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Cavendish Update 8/30/24: Academy Bldg/News/Events
1. THE ACADEMY BUILDING: Located on the corner of 131 and High St., the Academy Building is the oldest building in Cavendish Village and it’s about to change owners. Between the “free” items and sales, many people have been stopping by, with some asking questions about the building.
Dedication of Kate’s Corner at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library
CAVENDISH, Vt. – On Sunday, Sept. 22, at 1 p.m., The Cavendish Fletcher Community Library will be dedicating Kate’s Corner, their new early literacy space, in loving memory of Kate Lorenz. Kate was a former student at Cavendish Town Elementary School. She was an early, enthusiastic, and avid reader, a collector of children’s literature, a devoted preschool teacher, a lover and patron of libraries, and an accomplished musician, who passed away in July 2022 at the age of 42.
'It’s scary': Town officials in central Vermont react to EEE virus warnings
Town officials are reacting to the warnings from the Vermont Department of Health about the spread of eastern equine encephalitis, otherwise known as EEE. Though many of the high-risk communities are in the northern part of the state, with one confirmed case in Chittenden County, areas in central Vermont are at a moderate risk including towns in Addison and Rutland counties.
Area taxpayers facing unprecedented increases
Primary homeowners in the area are faced with a vexing challenge that is impacting virtually every community in Vermont. A pair of factors — rapidly increasing property values, as reflected in townwide reappraisals conducted in four communities in the region this year, plus changes in the state’s funding formula for education — have sparked significant increases in school tax rates regionwide.
New Reading solar array goes live
A 1,966-square-foot solar array behind the Reading Town Fire & Rescue building is up-and-running and town officials are ready to present the new addition to the public. The solar array, which consists of 76 panels, went live the evening of Aug. 26, following about two months of construction and necessary inspection work, according to Reading Energy Committee head Brian Cali.
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