COLCHESTER â The majority of Tuesday nightâs meeting was spent discussing the speed limit on East Lakeshore Drive. Three Colchester citizens were vocal in their concerns about the safety of the current 30 miles per hour speed limit.
Director of Public Works Bryan Osborne, introduced the discussion along with Police Chief Doug Allen. Osborne said Public Works is evaluating the speed limit on East Lakeshore Drive and a request to lower it from 30 mph to 25 mph, which is the lowest speed a public roadway can be set to in Vermont.
âThe establishment of speed limits is not a political process, it s not a community consensus process, itâs a traffic and engineering process,â said Osborne.
Managerâs Message
Community Justice Update
One part of the Town of Colchesterâs community justice efforts includes funding the Essex Community Justice Center (ECJC) in partnership with the Town of Essex and the State Department of Corrections. ECJC provides restorative justice programming with a focus on crime prevention, conflict resolution, and meeting the needs of those affected by crime. Different programs include Community Restorative Justice Panels, Community Dialogue education, and the Circle of Support and Accountability Program (COSA), which helps those recently released from incarceration to successfully re-enter society.
In their spring newsletter, ECJC noted the largest trend in the Community Restorative Justice Panels since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is a 60% increase in the number of referrals from Law Enforcement and the State Attorneyâs office. They explain this increase is due to the Chittenden County State Attorneyâs decision to send m
Two families without a home after fire in West Tyler
Lakeshore Fire By Justin Honore | April 22, 2021 at 8:12 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 10:54 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A house fire displaced two East Texas families Thursday afternoon.
Fire crews were called to West Lakeshore Drive, just south of Tyler Pounds Regional Airport. Talisa Pickens lived with her daughter in one side of the duplex home that burned to the ground. She received a phone call from her mother at work that her house was on fire. She didn’t know how bad the fire was until she got to the scene.
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Managerâs Message
Green Up Day
Green Up Day will be held Saturday, May 1 from 8:00â12:30 p.m. at the Colchester Police Department. Green Up bags will be available at the Colchester Police Department beginning April 24 for folks that would like to begin prior to Green Up Day. A sign-up sheet will be located on a table with the bags, outside the front entrance, for people to put # of bags taken, # of people helping and location of trash pickup.
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