I wondered why I wasn't receiving the updates on the Route 2 Project - and had mentioned to Fred that my mail box has been unusually inactive this week. Now I guess we know why - there's been a glitch at Fairpoint Communications. If someone has sent an email to me that has gone unanswered, better send again as it looks like it may not have come through. In the meantime, here are updates from Francine Perkins, the Public Relations person with the project:

HELLO!

FAIRPOINT EMAIL HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR THE PAST DAY AND A HALF SO EVERYTHING THAT I SENT OUT FOR THE LAST DAY OR SO HAS NOT REACHED THE RECIPEINTS. I JUST FIGURED THIS OUT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON - MY COMPUTER SAYS THE EMAILS ARE BEING SENT BUT NO ONE IS RECEIVING THEM. I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS, HAVE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME ON THE PHONE WITH FAIRPOINT TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SET UP ANOTHER EMAIL ADDRESS THIS MORNING THROUGH GOOGLE AND SO FAR THIS IS WORKING.

PLEASE SEE THE WORK UPDATE/WATER INTERRUPTION NOTICE FOR DANVILLE. NOTICES WERE DELIVERED DOOR TO DOOR WEDNESDAY EVENING TO ALL OF THOSE WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE WATER INTERRUPTION TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS UNANTICIPATED EMAIL ISSUE.


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Work Update
Danville Route 2 Project
Project: Danville FEGC 028-3(32)


WATER INTERRUPTION
September 15, 2011
Crews are planning a water service interruption for Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 9 am to 1pm for those residents and businesses along Route 2 between the Village Green and Marty’s, including Mountainview Drive and Finley Drive.

ROAD CLOSURE
MOUNTAINVIEW DRIVE
Mountainview Drive access from Route 2 will be closed on Friday, September 16th during daytime work hours.

Contact Francine Perkins, Public Relations Officer, FRP Enterprises, LLC with any questions or concerns with regard to this project at 802-479-6994 or for a more up to date schedule visit www.roadworkupdates.com.

The men and women working on the project today were mighty uncomfortable, I can tell you. We were on our way home through Danville at around noon today, it was raining steadily and the temperature was in the range of 50 degrees. About as miserable weather for working outside in the dirt. spelled m-u-d, as you could ever imagine. Only thing worse would be if it was spitting snow. I felt especially sorry for the folks directing traffic as they were just standing there pretty well soaked, not being able to move around enough to keep warm. Some of the others who were in the trenches, literally, may not have felt the rawness of the day quite as much. Anyway, they'd better dress warm to work through the night - we're being promised a frost. I don't see frost happening unless the weather clears - but if the rain keeps up I guess we could see a few snowflakes if the temperature drops to 30 or below.

I also had good news from Mert Leonard, Health Officer for the Town of Danville - the public beach in West Danville has finally tested safe for swimming. After the flooding from Hurricane Irene, there were all manners of stuff in the water making it unsafe to swim. Now the bacteria count is down and, just in time for our first frost, the beach is open for swimming.

Like I told Mert - we can't expect to have everything; and I expect after a few frosty nights we'll get some excellent weather and there will be at least a few days when the beach will be the place one wants to be. Snow will fly within a matter of weeks, no doubt, so plan to make the most of whatever Indian Summer days we get.

It won't be long before hunting season will begin. Partridge season very soon, and deer season up to the Thanksgiving holidays. Fred took this picture at Hastings Store this morning. Stop by and find out who shot this handsome trophy. That may be one of the hand-made Molly dolls (dolls representing Indian Joe and his wife, Molly) beneath the deer head.