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Building a Flood-Resilient Barre: Key Takeaways from the Flood ...
WEB7 hours ago · By Matthew Thomas Climate change has arrived and we are not prepared, according to Michelle Braun, executive director of Friends of the Winooski in her opening remarks at a Sept. 26 flood forum at the Old Labor Hall in Barre. After two catastrophic floods in precisely one year’s time, Barre residents had the opportunity on […]
New Bike Path Bridge Completed - The Montpelier Bridge
WEBNov 19, 2021 · Opens to the Public in 2022 The Cross Vermont Trail Association announces that the long-awaited Winooski Bridge on the Cross Vermont Trail in East Montpelier is completed. Back in July, many observers witnessed the 200-foot-long bicycle and pedestrian bridge being hoisted into the air over the river. Since then, contractors have worked to finish abutments […]
30th Anniversary - The Montpelier Bridge
WEBFriday, November 17, 2023 JOIN US TO CELEBRATE The Bridge’s 30th Anniversary Preserving Democracy Through Local Journalism: A Call To Action 5–8 p.m. | doors open at 4:30 p.m. Moderator Kevin Ellis with Rumble Strip podcaster and VPR reporter Erica Heilman and VTDigger CEO Sky Barsch ALUMNX HALL, VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, MONTPELIER 5–8 […]
Community Events - The Montpelier Bridge
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Resilient Montpelier Is Thinking Ahead - The Montpelier Bridge
WEBAug 25, 2023 · Nearly a month after Montpelier and Barre were hard hit by the July 10 flood, the citizen group “Resilient Montpelier” met on Aug. 7 to discuss problems with Montpelier’s emergency preparedness and potential solutions. About 20 people came with their personal experiences of the flood. “We needed to actually make a presence that the city […]
A Message from City Hall: Montpelier Flood Watch
WEBNov 16, 2021 · Montpelier has experienced flooding since its inception, with recorded events as far back as July 1830. These included flood events such as the Great Flood of 1927 and ice jam events such as the one in 1992. The city responded in the past by building dams and channelizing the rivers and streams. Today, the city, […]
Montpelier Flood Recovery Commission Created
WEBOct 4, 2023 · Following possibly the biggest disaster in over a century in central Vermont, and after three flood recovery forums this summer in which over 1,000 people participated, a “Commission for Recovery and Resilience” has been formed by the three bodies that convened the forums: the city of Montpelier, Montpelier Alive, and the Montpelier Foundation. Two representatives […]
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WEBCassandra Hemenway, Editor-in-Chief, 802-223-5112, [email protected] Rick McMahan, Ad Director, 802-249-8666, [email protected]
Welcome Center Reopens - The Montpelier Bridge
WEBAug 10, 2021 · In an age when staycations for Vermonters emerged as a public health strategy, the reopening of the Capital Region Visitor Center at 134 State St. provides a resource that has tended to be under-utilized by locals. Despite the prominent Vermont information plaza in the front yard of the neat, red brick building, a frequent comment […]