Zoning change sought to aid McDonalds in Manchester
Planning commission hears proposed zoning changes to widen a Route 7 commercial strip for a McDonalds outlet. Opponents advertise at Manchester Journal urging residents to attend 7:30 p.m. meeting at Manchester Elementary School cafeteria. The plan would shift land behind the strip to commercial, with a mandatory 25 foot buffer and potential landscaping, amid claims of traffic, esthetic impact, and loss of residential access.
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Maggie C. Bucholt
Manchester
Planning Commission
McDonald’s
Manchester Journal
Banner
Planning Commissioners
Selectman
James O’neil
O’neil
Eugene Lattuga
I. Stanford Zecher
Pownal Raises Tax Rate Blamed On Mt Anthony Assessment
Pownal selectmen announced a two cent tax rate increase for the year based on 7.78 per 100 Grand List up from 7.76. The hike stems from a 5 percent rise in funding to Mt Anthony Union High School while delinquent tax collection has surged to over 37,000 this year from 7,000 last year. Road work dominated the meeting with praise for Byron Towslee for fixes on Mann Hill Road and concerns over two foot deep ditch culverts on Carpenter Hill that could collect snow.
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Pownal
Bruce Burrington
Byron Towslee
Burrington
Towslee
Mann Hill
Pownal Officials Deny Rock Festival Rumors
Selectman Bruce Burrington told the board rumors of a Pownal rock festival at Barber's Pond drawing up to 3000 fans this weekend, while state police said no event was announced. The meeting also discussed delaying a major road paving project on Niles School Road and bidding plans for a culvert installation near Route 7.
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Pownal
Bruce Burrington
A. Coleman Mason
Joseph Mailett
Burrington
Barber’s Pond
Mason
Vermont
Joseph Maillett
Niles School Road
Hoosick Falls Barbershop Facelift Bypasses HUD Funds
Mayor Donald E. Bogardus funds a John Street barbershop exterior overhaul with his own money avoiding HUD grants to prevent any conflict of interest. The work includes primer, planned yellow paint, brick cleaning, and sign updates while sidewalk delays hinge on new streetlights and underground wiring. Completion aimed for this weekend pending July sidewalk work and August repaving.
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Donald E. Bogardus
John St
HUD
Bogardus
John Street
Thorpe’s Pharmacy
Niagara Mohawk
Power Company
Troy
Boil order dropped in Manchester
The Manchester Water Company lift announced by a state Health Department spokesman ends the boil order for residents. People no longer need to boil tap water before use.
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Manchester
The
Manchester Water Company
State Department of Health
Manchester Wood Inc gets $20000 VIDA loan for expansion
Manchester Wood Inc was awarded a $20,000 industrial expansion loan by the Vermont Industrial Development Authority and plans a 24 by 180 foot front addition to the building to boost production by about 25 percent and hire 14 more workers. Clifford Pierce of Pierce Industries in Walden, N.Y., said construction could start next week with completion aimed by September 1.
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Manchester
Manchester Wood Inc
Vermont Industrial Development Authority
VIDA
Clifford Pierce
Pierce Industries
Walden, N.Y
Pierce
Wise political move buys 4000 Patriot papers in Southbridge
In Southbridge Massachusetts readers found four pages missing from the Patriot as a campaign tactic during a local election. One side bought 4000 copies, removed a four page ad for the opposition, and distributed the papers as a gift to voters. The action aimed to influence a decision on keeping the town manager form of government vs a town meeting with a selectboard. Patriot owner Ity O'Donnell called it a likely wise political move.
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Southbridge
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UPI
Massachusetts
New England
Patriot
Ity O’donnell
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Raymond E. Wright Jr
Maple St
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