HARTFORD Voters on Tuesday elected two newcomers to the Hartford Selectboard in a special election that saw candidates tout their commitment to civility and ability to bring people together. A two-way race for a three-year term on the board ended.
Hartford settles wrongful firing suit from former transfer station supervisor
Modified: 7/3/2021 10:52:06 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A former solid waste supervisor in Hartford who claimed his boss accused him of trying to buy marijuana at work and then unfairly fired him has settled with the town for $9,000, according to court documents.
In an order last week, U.S. District Court Judge Kevin Doyle agreed to dismiss the lawsuit filed last year by former town employee Bob Vahey against Hartford after the parties reached an agreement out of court. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, meaning Vahey cannot file another lawsuit with the same complaints against the town in the future.
Hartford outlines policy to address homeless camps
Matt H., who declined to give his full last name, has been living in a camp under a White River Junction, Vt., bridge, where he read a book on Thursday, July 11, 2019, for over two years. The Town of Hartford is creating a committee on homelessness in response to a rise in the amount of services for people without housing being accessed in the town this year. Matt, 57, said he once had a successful general contracting business, and also drove trucks until he lost his job due to his alcohol use. I never thought in a million years I d be homeless, he said. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Hartford group plans housing area with huts for homeless population
Modified: 4/3/2021 2:50:16 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A group of Hartford officials and advocates for the homeless are working on a plan to create a new shelter that could include a handful of small, potentially transportable micro-dwellings.
The project, which is still in its early stages, would consist of around nine 60-square-foot micro-dwellings that are equipped with heating units and electricity, said former Selectboard member Simon Dennis, who sits on Hartford’s Ad-Hoc Emergency Shelter Committee, the group behind the project. He said he envisions the one-room units made out of polystyrene foam with drywall or siding and flooring.
Details released for new Hartford town manager’s contract
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Modified: 1/12/2021 9:58:44 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION The incoming Hartford Town Manager will be paid $115,000 a year, according to her contract, which the town released Monday.
Tracy Yarlott-Davis, who begins her term on Feb. 15, will also receive four weeks of paid vacation a year and $7,500 in moving fees as she, her wife and their son leave her hometown of Oakland, Calif. to relocate to Hartford, the contract said. In addition to salary and benefits, the town will give Yarlott-Davis a car or reimburse her for mileage.
The three-year contract also states that Yarlott-Davis will be subject to an evaluation 90 days after she takes office, and each year after that. Selectboard members will review her evaluations yearly.