Slip lane headache tabled for now

After pretty much unanimous negative input from citizens at last night's selectboard meeting the selectboard decided to table the proposal to start the legal proceedings to close the slip lane on top of West Hill Road. A entry by "Bubba" on the Killingtonzone web forum sums it up pretty well.

"I went to the Selectboard meeting this evening. Not a single voice in the audience spoke in favor of the idea. Patti seems ambivalent although appears to feel obligated to look into the concept since it came from two different consultants over the past few years. Chris Bianchi appears more in favor. Ken Lee said little. After listening for a while, I referred to it as a solution in search of a problem and suggested killing the whole thing as a waste of time. The issue was tabled with the thought that the Board might simply close the area off on a few peak days next winter to test the impact but they need to find out what their authority is to take that action. Unfortunately I don't think this is dead yet. Whether you're a resident or not, I suggest writing the Board with your well reasoned opinion."


Thanks Bubba for coming to the meeting and your valuable input. I think you summed it up pretty well with the "solution looking for a problem" statement. While the board did table the proposal, they did not take it off the table. Those guys bear watching as they like to sneak things by the public. I recall last year they tried to put the money they set aside to pay off the golf course debt balloon payment just a few months earlier up for a re-vote stating it was just a dot your i's, cross your t's exercise, when all they wanted was to raid the fund.
If not for citizen input I think they would have initiated this process and the likely outcome would have been elimination of the slip lane. As I stated at the meeting last night, once they started the process legally it needs to run its course. Notwithstanding input to contrary, given where Patty and Chris's general sympathies lie the board would more than likely vote for slip lane closure. I spoke to Ken earlier and he was fully on board with closing the slip, so at least a 2 to 1 if not unanimous vote to close the slip was almost guaranteed.