Rutland City Buildings mural by Persi Narvaez in downtown Rutland Driving to Rutland recently, I was taken aback to realize I hadn t been there in 30 years. Back then, I was a sportswriter covering high school football, and Mount St. Joseph Academy, a Catholic high school in Rutland, was a football powerhouse. I made the trip down to write about the Mounties and their hometown rivals, the Rutland Red Raiders (now called the Ravens). My view of the city was from the sidelines, literally. But teams fortunes change, as do newspaper beats, and I stopped going to Rutland. That changed in early May, when my daughter and I drove 65 miles south on Route 7 for a road trip to Rutland. With a population of roughly 15,000 people, it s the biggest city in Vermont outside of Chittenden County. Its major crossroads of routes 4 and 7, marked by Starbucks, CVS and Burger King, could be Anywhere, USA.
Mayor David Allaire has announced his campaign for re-election.
Allaire had already stated his intention to run following an informal announcement late last month by his opponent, Alderman Chris Ettori. On Monday, Allaire issued a statement laying out the issues on which he plans to campaign for a third term in office.
âMy last three municipal budgets have been flat or presented with very minimal increases,â he said. âOur city finances are strong, with reserves as recommended by our auditors, and have weathered the pandemic storm through cooperation with the Board of Aldermen and leadership from the Treasurerâs Office.â
Rutland mayor seeks third term
December 29, 2020 GMT
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) The mayor of the Vermont city of Rutland has announced that he’s running for a third term.
Mayor David Allaire issued a statement on Monday laying out the issues in his re-election campaign, the Rutland Herald reported.
“My last three municipal budgets have been flat or presented with very minimal increases,” he said. “Our city finances are strong, with reserves as recommended by our auditors, and have weathered the pandemic storm.”
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He touted the completion of the Center Street Marketplace Park project and a public swimming pool renovation under his tenure, his proposal and voter adoption of a $5 million paving bond and the city’s purchase of the former College of St. Joseph athletic center, which is now the Rutland Recreation Community Center.