By Lola Duffort/VTDigger The session’s omnibus housing bill advanced again on Thursday, April 13, with Act 250 provisions untouched, and those beating the drum of state-level deregulation are beginning to lose hope that they will win any concessions this year. On […]
Tag: Act 250
Featured, Local News
What is workforce housing? Who qualifies?
Killington town has plans for a 250-300 unit development, if the TIF bond for a municipal water system passes (Article 5) By Polly Mikula In addition to safe drinking water, one of the most popular promises of a municipal water […]
Local News
Hartland planners make opposition to farm proposal official
By Curt Peterson Hartland planning commission members feel a local proposal is in conflict with the Hartland town plan. Last week, they drafted a proposed memorandum addressed to the Act 250 commission spelling out the details of their opposition. On […]
Local News
Developer of Base Camp at Bear Mountain addresses local concerns in Act 250 prehearing
By Katy Savage About 20 people attended an Act 250 prehearing conference at the Killington Public Safety Building April 29 for a 104-unit residential housing development at Bear Mountain, called Base Camp at Bear Mountain. If approved, the development will […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
H.492 will help get landmark Act 250 law back on track
By Jon Groveman Editor’s note: Jon Groveman is a policy and water program director for the Vermont Natural Resources Council. Vermont’s Act 250, our one-of-a-kind statewide land use program, is often synonymous with the state’s environmental ethic. Act 250 has […]
Business, Killington, Local News, Real Estate Guide, Real Estate/Rentals
Construction scheduled to begin this summer for Base Camp at Bear Mountain duplex development, pending Act 250 approval
By Polly Mikula As soon as July, construction could begin on 24 new ski-in, ski-out townhouse duplexes at the Bear Mountain base area of Killington. The gated community will feature two-story, 4-bedroom, 4-bath homes — each about 3,000+ square feet. They’ll […]
State News
Senate supports proposed changes to Act 250
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Vermont is experiencing parallel crises: The state needs more development as Vermonters struggle to find and afford housing, and development is also increasingly encroaching on forests and habitats that are important for ensuring the state’s resilience to […]
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Mountain Times – Volume 51, Number 13 – March 30 – April 5, 2022
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Local News
Stone quarry in Cavendish triggers new interpretation of Act 250
In towns with no zoning, reopened Supreme Court decision has big implications By Emma Cotton/VTDigger A recent decision issued by the Vermont Supreme Court would change the way Act 250, Vermont’s sweeping land use and development law, functions in towns […]
Featured, Local News
Developers of Starbucks seek DRB approval
By Julia Purdy RUTLAND—The developers of the proposed Starbucks restaurant on North Main Street appeared before the Rutland Development Review Board (DRB) and observers Wednesday to present updates to the project and request a conditional use permit to operate a […]