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To the editor: We are writing to endorse Rick Cowan, Bonnie North, and Elijah Zimmer, who are running for the Rockingham Select Board on March 2. Last July, we said we would be reminding voters regarding the four Select Board members who voted in favor of having Main Street Arts remove the set and technical equipment brought into the Bellows Falls Opera House for its postponed production of âCabaret.â We were both involved in the production, and we remember very well how short sighted and unfair this decision was.
The production was postponed two days before its planned opening on March 13 last year because of the pandemic restrictions. There have been no live events that would have otherwise used the stage since, and the movie program was not impacted by its remaining in place. In the summer, then town manager, Chuck Wise, requested that MSA clear out. MSA appealed to the Select Board, based on not wanting to lose its
To the Editor: Due to the pandemic, voting for town offices looks to be particularly challenging this year. In Rockingham, we are blessed with a plethora of excellent candidates for
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BELLOWS FALLS â The Windham Windsor Housing Trust on Thursday revealed its revised plans for the old Bellows Falls Garage, saying it had listened to the public about its concerns.
The 27-unit project last month had undergone a substantial revision from its original plans, and the housing trust now plans on demolishing all but the historic Rockingham Street facade and building a new timber frame structure behind it. The housing trust has made additional revisions in response to public comments, said Elizabeth Bridgewater, the executive director of the housing trust.
The costs of rehabilitating the 100-year-old concrete structure were too great, and were the reason behind the substantial revision, Bridgewater said.
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BELLOWS FALLS The Windham-Windsor Housing Trust Monday said it was significantly changing its project using the former Bellows Falls Garage because of the high cost of restoring the 1920 concrete structure.
Elizabeth Bridgewater, the executive director of the Brattleboro-based non-profit, said the housing group was facing a $3 million gap in its anticipated costs and the construction bids on the project, which was supposed to start construction in November.
The $3 million would have been on top of the estimated costs of $9.1 million, Bridgewater said in a follow-up interview. The extra costs only became clear after construction bids were received, she said. The new plan is expected to cost $9.9 million for the 27-unit project. Construction is expected to start in April.