Chittenden County /tags/chittenden-county Chittenden County en-US 开云体育 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:03:09 GMT Amazon distribution facility proposed in Essex draws heated opposition /local-news/2025-03-21/amazon-distribution-facility-proposed-essex-draws-heated-opposition It would be the first Amazon facility in Vermont. Residents have vowed to oppose the project at every step of the approval process. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:03:09 GMT /local-news/2025-03-21/amazon-distribution-facility-proposed-essex-draws-heated-opposition Lexi Krupp Winter shelter to open in Burlington /local-news/2025-01-13/delayed-winter-shelter-to-open-in-burlington Shelters across Vermont are generally full, as is the state鈥檚 motel voucher program, which acts as a backstop when shelters are at capacity. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:47:42 GMT /local-news/2025-01-13/delayed-winter-shelter-to-open-in-burlington Carly Berlin A Colchester mobile home park rallied to become a village. A year later, here's what they've learned /local-news/2024-12-19/a-colchester-mobile-home-park-rallied-to-become-a-village-a-year-later-heres-what-theyve-learned The last new village in Vermont was established in 1933, so there wasn鈥檛 a modern roadmap. Westbury also didn鈥檛 have money for lawyers or professional support for guidance. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-12-19/a-colchester-mobile-home-park-rallied-to-become-a-village-a-year-later-heres-what-theyve-learned Olivia Conti Overnight program for people in mental health crises opens doors in Williston /local-news/2024-11-20/overnight-program-for-people-in-mental-health-crises-opens-doors-in-williston The program is meant to prevent people from needing hospital care by providing short-term support. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:46:37 GMT /local-news/2024-11-20/overnight-program-for-people-in-mental-health-crises-opens-doors-in-williston Lexi Krupp Housing leaders call for more state investment as development lags in Vermont鈥檚 largest county /local-news/2024-10-28/housing-leaders-call-more-state-investment-development-lags-vermonts-largest-county Last year, there were 720 new homes built in Chittenden County with 125 affordable units. Both numbers were below targets set by nonprofit housing developers. Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:41:32 GMT /local-news/2024-10-28/housing-leaders-call-more-state-investment-development-lags-vermonts-largest-county Liam Elder-Connors Burlington's first mental health urgent care clinic opens next week /local-news/2024-10-23/burlingtons-first-mental-health-urgent-care-clinic-opens-next-week The new walk-in clinic for people experiencing a mental health crisis will open on Oct. 28. Social service providers hope it will reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:20 GMT /local-news/2024-10-23/burlingtons-first-mental-health-urgent-care-clinic-opens-next-week Liam Elder-Connors An urgent care center for mental health crises is opening in Burlington /local-news/2024-09-11/mental-health-urgent-care-center-opens-burlington-october The center, which will open Oct. 28, is meant as an alternative to the emergency room for people who are having a mental health crisis, but don鈥檛 need acute medical or inpatient psychiatric care. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:31:10 GMT /local-news/2024-09-11/mental-health-urgent-care-center-opens-burlington-october Elodie Reed Trials & Tribulations: A week inside Vermont's busiest courthouse reveals a judicial system plagued by delays /local-news/2024-05-28/trials-tribulations-a-week-inside-vermonts-busiest-courthouse-reveals-a-judicial-system-plagued-by-delays More than four years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the state judiciary is still struggling with an enormous backlog of criminal cases and competing public pressures around how justice should be pursued. To better understand how the system is working, Seven Days and 开云体育 embedded two reporters at the Burlington criminal courthouse for one week. Tue, 28 May 2024 22:54:55 GMT /local-news/2024-05-28/trials-tribulations-a-week-inside-vermonts-busiest-courthouse-reveals-a-judicial-system-plagued-by-delays Liam Elder-Connors, Derek Brouwer (Seven Days) Chittenden County falls short of target to build more housing /local-news/2023-10-24/chittenden-county-falls-short-of-target-to-build-more-housing Local housing leaders had set a goal to build 1,000 new units of housing 鈥� a quarter at affordable rates 鈥� annually for five years. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:53:35 GMT /local-news/2023-10-24/chittenden-county-falls-short-of-target-to-build-more-housing Carly Berlin South Burlington will use budget surplus to upgrade emergency dispatch center, fire station /local-news/2023-09-01/south-burlington-will-use-budget-surplus-to-upgrade-emergency-dispatch-center-fire-station The city of South Burlington will use about half of a $2 million budget surplus to fund nearly a dozen special projects. The other half will be saved. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:15:59 GMT /local-news/2023-09-01/south-burlington-will-use-budget-surplus-to-upgrade-emergency-dispatch-center-fire-station Liam Elder-Connors