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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

6:00 PM – Jeudevine Memorial Library – Will also be recorded by HCTV

WHAT?

The Town of Hardwick proposes to develop an Essential Services Complex on the 2.8-acre town-owned Creamery Road parcel. The project will include new facilities for: Hardwick Fire Department * Department of Public Works * Hardwick Emergency Rescue

WHY?

More than 60 years ago, Hardwick residents voted to build a new fire station. Only seven years later, they built a new town garage. After decades of service, these facilities are now both structurally deteriorated and undersized for modern trucks and equipment. Repeated flooding events at the Hardwick Fire Station have added urgency to the effort to build a new station outside of the FEMA-mapped floodplain. At the same time, Hardwick Emergency Rescue has been working out of a building that no longer provides adequate space for equipment, supplies, or for on-call squad members.

HOW?

We currently have a unique opportunity to combine FEMA funding for the fire station, with bonded funds, government grants, and private donations, to develop a complex of facilities for essential services that will serve our community many years into the future. The public/private partnership proposed in this plan will make the larger project more competitive with potential funders, while the co-location of services will increase efficiencies and reduce costs

This is an ambitious plan, but it is also one of critical importance to the Town of Hardwick. Please join us on January 21 for a presentation on the project by our partners at Vermont Integrated Architecture, view site and building plans, ask questions, and share concerns. All are welcome. 

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) Hardwick Memorial Building – 3rd Floor

5:00–6:30 PM (In Person, Recorded by HCTV)
Parker Ladd Room in the Jeudevine Memorial Library (Note: Venue change)

Zoom link – Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89902731915?pwd=SanuBi66ajmIN40fEWPnBdPtNepMZN.1

Meeting ID: 899 0273 1915
Passcode: 097875

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.

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.

HCTV Recording link

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