Hardwick Select Board Apr 15 2021, downtown designation, crosswalk safety, roof contract

Gary Holloway of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development presented the downtown designation program, which would upgrade Hardwick from village to downtown status and unlock annual transportation grants up to $100,000 with a one-to-one match. The board discussed appointing a downtown commission and directed staff to draft a resolution for the next meeting. The board voted to repaint downtown crosswalks with a white border and rust infill pattern and to paint no-parking lines at the post office corner and in front of the Clip Joint, deferring larger pedestrian buffer changes until the 2022 V-Trans paving. Laraway Mountain Construction was selected as low bidder for the public safety building and depot roof replacement. ========== CHAPTERS ========== 0:00 agenda adjustment and minutes approval 1:46 town manager water system flush 4:18 well house and recreation grants 8:00 office reopening and mask guidelines 11:28 drought and water source discussion 16:51 road foreman spring report 19:38 police department safety report 27:04 caspian beach patrol discussion 31:18 police officer appointment vote 34:38 electric department financial report 38:15 downtown designation program overview 58:07 ev charging station site discussion 1:18:19 downtown crosswalk and parking discussion 1:30:38 crosswalk paint pattern decision 1:54:40 equity committee anti-Asian statement 2:02:36 roof replacement contract authorization ========== SOURCE ========== Recorded by Kingdom Access Television, Inc. Meeting content unedited. ========== LINKS ========== Website: nek.news X: x.com/NEKNews01 ========== TIPS ========== Email neknews@pm.me with a document, a tip, or a correction. ========== ABOUT ========== NEK News covers the Northeast Kingdom and the North Country. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom.