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Water main break hits Vergennes, Ferrisburgh
VERGENNES — An early Wednesday morning water main break under Monkton Road cut off water to major portions of Vergennes and Ferrisburgh and ended classes for the day at Vergennes Union High School and Ferrisburgh Central School.
A Vergennes-Panton Water District crew was targeting mid-afternoon on Wednesday to restore service
According to district Manager Jonathan Deming, the break interrupted water service to all of Monkton Road in both communities, Main Street in Vergennes between Monkton Road and Vergennes City Hall, and all of Ferrisburgh Fire District No. 1 — essentially along Route 7 between Monkton Road and Ferrisburgh’s town office building.
Students were already on the way to the two schools when the break occurred, and school officials sent them home at 9 a.m. when they learned how long it’d take to restore water to the buildings.
Deming acknowledged the Monkton Road and Main Street mains have been problematic. The district has warned a $3.52 million bond vote in both Vergennes and Panton to replace both mains. That vote is scheduled for Feb. 12
An information meeting on the vote will be held at 6 p.m. on Feb. 5 in the district’s business office at 63 School St. in Vergennes.
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