UPDATED: To include news that Bill Benton has resigned from the city council. VERGENNES — A majority of the Vergennes City Council voted at a special meeting on Thursday to accept the resignation of Mayor Jeff Fritz. Deputy Mayor Lynn Jackson Donnelly automatically took over as mayor through Town Meeting Day. Amidst the resulting brouhaha, over the weekend City Councilor Bill Benton resigned from the board. The Thursday, July 16, meeting had been warned to allow the council and citizens to have a “Discussio … (read more)
