Public Safety

Construction project for new public safety building on track

WILMINGTON- Construction on Wilmington’s new public safety facility has been underway for almost two months, and officials say everything is on track for an on-time and on-budget completion next spring.
A new public safety facility has been a priority for the town since the current police...

Wilmington's informational meeting was held by Zoom on Monday

Voters talk about proposed $5.5 million bond, other budget items

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members and the public discussed this year’s annual Town Meeting warning and fiscal year 2022 budgets at an informational meeting Monday evening.
Article 15 of this year’s warning, asking voters to approve a $5.5 million bond to build combined police and fire...

Public safety building bids reviewed

WILMINGTON- Selectboard members met with the public safety facility committee to discuss construction bids for a proposed $5.5 million police and fire department facility.
Facility committee chair Chuck Clerici said the committee received four bids, all of which were very close in price...

Board closes out hearing on public safety building

WILMINGTON- Development Review Board members took more testimony in the town’s application for a public safety facility Monday evening, before closing the hearing and moving into deliberations. Monday evening’s testimony focused on lighting plans for the proposed facility and site, as well as...

Public gets update on public safety building

Voters to have final say on March ballot
WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Public Safety Facility Committee presented an update last week of their proposed fire/police facility to be built on Beaver Street.
The facility is currently the subject of a Design Review Board...

DRB hears public safety facility plans

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Development Review Board heard testimony Monday, October 5, on the town’s application for a proposed public safety facility at the former town garage site on Beaver Street.
Chief Engineer Brian Lane-Karnas, of DeWolfe Engineering, presented the particulars of the...

Bobby Maynard the the Deerfield Valley Rescue building earlier this week. Photo by Lauren Harkawik.

Riding shotgun through the pandemic

At DVR, a commitment to health and safety hasn’t changed This is part of a series of articles about the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily life for people in the Deerfield Valley.
WILMINGTON - Bobby Maynard, instructor and coordinator for Deerfield...

Mount Snow barring public from mountain during COVID-19 emergency

DOVER- Mount Snow is taking the unusual step of closing access to the mountain, barring the public from skiing, boarding or even hiking Mount Snow. According to Mount Snow spokesman Jamie Storrs, Mount Snow officials made the decision to protect public safety and first responders, and to...

Concerns raised over costs of combined fire, police building

WILMINGTON- About 50 residents turned out for a meeting at the Old School Community Center to take public input on a proposed public safety building Thursday evening.
NBF Architects founder Ralph Nimtz and architect Casey Gecha presented their concept for the combined police and fire...

Voters will get first look at proposed new public safety facility

WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Public Safety Facilities Committee is inviting the public to attend an informational meeting to provide input on a proposed police/fire facility to be located on Beaver Street.
The meeting has been warned for 6 pm on Thursday, January 16, in the meeting room at...