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Orwell town meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
By Addison Independent



ORWELL — Orwell voters had several big decisions to consider at Tuesday’s Town Meeting.

Residents passed what might have been the agenda’s most exciting item — a big truck. Voters approved $165,000 that will go toward a five-year loan at 2.75 percent interest for a 2019 Mack tandem truck with equipment.

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Panton town meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
By Addison Independent



PANTON — Panton voters on Tuesday morning from the floor of town meeting returned Teresa Smith to the selectboard, returned Doug Dows to his moderator position in a close vote, supported a series of town spending measures, and supported a series of renovations and improvements to their town hall (see separate story on the debate, an amended article and final decisions on Panton Town Hall measures).

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Ripton town meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
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RIPTON — Ripton residents at their town meeting passed all the articles on their warning, including a general fund budget of $ 255,362 and a highway spending plan of $359,400 for fiscal year 2018-2019.

The combined proposal of $614,762 was up around $40,000 from the $574,547 that residents approved last year for town services.

Other articles endorsed by voters included:

•  $41,000 for the Ripton Volunteer Fire and First Response Department.

•  $7,000 for the Ripton Cemetery Commission.

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Salisbury town meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
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SALISBURY — Following a county-wide pattern, Salisbury residents approved all the financial requests on their ballot on Town Meeting Day.

There were no contested elections.

Most of the town’s business was completed through Australian ballot voting on Tuesday. On that day, residents endorsed:

•  A general fund spending plan of $204,440, by a 122-16 tally.

•  A highway spending budget of $490,134, by a 115-23 margin.

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Shoreham town meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
By Addison Independent



SHOREHAM — Shoreham residents at their town meeting endorsed all the money items on their warning, including a fiscal year 2019 highway budget of $752,939 that reflects an almost $75,000 increase compared to this year.

The increase was associated with ramping up a part-time highway department position to full-time, elevating road crew salaries to the regional average, and the inclusion in the budget of a $40,000 local match for a state grant to repair Shacksboro Road.

Residents also overwhelmingly endorsed a fiscal year 2019 town budget of $310,652.

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Starksboro town meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
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STARKSBORO — On Town Meeting Day, Eric Cota defeated Nancy Boss, 188–169, for a two-year seat on the Starksboro selectboard, and Koran Cousino was re-elected to a three-year term on that board in an uncontested race.

Cheryl Estey was re-elected as town clerk and Stephen Rooney was reelected to the Mount Abraham Unified School District board — both for three-year terms.

A total of 415 residents went to the polls on Tuesday, about 31 percent of total registered voters.

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Vergennes city meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
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VERGENNES — Vergennes residents on Tuesday strongly backed a 20-year, $500,000 bond to support the purchase of a new pumper truck for the Vergennes Fire Department. The vote was 401-96.

The new truck will replace a 24-year-old pumper that department leaders said is becoming unreliable and expensive to repair. City residents do not vote on the municipal budget; rather the city council will approve a budget at the end of June.

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Waltham town meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
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WALTHAM — Waltham residents at their town hall on Monday backed town spending, returned officials to office, filled a selectboard vacancy, and supported potential future spending on Waltham Town Hall.

Those returned to office from the floor of town meeting included Selectman Andrew Martin, Town Clerk Mary Ann Castimore and Treasurer Lucille Evarts.

Residents’ backed the selectboard proposal of a 2018-2019 budget of $235,084 that is down almost $20,000 from current spending. That budget includes charitable donations, which were also supported.

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Weybridge town meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
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WEYBRIDGE — Weybridge residents at their town meeting decided a contested race for library trustee and created a special fund to support future energy saving initiatives for the community.

Diane Dapolito was the community’s clear choice for a five-year term as library trustee. She earned 137 votes, compared to 25 for resident Phyllis Bowdish and 14 for T. Charles Jordon.

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Whiting town meeting wrap-up 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 |
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WHITING — Thirty-six residents at the Whiting town meeting on Tuesday evening at town hall were kind to the incumbent town officials and to town roads.

Those gathered at Whiting Town Hall on Tuesday evening added $10,000 to the highway budget in order to do a little more in repair dirt roads in town. That made the final municipal spending plan that was approved by voters $338,962.50 of spending for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, with $243,689.10 to be raised by taxes.

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