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Peter Gustafson and George Tyler won three-year seats
on the Essex Junction Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
Five hundred thirty-three residents voted Thursday at Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School.
Gustafson, an incumbent who has served on the board for six years, received 376 votes, and Tyler, a former editor of The Essex Reporter, received 355 votes to easily outdistance two other challengers in the four-man race.
Steve Atwood received 152 votes, and Bill Kalanges received 133 votes in daylong balloting. Atwood and Kalanges previously served on the board and were running as a two-man team.
Gustafson, 58, is a teacher at A.D. Lawton. Tyler, 57, served on the village advancement committee and helped revamp the village's Web site.
Each supports reducing taxes and completing the Circumferential Highway.
Wednesday, about a hundredresidents approved by a voice vote the village budget of ,768,954, which represents a 1.05 percent increase over the current spending plan.
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Winooski Police Chief Steve McQueen remained on paid administrative leave
late Thursday after a nearly two-hour closed-door meeting among the chief, City Manager Joshua Handverger and attorneys.
Joe McNeil, an attorney for the city, said much information was exchanged at the meeting and Handverger is reviewing documents. McNeil said he did not know when or how the case would be resolved, but said it would be done as quickly as possible.
Handverger placed McQueen, who has been the chief for 12 years, on leave Tuesday, but declined to explain why, other than to say it was not an isolated incident. Little further information on the circumstances surrounding Handverger's decision emerged Thursday.
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South Burlington
is located in the western part of the state on the shores of beautiful Lake Champlain. South Burlington became a town in 1865 after breaking from its neighboring city, Burlington. The current population of the community is about 14,500 citizens. The City is the regional center of the hospitality and retail business sector. South Burlington is known for the quality of its public schools, city services, parks, and recreational opportunities.
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A longstanding system of government came to an end in Shelburne this year,
when the town's zoning board was phased out and a Development Review Board was introduced.
The Development Review Board assumed all development review functions of the town's zoning board and planning commission in August. The town's planning commission remained intact to develop the town plan and zoning by laws.
The zoning board's last meeting was held in August, when the five members closed the meeting and headed to a local restaurant to reminisce over drinks. None of the former zoning board members applied to serve on the DRB.
The transition to the DRB was criticized by some who said one seven-member board could not analyze a development project as thoroughly as two boards -- the planning commission and the zoning board.
Supporters said the new board would streamline the development process in Shelburne.
The Shelburne Development Review Board meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
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City Manager Chuck Hafter says he's pleased
with the result of the first earnings from South Burlington's new local option tax.
Effective Oct. 1, 2007, South Burlington instituted a 1 percent local option tax on sales, rooms, meals and alcohol in the city, in addition to the tax charged by the state on those items.
The city adopted the tax in an effort to lower rising property taxes, by funding costs associated with nonresidential services such as roads, infrastructure, and police and fire services with the revenue.
First-quarter earnings for Oct. 1-Dec. 31 are in; South Burlington will receive ,894.20 in revenue from the 1 percent sales tax charged for the period, and ,401.75 from the rooms and meals tax.
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Developers question proposed bylaws.
Land developers met this week with the Williston Planning Commission to question some of the limitations that would be imposed on land use by a proposed set of development bylaws.
The bylaws, once adopted by the Selectboard, will replace and integrate zoning and subdivision regulations with the purpose of controlling development activity.
At a public hearing held Tuesday at the Town Hall, developers told town officials that some of the development standards are defined too strictly in at least one of the zoning districts of the new bylaws. Their clients might find it difficult to develop their lands under those conditions, they said.
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Essex town has taxing authority over the village,
so Essex Junction residents pay for duplicate services in the village and the town outside the village. These services include dual libraries and fire departments. The taxes for these services amount to about ,000 for the town, Village Trustee Deborah Billado said.
The Essex Junction Board of Trustees will prioritize proposed legislation Tuesday, including a bill to amend the village charter to eliminate payment for duplicate services, Billado said.
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On Town Meeting Day, the first Tuesday in March,
citizens across Vermont come together in their communities to discuss the business of their towns. For over 200 years Town Meeting Day has been an important political event as Vermonters elect local officers and vote on budgets. It has also been a time for neighbors to discuss the civic issues of their community, state, and nation.
Vermont town meeting is a tradition dating back to before there was a Vermont. The first town meeting was held in Bennington in 1762, 15 years before Vermont was created. Robert's Rules of Order
Town meetings are governed by Robert's Rules of Order, as amended by several state laws:
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Parts of Colchester might get a new sewer system, eventually.
Colchester Fire District 2, which covers much of Colchester from Malletts Bay south to near the Burlington city limits, is considering a multimillion dollar sewer project. Voters got a preliminary overview of the proposal Monday evening during the district's annual meeting.
The fire district is a municipality within the town of Colchester. It formed in the early 1950s when the Colchester Selectboard declined to provide the area around Malletts Bay with fire department services. About 8,300 people -- roughly half of Colchester's population -- live in Fire District 2.
District Administrator Dick Desautels said the idea of a municipal sewer system has been kicking around for years amid concerns that some home and business septic systems in the district are failing or might soon do so. Homes in the district mostly have on-site septic systems, such as mounds. Failures could lead to pollution in nearby Malletts Bay, Desautels said.
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Shelburne voters rapidly approved a number of issues Monday night
during the annual town meeting, including an unexpected pay raise for the Selectboard.
