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Doug and Rhoda Mason found a place to live after their home was destroyed in a landslide last July, but the Barre City couple is still very much displaced.

Under the surface of a clean and welcoming downtown business district, the effects of the flood and the lingering fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic have brought the economic future of Montpelier into question.

While some farmers have had to stop using parts of their land, the overwhelming majority have continued farming.

Farmers at the Intervale Center in Burlington are reflecting on the 2023 floods, while also preparing for the future.

Recovery for Barre's North End neighborhood is proceeding in a much more piecemeal fashion than the wholesale transformation envisioned by the governor.

When the floods washed through Calais last summer, the town lost roads, buildings and even animals. Alice Seavey-Windsinger, a goat farmer, was separated from her animals � goats, chickens and bees � as the water flowed in. A recovery mission using a canoe saved her goats, but she lost her bees. Now, one year later, Seavey-Windsinger has relocated to higher ground, but is still dealing with the physical, and emotional, impacts of the floods.

Montpelier and Barre saw a deluge of rain and flooding in July 2023, damaging many homes and businesses. ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý’s Bob Kinzel remembers watching floodwaters rise in downtown Montpelier. Guests and listeners also share their recollections from the Wrightsville Dam and Barre.

The 300-seat playhouse, which was flooded during the 2023 storms, is still dark, and the theater company is trying to come up with a plan to get it opened once again.