Economic Development


Eric Durocher
DOVER- Selectboard members announced the surprise resignation of Dover Economic Development Director Eric Durocher at their regular meeting Tuesday evening. 
Selectboard chair Vicki Capitani read Durocher’s letter of resignation, submitted Monday, April 21, and effective Friday, May 2,...
DOVER- Selectboard members rejected a local organization’s application for event funding and retroactively approved the purchase of highway department equipment at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Dover Economic Development Director Eric Durocher presented a request from James...
DOVER- The board discussed the town’s economic development programs at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
During a discussion regarding the approval of updated guidelines for three business improvement programs administered by the Dover Economic Development Department, Dover resident...
DOVER- During a brief meeting Tuesday, February 4, selectboard members discussed a suggestion that the town should consider changing its priorities for use of its 1% local option tax funds. 
When Dover voters adopted a 1% local option tax in 2007, they did so with the understanding that...
WILMINGTON - During their meeting on Tuesday, January 7, the Wilmington Selectboard appointed John Gannon as a liaison to the ethics committee and approved a grant match for the Windham County Arts and Cultural Plan Development. 
“We have 30 days from the first of January 2025 for the...
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...
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
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- 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...
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...

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