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After two major floods, one Plainfield couple is wondering what comes next
Karen Meisner and Pär Winzell live in a home situated along the Winooski River in Plainfield. They experienced catastrophic flooding in July of 2023. This summer, they were nearly finished with cleanup, and then they were hit hard again. The Winooski became a lake around their home, and their kitchen filled with mud.
A new Vermont law prevents hunters from selling bear paws and organs
Advocates and officials worried that the lack of regulation in Vermont could attract people interested in selling bear parts on the black market. Read the story on VTDigger here: A new Vermont law prevents hunters from selling bear paws and organs.
School districts across Vermont struggle to find, retain bus drivers
Peacham School Principal Sam McLeod doesn’t expect to give up driving the school bus any time soon. Picking up and dropping children safely home, he said, has been “one of the most fulfilling experiences” he has had in education. Read the story on VTDigger here: School districts across Vermont struggle to find, retain bus drivers.
Study will gauge feasibility for ten-mile path
In September, an engineering study to assess the feasibility of a multi-use path linking Warren to Moretown along VT 100 will begin. A newly formed advisory committee for the proposed project will also start meeting next week. Mad River Path (MRP) executive director Misha Golfman provided a project update to...
State agency report: Vermont needs at least 24,000 new homes
Covid-19 migrants, aging housing stock and rising construction costs have combined to raise housing costs and lower the vacancy rate in the Green Mountain State, according to the Vermont Housing Finance Agency’s five-year needs assessment. Read the story on VTDigger here: State agency report: Vermont needs at least 24,000 new homes .
Montpelier Seeks Proposals for Its Once-Problematic Parklet
The Montpelier City Council is seeking developers’ proposals for a half-acre downtown lot that drew locals' complaints and repeated visits from police in recent years after its gazebo became a gathering place for people experiencing homelessness. Tiny Guertin Park, sandwiched between a block of stores and railroad tracks near...
Montpelier homeowner makes energy efficiency upgrades with the Inflation Reduction Act
From left: Jack McCullough, mayor of Montpelier; John Snell, homeowner; state senator Anne Watson; and Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG. Vermont Business Magazine State Senator Anne Watson and Montpelier Mayor Jack McCullough joined Montpelier resident John Snell and representatives of the Vermont Natural Resources Council and VPIRG Wednesday to celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at Snell’s home in Montpelier. Joined by local media, they toured his home and the energy upgrades made to it that were made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Waitsfield hears pitch for 20 dwelling units on town gravel pit land
Aron and Cory Shea, of Shea Property Services and Vermont Signature Homes, pitched the Waitsfield Select Board this week on a plan to build 20 dwelling units on town-owned land that abuts the town gravel pit. The select board will hold a site view in the coming weeks to review...
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