Mary M. Harlow, 87
PERKINSVILLE - Mary M. Harlow, 87, died Feb. 28, 2010 She was born June 24, 1922, in Windsor, the daughter of Walter and Julia (Bryant) Murray.
She was a 1940 graduate of Springfield High School, later attended Fanny Allen Nursing School in Burlington, and received her associate degree from the University of New Hampshire in conjunction with Elliot Hospital.
On Sept. 30, 1940, she married Ralph S. Harlow who died in 1948.
Mrs. Harlow was employed as an LPN for several years at DeGoesbriand Hospital, Mary Hitch*censored* Hospital and Sullivan County Nursing Home. She worked with VISTA Domestic Peace Corps in Georgia for a year. After retirement from nursing, she taught reading at the Windsor Prison for several years and was involved with Hospice Training and Dismas House.
She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Windsor and Catholic Daughters of America.
Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Harlow, and a brother, Robert Murray, both of Perkinsville; a sister, Frances Balch of Springfield; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Annual Town Meeting Information
ANNUAL SCHOOL & TOWN MEETINGMARCH 1 AND MARCH 2 , 2010
The legal voters of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and
warned to meet at the Weathersfield School, 135 School House Road in Ascutney, in the
Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, on the first day of March, 2010, at 6:30 o’clock, P.M.
Annual School District Meeting begins at 6:30 pm.
Annual Town Meeting Begins at 7:30 pm.
Australian Ballot Voting on Tuesday, March 2, 10 A.M. to 7 P.M.
Location : Weathersfield School, Schoolhouse Road, Ascutney, VT
Contact : Flo-Ann Dango, Town Clerk
For More information visit Town of Weathersfield
INFORMATIONAL TOWN MEETING
| TOWN OF WEATHERSFIELD, VERMONT WARNING INFORMATIONAL TOWN MEETING The legal voters of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned that in accordance with the provisions of Title 17, Section 2680 (g), of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, there will be an informational meeting addressing the following articles on the twenty-fifth day of February, 2010, at 7:00 o'clock, P.M., in Martin Memorial Hall at 5259 Route 5 in Ascutney, Vermont: Article 24: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield repeal the zoning bylaws enacted by the Town Meeting on March 5th, 1974, and all subsequent amendments, revisions, and re-enactments of said bylaws? [By petition] [By Australian ballot] Article 25: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield repeal the subdivision regulations enacted by the Town Meeting on March 7th, 1989, and all subsequent amendments, revisions, and reenactments of said bylaws? [By petition] [By Australian ballot] The actual vote on these articles will occur on the second day of March, 2010, during the Australian Ballot portion of the Annual Town Meeting. A representative of the petitioners, and consultants from the Vermont League of Cities and Towns' Municipal Assistance Center and the Southern Windsor County Regional
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Zoning benefits Weathersfield
Robert Frost famously said, "Good fences make good neighbors." I think of local zoning as being a kind of fence. At its best, it helps to keep things straight between neighbors.We all live in community, and sometimes that means we don't agree. Sometimes what the neighbors do with their property has an impact on me. For those times, I want local zoning to be there, to give guidance and to protect my rights and my neighbors' rights, too.
Without local zoning, if my neighbor sold his house to someone who wanted to open a restaurant 24 hours a day, wanted to pave the backyard and make a parking lot right up to my property line, wanted to allow late night parties that created a lot of noise and maybe worse, I could do nothing except complain. There would be nothing to protect my rights as someone who lives next door. Remember, my neighbor is doing what he wants - it's his property, even though it affects me.
Without local zoning, if my neighbor wanted to, she could build a high rise building that towered over my house and came right up to my property line, and have apartments rented out.
This might include a parking lot right in the backyard next to my property line. It would change my back yard, and my village life completely, and I would have no recourse.
Without local zoning if my neighbor wanted to open a slaughterhouse in his or her yard - adjacent to my back yard - I would not have a legal leg to stand on.
Weathersfield voters, please vote no on Articles 24 and 25 and protect local zoning in Weathersfield.
ALISON C. ROTH
Perkinsville
Zoning laws going backward
We, the undersigned, are members of the Weathersfield Conservation Commission.At a time when the nation and most of the rest of the world is increasingly focused on the environmental health of the planet, it seems very wrong for Weathersfield to go in the opposite direction by repealing our chosen zoning bylaws and regulations.
These bylaws and regulations have been chosen by the voters of Weathersfield to protect health, safety and community welfare and, in particular, from the Conservation Commission's view, the protection of our natural resources – agricultural soils, wetlands and waterways, wildlife habitats and endangered species, historic features and the natural beauty of our landscape – from damage and destruction.
