In addition to anxiety about the general solvency of a Vermont health care system saddled with rising costs, a major insurance carrier on the brink of insolvency and an aging state population, Porter officials must also contend with the prospect of shrinking reimbursement through the federal Medicaid program.
Addison County Democrats have added a third name to the list of candidates Gov. Phil Scott will consider to serve out the balance of a two-year term recently vacated by incumbent Addison-4 Rep. Mari Cordes, D-Bristol.
Middlebury has hired a company to conduct a reappraisal of townwide properties, a state-mandated exercise to ensure property values are up-to-date and reflect current market conditions.
The July 1 sunset of the state’s motel voucher program has sent more than 300 vulnerable Vermont households into uncertain housing situations, and leaders at Addison County’s two homeless shelters are noting a corresponding uptick in demand.
The Patricia Hannaford Career Center (PHCC) this fall will launch a new curriculum for aspiring emergency responders, some of whom could go on to fill the ranks of local rescue squads that are in almost constant need of trained, reliable health care professionals.
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