Annual Meeting Update

The Manchester Riverwalk Association held their Annual Meeting virtually on February 5th, 2022. Committee and community members were welcomed by Board President, Margaret Donovan and heard updates from the Association’s treasurer, development and communications committees. 


Board member Stephen Drunsic provided a detailed presentation on the latest on the design and engineering of the ADA compliant Riverwalk Community Pedestrian Bridge, which will span 110 feet over the West Branch of the Batten Kill, from the Factory Point Town Green to Manchester’s historic Main Street district. Working with VHB, an engineering and design firm from South Burlington, VT, expectations are for a 2022 ground breaking.


Other business conducted at the Annual Meeting included re-election of trustees Eileen Braheney, Joanie Burns, Stephen Drunsic and Dick Smith to three year terms. The meeting ended with a slide show presentation of the year’s accomplishments, including the $250,000 matching grant received by the Right Track Foundation, the Open House held on the Town Green, and various volunteer Clean-Up days and fundraising activities.

Manchester Riverwalk's proposed bridge across the West Branchof the Battenkill in Manchester, VT.
An artist’s rendering of the proposed 110′ pedestrian bridge that will span the Batten Kill in the heart of Manchester and provide a dramatic view of the falls at the Mill Pond.