David Delcore, Times Argus Journalist Profile

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Montpelier council reboots real estate initiatives

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

MONTPELIER — The “actionable plan” for a sprawling tract of city-owned property on Country Club Road will get a fresh, facilitated look from a newly formed subcommittee, and city councilors just renewed their effort to market a tiny parcel of land in the heart of downtown Montpelier.
Talk of the town

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

Better late … ? BARRE — When we heard a generous, but regrettably anonymous, donor made the Aldrich Public Library a $10,000 offer it couldn’t refuse, but had a week to match during Saturday’s “Spring Fling” we figured this would be the best place to plug the time-sensitive campaign. The problem, and, truth be told, it’s the best kind of problem, is that plenty of other generous donors quickly pitched in and by Tuesday afternoon the library had literally met its match.
Barre's ballot set amid push for more paving

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

BARRE — It's all over but the voting in Barre, where, if everything is approved as proposed during the city's May 13 elections, the municipal portion of the tax rate would increase more than 7%, and voters will have surrendered their right to elect a city clerk. The actual estimated increase — 7.15% — reflects the city council's last-minute decision to request more money for paving city streets.
Montpelier review board blesses shelter proposal, eyes subdivisions

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

MONTPELIER — The state just secured local approval to convert a vacant office building into an emergency shelter, though it isn't clear when, or if, that will actually happen. On a night when the development review board got a sneak peek at three small housing developments members approved what amounts to a “pocket permit” to create an emergency shelter for homeless residents in the Green Mountain Drive building that once housed the offices of what was then the state Department of Liquor Control.
Barre ballot will feature council contest in Wards 1 and 3

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

BARRE — Thanks to a flurry of last-minute filings, voters in two of Barre's three wards will settle contested races for city council seats during next month's municipal elections. One seat is sure to change hands, a second definitely won't, and a third could be, depending on how the only true incumbent running this year fares on May 13.
Deadline looms as Barre's public works plans advance

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

BARRE — Weeks away from a make-or-break deadline, the city is pressing ahead with plans to create a new public works garage in neighboring Barre Town, though, City Manager Nicolas Storellicastro says, the timeline for actually occupying it has shifted. One key date — May 1 — remains unchanged. However, Storellicastro said Monday, the city won't, as initially hoped, be able to abandon its aging and functionally obsolete public works garage on Burnham Street before the end of the year.
Architect on board for Montpelier flood-proofing projects

2 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

MONTPELIER — Plans to lift three flood-damaged residential properties onto elevated foundations lurched forward this week, and, with luck, the work will be finished by the end of the year. Nearly two years after an historic summer flood swamped the Capital City, a process that has been way more “wait” than “hurry up” is finally approaching the home stretch.
Phone-free plan won't leave MRPS students to their own devices

3 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

MONTPELIER — There could be bumps on the road in implementing a plan that, with limited exceptions, will require students in Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools to surrender their cellphones, and other personal devices, at the start of each school day, however, there was nothing but support for the concept Wednesday night.
Talk of the town

3 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

Whodunnit? MARSHFIELD — Only murders at the Jaquith? You decide. Seems the Jaquith Library has “friends” very much like the Aldrich Public Library in Barre, and the Jaquith friends will be hosting a fundraiser of their own this weekend. This one is a staged reading of “Murder by the Book,” which sounds way more sinister than it is. We know. We checked.
Career center has a place and a plan, now needs permission

3 weeks ago | timesargus.com | David Delcore

BARRE — The runway is incredibly short, the landing strip could be gone before it's time to touch down, but plans to relocate the Central Vermont Career Center are preparing for takeoff. Undaunted by a potential legislative moratorium on new construction that is under consideration, the autonomous 18-town school district, which operates the Barre-based career center, has its sights set on a November bond vote.