family isn’t aware that you’ve made plans, your wishes may not be carried out. And if family members don’t know that you’ve prepaid the funeral costs, they could end up paying for the same arrangements.

Other Payment Options

While prepaying your funerals may seem like a convenient way to go, from a financial point of view, there are better options available.

For example, if you have a life insurance policy, many policies will pay a lump sum when you die to your beneficiaries to be used for your funeral expenses. The payment is made soon after you die and doesn’t have to go through probate.

Or you could set up a payable-on-death (POD) account at your bank or credit union, naming the person you want to handle your see SAVVY SENIOR page 12

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FEATURED COLLECTION: HOOPLA DIGITAL Looking for more eBooks, eAudiobooks or streamed video?

Now is a good time to explore the library’s Hoopla collection, featuring more than 950,000 digital books, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music and comics.

Library card-holders may borrow up to five items from Hoopla each month — no holds or waiting.

In May, Hoopla has a special promotion that allows you to make a selection from hundreds of titles in Hoopla’s “Bonus Borrows” collection without counting it toward your borrowing limit.

Savvy Senior continued from page

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arrangements as the beneficiary.

POD accounts also are called Totten Trusts. With this type of account, you maintain control of your money, so you can tap the funds in an emergency, collect the interest and change the beneficiary. When you die, your beneficiary collects the balance without the delay of probate.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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LEGAL NOTICE MY TAFT CORNERS WORKSHOP SCHEDULE The Town of Williston welcomes all community members to participate in the #mytaftcorners 10-day workshop beginning on Saturday, April 24, 2021! For details, please visit mytaftcorners.com.

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LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF SAINT GEORGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Development Review Board will convene a public hearing at 7:00p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in accordance with the provisions of §6.02 of the Town’s Land Use Regulations and 24 V.S.A. §4460(e)(5) to consider a final application from Philip Beliveau for review and approval of a proposed nine-lot Planned Unit Development of the property on Acadia Lane (tax map #02-20-11.100).

Due to restrictions in place for COVID-19, and in accordance to Act 92, this training session will be held online and conference call only. You do not need a computer to attend this meeting.

You may use the “Join By Phone” number to call from a cell phone or landline. When prompted, enter the meeting ID provided below to join by phone. For additional information and accommodations to improve the accessibility of this meeting contact Regina Mahony at rmahony@ccrpcvt.org or 802-861-0116.

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Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89263700907 OR Join by Phone: (929) 205-6099; Meeting ID: 892 6370 0907 The application is available for inspection at the Town Clerk’s office by appointment (contact Town Clerk, April Pillsbury at stgeorgevtclerk@comcast. net or 802-482-5272); or a copy of the application can be provided via email (contact Acting Zoning Administrator, Regina Mahony at rmahony@ccrpcvt. org).

Participation in the hearing is necessary to establish status as an ‘interested person’ and the right to appeal a decision rendered in that hearing, according to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. 117 §§4465(b) and 4471(a). Participation consists of offering, through oral or written testimony, evidence or a statement of concern directly related to the subject of the hearing.

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CULINARY CORNER Try this versatile, delicious dip Don’t be deterred by the long cooking time, this eggplant dip based off of the Lebanese dish Baba Ghanoush is a hands-off, easy recipe. This dip can be served with flatbread or enjoyed with veggies as a snack or an appetizer.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prick the eggplant a few times with a fork and place on your oven rack and bake for one hour. Put a baking tray on the rack below to catch any drippings and prevent burning.

Take the eggplant out of the oven and cover with foil for five minutes. This will make the skin easier to remove. When the five minutes are up, transfer your eggplant to a cutting board and cut off the stem to help you peel off the skin.

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