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Chester Police Log for Dec. 1, 2013 through Jan. 28, 2014
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, 1:51 p.m. Police were sent to a home off Trebo Road following a complaint of animal cruelty, in which the […]
Chester’s final fiscal articles set; no formal challenges to incumbents, seven contests vacant
By Cynthia Prairie Chester town voters will be addressing expenditure requests for 14 articles during Town Meeting, 10 of those requests from petition drives mounted by organizations. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Monday, March 3 in Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. As for the elections on Tuesday, March 4, the roster will […]
Chester auditors defend their work; Select Board again dips into Economic Development fund
By Shawn Cunningham Chester’s elected local auditors – Jack Cable, Phyllis Jewett and Ted Spaulding – appeared before the Select Board on Wednesday, Jan. 15 to explain what they do and answer questions that were raised by a proposal to eliminate their function to save the town $4,000 per year. According to Vermont state […]
Deadlines loom for fiscal, candidate petitions in Chester
By Cynthia Prairie With Chester town vote petition deadlines looming — 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 for fiscal articles and 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 for elective offices — surprisingly few petitions had been submitted as of Tuesday, Jan. 21, said Julie Hance, assistant town clerk. By last Tuesday, three of an expected 11 […]
$5,000 reward offered in antiques shop fire probe
By Cynthia Prairie The Vermont Arson Tip Award program is offering $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fire that last Tuesday destroyed the Yankee Ingenuity Antiques shop on Main Street in Chester. Police and fire investigators have labeled the fire, which began shortly […]
Special Chester Select Board meeting for Friday, Jan. 24, 2014
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve General Fund Budget Sign Town Warning Adjourn
Vote Chester 2014: A preliminary look at the March elections
By Cynthia Prairie As of Tuesday, only three people had filed for election for 23 Chester offices that are up for a vote. The three are incumbents seeking to be returned to seats that they currently hold. Select Board member Tom Bock, town clerk Deborah Aldrich, who is also town treasurer, and Lister Deborah […]
Burtco seeks temporary gravel crushing, sales OK at car wash site
By Shawn Cunningham After a site visit earlier in the day, Chester’s Development Review Board on Monday began consideration of a project to extract, crush and sell gravel on the 5.3 acre site of Burtco’s new Abenaque Car Wash on Route 103 South. Stanton Scott of Burtco introduced the project as a way to […]
Chester police log for Oct. 19 through Nov. 24, 2013
Editor’s Note: The Chester Telegraph Police Log is a sampling of incidents directly from Chester Police reports. We do not identify individual victims of crimes nor those who have been arrested. Saturday, Oct. 19, 11:24 a.m. Two dogs came into Chester Town Hall on Elm Street and entered the Zumba Class on the second floor. […]
Weston Select Board agenda for Jan. 14, 2014
The Town of Weston Select Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at town offices, 12 Lawrence Hill Road. Below is its agenda. Public Comment Road Foreman Town Office Photos & Plaque Planning Commission: Update of regulations concerning Boundary Line Adjustment SO #2 Payroll & SO #2 Vendors VLCT: Title 19 section 958 […]
Chester Select Board agenda for Jan. 15, 2014
The Chester Select Board will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve minutes from Dec. 30, 2013 Select Board meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Sign Letter of Agreement for CAMA Cost Tables Services Sign TAN Note Gravel Removal Bond Adopt Road & Bridge […]
Chester Development Review Board agenda for Jan. 13, 2014
The Chester Development Review Board will meeting on Monday, Jan. 13 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. There will be a site visit at 3:30 p.m. site visit at 786 VT Rte 103 South. The public meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. Below is the agenda. Re-convene the Final Plat […]
Chester Select Board OKs budget 4.75% above 2013; town to vote on March 3
By Shawn Cunningham On a snowy Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, the Chester Select Board struggled with needs vs. wants as it finalized the 2014 water, sewer and general fund budgets in preparation for Town Meeting Day (held Monday, March 3 with voting on fiscal articles and the budgets. Elections occur on Tuesday, March 4.) […]
Top 10 from 24 months of unique reporting in The Chester Telegraph
By Cynthia Prairie On Jan. 16, 2014, The Chester Telegraph celebrates its second birthday. A few of our faithful readers have asked us to compile a list of the 10 top stories that we covered in 2013. We thought it was a great idea but, since we didn’t do it last year, we decided […]
Chester Select Board special meeting for Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014
The Chester Select Board is holding a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 beginning at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Approve Minutes from Dec. 18, 2013 Selectboard Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Sign Tax Anticipation Note Final 2014 Budget Review for Water & Sewer Budgets […]
Town water billing formula to change in 2014
By Cynthia Prairie In an attempt to even out wildly fluctuating revenue coming into the Chester water department, town manager David Pisha is looking to “radically alter the way we will bill for water in the future.” Currently, the 650 or so homes on Chester town water are billed at $2.95 per 1,000 gallons of […]
Chester town solar farm approved on a 3-1 vote
By Shawn Cunningham At its Dec. 18 meeting, the Chester Select Board approved the contract for a solar power farm to be built on town land at Route 103 and Trebo Road. Green Lantern Capital proposed the 5 acre, 500 kilowatt installation back in April of this year, making it the fourth company in the […]
Special meeting of the Chester Select Board on budget issues, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013
The Chester Select Board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda. Water & Sewer 2014 Budgets General Fund 2014 Budget New Business Adjourn
Prescription drug disposal site opens at Chester Town Hall
By Cynthia Prairie The Chester Police Department is participating in a nationwide effort to collect unused prescription drugs to keep them out of public water systems as well as keeping them out of the hands of children and others who might abuse them. In the long run, the goal is to deter crime. A […]
Chester Select Board meeting for Dec. 18, 2013 – Updated
The Chester Select Board meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St. in Chester. Below is its agenda: Approve Minutes from Dec. 4, 2013 Select Board Meeting Citizen Comments Old Business Liquor License (New): Bill Austin’s Lobster Pound & Wheelhouse Restaurant Cemetery Rules & Regulations Water & Sewer […]
