By Neil P. Allen BRANDON—On Monday, July 26, the Brandon Select Board unanimously voted to release a statement regarding a complaint against Brandon Town Manager David Atherton for acting unprofessionally. The issue arose when Atherton requested to see bodycam footage […]
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Planning Commission accepts Killington Road Corridor Study
By Neil P. Allen KILLINGTON—On July 20, the Killington Planning Commission voted to accept the VHB Killington Road Survey Study, and will be forwarding the study to the Select Board to enact on the engineering services and design work for […]
Reading votes to move to Australian balloting
On Saturday, July 24, the residents of Reading voted in a special election to determine whether or not the voting mechanism on town meeting day should change. According to Reading resident Shiri Macri, who brought forward the petition to change […]
Pine Hill Park celebrates 100 years, continues to serve the public
By Neil P. Allen RUTLAND — One hundred years ago, a Rutland resident had the foresight to donate 273 acres of land on Pine Hill to the city of Rutland to be used as a park and it is still fulfilling that vision […]
Brandon sewer budget passes, Select Board puts funding decision on hold
By Neil P. Allen On Monday, the Brandon Sewer Commission approved a $853,660 budget, which includes a potential fixed usage rate increase from $34 per quarter to $68 per quarter. This budget is 3.04% less than last year’s budget. Brandon […]
41% of rental property owners in Brandon to receive delinquency notices
By Neil P. Allen On Monday during the Brandon Select Board meeting, Rental Housing Officer Tom Kilpeck reported that about 41% of the rental property owners in town have not submitted their annual statement of compliance. Due to the Covid-19 […]
Tax, sewer delinquency collection to resume
By Neil P. Allen On Monday, June 14, the town of Brandon will resume the collection of delinquent sewer and tax payments following Governor Phil Scott’s announcement that the Covid-19 pandemic state of emergency would end at midnight. “We agreed […]
Energy commission receives approval
By Neil P. Allen On Monday, June 14, Brandon Select Board member Tim Guiles presented a document with the mission statement and set of goals for the Brandon energy committee following a request from commission members to be allowed to […]
Garland’s expands to include floral business
By Neil P. Allen RUTLAND — The pandemic has proved to be a mixed bag when it comes to the impact on businesses. For some, it resulted in the closing their business. For others, it led to the opportunity to […]
Norwich, Bradford join TRORC energy group
By Neil P. Allen The Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission’s (TRORC) energy work with towns has expanded following town meetings in Norwich and Bradford where voters approved funding to utilize the services of the Intermunicipal Regional Energy Coordinator (IREC), Geoff Martin. […]