Orwell affirms ATV ordinance

MORE THAN 200 people turned out at a special town meeting in Orwell on Saturday to determine whether to keep, or retain, a new municipal ordinance regulating all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles.Independent photo/Sean Dougherty ORWELL — More than 200 Orwell voters turned out at a special town meeting on Saturday, April 18, to narrowly reject a challenge of a new municipal ordinance regulating all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility terrain vehicles (UTV) As a result, Orwell’s new ATV/UTV ordina … (read more)

Addison Northwest School District board and the Addison Northwest Teachers’ Association have reached an impasse in negotiations over a successor master agreement.

After hearing considerable negative feedback, Vermont lawmakers are looking to change Act 181, a two-year-old land use law that’s drawn criticism.

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