This reminder came regarding tomorrow's Select Board meeting in Cabot.  Even if you intend to go to the meeting, you may also want to sign the on-line petition below if you believe the board should delay the ordinance to allow ATVs on most of Cabot's roads, and present the question at town meeting.  Here's what Lars Hasselbalad Torres reports:
 
Hey everybody!
Thanks again for helping to create a more deliberative, participatory process on the matter of ATV access to Cabot roads. I'm sure by now you've had the chance to have some engaging conversations about the issue - I certainly did on Saturday, gathering extra 30 in-person signatures and having some really interesting conversations that ranged from, "So, what do you have against ATVs?" to "This ordinance is a disaster."
So here's my point: the Select Board meets tomorrow and we have 30-odd signatures. We need at least 56 for the Select Board to consider the input. I think we can make a stronger case for an improved public process.
Please take five minutes to pass this petition on to a fellow friends, neighbors, and acquaintances. Remember: this isn't about being for or against ATVs; its about ensuring that the Select Board knows what an informed public thinks about a draft ordinance, and has a clear signal to follows.
Remember, the Select Board meets Wednesday, August 1 at 7:00pm in the Willey Building; we have just under 36 hours to get a convincing number of signatures on this petition.
Many thanks,
Lars
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I also received a draft copy of the agenda for Wednesday's Select Board Meeting:

    I.            Call Meeting to Order

      II.            Opening Remarks by Chair regarding meeting expectations

    III.            Review, Amendment (if needed), Adoption of this Agenda

    IV.            Review, Amendment (if needed), Adoption of Minutes for July 19, 2012

      V.            Public Comment General (20 min max)

    VI.            Public Comment related to the ATV Ordinance (60 min max)

  VII.            45 mins)

a.       ATV Ordinance

b.      2011 Audit

c.       Cabot Creamery Water Connection ( informational)

d.      VT 11-1 FHWA ER Program (reimbursement)

e.      Salvage Yard application

f.        UDAG – Ackermann release

g.       ICS Training (informational)

h.      Tax Prepayments (process)

i.        Road Crew Position (resumes)

j.        Well closure request (informational)

k.       Appointments to the ZBA

l.        VTrans Structures Grant(s) contact designee(s)

VIII.            Administrative Duties (ongoing)

a.       Public Works Ordinance

b.      Zoning Board of Adjustment  / Development Review Board discussion

c.       VLCT Request to discuss “Wellness” with Town Employees and the Board

d.      Marijuana  Dispensaries possible ordinance discussion

    IX.            Officers Reports

      X.            Correspondence

    XI.            Legal

  XII.            Other Business

a.       Change of Venue for the August 15^th Selectboard Meeting to CSPAC.

XIII.            Adjourn Meeting

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Jaquith Public Library Presents:

Summer Programs for Folks of all Ages

This is the last Monday Story and Activity Time this Summer!

July 30 at 10 a.m. Hunt for Nighttime Treasures!  Bring your favorite bedtime snack for a picnic.  We will provide the dessert.  Then hunt for treasures in all kinds of nooks and crannies, you never know what you will find!

 Special Morning Program:

Friday July 27, at 10:30 a.m. Dream Big with Bats!

Learn about bats in our attics, building bat houses, vampire bats, bat migration, and hibernation with Jerry Schnieder via slides and taped bat calls. Bring your own solid colored t-shirt and make a bat t-shirt! Jerry will have t-shirts available for purchase. All ages welcome. (Co-sponsored with Cabot Library.)

Evening Program:

Dream Big with Owls and their Calls! August 1, Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

This program by Vermont Institute of Natural Science features two live Owls of Vermont and touchable artifacts. Discover the incredible adaptations owls have that enable them to be fierce predators in our nighttime sky. Thank you to the Donnley Foundation for supporting this program. (Co-sponsored with Cabot Library and held at the Jaquith Library).  For nature lovers of all ages.

Free Summer Concert Series Thursdays at 6:30 pm

Join us at the Old Schoolhouse Common gazebo in Marshfield. Bring your chair or blanket, a picnic, and settle down for an evening of great music.  You might even be inspired to get up and dance!  Made to order BBQ supper and bake sale items available for purchase. In case of rain the concerts will be held in the gym.

July 26: Dana and Susan Robinson. These two guitar-playing, banjo-frailing, fiddle-sawing, and harmony-singing troubadours, interpret the American experience. Their unique blend of contemporary songwriting and traditional Appalachian music bring a deep understanding of America’s musical heritage.

August 2: Atlantic Crossing. For over 15 years, the Vermont band Atlantic Crossing has been thrilling concert audiences and contra-dancers with traditional songs and acoustic instrumental music from New England -- music which has deep Celtic roots in the British Isles and in French & Maritime Canada -- together with original compositions inspired by these traditions.
August 9: Michele Fay Band. This Vermont based, acoustic quartet that features original and roots music. Michele’s heart-felt lyrics are central to the ensemble, which brings forth a comfortable groove of folk, swing, and bluegrass-influenced songs that are woven seamlessly together.