Killington Town Hall Sign

Killington Town Hall Sign

In addition to the activities associated with the management changes at the Killington Resort, town government has also started to take actions to address economic issues at Killington.

In response to a June 25th select board discussion on implementing a 1% local option tax in Killington, ostensibly to pay in part for an Economic Development Initiative previously discussed at Town Meeting in March, a group of concerned citizens attended last nights select board meeting to respond to the discussions. The group, who had been solicited to volunteer to study economic development in the town of Killington, requested that the Select Board defer from any conversations concerning raising taxes to pay for the as yet undefined initiative. The group felt that any funding discussion at this point, where the group has not yet been officially convened, was premature at best and polarizing at worst to the process of investigating alternatives to strengthen economic activity in Killington.

In response to the groups request, Dave Lewis, the Killington Town Manager, notified the group that the first official meeting on the economic development initiative had been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday July 18th at 7:00 PM at a place to be determined by the committee co-chairs, Bill Bauer of the Summit Lodge and Chris Karr of the Pickle Barrel Night Club. Stay tuned, as this will get more interesting as the summer progresses.

Wherever you may be on this very warm day in Killington, keep it in the fairway and don't forget you sunscreen.