Many of you already know about the good Neighbors Driving Neighbors (NDN) does to help our several towns' citizens age-in-place, even in some ways during the pandemic. This is one of NDN's major annual fundraising events.
Vienna is now being invaded by the brown tail moth which is not only a serious forest pest, but also a human health concern. For anyone who has experienced the rash caused by the exposure to the hairs of the caterpillars it is really uncomfortable and can cause serious problems. There are some precautions folks should take now and some methods to manage the population at other times of the year.
Follow this link to important information from the Maine Forest Service.
Particularly there is a very comprehensive list of frequently asked questions that should provide lots of answers to questions.
Vienna (Vy-enna) a town in Kennebec County was settled in 1786 and incorporated on February 20, 1802 from portions of Goshen and Wyman's plantations. The community was named for what is now Vienna, Austria. (see History of Vienna).
Small, quiet and picturesque, Vienna is located on the northwesterly corner of Kennebec County, 22 miles northwest of Augusta the state capital and just 12 miles down Rt. 41 from Farmington the Franklin County seat.
Vienna lies within the foothills of the western Maine mountains. On a clear day McGaffey Mountain — the highest point in Kennebec County—which is located in Vienna, provides views of Mount Washington, Mount Blue, the Camden Hills and Mount Katahdin.
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VIENNA
PLANNING BOARD HELD MAY 26, 2021
The meeting convened at the Town House at 7:00 PM; members present were Waine Whittier, Alan Williams, and Creston Gaither. Minutes of the April 28 meeting were read and accepted.
View the Jun/July 2021 issue here
Selectmen's Minutes April 6, 2021 through May 25, 2021
Planning board minutes - March 24, 2021 and April 28, 2021
From the Health Officer "A Little Jab Will Do Ya: Part II"
Mill Stream Grange - Celebrating National Grange month
Dr. Shaw Memorial Library News
Mount Vernon Community Center
Vienna Broadband Committee News
Fire Department News - Vienna Fire Department’s annual Chicken Barbecue! Sunday, July 25th
A Little Jab Will Do Ya, Part II
Getting a COVID-19 Shot Locally
Dan Onion, MD, MPH
Mt. Vernon/Vienna/Fayette Health Officer
293-2076; dkonion@gmail.com
June 2021
Last edition, I wrote about why and how to get vaccinated to protect yourself, those you love and the whole community. Then, the single shot Johnson and Johnson (J+J) vaccine had just come out, Covid variants were just being found, and shots were just becoming available for those under 60.
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE VIENNA
PLANNING BOARD HELD APRIL 28, 2021
At 6:15 PM regular members Waine Whittier, Creston Gaither, Ed Lawless, and Tim Bickford visited the Heath Dolloff lot on Flying Pond, shown on tax map 11 as lot 13-H to consider Mr. Dolloff’s proposal to add a platform and deck with a porch on the southerly end of the existing house along with a porch and stairs on the westerly side of the house.
The Aging in Place Committee of the Town of Mount Vernon is looking to contract with a social worker on a very part-time basis (8 hours a month). Final date for acceptance of applications: June 1. Job to start July 1.
For details about this opportunity, take a look at the job description on the Town website: www.mtvernonme.org.
Town of Mount Vernon Aging in Place Committee
Social Worker Consultant Job Description
BACKGROUND
The Town of Mt Vernon will contract with a social worker on a part-time basis in order to provide educational and consultative support to a group of volunteer outreach workers as well as town officials. The contract willinvolve case reviews conducted once a month, educational and training sessions on an as needed basis, and ad hoc consultation and advice about specific problems triaged by a subcommittee of the town’s Aging in Place Committee (the Case Triage Subcommittee).
Riverside will be picking up trash on Thursday instead of Wednesday on the first week of June.
With memorial weekend everything will be pushed back one day.
There is a good program on Maine Public Radio discussing the broadband initiative in Maine with Senator King and others. Listen to it here
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