budget

Board breezes through light agenda

WILMINGTON- After observing the Fourth of July holiday, the selectboard reconvened with a relatively light agenda Tuesday evening. Of note, the board approved the fiscal year 2024 sewer budget, appointed Carol Bois to the Trails Committee, and accepted a $100,000 donation from the Wilmington Fund...

Wilmington selectboard approves water district budget

WILMINGTON- The selectboard met on Tuesday, unanimously approving the water district budget, a request for $7,300 in funding from the 1% local option tax fund, and discussed the need to rebuild or even possibly relocate the town tennis court.
Along with approving the $353,045 water...

Gov. Phil Scott speaks at Wednesday's press conference

Governor vetoes budget

Local reps will vote to override
MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott issued his second, third, and fourth vetoes of the legislative session Friday, including a veto of H.494, better known as the budget bill. On Wednesday, Gov. Scott issued his fifth veto of the session, of S.39...

Concerned residents attended the Readsboro School Board meeting Tuesday evening. Some carried signs urging voters to turn back an effort to close Readsboro Central School. ME

Readsboro readies for school vote

READSBORO- School officials told more than 20 parents and community members at Tuesday evening’s Readsboro School Board meeting that a petitioned closure of the school could lead to a significant tax increase, at least in the first year of closure.
According to a cost projection prepared...

Gov. Phil Scott File photo

Gov. Scott takes aim at proposed House committee budget, decries increases and lost opportunities

Note: A PDF copy of H.494, "The Big BIll," is included below the article for readers' perusal
MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott assailed the $8 billion budget proposal recently released by Vermont’s House Appropriations Committee in his weekly address Wednesday.
This week the House...

Moderator Rich Werner, standing, talks with the audience during Dover’s Town Meeting on Tuesday. Also at the table are, from left, town clerk Andy McLean, selectboard chair Vicki Capitani, selectboard vice chair Sarah Shippee, and selectboard member Dan Balliotti. Lauren Harkawik

Health services questioned, trail debated, at Dover Town Meeting

DOVER - On Tuesday, Dover held its Town Meeting at Dover Town Hall for the first time since 2020. The meeting saw a packed house, with more chairs added after the meeting had begun. Conversation stretched into the afternoon hours and ended with a farewell to police Chief Randy Johnson, who will...

School directors Pam Somerville, Jacki Murano, Tony Kilbride, and moderator Tella Penson at Monday’s annual meeting in Searsburg. Randy Capitani

Searsburg residents worried about school choice

SEARSBURG- School choice was top of mind with voters in Searsburg at their Town Meeting Monday evening, as concerns were raised about possible changes percolating in Montpelier during the current legislative session. The voters made short work of the agenda items, approving all articles and...

Whitingham voters have questions but sign off on articles

WHITINGHAM- Voters passed almost all of the appropriations on the Town Meeting warning Tuesday, although some articles were amended from the floor.
Article 1, to approve $740,771 for the town’s general fund, was the subject of several questions from John Robohm. According to the warned...

Readsboro voters approve school budget, question education quality

READSBORO- Voters passed the Readsboro School District’s fiscal year 2024 budget in an 81-35 vote by Australian ballot Tuesday, following discussion at their annual meeting Monday evening.
The 2024 budget, at $1,615,745 is up by about $80,000 over last year’s budget, or about 5%. ...

Halifax hashes over budget plans

HALIFAX - The Halifax Selectboard presented their proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 and discussed Town Meeting articles during their informational hearing on Tuesday evening.
The proposed selectboard and highway budget is at about $1.25 million, with just over $1 million to be raised...