Turner on audit: 'Outrageous'
By COURTNEY LAMDIN | Staff Writer
courtney@miltonindependent.com
Despite all the uncertainties surrounding State Auditor Tom Salmon’s damaging report on Milton’s tax increment financing districts, one thing is for sure: Milton’s state representatives aren’t going to let this audit spell higher taxes for Milton residents.
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More on TIF districts and Salmon's audit:
Audit: Town owes $3.4M
What are TIF districts?
Where are Milton's TIF districts?
Photo by Courtney Lamdin
A national treasure
A reader alerted the Milton Independent to two bald eagles enjoying an afternoon meal on the banks of the Lamoille River Monday afternoon. The birds stayed far away from the people snapping their photos from West Milton Road but weren’t shy about being photographed from the distance. The other eagle was perched on an above branch and also spread its wings for a flight to another high resting place. Have you seen the eagles near the Lamoille, or perhaps at Sand Bar State Park? We welcome submissions!
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Audit: Town owes $3.4M
Vermont Auditor Tom Salmon released a report last Thursday that alleges Milton mismanaged its tax increment financing districts and owes the state $3.4 million in back education taxes.
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What are TIFs, and where are Milton's?
Read more about tax increment financing districts:
What are TIFs? A factsheet
Where are Milton's TIFs? |
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Library purchases new bookmobile
After a hiatus of nearly two years, the town of Milton will once again have a bookmobile as early as this spring. The Friends of the Library recently purchased a used shuttle bus and are looking for help turning it into a mobile library.
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Tires remain despite court order
The 90-day window for junkyard owner Gil Rhoades to clean up his tires has passed, and the behemoth pile remains. The attorney for the court-battled Rhoades said his client doesn’t have the money to remove the tires.
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Priest to start all over
The Rev. Daniel Lokanga's trip to the Red Barn to find his possessions, emptied from a storage container destined for Africa, was not as successful as he'd hoped.
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Meet Officer Ed Larente
The latest hire to the Milton Police Dept. was made possible with the federal Community Oriented Policing Services grant.
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CVPS seeks nominations for Zetterstrom award
To honor her lasting legacy and continuing environmental work by Vermonters, Central Vermont Public Service is seeking nominations for the 2012 CVPS-Zetterstrom Environmental Award, named for famed osprey advocate Meeri Zetterstrom.
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Irene sets tone in new legislative session
As legislators dutifully filed back to the State House for the first day of the 2012 legislative session last week, among all the chatter about balancing the budget, one name surfaced over and over: Irene.
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Georgia and FWSU boards finalize budgets
The fiscal year 2013 budgets are approved -- and wait voter approval on Town Meeting Day. [ FULL STORY ] |
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Lost donations case moving forward
A six-foot-wide, 30-feet long, three-ton shipping container that took three years to fill with humanitarian goods meant for the Congo now stands empty in the Red Barn Warehouse and Storage in Georgia.
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Impact fee debate on hold
The elderly couple who paid more than $3,000 to add an accessory apartment to their single family home sought relief from the Selectboard last month, but the issue is on hold for now.
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Plumb won't rush change; Public Works dept. gets new figurehead
A new hire overseeing a new department isn’t easy work. That’s why Craig Plumb, the town of Milton’s new Public Works director and town engineer, hasn’t had much time yet to learn all the inner workings of the newly-formed department.
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Burnor named second detective
The Milton Police Department assigned a second detective last month. As of January 1, Officer Warren Burnor will join Detective Cpl. Paul Locke in investigating crimes in Milton full-time.
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Brand-new Georgia Market open for business
The dust has settled. The new Georgia Market opened to customers in November, and the old building was demolished right before the holidays.
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Local artist designs logo for Milton Public Library
Milton artist Bill Kaigle, owner of Ye Olde Sign Shoppe / Kaigle Creative, created the winning design for the Milton Public Library’s new logo.
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