Lifeguard certification preferred. Town willing to consider reimbursement for the certification. If interested, please contact the town administrator at townadmin@wallingfordvt.com or 802-446-2872 for information or an application or click here.
To review municipal voting results, click here.
As for MRUUSD results, all articles passed. Article 4 on the school budget passed 630-408; Article 5 on the Building Fund passed 792-241; and Article 6 for the Athletics Fund passed 767-263.
State Highway Bridge Project
- Wallingford BF 0133(18) – VT Route 155, Bridge 15 over Mill River
The intent of the meeting is to gather input from stakeholders, including Town Officials, residents and businesses, emergency services and other interested parties. During this meeting we will discuss the existing conditions of the bridge, site constraints, and options that should be considered in the scoping report.
Representatives from both VTrans and the Town of Wallingford will be available at the meeting to gather concerns about the project.
The upcoming season is upon us and the Wallingford Recreation Committee would like
to share with Wallingford residents some helpful information to assist with the cost of
registering your children to play.
● Rutland County Little League is offering a $10 discount on registration until
February 9th
● T-Mobile Little League® Call Up Grant: The T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant
offers a simple-to-use application to assist families in need with registration fees.
Our goal is to provide resources to get and keep children on the field. Families
interested in applying for a grant should click the button below:
https://www.littleleague.org/call-up-grant-program/
● Wallingford Rec Committee can also help with your registration dues, please
contact the town office at 802-446-2872, 802-446-2336 or email townadmin@wallingfordvt.com for more information.
Here is an update from Rutland County Little League:
Dear Rutland County Baseball Families,
The annual meeting took place last week. We are getting ready for the season and if you are
wondering what information was shared at the meeting, please see the information on our
website under Board Meetings. The meeting minutes are posted there. We would like to let all
families know that we are offering $10.00 off your registration for the next month until February
9th. We would like to encourage you to register your player for the upcoming season. We will
also be opening the indoor facility next week on Tuesday and Thursday nights to start. In order
to participate at the indoor facility you must be a registered player or volunteer with the league.
The sign ups will be coming out later this week.
https://www.rutlandcountylittleleague.com
Feel free to reach out with any questions at all.
Thanks,
Mike Robilotto
RCLL President
Flood Resilient Communities Fund
- Application Period: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis as funding allows.
- Funded By: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
- Eligibility Requirements:
- Projects must reduce future flood risk and must have the co-benefit of improving water quality. Projects that will improve water quality over time are those that:
- results in greater floodplain storage to reduce flood flows,
- allows room for future natural river channel changes in ways that don’t threaten property,
- re-establishes floodplain and riparian vegetation and functions to help hold riverbanks and shade water, and
- Improves filtration of flood waters.
- Projects for town and/or public infrastructure within a community will require that community to have a currently approved Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).
- Projects must reduce future flood risk and must have the co-benefit of improving water quality. Projects that will improve water quality over time are those that:
- Available Funding: An additional $14,750,000 was allocated by the Vermont Legislature in FY23. This is in addition from the $4.6 million obligated in fiscal year 2022.
- Cost Share: Applicants can apply for up to 100% of project costs. Larger restoration projects will rate higher if they are leveraging other funding sources.
- Example Projects: home buyouts, vacant lot purchases, restoring natural floodplain access to improve floodplain function, dam removal projects that have the benefit of reducing flood risk, natural infrastructure and nature-based solutions for flood storage or improved floodplain and river functions, green infrastructure, and low-impact development to manage stormwater and reduce future flooding.
For more information or an application, visit Flood Resilient Communities Fund | Vermont Emergency Management
