The Rockingham Selectboard and the Bellows Falls Village Trustees recently met with Rockingham's Lister Chair Camilla Roberts to review the Listers' rationale behind accepting an appraisal of the Bellows Falls Dam that reduced its value by about $18 million. The appraisal by George Sancoucy PE, LLC, commissioned by the state, was completed in June. The dam and its associated facilities were appraised at $108 million, or about $18 million less than was expected. “Your questions are legitimate and you have...
Per the data in the press, the Strontium-90 found at Vermont Yankee is already diluted to below the safe level. The site could be a playground now, as far as Sr90 is concerned. The playgrounds in Brattleboro have Sr90 now from weapons testing fallout. The river has uranium from rain falling on the granite mountains. Since radiation and radioactivity are a natural part of the environment, what matters is, “How much?” The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the scientific community work...
With a yearlong series of special events planned for 2013, the Latchis Hotel and Theatre in Brattleboro celebrates both the 75th anniversary of the Latchis complex and the 10th anniversary of its nonprofit owner, Latchis Arts. But the most momentous event for the Latchis this year is a major renovation of the main theater itself. The main theater will see replacement of the main hall seating, as well as restoration of the famed Zodiac ceiling. The $550,000 project will require...
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