Group again hopes to turn former Elks Lodge in Hartford into community center
Modified: 4/9/2021 10:00:08 PM
HARTFORD VILLAGE A church-affiliated community group is making another bid for nearly $44,000 of federal funding that it says will help renovate the historic former Elks Lodge and turn it into a secular community center.
A planning grant application from the Cornerstone Community Center which is affiliated with the non-denominational Christian church Praise Chapel will go in front of the Vermont Community Development Program on Tuesday.
The Hartford Selectboard approved a motion Tuesday night, allowing the town to submit the application to the VCDP.
This is the second time Cornerstone is seeking grant funding for renovations since Praise Chapel purchased the building in December 2019. Last summer, the VCDP rejected the first application in favor of other projects around the state that took “higher priority,” Hartford Planning and Development Director Lori Hirs
Jim Kenyon: The towing gets tough in White River Junction
Modified: 3/13/2021 10:57:39 PM
Angelique Benner walked around the corner from her apartment in downtown White River Junction to the town parking lot behind the old American Legion hall, where she immediately noticed something was wrong.
She called Hartford police. “I think my truck’s been stolen,” she told an officer. “It’s missing.”
A few hours later, police called back. Her pickup wasn’t stolen. It had been towed by the town.
Benner, a 39-year-old tax preparer, wasn’t alone in her predicament. On March 1, eight vehicles were towed from the town’s South Main Street lot to make room for snow and ice removal.