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In March, Erica Heilman attended a mock Town Meeting Day at Woodbury Elementary School where the students voted between taking a field trip or buying new playground equipment. They chose a field trip and Erica tagged along.

Since the 2020 closure of Woodside � the only juvenile detention center in Vermont � the fight over where to build a new facility to house youth in the criminal justice system has gotten heated. One possible location � Newbury. Local residents there got a chance to weigh in on that proposal during this year’s town meeting.

Voters across Vermont Tuesday mostly said yes to local school budget proposals. Those budget proposals will drive statewide education spending north of $2 billion next year, and send property tax bills up by nearly 8% on average, if lawmakers don’t take measures to temper the increase.

Burlington residents voted down the creation of an independent police oversight board during this Town Meeting Day.

Host Mikaela Lefrak speaks with reporter Liam Elder-Connors about the notable votes across Vermont from the 2023 town meetings held on or before Tuesday, March 7.

It's Town Meeting Day in Vermont, and while the COVID pandemic affected in-person meetings the last two years, 2023 is shaping up to be more traditional.

Vermont's Town Meeting Day is March 7, 2023. Keep tabs on ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý's reporting on this page, and come back for updates.

Towns all over Vermont will discuss zoning, landlord-tenant rights and housing infrastructure as voters weigh in on development and managed growth.

Hosts Mikaela Lefrak and Connor Cyrus talk with town clerks and meeting moderators about the big questions Vermont voters will decide during their local town meetings this year.

On Town Meeting Day, Burlington will vote on a provision to allow all legal resident voting. If the provision passes, green card holders, participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program, and people with eligible work permits would be able to vote in municipal elections.