The potentially dangerous consequences of repealing these protections are not completely clear and, without further study and full disclosure to the residents of Weathersfield, Articles 24 and 25 should not be approved at Town Meeting on March 2.
GARY PELTON
TINA WOOD
MARY BETH REVILLE
GEORGE AINLEY
CHRISTOPHER HARRIS
Weathersfield
Planning And Zoning History
Wednesday, 02/17/10 5:55pm on VPR Commentary Series
(HOST) Commentator Edith Hunter and her husband Armstrong moved to Weathersfield in the late 1960s, just as Land Use Planning was beginning to take hold in Vermont. As a concept that's still a source of debate today, Hunter thinks it's useful to remember the early days. (HUNTER) When Gov. Dean Davis discovered in 1969 what was happening to southern Vermont as a result of uncontrolled growth caused by the opening up of the state by I-91, he was instrumental in the passage of Act 250 to begin to control and direct that growth. Local Town Plans and Zoning bylaws soon followed.
In Weathersfield, a movement to develop a Town Plan got underway in March 1971. In April 1971, Armstrong and son William, decided to start a newspaper just for Weathersfield - The Weathersfield Weekly - to keep the people of the town informed.
We were fortunate in the people who stepped forward to facilitate the effort to develop a Town Plan, people like Rolly Cann and Peter Daniels, and the late Dave Keniston and Muriel Follett, to name just a few. I remember so well when Dave Keniston turned to me at a meeting and said, "You won't find any boiler plate, in the Weathersfield town plan." He meant that our plan was written with the specific needs and desires of Weathersfield foremost in the minds of the planners.
According to law, the Town Plan is adopted by the selectmen. They held hearings and through the pages of The Weathersfield Weekly, people were kept informed of developments. Hearings were well attended. As is required by law, that Plan, following its initial adoption by the selectmen in August, 1973, has been reviewed, rewritten, and readopted every 5 years.
Keep zoning in Weathersfield
I am concerned with the latest idea to end zoning in Weathersfield. I am a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Vermont and have lived in Weathersfield all my life. Our town has everything a person could want when they settle down. We have a great K-8 school and access to larger towns nearby as well as a beautiful town which has not yet been turned into housing developments. This is my biggest concern with the idea of getting rid of zoning. One thing Weathersfield can offer outsiders is house lots. While this does generate a huge amount of money, it is a short-term gain with a long-term loss. The people of Weathersfield will lose the large tracts of undeveloped land and with that loss of land is the loss of outdoor activities. Instead of hiking, hunting, fishing, canoeing and snowmobiling in a natural environment, we will increasingly be trying to enjoy these outdoor pleasures in our neighbor's backyards.Without zoning, any type of development would be legal without town authorization. This means that quarter-acre or eighth-acre lots could be sold off for housing developments. While this might stimulate growth in Ascutney village or Perkinsville, it is more likely that prime farmland along the Connecticut River or on side hills will be developed in order to allow for waterfront property and grand views. While there is nothing inherently wrong with housing developments, they detract from the Vermont that young Vermonters want to live in.
HANK AINLEY
Weathersfield
Cavendish man faces burglary charges
CAVENDISH — A Cavendish man will face charges today he burglarized a home Thursday morning.Around 11:30 a.m., police responded to a residence on Route 131 after a woman called to say there was a masked man in her home. State police, Fish & Wildlife wardens, Department of Motor Vehicle inspectors and police from Chester and Weathersfield worked jointly to apprehend Earl Patterson, 20, of Cavendish.
Patterson was lodged in Springfield prison on $10,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned today in White River Junction District Court.
Read more at the Rutland Herald
Police say would-be robber gets a job offer
By Josh O'Gorman STAFF WRITER
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Police said a Chester man received a job offer when he attempted to rob a convenience store Wednesday night.
Michael D. Farnsworth, 21, pleaded innocent Thursday in White River Junction District Court to a felony charge of assault and robbery and a misdemeanor charge of violating his conditions of release. The assault and robbery charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
According to affidavits filed with the court, around 7:50 p.m., Farnsworth entered the Ascutney Sunoco on Route 131. Farnsworth told his father, David Farnsworth, 43, who was driving, that he needed to buy some Advil, records state.
Affidavits state Michael Farnsworth bought the Advil, left the store and returned to demand money. According to a sworn written affidavit from the convenience store owner, Michael Patel, 37, of Ascutney, Farnsworth said he had a gun in his pocket and threatened to shoot Patel.
According to his affidavit, Patel offered Farnsworth more than just money. read more (343 words)
