Editor’s note: these questions have been collected and submitted to the Mountain Times on behalf of some members of the Killington community, who wish to remain anonymous. We have asked experts on each topic to answer their questions: On the 1 percent option tax: Many Killington citizens/voters in town want to know why the 1…

By Chet Hagenbarth The general fund budget is comprised of three primary sections: operations, capital funds and debt service. This year’s budget proposes to reduce the operations budget, bring capital funding to a sustainable level, and hold debt service funding at or below the most recent 5-year levels.  This budget and Articles 6 & 7…

Building on the regional marketing campaign and grassroots efforts to help people move to Vermont, Rutland’s Regional Marketing Initiative (RMI) is “rolling out the red carpet” to prospective new Rutland County residents. The RMI today announced the creation of Rutland Red Carpet, a program to provide a local “concierge” to help people considering a move…

Staff report Editor’s note: Also see the Killington town manager’s report on the budget on page 4. Two candidates are vying for a Killington Select Board seat on Town Meeting Day. Incumbent Patty McGrath is running against Charles Claffey for a three-year term. McGrath, the owner of McGrath’s Irish Pub and the Inn at Long…

Staff Report KILLINGTON— The Killington Resort Hospitality Training Program has a new home. After Green Mountain College announced two weeks ago that it was closing in May, thereby folding its partnership with Killington, the resort quickly turned to Castleton University as a host. The new partnership has been given verbal approval from the New England…

Police are investigating a threat at Green Mountain Union High School Monday, Feb. 4. Chester Police Chief Cloud said in a press release that had been directed against the school through Facebook. Cloud was working with the state police to investigate the situation. He said Tuesday morning that the person who made the threat lives…

Police are warning drivers that snow squalls are causing difficult roadway conditions Wednesday night. Snow squalls in many areas, particularly along Interstate 89 in central Vermont, are causing extremely limited visibility on the roads.  Blowing snow also creates icy conditions.  Motorists are asked to avoid unnecessary travel and to slow down and leave plenty of…

Photo by Blotto Brock Crouch catches some air in a Peace Park.

Submitted After five years as minority owners, Ann and Joshua Eckler celebrate purchasing Trailside Inn on Route 100 north in Killington from former partner, Joe DeSena.

Photo by Katy Savage For transfer students Claire Sherman, Kaleigh Kennedy and Serena McKenzie this semester will be their last.

By Curt Peterson ECFiber and Brownsville Butcher and Pantry jointly hosted an open house on Friday, Jan. 18 that might be called “a match made in heaven.” The occasion was ECFiber’s introduction of a new “internet café” within the former Brownsville General Store. West Windsor, of which Brownsville is a part, is one of 24…

Kathleen  “Kay” Marie Sullivan Groom, 76, of Killington passed away at home on Christmas morning Dec.25, 2018 Kay was born April 24, 1942 to Eugene and Dorothy Sullivan of Chicopee, Massachusetts.  She was raised in Chicopee and attended and graduated from Holy Name Girls Academy in 1959. In her teenage years, Kay discovered an innate…

Editor’s note: this question has been submitted to the Mountain Times on behalf of some members of the Killington community, who wish to remain anonymous. Each week until Town Meeting we will select a question and pose it to the appropriate expert in that community in order to clarify facts. If you have a question…

By Julia Purdy RUTLAND— Last fall Rutland neighborhood streets glowed with the golden foliage of ash trees, but since October, 75 streetside ash trees have been removed, Public Works Commissioner Jeff Wennberg told the Mountain Times Jan.23. That was the target number for 2018, with an equal number slated for 2019, and 45-50 trees in…

By Elizabeth Gribkoff/VTDigger Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation is recommending the Legislature change the state’s recycling laws so that commercial haulers will not have to pick up compost from all households when new rules take effect in 2020. But they’re recommending that the ban on putting food scraps in the trash be left intact. The Legislature…