Special Announcements
- Plainfield farmers Ray Shatney and Janet Stewart and their Greenfield Highland cattle farm were recently visited by Vermont Governor Phil Scott. You can see the NBC report of the visit here!
- At the Special Select Board Meeting, Monday, June 27 relating to repair of Main Street bridge and completion of the Pedestrian Bridge Project, including whether or not to close the bridge entirely for a month or to do the repairs with one lane remaining open, the Select Board voted to have the needed repairs and completion of the Pedestrian Bridge project done keeping one lane open. Many thanks to all who participated in the meeting and who sent emails to the Select Board prior to the meeting.
- Plainfield is also looking for a Heavy Equipment Operator to start as soon as possible. To apply please contact our Town Clerk, Linda Wells, to complete an application, 149 Main Street, Plainfield, VT (802-454-8461 or plainfieldtc@gmail.com) and send a letter of interest and resume to Plainfield Selectboard, PO Box 217, Plainfield, Vermont 05667. For more information, contact Road Foreman Mike Nolan at 802-454-7166. The Town is an equal opportunity employer.
- Seeking volunteers to serve on Plainfield's American Rescue Plan Act Advisory Committee Here's the application. Plainfield has received $188,622.33 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and will be receiving a total of $377,245 in ARPA funds. The Advisory Committee will consider what ARPA funds can be used for, what the Town's needs are, and any proposals for the use of the funds and provide the Select Board the committee's wisdom. These are one-time funds, and care needs to be taken in making the important decision of how to best use these funds for our community. For information about what these funds can be used for, go to our News from the Select Board page.
- The mask mandate issued by the Select Board on January 4th and renewed on February 1, 2022 has been allowed to expire. Please continue to be thoughtful about how you and your family members can help prevent the spread of COVID 19. Being fully vaccinated and boostered helps stop the spread of this infection. Wearing a mask does so as well.
- Help from a new Federal program which offers financial assistance to residential property owners, including owner-occupied multi-family properties with up to four units, whose drinking water well and/or septic system may be close to failing or have already failed, helping ensure all Vermonters have access to safe, reliable drinking water and adequate wastewater disposal. More information about this program authorized as part of H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - is available at https://anr.vermont.gov/content/arpa-vermont .3
- Many thanks to community members who serve Plainfield on various boards! We are delighted to have a few new appointees: Milena Yasus is our new Twinfield School Director. Mary Niebling has been appointed to the Development Review Board term ending April 2023. Ryan Gillard has been appointed to the Recreation Committee. And Plainfield Fire Chief Greg Light and Emergency Management Director Sasha Thayer serve on the Central Vermont Regional Emergency Management Committee.: Milena Yasus has been elected school director for The Town of Plainfield on the Twinfield School Board after her appointment last year.
- Interested in serving? Our Planning Commission and our Conservation Commission could use additional members. We also need an additional lister. Please send a letter of interest and resume to: Linda Wells, Plainfield Town Clerk, PO Box 217, Plainfield, VT 05667.
- Are you interested in more background about the Pedestrian Bridge Project, or the Brook Road Bridge Replacement Project, or the Route 2-Main Street Intersection Remediation Project? Background documents are available on Plainfield's website. The Brook Road Bridge Replacement project is on the Select Board Meeting agenda for August 3rd from 7:30 to 8:30 PM.
- We've still got work if you're interested! If you are looking for some additional income consider serving the Town as our part-time Town maintenance manager - hours are flexible. We also are looking for a part-time constable and a part-time web administrator, the latter being a contract position. Contact the Town Clerk's office to apply, phone: 454-8461 or email: plainfieldtc@gmail.com .
- Join Plainfield's R.A.T.S. coalition! Recycle All Table Scraps is part of Plainfield's response to the new mandatory composting laws. We're calling on everyone who eats food to join us to be part of the solution!
- Please don't flush wipes! Here's why!
