Talk:Winooski, Vermont

History
The history paragraph needs a lot of work! M Walter Parenteau 17:52, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

City or town?
I'm pretty sure Winooski doesn't qualify as a city. 75.69.39.95 (talk) 18:09, 25 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Why not? Nyttend (talk) 18:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Sure it does... there are only 9 cities in VT, so it's easy to keep track of them. Leliro19 (talk) 04:38, 15 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree. In fact it has the highest population density of any city or town in the state. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.114.142.61 (talk) 02:03, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Public Safety
It is noted on the page that crime is on the rise under the title Public Safety. I live in Winooski and there is a feeling here that the increasingly younger demographics of the city are a contributing factor. All the home owners on my street are below 40 or over 70. The older crowd seems reluctant to contact the police for petty theft and vandalism but the younger crowd sees a benefit of increasing the accuracy of the cities numbers on this issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.114.142.61 (talk) 02:03, 8 November 2010 (UTC)


 * I think I did that and am definitely in the older demographic! It was in the Burlington Free Press as a "notable" statistic locally, which is why it wound up in this article. I don't live there. Totally neutral and npov on the issue! Just another statistic as far as I was concerned. Not trying to "grind an axe" about anything per se. Student7 (talk) 12:39, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Picture accompanying the "Economy" section
This caption for this picture is inaccurate. It is a picture of Winooski Falls, which straddles the Winooski River from Winooski to Burlington. However, the mill in pictured is not in Winooski. That is the Chace Mill, which is in Burlington.

Should change description to "Winooski Falls, as seen from Winooski, looking South at the Chace Mill in Burlington." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.175.70 (talk) 19:51, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Some proposed changes
Paulsarne (talk) 13:44, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Information to be added or removed: City of Winooski Seal
 * Explanation of issue: City of Winooski completed their re-branding initiative. The file "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winooski,_Vermont#/media/File:WinooskiVTSeal.png" is no longer the official city seal. This is the correct City Seal: https://winooskivt.gov/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=955
 * References supporting change:
 * https://winooskivt.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=11
 * https://vtdigger.org/2019/03/15/city-winooski-announces-new-branding-website-launch/

Reply 26-APR-2019
Regards, Spintendo  17:08, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
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More Proposed Changes
1. Under the Government section, Jessie Baker's name is spelled incorrectly (Jesse) in both the description and the table. The correct spelling is Jessie.

2. Under the Economy > Personal Income section, the article currently states what the median income "was" without citing where that information comes from and when. The US Census shows that as of 2017, the median income for households is $45,590 and $57,005 for families. Source: https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_17_5YR_S1901&prodType=table

3. Under the History section (Modern times), a general history is given, stops at 1979, and abruptly jumps to 2008 mentioning a seemingly misplaced fact about a previous City Manager. This entire modern times section would be better replaced by this entry, sited from the State of Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development:

"Across the river from Burlington, Winooski was an early center for wool processing and later a prosperous town where wool yarn and cloth were manufactured. For over a century, the textile mills fed a boom and bust local economy. At its height, the mills employed 3,000 people. However, when the mills were shuttered in the 1950s the city struggled for decades to reinvent itself. In the 1970s, well-intended urban renewal projects demolished two downtown city blocks for parking. In response to the late 70s energy crisis, local leaders seriously considered building a glass dome over downtown to reduce winter heating costs. By the 1980s, economic development efforts centered on conversion of the Champlain Mill into a shopping mall but by the early 2000s, the building was largely vacant and many viewed the city as Burlington’s poor cousin.

That’s not the case today. Winooski now bustles with excitement and activity, with hundreds of new housing units and downtown jobs, a popular farmer’s market and thriving night life.

After receiving state downtown designation in 2003, local officials reached out to residents to get involved and engaged in creating a new vision for Winooski. In 2004, the city set forth an action plan to create a place where people could walk to work and enjoy vibrant street life. The ambitious $175 million “Winooski Downtown Redevelopment Project” aimed to infill and revitalize the fragmented downtown area with new multi-story, mixed-use buildings and a 1200-vehicle parking structure. The work to make it happen kicked off with financing offered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, funding from the Vermont Agency of Transportation, and the creation of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District to support major infrastructure improvements including new water, sewer, parking, sidewalks and streets. A new downtown in Winooski quickly emerged and its work won the city national recognition and a Smart Growth award in 2006."

https://accd.vermont.gov/community-development/funding-incentives/tif/winooski

Paulsarne (talk) 18:55, 30 December 2019 (UTC)