By Katy Savage When rain hit Killington in early July and mud slid across the road, Lisa Ransom and her husband scurried with heavy equipment to save the 1895 Mission Farm church from flooding. Ransom, the vicar of the […]
Tag: Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Local News
Powering forward: Ted Brady of Vermont League of Cities and Towns
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann What most people notice when they meet Ted Brady, especially on Zoom, are his open-hearted smile and generous laugh, plus his unwavering focus on listening intently before he comments or asks any questions. Brady, 45, is […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Finally, solid research on TIFs
By Emerson Lynn Editor’s note: Emerson Lynn is the former publisher and current editorial writer for the St. Albans Messenger. Tucked into H.159, a bill focused on community and economic development, is a provision that would create a pilot program […]
Local News, TIF
Study: TIF programs increases Ed Fund and economic opportunity
The Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) released an independent analysis of Vermont’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) program Tuesday, April 19, that concluded that TIF helps Vermont meet its smart growth goals, promotes long-term planning, and contributes to net-growth […]
State News
Funding available to support equitable and inclusive communities
In cooperation with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and the state of Vermont’s Office of Racial Equity and the Vermont Community Foundation is offering grants to Vermont villages, towns, and cities to foster inclusion and belonging for people […]
News Briefs
News Briefs: Rutland Region
By Lani Duke Rutland City Where does the water go? About half the water the Rutland city water plant treats seems to disappear. Of the average 2 million gallons of drinking water the city processes every day, only about half […]
Op - Ed
Marijuana legalization and our children
New report outlines the impacts By Julia Purdy At its Town Meeting in Killington recently, the Vermont League of Cities and Towns came out in opposition to the legalization of recreational marijuana in Vermont. Apparently they have read the latest […]
News Briefs
News Briefs: Lakes Region
Dam removal urged Claiming that most of the 200 dams in Vermont that do not appear to have a current use are thus “deadbeats,” the Nature Conservancy of Vermont plans to urge their removal after first developing a data-rich map […]
News Briefs
VLCT hosts Town Fair 2015 at the Killington Grand
KILLINGTON — On Thursday, Oct. 8, the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) will host Town Fair 2015 and its annual meeting at the Killington Grand Resort in Killington, Vt. More than 500 local officials, VLCT staff and board […]
Opinion
Transparency in governing at risk if changes to public meeting laws are approved
By Angelo Lynn Open meeting laws are part of state statute to insure citizens are kept abreast of what government is doing. That’s as much true in state government as it is for school boards, town selectboards, zoning and planning […]