Ghost of Midnight

Best of FPF: 39 Years, 60+ Miles, 24/7

Michelle, the Town Clerk of Craftsbury, posted on behalf of Craftsbury’s Selectboard in their Forum. We thought it was well worth a share:

“It is with much gratitude that the Craftsbury Selectboard would like to acknowledge the 39 years of service that Steve Marckres has selflessly served on the town road crew. Steve started working on the road crew in 1986 and, after ten years, was promoted to road foreman in 1996.

Over all those years, Steve has heeded the call 24 hours a day and 7 days a week during any kind of weather (while most of us are safe in our warm homes). During the winter, he was out manning the snowplow early each morning to make sure the roads were safe and passable for early morning commuters. For over two generations, he made sure our children and grandchildren had a safe trip to and from school on their school bus. Many winter days, Steve had to plow his route more than once.

Following the major flood of 2023, Steve rallied his crew and worked tirelessly to make sure that within 24 hours, at least one lane of every gravel road in town was passable. He wanted to make sure that no one was stranded at the end of a washed-out road.

It has been an honor to work with Steve as the selectboard made major decisions about road equipment upgrades. He always knew which of the town’s 42+ miles of gravel road needed the most attention in the year ahead and which section of the town’s 18 miles of paved road needed to be resurfaced. Steve always gave us great input each year when we were creating our annual budget.

On behalf of the entire community of Craftsbury, we would like to thank Steve for so many years of dedicated service and the responsibilities that he has carried on his shoulders to keep the 60+ miles of Craftsbury roads in such amazing shape.”