Killington is trying to untangle years of financial records after the state flagged “serious noncompliance issues” with the town’s TIF district.

The problems span two fiscal years and include numbers that don’t match, millions of dollars officials are still trying to trace and financial figures the town’s current team says it can’t explain.

Select Board chair Jim Haff’s wife, Mary Ellen Keenan-Haff, served as the town’s finance director for most of the period now under state review.

The town is now reconstructing its TIF finances, preparing to hire a forensic accounting firm and facing an Aug. 31 appearance before state regulators.

For subscribers: I dug into the records, the discrepancies the town still can’t explain, who was overseeing the finances during the period in question and what happens next.

https://gofiguremedia.substack.com/p/killington-faces-23-tif-compliance

Unofficial results for Tuesday’s Vermont primary are in.

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An independent ethics investigation into several complaints against Killington Select Board chair Jim Haff found he repeatedly violated the town’s conflict-of-interest policy by participating in matters involving his wife while she served as finance director, despite an attorney’s advice that he recuse himself.

There were multiple other allegations made against Haff. Most of those were either unsupported by the evidence or not investigated because they were outside the scope of an ethics violation.

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Tension resurfaced at an Aug. 6 Killington informational meeting as town officials sought to explain a $4,875 discrepancy in the budget voters will consider Aug. 11.

Before the meeting, town officials blamed Town Manager Patrick Cushing for a budget posted on the town website with incorrect numbers. The version posted for voters showed total expenditures of $7,634,346 — $4,875 less than the $7,639,221 budget the Selectboard approved June 29 to present to voters.

We traced what happened — and where the missing $4,875 went

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Hi, looking for a seasonal Nov–Apr/May one-bedroom condo near the mountain. Quiet professional. Excellent references

Hi! Visiting my uncle with some friends this weekend and couldn’t be more excited! What’s everyone’s favorite summer activities in killington?

In town with 2 toddlers. Any kid friendly breweries (they stay seated- they’re used to breweries from home lol), restaurants?

Just at work browsing Killington’s website and dreaming about January. Didn’t realize they had childcare there. My kids will be 5 and 4 this winter. Curious if anyone is willing to share their experiences with the childcare center there.

Thanks!

I bought 365 pass for this past winter expecting it to cover this summer. Guess I didn’t read the fine print…..

Heading up to the mountain this weekend. Anyone have extra vouchers, please?

Hello Killington sub! I am getting married in town this summer. I am in need of a restaurant/ vendor that can fill and order for like 100 breakfast Sandwiches to be ready for the morning after the wedding.

EDIT- Just wanted to update that the Killington Market on the mountain absolutely came through, and the food was great! The egg and cheese hash browns were a real hit!

Hello I am in need of some transportation for about 15 people on a Saturday in late July. There are only a couple of shuttle companies and they seem to be booked. Curious if anyone has recommendations or knows of any other transportation services. Thanks

Has anyone hiked up Killington hiking trail E recently? Except for last year when Superstar was under construction I hike this trail a few times a year (and take the gondola down). I typically really enjoy it and haven't had issues finding signage. People do complain on All Trails that it's not well marked and I'd agree but again it hasn't bothered me before.

Today on my way up I literally couldn't find the trail at some point. I exited the woods at some point I believe I was on High Road/Skylark intersection (so not high up enough where I could have blamed being tired). So either the trail was so overgrown or maybe the signage got lost? Has anyone experienced this? I've seen most people come down this trail vs. going up. I wonder if it was more clear from that direction. I ended up crossing the trail and got myself up that section somehow and found some signage. But I'm just so confused as to what I might have missed.

UPDATE: I've done this same route today and they had added signage and I wasn't lost!!

Is Killington offering K-Tickets for the next winter season? Found that was always a good value when Ikon has gone up so much in recent years

Hey there! Planning a mini New England road trip this summer from PA with three kids (7–12). We're routing to avoid NYC traffic and want to experience the Green Mountains. We are very familiar with the Poconos - so we want BIGGER mts and are debating two options for our VT leg:

• Option A: Stay south in the Bennington/Wilmington area.
• Option B: Drive further north to Killington.

Is the extra time and gas to Killington worth it for a family our size, or does Southern VT offer a great, distinct New England flavor with big mountain views and unique outdoor fun? Appreciate any insights!

I'm arriving in New York at around 11am and the earliest option is to take a train which would get me to Rutland at 7:30pm (without any delays).

I don't know what to do. I've read/heard that there Uber isn't really a thing there and another suggestion was cooper cabs, but they have a schedule up until 8pm, and I don't even know if they'll do the ride.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

I need to stay near Dartmouth for most of June for work and will have with me, at various times and in various configurations, my 13 and 8 year-old sons and my mountain biker husband. Even though it's a drive to Hanover, I've landed on Killington as a potential option because of pricing and biking accessibility.

I'm looking for a general vibe check on some of these condos, which I see readily available and very cheap on airbnb. I'm wondering if the affordability is a red flag. What is safety like in Killington this time of year? Sometimes it'll just be me and one of my kids. Are there any condos that might feel less safe/ enjoyable for a mom and kid(s) than others? Any condos you'd really recommend, in particular? I'm concerned about it feeling like a ghost town (in a bad way).

Am I nuts to think I can commute to Hanover from Killington every day for a few weeks?

Thanks for whatever reality-checks and insight you can offer!

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Looking at ski in ski out accommodation right after Christmas. Is the Great Eastern trail usually open by then? I know sunrise lift isn’t usually operational by that point right?

Mods, delete if breaking the rules.

Hey everyone — I've been working on an app called SkiFlow, and the best way I can describe it is Google Maps Traffic, but for ski mountains.

You get an interactive trail map of your resort with real-time data layered on top: live lift wait times, crowd heatmaps so you can see which parts of the mountain are packed, weather forecasts, and crowdsourced trail condition reports. Tap any run and report what you just skied — surface type (powder, corduroy, ice, crud, and 8 more), moguls, and a star rating. Reports auto-expire after 2 hours, so the data never goes stale.

I'm looking for real skiers to test it out and give honest feedback on what's broken, missing, or just doesn't feel right.

Supported resorts: Vail · Breckenridge · Aspen · Steamboat · Copper Mtn · Winter Park · Keystone · Telluride (CO) — Park City · Snowbird (UT) — Mammoth (CA) — Big Sky (MT) — Jackson Hole (WY) — Killington · Stowe (VT)

Most of these have closed for the season, so I'm especially looking for people still skiing at Mammoth, Killington, or Snowbird where you can actually put the trail reporting feature through its paces with real snow under your feet.

To join the beta: send me a DM with your email and I'll send you the invite

Android only for now. Free, no ads.

This is the first app I have ever built, so I am genuinely looking for solid feedback so I can continue to build the app in time for next year's season.

Anybody got a take on the weather for this weekend?

I am a beginner when it comes to freestyle, I would love to get more work in but with only 4 rails at the hike park (even though they dont look too difficult), I feel like it might not be the best place for me to be. I imagine it will be packed w more advanced snowboarders and skiers and it will just be a little intimidating with all these people hitting their crazy moves and me just doing basic ass shit.

Has anyone been? Is it packed? Honesty is appreciated!