/tags/town-meeting Town Meeting en-US 开云体育 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:53:42 GMT /local-news/2024-12-04/education-spending-driving-up-tax-bills-some-towns-municipal-taxes-add-misery As Vermont towns begin to put together their fiscal year 2026 budgets, health insurance rates, inflation and a drop-off in federal COVID aid will cause a spike in spending, leading to higher taxes. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:53:42 GMT /local-news/2024-12-04/education-spending-driving-up-tax-bills-some-towns-municipal-taxes-add-misery Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2024-02-09/capitol-recap-vermont-lawmakers-advance-school-tax-rewrite-to-tamp-down-spending With Town Meeting just one month away, Democratic lawmakers announced a plan to rewrite the state鈥檚 education tax laws to induce at least some districts to go back to the drawing board and cut spending. If this proposal passes, some school budget votes will be postponed until later in the spring. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:34:00 GMT /local-news/2024-02-09/capitol-recap-vermont-lawmakers-advance-school-tax-rewrite-to-tamp-down-spending Lola Duffort /local-news/2023-03-08/elementary-school-kids-hold-their-own-mock-town-meeting-in-woodbury A mock town meeting at Woodbury Elementary School yields controversy and big field trip results. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-03-08/elementary-school-kids-hold-their-own-mock-town-meeting-in-woodbury Erica Heilman /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog Vermont's Town Meeting Day is March 7, 2023. Keep tabs on 开云体育's reporting on this page, and come back for updates. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:30:00 GMT /live-updates/vermont-town-meeting-day-2023-updates-liveblog /vpr-news/2022-01-05/pandemic-once-again-forces-vt-towns-to-adjust-plans-for-town-meeting-day As COVID continues to spread, Vermont towns must decide how they want to hold their town meeting in March. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2022-01-05/pandemic-once-again-forces-vt-towns-to-adjust-plans-for-town-meeting-day Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2021-04-13/trouble-in-morristowns-mud-city-residents-push-back-against-atvs-on-local-roads Riders of all-terrain vehicles in Vermont are increasingly asking for access to town roads. ATV clubs have found a warm welcome in a dozen or more towns鈥� Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-04-13/trouble-in-morristowns-mud-city-residents-push-back-against-atvs-on-local-roads John Dillon /the-frequency/2021-03-12/the-future-of-town-meeting One-room schoolhouses, possible changes to Town Meeting, the latest on COVID-19 in Vermont, plus more headlines. Want the web version of one of the鈥� Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:51:00 GMT /the-frequency/2021-03-12/the-future-of-town-meeting Henry Epp, Mark Davis, Anna Van Dine /vpr-news/2021-03-01/liveblog-for-vermonts-2021-town-meeting-day Vermont's Town Meeting Day was Tuesday, March 2. As with many things during the pandemic, it looked a little different. Some neighbors used to gathering鈥� Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:39:20 GMT /vpr-news/2021-03-01/liveblog-for-vermonts-2021-town-meeting-day VPR Staff /the-frequency/2021-02-26/the-places-well-go Places Vermonters are looking forward to visiting again. Plus, the Burlington mayoral race, Lake Monsters return, and COVID-19 numbers.Want the web鈥� Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:14:00 GMT /the-frequency/2021-02-26/the-places-well-go Henry Epp, Mark Davis, Anna Van Dine /programs/2021-02-25/in-vt-covid-19-means-a-break-from-town-meeting-day-tradition The COVID-19 crisis has interrupted tradition, from holiday celebrations to Vermont's Town Meeting Day. This hour, we take an in-depth look at how鈥� Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:42:45 GMT /programs/2021-02-25/in-vt-covid-19-means-a-break-from-town-meeting-day-tradition Bob Kinzel, Lydia Brown