Chelsea Selectboard Meeting
Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 6:30pm
Chelsea Town Hall
Links to join the Selectboard Meeting
https://meet.google.com/fwf-ayyb-acq
Run tap water until the water feels cold, one minute or more, before drinking, brushing teeth, or using for food preparation. If you have a single-lever faucet, set it to run the cold water first.
To clear hot-water pipes and water heater of untreated water, flush the hot water line for a minimum of 15 minutes for a typical household 40-gallon hot-water tank, 30 minutes for an 80-gallon hot water tank or larger. Hot water is then safe to use for hand-washing of dishes, pots and pans, etc. Never use water from the “hot” faucet for drinking, cooking, or other internal consumption purposes.
After flushing hot water pipes and water heater, run dishwasher empty one time.
Discard any water used in humidifiers, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), oral, medical, or health care devices, and rinse the device with clean water.
Discard baby formula and any other food and drink prepared with tap water during the boil water notice. If unsure of the exact dates, contact your water department.
Water dispensers from refrigerators should be flushed by at least one quart of water. If unsure of your dispenser’s capacity, refer to manufacturer specifications.
Automatic ice dispensers should be emptied of ice made during the boil water order and run through a 24-hour cycle, discarding the ice to assure purging of the icemaker water supply line.
For medical, dental, and food-service establishments, please refer to the guidance from the Vermont Department of Health: https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/ENV FL boil-water notice-guidance.pdf
Event Description: Incident Closure – Updated
TRAFFIC ALERT: VT-110 in Chelsea north of Upper Village Rd is now CLOSED to all traffic for bridge work.
Start TimeJul 14 2023, 10:13 AM
Area Notification: Orange County
Upper Village Road at the mud slide will have slow traffic today as Washington Electric will be working onsite all day placing poles so please proceed with caution in the area.
Notice:
On 7/4/2023 the town performed our monthly 8 hour composite samples as required by our discharge permit. We typically composite the samples and submit them to the lab on the same day, but because of the holiday the samples were not submitted until Wednesday 7/5/2023.
The required monthly E-coli sample is usually not taken until just before going to the lab to ensure the shortest possible hold time.
The latest test resulted in a high ecoli count. The permitted amount is 77 colonies / 100 milligrams per liter, our result was 800 colonies / 100 milligrams per liter. Wednesdays are the normal wasting days at the facility (wasting is the process of collecting solids in the bottom of the primary clarifier to be pumped to a sludge holding tank. The sludge is then hauled to final disposal by a permitted hauler at a later time. Typically about 2000 gallons of sludge is removed.) This process of wasting creates a drop and corresponding spike in flow when discharge returns. The ecoli sample was taken during this spike in flow. The sample was taken at 10:45 am and the flow returned to normal conditions about 11:45 am. The average flow during this period was about 23 gallons per minute, so an estimated 1380 gallons left the facility during this period.
The elevated ecoli numbers were reported to the state and were advised to provide notice to residents. The State requires a 48 hour notice to those pursuing recreation activities in the river. This 48 hour period has passed and there is no standing advisory to the public to avoid the river at this time.
If you have any questions please contact our wastewater operator, Mike Whipple (WSChiefoperator@chelseavt.us) or the Health Officer, Geoff Clayton (gwc05038@gmail.com).
| A 48-hour Closure of Vermont Route 113 Has Been Postponed to July 29-30 |
| West Fairlee and Thetford- A 48-hour planned closure of Vermont Route 113 (VT 113) previously scheduled for July 22-23 has been postponed to July 29-30. During the planned closure, VT Route 113, near the West Fairlee-Thetford town line, will be closed to all traffic. During the closure, a state-signed detour route will be in place for motorists. The detour will travel south from VT Route 113 and U.S. Route 5 to VT Route 14 in Hartford, then head west towards VT Route 110 to go north and return to VT Route 113. |
Special Selectboard Meeting Minutes (Draft)
July 1, 2023 – Chelsea Town Hall
Selectboard present: Kevin Marshia, Chair, Leyna Hoyt and William Lyon
Leyna motioned to approve the permit for First Branch Babe Ruth, Bill seconded.
All approved the permit request.
Leyna motioned to adjourn the meeting; Bill seconded.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:07 PM
Chelsea Select Board Special Meeting Agenda
Saturday, July 1, 2023, 8:00 a.m.
Chelsea Town Hall
I. Call Meeting to order
II. Conflict of interest disclosure
III. Approve Two Permits for us of the Roberts – Gould Athletic Field
A: First Branch Babe Ruth Baseball
B: Chelsea Flea Market Association, Flea Market Parking
IV. Adjourn
The Chelsea Selectboard is looking for interested residents to serve on the Chelsea Town Forest and Parks Commission. The Commission will provide input to the Selectboard on the function and uses of the Town Forest as well as provide input on Town Parks. An example of activities that this Commission will be asked to make recommendations on include; tree maintenance and replacement on the North and South Common, timber sales and recreational usage of the Town Forest. These town owned properties are an incredible resource to our community and we look forward to working with a new Commission to address current and future uses and functions of these assets. If you are interested, please send an email to Patty Swahn, Administrative Assistant at administrativeassistant@chelseavt.us by close of business on Friday, July 7th.
| TRAFFIC ALERT STP CULV (48) West Fairlee [West Fairlee-Thetford Vermont Route 113 Culvert Replacement Project] |
| A 48-hour Closure of Vermont Route 113 Has Been Postponed to July 22 |
| West Fairlee and Thetford- A 48-hour planned closure of Vermont Route 113 (VT 113) previously scheduled for July 8-9 has been postponed to July 22-23 to minimize impacts to the Chelsea Flea Market. During the planned closure, VT Route 113, near the West Fairlee-Thetford town line, will be closed to all traffic. During the closure, a state-signed detour route will be in place for motorists. The detour will travel south from VT Route 113 and U.S. Route 5 to VT Route 14 in Hartford, then head west towards VT Route 110 to go north and return to VT Route 113. |