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Town of Killington to partner with Killington Resort to hold drive-in style fireworks
June 30, 2020
KILLINGTON, VT – The town of Killington has announced that it will partner with Killington Resort to hold its annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration at Snowshed Slope. Parking and viewing will be permitted at Snowshed (Upper and Lower), Ramshead, and Killington Golf Course parking lots. The 2020, 4th of July Fireworks follows the drive-in…
Mountain Times – Volume 49, Number 26 – June 24-30, 2020
June 24, 2020
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Vermont breaks syrup record
June 24, 2020
Vermont retains its title as the nation’s top maple syrup producer with a record-breaking 2.2 million gallons harvested this past spring. This year’s record broke the previous record set just last year at just over 2 million gallons, according to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, which released a report earlier this month. This is the third…
$450,000 has been donated to Woodstock Area Relief Fund
June 24, 2020
Funds are still available to those in need The Woodstock Area Relief Fund (WARF) has received more than $450,000 in donations and has already helped 148 households representing 418 individuals in the Windsor Central Supervisory Union. The funds are being used by families struggling due to the Covid-19 crisis. “I’ve been trying to handle this situation with…
Okemo and six of Vail Resorts’ Northeast resorts to open for summer starting, June 26
June 24, 2020
LUDLOW — Stowe, Okemo and Mount Snow in Vermont, plus Hunter Mountain, in New York and Attitash and Wildcat, in New Hampshire announced June 18 that they will open for the summer. The six Northeast resorts will open with a limited summer footprint focusing on mountain access and scenic lift rides. As a part of Vail…
Grace Congregational UCC announces reopening
June 24, 2020
RUTLAND—Grace Congregational UCC has announced it is reopening for worship as of June 28. The church council voted at its June 15 meeting to begin reopening the church in a phased manner, an approach designed to provide sufficient opportunity to operate first in a low density and low contact environment before making the incremental changes needed to…
Ramp it Up 5/10k event raises relief funds
June 24, 2020
The BROC Community Action Covid Relief Fund recently received $1,134.06 raised by Spring Lake Ranch, it announced June 17. Cassie Cohen, an optimistic community member with a strong desire to run the Spring Lake Ranch trails thought it might be nice to “gather a few people to run with me on the trails.” Out of…
Road changes seem to be progressively insidious
June 24, 2020
Dear Editor, I was really peeved to see this proposal “…to eliminate the ‘slip lane’ at the intersection of West Hill Road and replace the intersection with a roundabout,” rehashed in the Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) “Killington Road Master Plan” as reported last week. Creating a “roundabout” or “rotary” has been proposed before with…
Killington Fund can help those in need
June 24, 2020
Dear Editor, I was one of the many Killington employees abruptly laid off. I have fallen behind on my rent, electric what little money I’ve had goes towards food. I feel as if the walls are closing in. My family lives in Killington...My husband and I have both been out of work due to the…
Thank you officers
June 24, 2020
Dear Editor, Here’s to a big “thank you!” to all the officers. Not only have you been on the front lines with Covid-19, but now rallies want to dismantle you. Black Lives Do Matter. Police Lives Matter. Our own liberty and justice matters, too. Our nation aspires to liberty and justice for all; that comes…
Voters should repeal Killington’s short-term rental bylaw
June 24, 2020
Dear Editor, Many of us who rent property in town are not opposed to a registration or permit process, including certification to the rules. There are 930 properties listed on the stort-term rental (STR) sites and over 300 more rentals which are not. Nearly 50% of the town budget is subsidized by rentals, through the…
STR petitioners are in favor of sensible short-term rental regulations
June 24, 2020
Dear Editor, In last week’s Mountain Times, there was an article titled “Killington residents file petition against short-term rental regulations.” To be very clear, we, the Concerned Killington Taxpayers Association, that filed the petition on behalf of the voters, are not against short-term rental regulations. We are against “this version” of the short-term rental regulations…
Primary concern
June 24, 2020
By Cathy Resmer The demand for local news has never been greater, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) acknowledged to newspaper publishers at the start of a June 4 Zoom call organized by the Vermont Press Association. “But the market model — in order to fund it — has never been weaker. It’s just an unbelievable…
Show me the money
June 24, 2020
By Rep. Jim Harrison The state’s economic picture is bleak. Since the pandemic hit, tax revenues are down and will be down for at least the next two years according to state economists…all as a direct result of closed or limited businesses and high unemployment. Yet, at the same time, the governor and Legislature are…
Gov. Scott announces unemployment insurance tax relief for employers
June 24, 2020
On Tuesday, June 23, Gov. Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Labor announced changes to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program that will reduce employers’ UI tax rates and increase the maximum weekly benefit amount for UI claimants. “This tax relief will help reduce the burden on employers who’ve had to make difficult decisions to…