To the Editor: The families, students and teachers of Shelburne Nursery School would like to extend our sincere gratitude to SCHIPs Treasure Retail Shop for its continued support of our school through its grant program. We were thrilled to receive a generous grant this year. The grant money will be used to offset our actual… Read More »
On March 1, 2016, the Town of Charlotte voted 1148-403 for a municipal charter. With the passing of the Town Charter, Charlotte now votes the town budget and “budget related articles” by Australian ballot, but that does not take place on Town Meeting Day. We discuss all of the articles at Town Meeting, and amendments… Read More »
I saw the headline in your April 5 article regarding turnout for the April 3 town budget vote and voter participation. As a member of the Town Meeting Solutions Committee, our purpose in drafting the charter was to increase voter participation on the town budget while maintaining Town Meeting. As Tuesday’s vote reflects, there was… Read More »
I am trying to figure out which planet the officials – so-called – in town hall come from. In a recent story, it said: “Neither Grossman nor Marshall would say how exactly how much Grossman is being paid.” They were refusing to disclose how much the new assistant town manager is being paid. Really? This is… Read More »
The Agency of Natural Resources has released its 25-year plan for Vermont’s oldest state park, and it is a disaster. The park’s popularity has created real challenges (worn trails, dog poop, parking on adjacent roads), but this plan’s response is to reduce access. That’s right. Although the deed that created the park prioritized “health, recreation… Read More »
I have scheduled a public hearing on the House-passed bill (H.196), which would establish a paid family leave insurance program for Vermont workers. As passed the House, the bill would provide: • up to 80 percent weekly wage replacement • for up to six weeks leave • for a serious family illness or maternity/paternity leave.… Read More »
I feel the need to answer the Op Ed by Ethan Duncan that appeared in the Shelburne News on March 22. It is disheartening to read such a mistaken dialogue. Ethan Duncan makes dogmatic statement that are contrary to facts. I don’t know of anyone or read anything that says that there is a public… Read More »
Editor’s note: This letter ran in the March 15 edition of The Citizen but due to an editing error, part of it was omitted. Here is Superintendent Pinckney’s letter in its entirety. Dear CVSD Community: After the outbreak of school violence in Parkland, Fla. and our own threats closer to home in Vermont, I’m reaching… Read More »
Click here for further student march coverage. By Peter Trombley After weeks of planning and fundraising, 43 members of the CVU community – 38 students and five chaperones – boarded a bus to Washington, D.C. last Friday night. Our mission was to send a message to Congress and the president that we would no longer… Read More »
I’ve lived in a pretty safe place all my life. Bad things didn’t happen and when I hear about these school shootings, I think why is this still happening? In the Parkland shooting in particular, I believe much more could have been done by the local police, the FBI and the school’s part. All the… Read More »