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Public Post Weekly Roundup

开云体育 | By Peter Biello,

Amy Kolb Noyes

Published May 17, 2014 at 10:35 AM EDT

Officials from the City of Rutland, groSolar, NRG Energy and Green Mountain Power were on hand for this week's ribbon cutting ceremony for a community solar project in Rutland.

Public Post reports on an innovative community solar project in Rutland; some municipal building maintenance and construction projects around Vermont; and the first annual Water Quality Day at wastewater treatment plants around the state.

Broadcast on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 9:35 a.m.

Here's a sampling of the week's Public Post Twitter updates from Brandon, Colchester, Franklin, Mendon and more:

only US state not yet represented in Buffalo鈥檚 business plan contest.
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes)

Conservation Commission pondering: Could charter change eliminate public access to Pond?
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes)

After public hearing Planning Com. voted unanimously to discontinue pursuit of a Wildlife Corridor District.
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes)

abatement project is underway in the basement of the Historical Society.
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes)

considering joining Northwest Solid Waste District. Will look to town voters for approval.
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes)

Select Board to consider a draft ordinance.
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes)

adopted resolution to temporarily allow more access on town roads.
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes)

addressing humidity issues @ Town Offices. Mold was discovered on books in the vault. Pro cleaning: $1,375.
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes)

installing new thermostat in Town Hall & making emergency repairs after pipes burst.
— Amy Kolb Noyes (@AmyKolbNoyes)

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Peter Biello

Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.

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Amy Kolb Noyes

Amy is an award winning journalist who has worked in print and radio in Vermont since 1991. Her first job in professional radio was at WVMX in Stowe, where she worked as News Director and co-host of The Morning Show. She was a VPR contributor from 2006 to 2020.

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