Candidates introduced to Addison voters

Arguably Addison County’s liveliest Town Meeting Day election this year may be found in the lakefront town that shares its name with the county, Addison.

The five-member Addison selectboard has pointed to a misprint in Addison’s 2022 town report as the issue behind the board’s decision to juggle selectboard term lengths on the town’s March 5 ballot. 

You will note an anomaly in the number of selectboard positions up for election this year. In a typical year, there would be no more than two board members up for election. This year, we have three. 

The decision of longtime Ferrisburgh Selectboard Member Red Muir not to seek re-election this March has resulted in a two-person contest for his seat that’s the only matchup on Ferrisburgh’s Town Meeting Day ballot. 

Addison County’s three public high schools have always sought to prepare students for the privileges and challenges of adulthood. And later this month, students on the cusp of their 18th birthday will be given a pathway to one of the most important rites … (read more)

I find it interesting that one of the candidates for Middlebury selectboard, an incumbent no less, Khan is “particularly proud of his service on the Middlebury’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.”

Middlebury voters on March 5 will decide a three-person race for two seats on their selectboard, a contest that’ll involve an incumbent, a former selectman, and the community’s former longtime town planner.

Barring stunning write-in results, the status quo will rule on the Vergennes City Council after Town Meeting Day, but the Ferrisburgh selectboard will have a new member after March 5 voting.

Three incumbents on the Addison selectboard face challengers for their selectboard seats in Town Meeting Day voting.

On Town Meeting Day, voters in Bristol and Lincoln will weigh in on contested races for open seats on their respective town’s selectboard.

Four people are running unopposed for four seats on the Addison Central School District board, which governs the preK-12 public school system serving students in Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge.

Esther Charlestin a few years ago got a taste of public service as a member of the Middlebury selectboard. Now she’s seeking to dramatically expand her network of constituents — as governor of the state of Vermont.

When I ran for school board in March, I started out trying to keep up with campaign filings, but honestly, I fell behind.

Vergennes voters on Tuesday decided two contested races for major city offices, while also confirming that Chris Bearor will be the city’s new mayor.

Here’s your town-by-town recap of Town Meeting 2023 action in Addison County.