The village has agreed to make concessions to its winter parking ban in an effort to appease Main Street business owners and landlords who said the law left their patrons and tenants nowhere to park. The board of trustees agreed to permit overnight parking on Fosdick Alley. But whether the concessions prove to be enough [...]
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Village taking legal action against negligent property owners
The village will pursue legal action against the owner of a dilapidated Main Street building. Mayor Peter Telisky said Tuesday the village is working with Washington County to take Flint Stone, owner of the old “Chase” building to court. “It’s crazy. It’s absolutely absurd that this has gone on as long as it has,” Telisky [...]
Town calls for minimal tax increase
Despite a projected increase in appropriations and a decrease in revenues from sources other than taxes, the Town of Whitehall has proposed a spending plan that calls for almost no increase in taxes. The $1 million budget calls for a 0.12 percent increase in the tax rate, meaning local property owners can expect to pay [...]
Hampton looking to develop agricultural plan
The Hampton planning board is in the early stages of creating a road map for the future development of farming in the community. The plan would be a resource that current and prospective farmers could use as they look to establish or expand their operations. “Because you have Green Mountain College doing so much with [...]
Code violations concern officials
The village is stepping up efforts to address property maintenance violations and has asked for the assistance of local law enforcement in enforcing the junk and abandoned vehicles law. For the past several weeks, the Whitehall Police Department, in coordination with village code enforcement, has been issuing notices of violation to local property owners who [...]
Year in Review Part II
July 7 Village uses soft touch for property issues If your neighbors’ lawn is too long or they don’t take care of their garbage and you live in the village, you might have called Granville Village Ordinance Officer Gary Didier into action. As part of the duties of the part-time position, Didier is tasked [...]
Town budget includes 10 percent tax increase: Cost of funding retirement cited
The town board unanimously approved its 2012 fiscal budget during a special meeting last Wednesday and homeowners can expect to pay a little more when they receive their tax bills next year. The nearly $1 million budget calls for a 10.02 percent increase in the tax rate, meaning local property owners could expect to pay [...]
Village tightens trash rules
The Village Board took an important step in its ongoing mission to clean up the community Tuesday evening when it passed a law regarding the proper storage and disposal of solid waste within the village. The law, which has been discussed and revised several times over the last two to three months, received the unanimous [...]
Garbage Laws
By Derek Liebig The village of Whitehall has begun the process of drawing up a new set of laws and legal definitions governing the collection and disposal of solid waste in the village that they hope will add some teeth to current laws and compel local residents to clean up their properties. Officials hope [...]
Village eyes property eyesores
If your neighbors’ lawn is too long or they don’t take care of their garbage and you live in the village, you might have called Granville Village Ordinance Officer Gary Didier into action. As part of the duties of the part-time position, Didier is tasked with keeping an eye out for property owners or tenants [...]
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VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]