The community was invited to a discussion meeting and free dinner on Thursday, August 31, 6-8pm at Wheelock Town Hall. Wheelock was one of six Vermont grantees from the AARP Community Challenge. The Selectboard accepted the $2500 grant to identify hazards to residents of all levels of mobility and to improve overall walking safety in our village.

Wheelock Community Initiative (WCI) volunteers presented their walk audit findings and sought residents’ ideas and recommendations for possible next steps towards the goals of making the village more walk-friendly for all. Kelly Stoddard Poor, Vermont’s AARP Associate State Director, joined us for the presentation and discussion, which focused on crosswalks, speed, and signage.

In November, we did a 4 question survey to get more feedback from more residents. 37 people participated. Read the results here.