Invitation to Bid: Roadside Mowing

 in Town Manager

The Town of Hardwick is requesting bids for mowing of Town Highway roadsides.  The Town has 77 miles of Class 3 and Class 2 roads both paved and gravel, which equates to 154 miles of roadside.  The Town would like the roadsides mowed during the month of July.  Please submit a written bid (stating a not to exceed dollar amount) for the project by 1:00 PM Monday, February 3, 2025 to:

Town of Hardwick

P.O. Box 523

Hardwick, VT 05843

Bids can also be emailed to casey.rowell@hardwickvt.gov.  The Town of Hardwick reserves the right to waive informalities in, or reject any and all bids, or to accept any bid deemed to be in the best interest of the Town.  If you have questions, call 802 472-6120.

OPEN OFFICES FOR 2025 TOWN MEETING

 in Town Clerk

Notice to all Hardwick Voters who are interested in running for office that the following seats will be up for election at Town Meeting 2025:

For the Hardwick Select Board:
One 3-year Term
Two 1-year Term

For Town Clerk & Treasurer
One 3-Year Term

For the Hazen Union District #26 Board:
One 3-Year Term
Two 1-Year Remaining on Three Year Term

If you are interested in running for any of these positions, please pick up a Nominating Petition and Consent of Candidate form from the Town Clerk’s Office. You must have at least 24 valid signatures of registered Hardwick Voters (we suggest 30 to be certain) and the original petition and consent must be submitted to our office no later than 5 p.m. on January 27, 2025.

Please contact our office at 802-472-5971 if you have any questions.

Proposed East Hardwick Zoning District

 in Zoning

After comparing HOME Act proposals with preliminary findings of the Better Connections process, the Hardwick Planning Commission (HPC) concluded that the East Hardwick Village was more aligned with a new single Village Center zoning district. The proposed Village Center District (VC) has the following purpose:

“To support a central mixed use area in East Hardwick. The Village Center District is intended to provide a place of civic pride and a focal point for development in the community. The Village Center District enables a variety of housing opportunities with a mix of small-scale commercial in a pedestrian-friendly setting.”

The Hardwick Planning Commission will be hosting a listening session at their meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:30 pm. The session will occur on the third floor of the Memorial Building and on Zoom.

Please bring your questions, concerns, and suggestions. You may also send these items by email to zoning.administrator@hardwickvt.gov.

Additional information about the Village Center zoning district:

https://hardwickvt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Village-Center-Zoning-District-Associated-information.pdf

Pedestrian Bridge Construction Project

 in Town Manager

The Town of Hardwick seeks sealed BIDS for the construction of the Hardwick   Pedestrian Bridge Project including the removal of existing retaining walls, removal of existing bridge abutments, shoring of existing retaining wall to remain, installation of new retaining walls segment, installation of new bridge abutments, installation of new pedestrian bridge, reconnecting utilities, minor grading within river corridor to expand floodway volume capacity, installation of riprap, slope stabilization measures and planting, and paving and landscape improvements to pedestrian bridge access.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the Main Street side of the Pedestrian Bridge in Hardwick, VT on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 11:00 AM. Questions from prospective bidders are due on Friday, December 13, 2024, by 3:00 PM.  Responses to all questions will be provided by COB on Friday, December 20, 2024.

Bids will be accepted at the Hardwick Town Manager’s Office, 20 Church Street, Hardwick, VT 05843 until 1:00 p.m. on January 22, 2025, and then publicly opened and read aloud at said office.

Due to the file size, the drawings, specifications, and contract documents may be examined at the following location: Hardwick Town Manager’s Office 20 Church Street, Hardwick, VT 05843. You may also request the documents be emailed to you by calling the Hardwick Town Manager’s Office at (802) 472-6120.