Barre Select Board Tables Campground License Over Unpaid Back Taxes

BARRE -- March 1, 2021, Barre Select Board tables campground license over unpaid taxes and pushes for cable expansion meeting with Spectrum. The board voted unanimously to renew Becky's Bistro's common victualler license and to approve a name change from Petrogas to Applegreen New England Incorporated, but held the Coldbrook Campground seasonal license and change-of-manager application pending either full payment of back taxes or a signed repayment agreement with the town treasurer, a pattern board members said has repeated for at least three years. A resident identified as Cricket described a $3,000 National Grid pole-upgrade fee blocking her cable connection despite being the only house on her street without service; staff were directed to contact National Grid representative Scott Ferrara on her behalf. Town Administrator Jessica Sizer received a wage increase from $74,000 to $77,130 after completing procurement certification under her contract terms. Board members also expressed sharp frustration with the state's decision to end local COVID-19 first-dose clinics after Barre held one successful vaccination event for residents 75 and older on February 17.