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Mount Abe high school spending pegged to rise 2 percent

Posted on March 1, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



BRISTOL — Voters in the five towns that make up the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union on Tuesday will weigh in on a proposed Mount Abraham Union High School budget for the 2013-2014 year that features $13,812,984 in spending.

That figure represents and increase of just under 2 percent, compared to the $13,542,142 approved for the current fiscal year.

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Bristol asks questions about firehouse bond

Posted on February 28, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



BRISTOL — At a Monday evening public hearing on a proposed expansion of the Bristol firehouse, a handful of residents — many who live near the facility — raised questions about the size of the building and the speed with which the proposal is being pushed on voters.

On Town Meeting Day, Bristol residents will vote on a $375,000 bond to fund an architectural design to expand the fire department’s North Street facility and to purchase a neighboring lot at 2 Garfield St. to accommodate the expansion.

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Bristol police seek 6.4% spending increase to move to BristolWorks

Posted on February 28, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



BRISTOL — After the hearing on a proposed firehouse expansion at Holley Hall Monday evening, few people stayed around for the public hearing on the Bristol Police Department’s proposed 2013-2014 spending plan. Those that did heard the rationale for spending a little extra to move the department into a new space at the BristolWorks business park.

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Bristol puts new police HQ on the ballot

Posted on February 21, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



BRISTOL — The voters of the Bristol Police Department Special Service District will be asked to consider a 6.4 percent spending increase on Town Meeting Day that will, among other things, fund moving the department’s headquarters from its current location on South Street.

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Bristol residents raise questions about firehouse bond

Posted on February 14, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



BRISTOL — With the first of two bond votes slated for Town Meeting Day, public discussion about a proposed upgrade to the Bristol Fire Department’s North Street facility is beginning in earnest.

Bristol residents said there have been significant neighbor-to-neighbor conversations on the proposed major expansion of the firehouse, with some taking sides on preliminary plans that would add 10,000 square feet of space to the 116-year-old building at a cost approaching $2 million.

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Mt. Abe, Vergennes students cook up a storm at Jr. Iron Chef competition

Posted on February 11, 2013 |
By Addison Independent



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ESSEX JUNCTION — Addison Northeast Supervisory Union schools, and schools in the northern half of Addison County in general, were well represented at the sixth annual Jr. Iron Chef Vermont competition on Feb. 2 at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds in Essex Junction.

On a beautiful Saturday morning, 75 middle and high school teams from all over Vermont participated in the competition.

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Perlee withdraws from Bristol selectboard race

Posted on February 4, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



BRISTOL — The number of candidates running for the Bristol selectboard dwindled to two last week. Bristol Planning Commission member Kris Perlee withdrew his petition for his candidacy on the selectboard before the ballot was finalized at 5 p.m. Wednesday, after press time for the last issue of the Independent.

“Due to possible conflicts with planning commission, other commitments, and time with my family, I do not believe this is the best time for me to run,” Perlee said on Thursday.

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Two run for one vacancy on Bristol board; a third candidate withdraws

Posted on January 31, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



Editor’s note: The version of this article ran in the print edition stated that Kris Perlee was a candidate in the selectboard race. Perlee withdrew his petition for candidacy after press time for this edition of the Independent. This article has been amended to reflect that change.

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Only one candidate so far for Bristol selectboard seat

Posted on January 24, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



Wednesday, just one petition for candidacy had been submitted for Carol Wells’ soon-to-be vacant three-year seat on the Bristol selectboard. Wells announced in December that she would not seek re-election on Town Meeting Day.

That petition belongs to Brian Fox, a lifelong Bristol resident and president of the Bristol Rescue Squad, whose seat on the Mount Abraham Union High School board is set to expire this year.

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Bristol zeros in on small hike in town tax rate

Posted on January 24, 2013 |
By Xian Chiang-Waren



BRISTOL — The Bristol selectboard will likely finalize a 2013-2014 municipal budget proposal next Monday with a modest tax rate increase of around 1.1 percent, a number that Town Administrator Bill Bryant said the board felt good about presenting to voters.

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