Solid waste budget reflects 9.3% bump

MIDDLEBURY — The surging costs of recycling and a rise in employee health insurance costs are the major reasons for the 9.3-percent increase reflected in a proposed 2020 Addison County Solid Waste Management District (ACSWMD) budget. The trash district plans to spend $3.52 million in the coming year. District officials are projecting a 12.4-percent increase in health insurance premiums. The ACSWMD — which operates a transfer station in Middlebury and offers a variety of waste-reduction education programs — … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Anticipated increases in wages and various insurance policies are expected to add $245,800 to a fiscal year 2021 Middlebury municipal budget that is still a blank canvas. Middlebury Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay brought that sobering financial … (read more)

VERGENNES — In the aftermath of June’s chaotic public debate about police spending that sparked during the city’s budgeting process, the Vergennes City Council at its Aug. 27 meeting agreed to get an early start on a methodical approach to next year’s bud … (read more)