• Reduced Fee engineering services and donated time for Middlebury Union High School; 

• Reduced Fee engineering services and donated time for Addison County Field Days; 

• Reduced fee engineering services for the Town of New Haven; 

• Trail and shelter maintenance for the Green Mountain Club; 

• Coaching at the elementary and high school levels; 

• Participation in activities related to local athletic teams including booster clubs and refereeing; and 

• Organization of area racing and sporting events.

What Our Clients are Saying...

"I just wanted to thank you for your work last fall that formed the basis for heating system improvements here in the gym and Town Offices....we now have a system that is actually controllable throughout the offices and gym.  The comfort level has improved 100%."
 
-Bill Finger, Middlebury Town Manager

• Sheldon Water System Improvements
  Since 2005 we have been working with the Town of Sheldon to consolidate and make improvements to their water systems at Sheldon Village and Sheldon Springs. This summer our preliminary engineering phase was completed and approved by the Vermont Water Supply Division for the State of Vermont. Final design is underway; a positive bond vote will allow initiating construction in 2010.
• Waitsfield Water Supply and Wastewater Projects
  This past April, the Town of Waitsfield received a funding commitment of $5.5 million from the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program, including a $2.5 million grant.  The $7.6 million project is receiving an additional $2 million from two Environmental Protection Agency earmark grants.  The project is awaiting an Act 250 permit and is planning for construction in 2010-2011.
• Addison Wastewater Study
  The Town of Addison selected Phelps Engineering to assist with a wastewater study for the area near the intersection of Routes 22A and 17.  If feasible, a new wastewater system could serve the Town Clerk's office, fire station, historic town hall, and Addison Baptist Church.
• Alburgh Village/South Alburgh Fire District No. 2 Water System Consolidation and Improvements
  The Alburgh Village Trustees and the Prudential Committee of the South Alburgh Fire District No. 2 (SAFD2) have been hard at work to develop an agreement that will allow SAFD2 to construct a distribution system to serve several hundred homes, many of which have very limited options for their water supply.  With SAFD2's help, the Village will be able to engage in a major capital upgrade at its water treatment facility without a significant rate increase for its customers.  Given potential federal stimulus funds available, both parties are pushing to complete design work quickly for a planned construction start in late summer 2010.
• Middlebury College Water Main Replacement
  In September 2009, Middlebury College completed a water main replacement project for approximately 2,000 linear feet of older cast iron pipe.  The project also included drainage, walkway, and curbing improvements within the main quad of campus.  The College's high student population during spring and fall semesters meant that the contractor (J. Hutchins, Inc.) had a narrow construction window this past summer.  Despite this challenge, all construction was completed prior to students' return to campus.
• Eastview at Middlebury
  On October 1, we received word that the last appeal of the Eastview at Middlebury Retirement Community project's Act 250 permit was denied.  The project is moving ahead with construction planned for April 2010. 
• Town of Dover
  Selected the team of Phelps Engineering and VHB/Pioneer to conduct a Town-wide study of its public drinking water issues and solutions.  Services will begin soon.

• We want to welcome Robert Clark.  Robert is a recent graduate of the University of Maine where he obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering.  Robert grew up in Middlebury and previously worked at Phelps as an intern.  In his spare time, Robert volunteers as a referee for local Division II football games and enjoys sports, hunting and fishing.

• Congratulations are in order for Jeremy Rathbun.  Jeremy recently passed the examination to achieve licensed designer status in the State of Vermont. This qualification has been added to his PE license, and he can now design soil-based septic systems.

• Jon Ashley continues to coach the Middlebury Union High School wrestling team and looks forward to another very busy season. Go Tigers!!!

• John Kiernan continues as a coach with the Learn-to-Skate program at the Memorial Sports Center in Middlebury.  He looks forward to a winter of graduating kids from pushing folding chairs, to milk crates, to nothing at all.

• Jim Scott has expanded his running this year with good placements in the Apple Blossom Derby 10K, Vergennes Day 10K, and Schroon Lake Half Marathon among others. He also helped organize the Vergennes Day races this year.