Resident Peg Rosenau said she was concerned about the relatively low level of compensation Selectboard members receive in comparsion to officials from other Chittenden County towns. Following a 15-minute discussion, the 159 voters overwhelmingly approved increasing the pay selectmen receive for fiscal year 2008-2009 from a proposed to ,200. The chairman's pay will jump from a suggested to ,500.
Rosenau's motion drew myriad responses from residents and Selectboard members. Selectman Chris Boyd is not running for re-election, pointed to the benefits he received from serving on the panel.
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South Burlington City Council discusses treatment plant bond.
The City Council continued its series of public hearings to answer questions about the Airport Parkway Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade and expansion during its regular meeting Monday night.
The approval of a .8 million bond for the wastewater facility upgrade is one of two items up for citywide vote March 4. Also under consideration will be whether to modify the purpose of the city's conservation reserve fund.
Voters authorized use of the fund to "purchase lands and rights in lands ... to preserve open space and natural areas" in May 2000. At issue is whether to also allow use of the fund to purchase land devoted to recreational use in the city.
Council Chairman Chris Smith said that when the fund was created, its appropriate uses were not clearly defined.
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South Burlington should build a new police station on city-owned land
south of Dorset Park, according to a recent Police Facility Planning subcommittee report.
Central to the city and readily accessible from existing roads and nearby utilities, the land south of Swift Street extension and east of Dorset is the best fit for size, location, and cost effectiveness, the panel determined. Use of the site will not require tearing down existing facilities or the temporary relocation of City Hall.
It has the added benefit that City Hall could take over the entire 575 Dorset St. building with some renovations, meeting its needs until a plan is developed to move to the proposed City Center.
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The City of Winooski’s parking ban
for the winter months will go into effect on December 1, 2007 and will remain in effect until March 15, 2008. During this period, parking on city streets is prohibited between the hours of 12:00 AM and 6:00 AM except in the Central Business District where the restrictive hours are from 2:00 AM. until 6:00 AM. Vehicles will be towed at owner’s expense. The parking ban is lifted on both Christmas and New Year’s Eve providing the city does not experience a snow storm requiring snow removal from city streets.
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The Parking ban for Colchester Vermont
is in effect during the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. from November 15 through March 15.
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The proposal to unify Essex and Essex Junction's schools was doomed
The proposal to unify Essex and Essex Junction's schools was doomed from the start.
Tension between the two communities lingered months after residents defeated a proposal to merge the town outside the village and the village -- a proposal they had previously approved. Come November, voters soundly defeated the school merger proposal, too.
At public meetings to discuss merging the schools, residents questioned the proposal's costs and educational benefits. Behind some questions lurked an apprehension to join hands across the town-village line, for fear of losing local school control.
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The winter parking ban in South Burlington
is in effect December 1st through April 1st. There will be no parking permitted on City streets between midnight and seven in the morning regardless of snow conditions.
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Town meeting began with lasagna, and moved on to budget discussions.
Residents will vote on the budgets today.
The people who run Colchester thought the annual discussion of town budgets and issues would seem more palatable over plates of lasagna and salad.
So they held a dinner Monday evening.
Members of town and school boards, town employees and legislators mingled with residents in the Colchester High School cafeteria Monday evening, informally discussing whatever anyone wanted to bring up. The idea was to liven up what traditionally has been a relatively dry town meeting.
About 70 people came for the meal, and while nothing of substance was decided, the idea, and the lasagna, earned good reviews.
The dinner also afforded an opportunity for people to make presentations. Efficiency Vermont used the occasion to kick off its effort to have people install 34,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs in Colchester homes.
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Town of Shelburne Vermont
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Winooski Community Partnership
is a tax exempt, non-profit organization formed in 2003. Its mission is to promote and support revitalization efforts and economic development in the Winooski Designated Downtown. This is accomplished through the collaboration of Winooski community groups, business interests, City and State governing bodies with regards to ongoing development efforts, the promotion of quality community living, the identification of community needs, and to provide aid, assistance, and other additional resources to ensure a vibrant downtown center which will benefit the entire Winooski Community.
Four committees, emulating the National Main Street Center’s “four-point approach”, to downtown revitalization, carry out WCP activities. The committees report to a board of nine directors who guide the organization in the fulfillment of its objectives.
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Winooski Fire Department
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Winooski Police Department
has a mission to "maintain public peace and safety for our citizens by delivering quality services effectively and efficiently.
To ensure fair and impartial enforcement of the law.
To demonstrate service to our citizens by endeavoring to provide a mutually satisfying conclusion to each and every citizen contact.
To provide programs that contribute to the deterrence, prevention, and investigation of crime.
To participate in co-operative efforts with other agencies to enhance our effectiveness and to reduce service costs.
To provide competent management which acts in a just and ethical manner.
To empower employees to solve public safety and department problems.
To provide equal opportunity for employment, professional development, and advancement for all qualified persons.
To strive for a safe and healthy work environment
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Winooski welcome is Helping the city's college residents feel at home.
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Instead of focusing on all of the trouble a group of college residents can cause, the city of Winooski is looking to the positive. Winooski has begun a concentrated effort to make the college students living in Spinner Place, an apartment complex downtown, feel like they are a part of the community.
In order to promote their outreach, Winooski hosted a barbecue this fall for the residents of Spinner Place and invited the mayor to introduce himself to the residents. Future events will include pumpkin carving, as well as a concert in the spring to benefit the new Winooski Community Center.