in times like these
Wow, we made it through January by the skin of our teeth! I apologize for the delay since my last email - my household has had a menagerie of illnesses that had me asking myself why do we even send the kids to school in January?
Ok, let’s catch up:
Town Meeting Prep
The budget has been finalized and Town Reports are heading to the printers as we speak. We have two Town Meeting Days in Woodstock:
Saturday, March 1st at 10am in Town Hall to vote on the floor for Articles 1-15
Tuesday, March 4th to vote by Australian ballot 7am-7pm for officers and petitioned articles, as well as the school district ballot
The Selectboard decided not to take up the issue of changing the voting mechanism this year, given we have what some might consider a controversial article around the elimination of listers. I am working on securing childcare for those that wish to vote on Saturday.
The board will be available at various places over the next month to talk about the budget, articles, and anything else Town Meeting-related. Here is the tentative schedule:
2/10: South Woodstock Country Store - 9am
2/12: Mon Vert Cafe - 10am
2/17: Ottauquechee Yacht Club - 5pm
2/19: Abracadabra Coffee - 9am
2/24: South Woodstock Country Store: 9am
Kitty will update the schedule on the Town website if there are any changes.
I know the language of some of these measures is overwhelming - I tried to break it down as simply as I could.
Reading:
Middlebury College, developer and town join forces on major housing project, Vermont Public
Ways and Means: Legislative Lawyers Are as Busy as Heck, SevenDays
