The Executive Director works directly with downtown merchants and property owners, city officials and stakeholders, event vendors and volunteers to support the mission to manage, market, and maintain the Downtown Rutland Special Benefits District.

Merchant News, Community NewsDowntown RutlandJanuary 11, 2022Executive Director

Downtown prepares to contemplate alternate looks for Center Street

As part of the scoping study being conducted for a potential redesign of the street, community leaders had discussed putting the perennial suggestion of converting the street into a pedestrian zone to the test with a temporary closure. As the summer ends, that has yet to take shape, but Rutland Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Brennan Duffy said the idea hasn’t been abandoned.

Hindman to take over DRP full time

The DRP board of directors voted unanimously last week to give the position to Hindman, who was the DRP’s events coordinator before stepping in as interim director late last month after Steve Peters left the job to take over the Rutland Area Food Co-op. Board President Shannon Poole said they opted against advertising the position.