11/26/25 update:

In this season of gratitude, the Depot Community wants to express our thanks to all of those who have worked to support this campaign. It is truly the engagement and awareness that promotes this continued debate. 40+ calls have been made to the town office regarding this project, lawn signs are up, social media is trending with discussions, OpEds being written to local papers, a packed room at Town Hall and online attendance at the November DRB meeting, and the petition has reached 1000+ signatures between the online and paper supporters. This buzz has engaged local news medias from the Rutland Herald, Manchester Journal, and GNAT TV! Updates will continue to be provided here, indicating the fight is not over yet. 

Although demolition has been approved, appeals have been filed to prevent this 1800s historic building from being forever erased from our community’s history. The next town meeting on December 4th, at 7:30pm will discuss the demolition, and potential approval of the development project. Please continue to call, write, share, and show up for this campaign. 

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