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Essential Services Project

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KEEPING HARDWICK RUNNING – FIRE • RESCUE • ROADS

Information Sessions About Hardwick’s Proposed Essential Services Building

HARDWICK VOTERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONSIDER A $6 MILLION BOND IN NOVEMBER 2026.

WE’VE TALKED ABOUT WHY. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT AND HOW.


OCTOBER 8 • 6:00–8:00 PM


WHAT ARE WE BUILDING? Take a closer look at the proposed Essential Services Building — the site, facility design, shared spaces, and the needs of Fire, Rescue, and Public Works. Learn how the current design was developed and bring your questions about the proposed facility.


OCTOBER 22 • 6:00–8:00 PM


HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT? Learn about project costs, available funding, the proposed $6 million bond, potential tax impacts, and the financial considerations behind the project. Bring your questions about what the project could mean for Hardwick taxpayers.


BOTH INFORMATION SESSIONS


Parker Ladd Memorial Room in the Jeudevine Memorial Library


Come ask questions and learn more about the proposal.


These information sessions are intended to help the community understand the proposed Essential Services Building, its cost and financing and the information they will need before being asked to vote. For more information, please contact the Town Manager’s office at 802-472-6120 or david.upson@hardwickvt.gov

Please click here for the official flyer

Jackson Dam: What Have We Learned?

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Monday, October 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Hardwick Memorial Building and Zoom

What did the Jackson Dam feasibility study and river modeling tell us about the dam, flooding, and the Lamoille River?

Join us for the first public conversation about Jackson Dam. We’ll review what has been learned so far, what questions remain, and what comes next.

This is not a decision-making meeting. It is the first of many opportunities to learn more and ask questions.

Recording provided by Hardwick Community Television (HCTV)

Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4486076957?pwd=WFJzSDg4aGdpWWtZOTFCbzJLcDQ3UT09&omn=88615124215   

Meeting ID: 448 607 6957    Passcode: 1rdCRH

A quick security notice: From the Zoning Office

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A quick security notice:

The Zoning Administrator email account was recently compromised, and fraudulent emails and phone messages have been sent from the Kristen Leahy/Zoning Administrator name. Please delete any unusual message asking you to review a document or project through a link.

Legitimate messages from the Zoning Office about a Town project will identify the project by a recognizable name and include appropriate context, not merely an account number.

If you clicked the link or entered your login information, please change your password immediately and contact your email or IT provider. If you are uncertain whether a message from the Town is legitimate, contact us directly before opening any links or attachments.

Kristen Leahy – 802-472-1686.

Granite Street Historic District: What We Learned and What Comes Next

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Atkins Field Pavilion

After a year of neighborhood conversations, property visits, and engineering work, the Granite Street Historic District Neighborhood Resilience plan is nearly finished.

Please join us for soup and bread as we share the final draft of the Granite Street Historic District Neighborhood Resilience Plan. The neighborhood planning committee developed the plan with engineering support from SLR.

Come review the recommended projects and tell us whether the plan accurately reflects the neighborhood’s needs and what may still be missing.

The completed plan will preserve what we have learned about the neighborhood, support future funding requests, and guide the work ahead.

A few complete paper copies and additional copies of the implementation matrix will be available at the meeting. Written comments will be accepted through October 9, 2026.

Full Copy of Draft plan available here: Granite Street Historic District Neighborhood Resilience Plan (pdf)

For more information or to submit comments, contact Kristen Leahy at 802-472-1686 or zoning.administrator@hardwickvt.gov.

Holding Water: Wetlands, Floodplains, and Natural Flood Storage

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Wednesday, September 16 | 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Parker Ladd Community Room, Jeudevine Memorial Library

What makes wetlands and floodplains such important parts of a watershed?

Wetlands and floodplains are places where water and land come together. They hold and slow water, provide habitat for plants and wildlife, influence water quality, and connect our uplands, streams, and rivers.

Join wetland scientist Lauren Sopher, Vermont State Floodplain Manager Alexis Nevins, and river scientist Sacha Pealer for an evening exploring how wetlands and floodplains function and the role they play in the larger watershed.

We’ll look at how water moves into, through, and across these landscapes; how wetlands and floodplains connect to streams and rivers; and what happens when rivers have room to spread out. We’ll also explore what makes healthy wetlands and floodplains valuable, the pressures that can change how they function, and ways we can protect and restore them.

This is a chance to look at familiar parts of our landscape a little differently and understand the work they are doing as part of a connected system.

Bring your questions. There will be plenty of time for conversation and discussion.

This is the second evening of Ripple Effects 2026: Understanding Our Watershed, a three-part public series exploring how water moves through our landscape and how the different parts of a watershed are connected.

The presentation is free and open to everyone. Light refreshments will be served.

Ripple Effects 2026 is hosted by the Town of Hardwick, Jeudevine Memorial Library, Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District, and Hardwick Community Television.

For more information, contact Kristen Leahy, Hardwick Resilience & Adaptation Coordinator, at zoning.administrator@hardwickvt.gov or 802-472-1686, or Karina Morales, Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District, at Karina@caledoniacountynrcd.org or 802-239-4159.