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BRATTLEBORO â Plans to repair a retaining wall and reinstall the Whetstone Pathway bridge downtown are moving forward.
âWe think it is both a durable repair, and the fastest and cheapest way to go at something that was so completely unexpected,â Town Manager Peter Elwell said at the Select Board meeting held remotely Tuesday. âFastest matters because of the continued risk and the lesser expense matters because none of this was budgeted.â
Steve Barrett, director of public works, said steel beams could be delivered in a few weeks and companies involved in the project design are available to continue their services. The board unanimously approved the plan by Renaud Brothers Construction and Waysville Engineering presented Tuesday.
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BRATTLEBORO â A new fund is designed to bring the town into a new era of energy-related decision making.
âI think it will allow us to do some amazing things,â said Select Board member Daniel Quipp.
Town staff and the Select Board have been energy conscious in planning capital projects and vehicle purchases in recent years. But the Fossil Fuel-Free Town Infrastructure Fund, approved unanimously by the board at a remotely meeting held Tuesday, is intended to go even further to make investments in projects that will remove fossil fuels from the operations of town and create long-term cost savings.