Holiday Closing Schedule – Thanksgiving
All Town Offices will be CLOSED on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
We will re-open on Monday, December 1. Have a happy and safe holiday!!
Seeing the Lamoille River and Copper Brook Differently
Seeing the Lamoille River and Cooper Brook Differently: a community presentation on Hardwick’s New River Flood Modeling Project
Exploring Flood Mitigation Alternatives
Wednesday, December 3 – Two Sessions
1:00–2:30 PM (In Person + Zoom)
5:00–6:30 PM (In Person, Recorded by HCTV)
Hardwick Memorial Building – 3rd Floor
Learn how new river models will help Hardwick plan smarter, safer, and stronger.
Project funded by the US Economic Development Administration through the Northern Vermont Economic Development District.
Main Street & Mill Street Scoping Study – Public Presentation Summary
Hardwick Downtown Scoping Study – Public Presentation Summary🚗🚲👟
On November 5, 2025, the Town of Hardwick and consultants from VHB hosted a well-attended public presentation for the Mill Street and Main Street Scoping Study, with 29 participants joining in person and online.
The study focuses on improving traffic flow, pedestrian safety, and speed management in the downtown corridor, particularly at the Mill Street / Main Street and Glenside Avenue intersections.
VHB presented three conceptual alternatives—ranging from baseline to comprehensive improvement packages—each offering a “menu” of possible design elements such as sidewalk continuity and crosswalk enhancements, realignment of the Main Street intersection, traffic-calming measures including bump-outs and gateway treatments, and improved pedestrian and bicycle connections.
The presentation emphasized that the preferred design will be implemented through a phased approach, allowing the Town to pursue incremental construction as state transportation funding becomes available—an approach successfully used by other Vermont communities.
The presentation slides are available in the Planning section of the Town website, and the full meeting was filmed by HCTV and will be available for viewing soon.
Next steps: The project team will review feedback from the public presentation and identify a preferred alternative for refinement. That draft concept will be presented to the Select Board for review and approval in early 2026. A final Scoping Report is expected to be completed by February 2026. Public input remains welcome as the project moves toward design.
Recreation Committee Members Needed
The Hardwick Recreation Committee is looking for multiple dedicated, friendly, idea-filled volunteer members to join the team! The committee is a proud addition to the Town of Hardwick, bringing events such as Green Up Day, the Town egg scramble, Springfest 5k fun run, movie nights in the summer, and supplying the local ice rink in the winter months which is coming right up!
If you have a desire to broaden your presence within the Hardwick community and bring new exciting events to the town with a fun group of folks, come join a meeting! Join the Recreation Committee on November 13, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. at the Senior Center, located at the Hardwick Police Department on 56 High Street. We are looking forward to working alongside you as a team and seeing new or returning faces, see you soon!
All great events begin with collaborative thoughts and the backbone of a committee to make it happen
Sincerely,
Mallory G – Recreation Committee Chair
Vermont Drought Response
As you know Vermont is experiencing drought conditions across the State, see Vermont | Drought.gov also see attached weather brief. The State is collecting data on current conditions to assess how and if the State will be able to support those effected by the drought conditions.
If you are experiencing water supply issues, please submit them to the drought reporter. Drought Reporter Site, It is a simple form to fill out to let the State know you are having issues. This information is used to define current conditions and to see what support is needed. Individuals can also be directed to drought.vermont.gov, this is a landing page for drought information and resources.
For current wildland fire conditions please see https://fpr.vermont.gov/forest/wildland-fire/monitoring-fire-danger . Individual town fire wardens are allowed to initiate burn bans if they feel it is necessary.
Several State Agencies, including VEM, Agriculture, Forest Parks and Recreation, and Department of Environmental Conservation are all posting to social media. These are a great information source to check out.
The SEOC remains at Enhanced Operations to coordinate response and to facilitate the drought task force and the drought task force advisory committee.
For more information please click here