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State regulators have given the go-ahead for a $3.65 million project to boost the capacity, reliability, and flexibility of Brattleboro's electrical system.
Green Mountain Power has received a state certificate of public good to overhaul its South Brattleboro substation on Cotton Mill Hill.
On Sept. 1, a private contractor took control of all security functions at Windham County's courthouses. The transition from county sheriff's protection apparently went smoothly: Officials say the only differences courthouse visitors will notice are “new faces and new-style uniforms” worn by Securitas USA personnel. But some wonder whether...
In theory, Vermont's “all-payer” healthcare proposal should be music to Louis Josephson's ears. The Brattleboro Retreat's top administrator listened closely during a two-hour meeting on Oct. 12 as state officials described their ambitious plan to contain health care costs and improve quality. One of the plan's major goals is...
Town officials see an “amazing opportunity” in potential reuse of Vermont Yankee property, though it isn't the property some might initially have hoped for. Several Vernon officials met late last month with Vermont Yankee administrators to talk about the potential for Entergy-owned parcels to figure into the town's economic and community development plans. There were two key takeaways from that meeting: The former plant site itself is unlikely to be available for redevelopment during decommissioning, which is expected to take...
Key points from “When People and Money Leave (and the Plant Stays)” include: Plan, and plan for the worstMany of the “lessons learned” preach comprehensive planning - as much of it as possible, and as early as possible. For example, though Vermont Yankee was always controversial, Windham Regional Commission stayed involved in plant proceedings over the years from a “neutral position so it could promote conversation among all sides,” officials wrote. Also, the report notes that the Windham Region's Comprehensive...
Early in a new report on Vermont Yankee's shutdown, officials in the Windham County region acknowledge that the closure's full impacts “have yet to be realized and may not necessarily be easy to quantify.” Nevertheless, they believe they've got a story to tell. That's the purpose of the report, framed as “lessons learned” both before and after the Vernon nuclear plant's December 2014 closure. The document - the result of a tri-state effort - serves as an advisory, a tutorial,
The proposed Stiles Brook Wind Project is shrinking, but the site's developer is nevertheless promising a bigger financial reward for the would-be host towns of Windham and Grafton. Iberdrola Renewables has eliminated four of the 28 turbines in the site's original design. The company says the change, which affects only the portion of the project situated in Windham, will make the wind power site less visible and will reduce its noise impacts. At the same time, Iberdrola has boosted the...
In the 2014 general election, then-state Rep. John Moran lost just one town in the Windham-Bennington House District. But that town - Dover - happens to be where Laura Sibilia resides. Sibilia, an independent, used her strong hometown support to oust Moran, a Wardsboro Democrat who had served four consecutive terms. Two years later, they are facing off again in the Nov. 8 general election. And the way they frame their candidacies says a lot about their approach to state...
