The zoning updates aim to boost village vibrancy by allowing the development of kiosk-style businesses like ice-cream stands and to-go coffee shops, plus giving owners of historic homes more flexibility in making repairs. Work on such homes is tightly regulated under current zoning standards but planners want to loosen the rules.
The funding is designated, according to the release, to assist small businesses with capital for creating high-quality jobs, expanding economic opportunities in underserved communities that lack the necessary capital to grow.
The George Soros-backed incumbent also claimed she and her office are being “scapegoated” for growing public safety woes, and discussed her leadership in an organization seeking to abolish incarceration.
Taxpayers should reimburse businesses for retail theft losses if shoplifters can’t afford to pay, Chittenden County State’s Attorney incumbent Sarah George suggested during a recent candidate debate.
Army veteran and conservative Stephen Bellows has thrown his hat in the ring to run for governor, and also state Senate in Grand Isle, to halt what he sees as a downward slide for Vermont.
This week, two Democrat candidates vying to become Vermont’s next attorney general had what could be their final debate before the primary election on Aug. 9 — and both revealed strong left-wing views regarding the office and its role.
A GOP primary race in the newly reshaped Orleans-4 House district will pit two GOP candidates against each other who otherwise would have advanced automatically to November’s general election under the prior district maps.
Depending on what study you choose to look at, Vermont’s business climate is either slightly below average or quite close to last in the U.S. CNBC gave Vermont a #31 ranking; the Tax Foundation placed Vermont at #43.
Celsius, which offers interest-bearing crypto accounts, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Department of Financial Regulation announced. The company on July 12 said it was halting withdrawals, swaps, and transfers between customers.
A judge on Monday ruled that a case alleging voter fraud in a vote to keep Windham Elementary School open may continue, the Brattleboro Reformer reported.
Police Chief Mike Thomas said the program could bring the department back to full staffing levels and help reduce overtime hours for current officers and dispatchers. The department would ideally have between 12 and 15 officers, he said, but right now has only five full-time officers.
A 14-year-old Essex boy was cited and released Sunday, July 10, after Essex police say that on July 8 he threatened adults on a bike path with a baseball bat, demanding their cellphones and passcodes. He struck a woman with the bat after she didn’t immediately comply.