Rupert Vermont Events and Happenings

Library News!

From April 5th thru April 9th, the library will be open Monday-Friday between 1 & 4 pm in addirion ro our regular hours. Children are invited to come and socialize with their friends and share supervised games, Wii and crafts during the 1-4 time.

Everyone is invited to come to the reception for Loretta Reisman and Sherry Rosler on Saturday April 10 from 3-5 pm. The exhibit will include photographs and an antique steroscopic 3-D viewer. Many of the photographs are of local scene. Watch for the detailed notice in the Guide and Manchester Journal.

The knitters will meet on Wednesday April 21 (probably last time before summer hiatus) at 7:00 pm. As a group, we knitted aproximately 30-40 helmet liners for the Vermont National Guard.

The annual plant sale featuring annuals, perrenials, herbs, vegetables, and hanging baskets will be held on Saturday May 29th from 9-2. That's Memorial Day weekend. Don't plant those annuals yet! It will get cold again, for sure.

The fifth annual Golf tournament will be held on Saturday June 5th at the Lake St. Catherine Country Club.. The big news is that there will be 4 holes selected for prizes if you get a hole-in-one. One of the prizes is $15,000 cash. Entry fee is $65.00 per person that includes 18 holes, golf cart, full buffet, free golf club certificate, team and individual prizes. A tee cup auction will be held. Send check and names of participants payable to Kittay Public Library, POB 53, West Rupert, VT 05776. For information call 394-2444 of 394-7730 or email us at rkkittay@myfairpoint.net

The summer reading program begins on July 5 and runs 9-12 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for three weeks, ending on July 20. If you have school children, or grand children visiting, we encourage pre registration. A child can come to some or all of the program days. Call 394-2444 or 394-2331 for more information, or register your child by e-mail at rkkittay@myfairpoint.net.

In the meantime, enjoy this wonderful weather while it lasts! Thelma Georgeson, Director

RUPERT PLANNING COMMISSION

Minutes of meeting Feb 2, 2010

Attending: PC - Jed Rubin, Thelma Georgeson, Julian Dixon, Bob Bain, Charlie Rockwell, Phil Chapman. Others: Charlie Sherman, Joe Zalewski

1) Minutes of Meeting Jan. 11, 2010 were approved.

2) Joe Zalewski asked if the new Land Use Regulations are still on Brandy Saxton’e web site. Answer – the link had been turned off, but per a telcon with Brandy on Feb 2, the link will be reactivated by Feb 4.

3) Complaint received about insufficient notice being given to extraordinary sessions of the Planning Commission, such as the Warned Hearing on Jan 4 and the supplementary meeting on Jan 11. The Jan 4 meeting was warned in both the press and by 3 copies posted in public places around town as required by law. We will, however, try to widen circulation of notices in the future, including use of the Shopping Guide and of the Rupert town newsletter.

4) Jed Rubin advised that copies of the proposed new Land Use Regulations had been delivered to the Select Board. The copies consist of both the full text in hard copy and CDs in PDF format. A CD in Word format (meaning that it can be altered) is now stored in the town safe.

4) Thelma Georgeson initiated a discussion of the need to design new subdivision Application Forms for use with the proposed new Land Use Regulations. Phil Chapman will provide her with sample forms as well as fee schedules from several other Vermont towns. Further to the question of enforcement of the proposed new regulations we will request Zoning Administrator Morris Barden to attend our next meeting.

5) The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 8 at 7 PM. This is a week later than the normal schedule in order to avoid conflict with the pre town meeting on March 1.

Respectfully submitted,

Phil Chapman, secretary