Economic Development

STR registry coming to Dover

By Mike Eldred
DOVER- The town will move forward with a short term rental ordinance with a registry, selectboard members decided at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Economic Development Director Eric Durocher presented his department’s recommendation for a short-term rental...

Affordable housing, retail space project supported by tax credit grant

WILMINGTON - Chris and Jamie Brown, owners of CB Painting LLC, have received a tax credit grant from the state in support of their new endeavor, Cozy VT Properties LLC. The new venture will manage five apartments and a retail space at 37 West Main Street, which the Browns bought last year. ...

The “Timeless Connections” art wall in Wilmington recently received a plaque commemorating its installation in 2022. The project was spearheded by Wilmington Works, an economic development group dedicated to improving the village. Facebook

Art seen as a development tool

VERMONT - A webinar about the role the arts play in the economy was held on Thursday, November 9. It featured statistics about the impact arts have on the economy and examples of ways towns are pursuing the arts as part of their economic development plan. Locally, Wilmington Economic Development...

Dover funds business projects, buys equipment

DOVER- Selectboard members turned down four funding applications, authorized highway department expenditures, and decided not to charge for police coverage during the upcoming Blueberry Festival parade.
Dover Economic Development Department Director Eric Durocher presented several...

Concerns about short-term rental regs pack room

WILMINGTON-More than 30 second-home owners and local residents filled Wilmington Town Hall meeting room Monday afternoon for a planning commission discussion regarding the regulation of short-term rentals.
Many of those in attendance were involved in some aspect of the short-term rental...

How to spend $1.2 billion? State officials are asking around

WILMINGTON- Agency of Commerce and Community Development Secretary Lindsay Kurrle, along with nearly a dozen other state officials, visited Wilmington’s Old School Community Center Monday to discuss American Rescue Plan Act funding with local and regional representatives.
“We’re making...

Boards get update on Bitown marketing results

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Wilmington and Dover Selectboards heard a report from Bitown Marketing Director Tim Dolan on a digital marketing campaign conducted over the summer. The two boards met by Zoom Wednesday evening.
The advertising campaign was conducted over almost six months, from May 16...

The existing Valley Trail . The town will decide whether to proceed with a section south of the Dover Town Office building .

Town sees big bump in tax revenues

DOVER- Selectboard members approved the purchase of highway equipment, discussed construction of a segment of the Valley Trail, and heard some good news regarding 1% local option tax revenue.
Before discussions got underway, Windham Senate candidate Tim Wessel, an independent, introduced...

A screenshot of Airbnb rentals available in Dover this month.

Town to consider rental registry

DOVER- Dover will consider a registration requirement for short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and VRBO, as part of a Bitown Economic Development subcommittee.
Dover Economic Development Director Eric Durocher told Dover Selectboard members Tuesday that the proposed registration wasn’t aimed...

Consultant cancels meeting

DOVER- Tuesday evening’s Dover Selectboard meeting was almost as notable for what wasn’t on the agenda as it was for what was.
The board was set to meet a half hour early for a presentation on a townwide reappraisal proposal from a consultant. Lister Linda Sherman said the consultant...