A letter to the editor in today’s Gazette suggests the Greensboro Select Board doesn’t have the expertise to manage the complexities of a housing development project like the one Rural Edge has proposed. It does seem town leadership is finding it difficult to pull things back together and mend divisions[Read More…]
Editorial
Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee Considers Two Bills
The Legislative session has started. The first two weeks have been busy. I have been placed on the Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee. Two bills have been assigned to our committee so far. H.11 is an act relating to consumer protections applicable to broadband and VoIP services. The other is[Read More…]
The Trick to Doing This Work
MORRISVILLE – A friend asked me what it took to be a good legislator. I thought for a minute then shared my opinion. The statehouse on any given day is filled with passionate, sometimes emotionally charged people who come to share their sentiments with lawmakers. They have driven to Montpelier,[Read More…]
Education Funding Proposal Simplified
MONTPELIER – Education funding, and its impact on property taxes, remains a central focus this legislative session. During a joint hearing of House and Senate members, we reviewed highlights of Governor Scott’s plan to overhaul not only the education funding formula but also the governance structure. Commissioner of Education Zoie[Read More…]
What’s “Temporary” About the Fire Station?
CABOT – The temporary fire station has become a subject of interest and speculation as Cabot recovers from the flood of 2023. Built partly with FEMA funds after the old station was condemned by the State of Vermont and demolished, the structure at 137 South Walden Road will be available[Read More…]
In Changing Times, Conservation Endures Voter Priority
WARREN – A new federal administration is taking shape and change is in the air, particularly for many environmental initiatives launched during the last four years. However, the ongoing work happening right now in Vermont is a positive reminder of the increasingly urgent, and popular, — issue of land conservation.[Read More…]
For the record
Last week’s story, “Community Displays Support for Board,” should have read, “The board decided in favor of placing articles on the town meeting ballot asking voters if they want to elect town officers via Australian ballot and change the day of the town meeting to the third day preceding the[Read More…]
Home Fries
Unjust Relocation of Hardwick Elementary Preschool Program
HARDWICK – As I am no longer an MVU board member, I am writing to encourage Hardwick families and staff who are directly affected by the school board’s decision to relocate the well established pre-K program at Hardwick Elementary School to Lakeview Elementary School to fight this decision. A[Read More…]
This is an Emotional Conversation
To the editor: Many (most?) do not know that the Mountain View Union Elementary School District (MVUESD) board has voted to move all preschool students (ages 3-5) to the Lakeview campus and the MVUESD administration has recommended that all kindergarten students be moved there as well, creating what they’re calling[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
Stop Asking If I Want To Have Children
As a young woman in my twenties, I’ve come to expect to field questions about my prospective future. Most people inquire about my hopes for a career, marriage and of course children. I’ve never minded being asked if I want a family. In recent times however, this sentiment has begun[Read More…]
