Shelburne Fire seeks volunteers
VSO picks new music director
Open house set for Thursday, May 11
Vt. orchestra chooses Andrew Crust
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May 11, 2023
Construction begins on Shelburne beach house next fall LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
Construction on the new beach house on Shelburne Beach is set to begin sometime after Labor Day after the town finalized a contract last week with Farrington Construction. The final costs for the construction came in at $586,638 with prices to be offset by a voter-approved bond of $350,000 with $27,873 in individual donations raised by the parks and recreation department, along with American Rescue Plan Act pandemic relief funds of $250,000 allocated for the project. The historic structure was built by volunteers in 1956 after the Shelburne Beach was donated to the town in 1954 by Dunbar and Electra Bostwick and is well past its aesthetic and functional prime due to minimal maintenance and few upgrades in the decades since it was built. Betsy Cieplicki, director of Shelburne Parks and Recreation said, “We plan to begin demolition the day after Labor Day and expect it to take two to three months for See BEACH HOUSE on page 10
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Dozens of Shelburne town staff and residents turned out to pay tribute to departing town manager Lee Krohn, who departed the town’s employ last week.
Town manager says goodbye to Shelburne LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
As Lee Krohn bid the town of Shelburne goodbye after five years, he called his time as its town manager an “honor” and an “adventure.” More than 50 residents, committee members and town officials gathered in Shelburne’s historic town hall on Wednesday to express gratitude and exchange
parting words to Krohn for his years of service to the town during a time of great uncertainty and change. Krohn was hired in December 2018 as Shelburne’s town manager after a 7-month stint as interim manager and after nearly 24 years working in the town of Manchester in a variety of roles, including interim town manager, planning director, zoning administrator, tree warden and E911 coordinator.
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Krohn said his last week on the job has been hectic and, at the same time, slightly unsettling to think that after so many years, the moment has come for him to remove the many different hats he has worn over the years. “I’ve put my heart and soul into this job and every job I’ve ever had,” he said. “To suddenly, start thinking about stepping away from it is somewhat unsettling. This week I was feeling really
nervous coming into it because I have been doing my very best to clear the decks and clean up as many outstanding issues as possible before I walk out the door and leave.” With a background in forestry and environmental management, Krohn says his interests, which land at the intersection of law, See KROHN on page 10
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