WESTON, Vt. – The groundbreaking ceremony for Wilder Memorial Library’s expansion project was held on Tuesday, May 6. The first shovels are in the ground.
The highly-anticipated project encompasses repairing and restoring the 200-year old building, adding an addition, providing fully-accessible spaces throughout, and more.
On hand were representatives from the library; the Town of Weston; and architecture, construction, and engineering firms.
Pictured left to right are Ted Reeves, Reeves Consulting LLC; Mark Blanchard, VIS Construction Consultants; Gene Palma, library trustee; Wayne Granquist, library design and build committee chair; Fred Bellucci, vice president of estimating, Breadloaf Corporation; Jessica Clapp, library director; Barbara Lloyd, honorary library trustee; Paul Wyncoup, business development, Breadloaf Corporation; Jim Linville, Town of Weston Selectboard member; Deborah Granquist, chair, library board of trustees; Linda Saarnijoki, library trustee and Town of Weston Selectboard member; Amanda Gregware, project manager, Breadloaf Corporation; Rusty Davis, library expansion leadership committee member; and Ryan Foster, principal, Foster Architecture.