Among them was Vicki Streeter, a Jericho resident of 30 years who had her own ideas about why people would want to move there. In this, the town has something in common with other fast-growing communities that dot Vermont's countryside, including Williston and Colchester, which also feature old village centers amid the newer subdivisions. The town still has plenty of dirt roads, but it has also seen the development of clustered neighborhoods scattered among open fields at the other end of town from Jericho Center, mainly along Vermont 15. There, on one side of the road is the Griswold development, a neighborhood of paved streets and newer homes, while on the other side is the Freedom Farm and Tack Shop. We have a lot of people who have nothing to do with riding, but they stop in to let their children pet the horses.
People stop down, and they say it's so good to see the horses in the field.
They like to see the horses as they drive by on their way to work every day. That's exactly how people said they wanted their town to look in the last town plan, said Jeff Keeney, zoning administrator. We've been trying to concentrate development in the village triangle area that encompasses Vermont 15 to the north, Lee River Road, and Orr Road. Given all the inquiries she fields from customers interested in moving to Jericho, Karen Perry wasn't surprised to hear that of all the towns in Chittenden County, Jericho had the highest percentage of children. Take the Boushie family, who came to Jericho two years ago from Virginia.