Special Announcements
Many thanks to all who participated in Plainfield's 2022 Old Home Day. Especial thanks to the Plainfield Fire Department for providing its delicious chicken BBQ and sharing its vehicles with the community in the Plainfield Old Home Day parade. Special thanks as well to Recreation Committee chair Jamie Spector who coordinated the many Old Home Day offerings including the parade, parade monitors to provide traffic control, and the many offerings from bouncy house to music at the Recreation Field. Looking forward to 2023 Old Home Days and, hopefully, being able to bring back Plainfield's unique Old Home Day Revue.
Photo by Lisa Blake.
Photo by Lisa Blake.
- Based on the information about the capacity of the Main Street Bridge northern sidewalk to handle heavy traffic received at the Special Select Board Meeting on September 15, 2022, the Select Board voted to approve shutting down the entire bridge for 28 days. This is for the installation of the damaged membrane, removing damaged concrete to assess the condition of the bridge, pouring replacement concrete and repaving the bridge and potholes adjacent to the bridge. The motion also included that, between now and the beginning of the project, the Town will work to put in place providing monetary support for local businesses that need it, and also will work with and on behalf of Fire and Rescue to arrange for emergency services for parts of the town that they won't be able to reach. In addition, the motion called for the Town asking that the contractor make every effort to accomplish the work that needs to be done in less than 28 days. As frustrating as this decision is to many in town, let's work together to make the impact on our Fire and Rescue department and other town departments, and local businesses as minimal as possible. Also, please patronize local businesses now and during the construction! Your help with creative ideas and carrying them out is much appreciated. Please contact Select Board members Jim Volz (802-461-8270 & selectboard19@gmail.com) and Sasha Thayer (802-454-1131 & selectboard23@gmail.com).
- 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! And also read Eric Blaisdell's report in the Times Argus here! Great to see a local farm featured for Vermont Agritourism month!
- November 8, 2022 is the General Election for US Senator and member of the House of Representatives, for statewide offices including governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, Vermont Legislature Senators and our member of the Vermont House of Representatives. All registered voters will be sent a ballot. Please complete your ballot and return it to the Plainfield Town Clerk at 149 Main Street by dropping it off, or by mail.
- If you need to register to vote, you can do so at the Town Clerk's Office at 149 Main Street, or you can do so online at Vermont Secretary of State's Office. Your vote is your voice!!!
- Plainfield's American Rescue Plan Act Advisory Committee: 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 is considering 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 September 16 which starts at 7 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!
