Warns Legislature: more work is needed to control costs Governor Phil Scott signed H.850, an act relating to transitioning education financing to the new system for pupil weighting, on Thursday, Feb. 22. The new law seeks to reduce property tax increases this year, which could reach 20% without action by local school districts, according to Scott. When signing…

The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) announced the launch of its second annual Two-Sentence Writing Contest on Feb. 22. Open to all Vermont and New Hampshire children aged 12 and under, the contest is free to enter, and prizes will be awarded to top submissions in each of four categories. This year’s contest challenges young writers…

By Curt Peterson The $99,000,000 bond for a middle/high school in Woodstock is not the only option, according to Killington Selectman Jim Haff. Four years ago a much less expensive proposal was presented to the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU), that would have fixed many of its failing systems and extended the useful life of…

By Dr. Vern Grubinger, UVM extension vegetable and berry specialist The first Census of Agriculture was conducted in 1840, when Vermont produced 3.7 million pounds of wool from 1.7 million sheep, and just $1.4 million of milk. Since then, data collected at regular intervals has documented ongoing, often dramatic, changes in farming. The most recent…

Courtesy the Dept. of Environmental Conservation Top: Barrier tape marks the limits of the construction site. Bottom left: Stone or rock check dams slow erosion in drainage channels. Bottom right: Filter socks (a manufactured tube filled with shredded material) slow stormwater runoff on long open slopes. All projects over 1 acre require additional state permits  With…

Roadmap was shaped by public input, focused on state resiliency Vermont health officials announced the release of the Age Strong VT 10-Year Action Plan, a comprehensive roadmap designed to address the evolving needs of . The strategic plan, titled “Age Strong VT: A Vision for the Future,” is the result of extensive public input. The…

By Chelsea Pond Pippa Scott, a Killington Mountain School student, speaks at Killington’s Grand Hotel about teen suicide. By Chelsea Pond The Community News Service is a program in which University of Vermont students work with professional editors to provide content for local news outlets at no cost. On Sunday, Feb. 18, a frigid and…

  By Sarah Calvin On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Killington Pico Area Association (KPAA) hosted a Select Board candidate forum for the public. Incumbent Jim Haff and challenger Andrew Gieda are vying for the open seat on the board and answered a series of questions, which they were given the day prior. Around 25 people…

By Habib Sabet and Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger In fall 2023, the leaders of the Milton Town School District unveiled the design for its new elementary and middle school (pre-K-8) at a cost of $200 million, which gave the community pause, but it was the challenges of the current annual budget cycle that ultimately led the district to table the…

Data courtesy state of Vermont, map by VTDigger Map shows how school districts throughout the state have been effected by the new changes in tax capacity as a result of Act 127’s most recent updates in calculations. By Erin Petenko/VTDigger and Polly Mikula Rural areas of the state stand to gain the most from a new…

By Katy Savage Woodstock residents will decide on an $8.02 million budget on Town Meeting Day March 5, of which $6.6 million is to be raised from taxes. The budget is up about 4% from last year and expected to increase taxes about 6%. Voters will also decide on a 1% option tax. The tax…

By Katy Savage Rutland City voters will decide on whether to change the language of a charter to remove fluoride from the water on Town Meeting Day, March 5. Residents and professionals had mixed emotions at a Jan. 29 public hearing. Some residents said having fluoride in the city water is a violation of medical…

MVSU Board of Directors Each of the seven district towns elects its own representative on the school district board of directors. Each town has two representatives, except for Woodstock which has six [due to its population which is about three times larger in population than the next biggest town in the district.] Representatives serves three-year…

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