The
city of St. Albans was just approved by the state for the latest tax increment
financing district. Other
communities are interested in districts of their own, but state law limits how
many there can be. So Gov. Peter Shumlin wants the Legislature to add more
of them.
The town of Barre is receiving federal grant money secured by Sen. Patrick Leahy and the U.S. Forest Service to acquire forest land
in Washington County.
Barre City Police Chief Tim Bombardier.
Chief Bombardier sheds light on these synthetic drugs with deceptive names like bath salts, potpourri and spice.
The National
Weather Service issued tornado warnings Tuesday afternoon for parts of Vermont, meaning a funnel
cloud had been spotted either on radar or in the sky.
Firefighters from throughout central Vermont are converging on the city
of Barre where three fires were reported in homes within minutes of each
other.
With shrinking
tax revenue and less federal aid, many cash-strapped Vermont cities and towns are employing
a complicated financial tool designed to help them build public projects that
they can’t currently afford.
Barre’s
City Council is expected next month to discuss the city’s water rate contract
with the town of Barre. City
officials say the meeting is an earnest attempt to control skyrocketing maintenance
fees.