Wed, 05/05/2021 - 4:00pm sarahp JAMES “JIM” GARNER GILL
CORNWALL James “Jim” Garner Gill lost his quiet, lifelong battle with anxiety on May 3, 2021, dying by his own hand in Cornwall.
Born Feb. 3, 1966, in Middlebury, James was the son of Garner and Florence (Burgess) Gill. He was raised on his parents’ dairy farm in Cornwall, where as a boy he worked alongside his dad milking cows, tending crops and repairing machinery. He always loved being at the farm. Jim would proudly recall driving the old tractors before his feet could even touch the tractor deck.
In later years, Jim built his own home on the family property, where he resided until his death. He took pride in maintaining the grounds and the extensive system of trails he built, which connected his home to his mother’s, brother’s, and all other points of the property.
Rail Trail funding, annual maintenance in capital bill
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By - Associated Press - Sunday, February 28, 2021
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The group that is overseeing the construction of the 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail across northern Vermont says it is open to the idea of having the state help pay to maintain the trail once it’s finished.
Ken Brown, of the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, which has led the effort to build the cross-state multi-use trail for more than two decades, said he welcomes the conversation underway now with the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation over the expected $350,000 annual maintenance cost.
“It goes beyond being willing,” Brown said. “We’re supportive of the possibility.”