By Curt Peterson Maggie O’Brien, the newest member of the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, will be helping update the 2015 Killington Town Plan, according to RRPC Special Projects Manager Ed Bove. O’Brien grew up in Farmington, New York, a small […]
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Inclusion organization rejects Killington version
By Curt Peterson Killington Select Board members signed and submitted a version of the Vermont Declaration of Inclusion to its sponsoring organization on Nov. 14. The Mountain Times asked Al Wakefield, co-founder of VTdeclarationofinclusion.org, his reaction to the submission at […]
Killington Select Board increases support for CEDRR, regional marketing
By Curt Peterson On Monday night, Nov. 28, Killington Select Board voted unanimously to increase annual financial support for the Chamber and Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR) from $1,500 per year to $5,000 — more than tripling the […]
Select Board names LaHart new Killington fire chief
By Curt Peterson Chris LaHart has been named the new chief of Killington Fire and Rescue, a new paid position. LaHart appeared at a Select Board meeting Nov. 14 from his current home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to introduce […]
Killington updates hazard mitigation plan
By Curt Peterson The Killington hazard mitigation team made up of planning commission member Ricky Bowers, planning consultant Lisa Davis, Selectman Steve Finneron, Town Manager/Road Commissioner Chet Hagenbarth and Killington Fire and Rescue Chief/Emergency Director Gary Roth, voted to give […]
WCSU board sets 2023-2024 tuition rate
By Curt Peterson On Monday, Nov. 7 the Windsor Central Supervisory Union board unanimously approved tuition rates for the 2023-2024 school year. Middle/high school tuition will be $19,649, and elementary school tuition will be $17,000 per student. Tuition is the […]
Senate candidate Peter Welch visits Rutland
By Curt Peterson U. S. Senate candidate Peter Welch, who lives in Norwich, received a warm welcome from 20 Rutlanders who gathered to greet him at Phoenix Books Saturday afternoon. The appearance was part of his “Welch Wagon Tour,” visiting […]
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 […]
Hartland planners object to Sunnymede store decision
By Curt Peterson In small Vermont communities some issues come and go without leaving long-lasting effects, but “What’s the status of the Sunnymede Farm Store project?” has persisted on local lips since early summer, when the developer’s Act 250 application […]
Sanders, Welch and Balint rally in Hartland
By Curt Peterson Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Congressman Peter Welch and state Sen. Becca Balint, calling themselves the “Delegation Tour for All” get-out-the-vote rally drew about 150 people to Hartland’s Damon Hall on Saturday, Oct. 23. Sanders isn’t up for […]