Granville town meeting preview 2020

GRANVILLE — Granville residents will be asked at their Tuesday evening town meeting to add something to their municipal government in order to save some money. After electing a moderator, the next item on the town warning asks if Granville shall reinstate the office of town auditor. The town abolished that position a number of years ago, and instead hired outside professional auditors to go over its books. But the selectboard is floating the idea of bringing back the local expertise because it would cost le … (read more)

HANCOCK — Hancock voters will convene at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, at their Route 100 town hall for their annual town meeting. After going through the election of the 13 town officers enumerated on meeting warning, considering the $27,784 in appropriat … (read more)

LEICESTER — Leicester residents will gather at the Leicester Meeting House on Monday, March 2, at 7 p.m. to make decisions on town finances. Between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, they will cast ballots for town officers and their votes for propo … (read more)

LINCOLN — The annual town meeting in Lincoln will be held in Burnham Hall on Monday, March 2, at 6 p.m. Voting by Australian ballot to elect town officers, approve the unified school district and regional technical school budgets, and choose presidential … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury voters at their town meeting will vote on three major capital improvement projects, elect a new selectboard member, and decide a municipal budget of $11,503,680 that will require a 1.3% increase in property tax revenue. Residents o … (read more)

MONKTON — Monkton will hold its annual town meeting and vote on fiscal year 2021 town budget items at the Monkton Central School on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 10 a.m. Voting by Australian ballot to elect town officers, adopt a Monkton Town Plan, approve the un … (read more)

NEW HAVEN — New Haven’s 258th annual town meeting will take place Monday, March 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the New Haven Town Hall. Voting by Australian ballot to approve the town budget, elect town officers, approve the unified school district and regional techn … (read more)

ORWELL — Orwell residents will gather at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, in Orwell Town Hall to deal with town financial issues, and, no doubt, when those questions are settled discuss the issue of the future of the building in which they are meeting. One sc … (read more)

RIPTON — Ripton voters are in store for a busy town meeting next week. In addition to voting on their town/highway budget and other money items, they will be asked to discuss the future of their town offices. Residents will decide a combined general fund/ … (read more)

PANTON — With no contested races on Panton’s Town Meeting Day ballot, Panton residents’ main March 3 focus will be on town and Addison Northwest School District spending. All decisions will be made by Australian ballot, with March 3 voting hours at Panton … (read more)

SALISBURY — Salisbury voters on Town Meeting Day will be asked to eliminate the elected position of auditor, establish a new energy fund, and field two advisory referenda that seek to give residents a bigger say in the leadership and future of their local … (read more)

SHOREHAM — Shoreham residents will field a 2020 town meeting warning that includes multiple financial requests and referenda, including an article seeking $30,000 for a study to determine if the town-owned Farnham property is appropriate for quarrying. Sh … (read more)

VERGENNES — As well as expressing their preferences in the Presidential primary, on March 3 Vergennes residents will decide among four candidates for three seats on the city council. Seeking office are two council incumbents, Deputy Mayor Lynn Jackson Don … (read more)

STARKSBORO — Starksboro will hold its annual meeting in the Robinson Elementary School multipurpose room on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 9 a.m. Voting by Australian ballot to elect town and school district officers, approve the unified school district and region … (read more)

WALTHAM — Waltham residents from the floor of town meeting on Monday, March 2, will pick a new selectboard member and decide on town spending measures. On Tuesday, March 3, Waltham voters will cast their ballots on the proposed Addison Northwest School Di … (read more)