By Curt Peterson On Oct. 23, three Green Mountain Power (GMP) representatives presented their plan for eliminating local outages to the Killington Select Board. Without electricity, wintertime Killington is just a very cold, very quiet mountain littered with dark […]
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Killington Select Board approves lower speed limits
By Curt Peterson As a resort town whose population grows from 1,500 to almost 20,000 on a FIS Women’s Cup ski weekend, Killington has unique challenges regarding traffic management. Police Chief Whit Montgomery and three full-time Killington Police Department officers […]
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Killington town seeks stable transition for new chief, those who spoke out aren’t welcome back
By Katy Savage The Killington Select Board is barring volunteers who quit or spoke negatively about the town from rejoining the fire department under the newly-hired fire chief. “Anyone who signed the letter (published in the Mountain Times, Rutland Herald […]
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Killington names Ramsey new town manager
Chet Hagenbarth to become public works director overseeing TIF By Polly Mikula On Monday night, June 12, the Killington Select Board announced that current Town Manager Chet Hagenbarth would be stepping out of that role and into a new […]
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Hearing yields zoning change adjustments
By Curt Peterson The Killington Select Board made some significant adjustments in zoning setback requirements during a hearing that was part of its Dec. 12 meeting. The area covered includes two “hamlets” within the town, and a section called “the […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Killington Select Board signs amended inclusion declaration
By Curt Peterson Killington Select Board ended a review and amendment process that began in August, signing an altered version of the Vermont Declaration of Inclusion at its Nov. 14 meeting. Andy Salamon, who has acted as ambassador for the […]
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Killington increases short-term rental permit fees
By Curt Peterson According to Killington Select Board member Jim Haff, there are more than 600 short-term rental properties (STRs) in Killington. Many of those owners have recently spoken out against the town’s proposal to increase fees for registering the […]
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Killington considers inclusion statement
By Curt Peterson The Killington Select Board seemed to struggle with semantics as they discussed adoption of the Vermont Declaration of Inclusion at a meeting on Aug. 22. Ultimately the board suggested a committee recommend changes in the document at […]