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Middlebury College, town spar over terms for park

Posted on December 12, 2013 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday failed to muster enough votes to pass a revised term sheet outlining the mechanics of an agreement with Middlebury College on construction of a new town office building and recreation center, with some members voicing concern at the institution’s rejection of a request that the current municipal building/gym site be perpetually maintained as a public park.

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Committee to help Ilsley Library with expansion plans

Posted on December 11, 2013 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday declined a request from Ilsley Public Library directors that the design of the proposed new town office building be revised to reflect 3,000 to 4,000 square feet of additional space for a children’s library.

But selectboard members agreed to study, and take on as a priority, the library’s space needs and didn’t close the door on the possibility that at least some of those needs could be addressed within the new town office project.

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Champlain Valley Equipment keeps plowing new ground

Posted on December 11, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Champlain Valley Equipment’s (CVE) headquarters at 453 Exchange St. in Middlebury is a honeycomb of activity, with workers buzzing around to fill the business orders that keep coming in.

Well, the beehive is about to get a little bigger, as a result of two new additions designed to help the company better manage its growth and showcase its wares.

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Opinion: Why I'm not running for re-election

Posted on December 11, 2013 |
By Paul Ralston



I will not be running for re-election in November of 2014. 

I am happy and humbled to have had the opportunity to serve in the Vermont Legislature as one of Middlebury’s representatives in the General Assembly. I have long been interested in and active in politics, and my election in 2010 was a big step for my activism — and a big commitment. Now, my growing responsibilities to my customers and employees require that I return my focus to their interests.

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Middlebury Police Log: Man cited for aggravated domestic assault

Posted on December 11, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police arrested Robert H. Meacham III, 33, of Cornwall and charged him with first-degree aggravated domestic assault and unlawful restraint, following an investigation in the Route 7 South area on Dec. 5. Police said a woman alleged that Meacham had assaulted her the previous day in Cornwall.

Meacham was lodged that evening at the Marble Valley Correctional Center, according to police.

In other action last week, Middlebury police:

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UD-3 school board split on cuts for MUMS

Posted on December 9, 2013 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY —  UD-3 school directors will meet on Dec. 18 in hopes of finalizing a 2014-2015 budget for Middlebury Union middle and high schools that currently reflects a 2.8-percent spending increase as well as 3.2 fewer educator positions at MUMS.

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Tenny won't file citizens' position

Posted on December 5, 2013 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Former Middlebury selectboard Chairman John Tenny has elected not to pursue a citizens’ petition to force a Town Meeting Day vote on a new municipal building and recreation center. He cited legal advice indicating such an effort might confuse issues for local voters when they turn out at the polls next March 4.

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Project estimates for town office/gym are high, but Middlebury officials hopeful

Posted on December 5, 2013 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — Bread Loaf Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the first detailed cost estimates for a new Middlebury municipal building and recreation center, placing the combined costs of those two projects at $7,204,000 — a figure that is roughly $700,000 more than the current construction budget of $6.5 million.

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Middlebury recreation center site still up in air

Posted on December 5, 2013 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — A Middlebury committee evaluating plans for new recreation and municipal office facilities has set Dec. 17 as the date on which it will recommend a preferred rec. center site to the town selectboard.

Until recently, the Middlebury Town Office & Recreation Facilities Steering Committee has been focusing on a single site for the proposed new, 11,507-square-foot recreation center: A portion of public recreation lands located near Mary Hogan Elementary School.

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Opinion: Let's talk about Middlebury

Posted on December 5, 2013 |
By Nancy Malcolm



Recently, Middlebury’s Town Offices and Recreation Facilities Steering Committee formed a Communications sub-committee that will focus on public outreach activities related to the project. The sub-committee will:

•  Respond to inquiries from the public and publish a list of Frequently Asked Questions on the project page of the town’s website;

•  Publish a series of nine newspaper columns dealing with different aspects of the project;

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