Mount Holly Newsflash - Thursday, February 3, 2022 The weather today in Mount Holly -Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 13 inches. * WHERE...All of Vermont, as well as the Champlain Valley of New York. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 1 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning and evening commutes, especially Friday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light rain and snow will develop across the area early this morning and change to all snow this afternoon with a dusting to 2 inches of accumulation expected by sunset. Snow intensity increases thereafter with moderate to heavy snow expected tonight into Friday morning accumulating an additional 7 to 12 inches before tapering off in the afternoon. In addition, a brief period of sleet is likely across far southern Rutland and Windsor Counties this evening through midnight before changing back to heavy, wet snow. This may result in isolated power outages from snow loading. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com
Ludlow Rotary Hears from Cavendish Town Manager
The February 1 luncheon meeting of the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) featured Brendan McNamara, Cavendish Town Manager speaking to Rotarians and guests about the state of the Town of Cavendish. Cavendish is within the Rotary service district.
He reported there are concerns about the aging infrastructure in the water and sewer systems as well as the need for larger stormwater capacity. He wants the Town to be ahead of any concerns rather than reacting to a crisis. The Town is looking at the use of Covid recovery funds in ARPA to address some of the issues. As Town Manager for the past several years, McNamara spent his first five years continuing projects that were underway or in the planning stages from the prior Town Manager Richard Svec. Since then, he has enjoyed addressing new issues and projects.
His experience during the repaving of VT 131 was raised by an inquiring Rotarian. McNamara stated he is glad it is completed and while it wasn't pleasant to experience, the finished project is much nicer than the potholes. In response to another question, he stated that broadband service to the community is spotty and inconsistent. It is an issue the Town is trying to address. Asked whether there has been an increase in residents due to the pandemic, he stated judging by the increase volume at the transfer station, there are several new residents.
McNamara is a lifelong Cavendish resident who is pleased to be able to serve his home town in this capacity. He was educated at Green Mountain High School and Keene State College. He returned to his home town and is able to have a career here.
In other business, Rotary inducted new member Lauren Severy of Summit Solutions Property Services in Ludlow as a new business member.
Anyone interested in learning more about joining Rotary is invited to contact Kevin Barnes, Membership Chairman at (802) 228-8877, to receive an invitation to a meeting. Pictured above, left to right, Rotarians Art Randolph and Tom Harris, new member Lauren Severy, and Rotarian Kevin Barnes; photo credit Kim Lampert.
Pictured above, left to right, Brendan McNamara, Cavendish Town Manager and Rotarian Art Randolph, President of the Ludlow Rotary Club; photo credit Kim Lampert.
