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Hinesburg approves new PD budget
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Budget sails through by more than 300 votes COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
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Champlain Valley’s Neva Williams battles South Burlington’s Ava Goyette for position to score or pass. The Wolves routed CVU 14-8 in the May 18 matchup.
Hinesburg voters overwhelmingly approved a police budget Tuesday, two months after shooting it down on March Town Meeting Day. The police department’s $800,491 budget passed 548-155. The approval brings some relief to the town, which for months has been debating how much to trim the department’s budget in response to residents’ town meeting vote. “This means we can start the process of rebuilding,” police Chief Anthony Cambridge said. See BUDGET on page 16
Charlotte works on major land use regulations overhaul Some rules, regs are ‘just plainly illegal,’ says town planner’ COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
The Charlotte Planning Commission has a big job this year: fixing its outdated land use regulations, which for years have created bureaucratic hurdles for property owners in town and are, in some cases, “just plainly illegal,” according to town planner Larry Lewack. Since the creation of the Development Review Board last year, the planning commission has set out to complete a major
overhaul of its land use regulations, aiming to have voters approve two rounds of changes — one in November and one in March on Town Meeting Day. “We want to promote more people in the community understanding what we’re up to,” Lewack said. “Because obviously the success of this at the end, when we present it to the voters, depends on people understanding why we’re doing this.” Charlotte last year moved to reconfigure its land regulatory bodies after months of discussion
about roadblocks to development. Lewack and the planning commission has been playing catchup since the beginning of the year to identify and fix burdensome regulations to try to streamline and simplify the rules governing land use and development in the town. Prior to the change, the planning commission oversaw permits for site plans, subdivisions and boundary adjustments, while the zoning board of adjustment was responsible for deciding on conditional use review applica-
tions and variances. The selectboard last year moved to consolidate all permitting reviews into a single body, the development review board. But with the outdated land use regulations still in place, the town was “essentially taking two volunteer board workloads and cramming the whole application workflow and permitting decisions into a single volunteer group,” Lewack said, creating a bottleneck of sorts for the zoners. “We were essentially creating an impossible workload for a strictly volunteer board,” he said. Much of that bottleneck seems to be the town’s stringent over-
sight of work done on an owner’s land. An owner of a single-family home, for example, that wants to tear down a rotting tool shed would need to go through a weeks-long or even months-long review process and pay a $500 application fee to the town. This, Lewack said, should be done simply by a quick administrative review. “We’re involving the development review board to approve you to tear down a rotting toolset,” Lewack said. “I think most people in town would agree that that just See REGULATIONS on page 4
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Gerald “Gary” Marckres
Dr. Asma Ali Abunaib
Erin Gagne
Evan Sivo
Brett Cluff
Emily Cogan
Marckres named CVU’s new chief operations officer District makes other hires, including Shelburne Community School co-principal, director of diversity, equity, inclusion Gerald “Gary” Marckres has been appointed chief operations officer for the Champlain Valley School District. He replaces Jeanne Jensen, who is stepping down to work on special projects for the district. Marckres starts his new job July 1. Mackres was director of operations and financial management for four years in the South Burlington School District. He also chaired the Grand Isle School/Champlain Islands School District’s board of directors for many years. Gary served in the Army National Guard and was Command Sergeant Major, commandant of the Regional Training Institute, and operations lead. “The assignments as commandant of a regional training and education institute closely correlate to a superintendent role in a public setting. The financial management,
accreditation, security, facilities management, food service and staffing responsibility provided the direct experience which earned me the position I currently hold,” he said. He graduated from Post University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. The district’s chief operations officer oversees areas not directly related to academics, including transportation, facilities and grounds, food service, technology, human resources and finance. “I am looking forward to getting to know and work with CVSD’s dedicated staff and hope that we can continue to advance the work that Jeanne Jensen and her team did so well over the past several years,” he said. ••••
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Community member Meredith KinselZiter, who was on the interview committee, said, “As a parent, I feel honored that a woman with the education and experience Dr. Abunaib has built over her life will be filling this role. From her academic achievements to her work with global refugee populations to her contributions here in our own community, she embodies the spirit and values of the school district.” ••••
Dr. Asma Ali Abunaib has been named the school districts’ director of diversity, equity and inclusion. She starts June 1. “Dr. Abunaib’s knowledge and experience will enable the district to not only continue our diversity, equity and inclusion journey but also further it at a more rapid pace. With our other directors, she will help us increase inclusivity and equity within Director of early education our schools,” said superintendent Rene Erin Gagne is the Champlain Valley Sanchez in a press release. School District’s new director of early Abunaib received a bachelor’s degree education. She begins her new job July 1. from Gezira University, Sudan, and a higher The position is a critical component diploma concentrating in peace and devel- of the district’s early education efforts. opment studies from Juba University, Khar- The director oversees all aspects of early toum, South Sudan. After that, she earned childhood education, including early childa master’s from the Intercultural Service hood special educaLeadership and Managetion, Act 166/Universal ment School for Interna“As a parent, I feel PreK — and managtional Training Graduate ing the district’s 50 Institute in Brattleboro, honored that a woman community based PreK and a doctorate in educaprograms partnerships with the education and tional leadership and — and coordinating 0-3 policy studies from the services for young chilexperience Dr. Abunaib University of Vermont. dren with special educaMost recently, tion. has built over her life Abunaib was project Gagne graduated manager for the Chamfrom Rivier College will be filling this role. plain Valley Office of with a bachelor’s degree Economic Opportunity in elementary educa— Meredith Kinsel-Ziter, tion, special education and a senior advisor for Three Stones Internationand human developal, a Rwandan-based non-profit. ment. She earned her Master of Education “I am looking forward to learning from in intensive special education from the and sharing my knowledge and experience University of Vermont. She has almost with each one of you,” Abunaib said. completed a certificate of advanced graduShe will collaborate with the directors ate studies in educational leadership from of learning and innovation and student Saint Michael’s College. support services to coordinate and oversee She joined Champlain Valley last the diversity, equity and inclusion work in August as an intensive needs special educathe district, and will lead and offer support tor and an early education intensive needs to schools and central departments in the coach. Prior to that, she was an early childimplementation of district equity and diver- hood special educator and intensive needs sity initiatives aligned with school policy. special educator in the Missisquoi Valley Additionally, Abunaib is responsible School District in Swanton. for planning, developing and delivering •••• equity and diversity-focused professional learning experiences for district employees, Behavior systems director providing personalized leadership support Evan Sivo has been appointed behavior to administrators to advance equity and systems director for the district and begins diversity initiatives. The leader will also his work July 1. assess, interrupt and remediate opportuSivo will oversee the Champlain Valley nity gaps and the predictability of student School District ATLAS program, a highly achievement outcomes based on social and specialized special education program for cultural factors while engaging the broad- students with social-emotional disabilities, er community in furthering the district’s equity policy. See CVU on page 3
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Diocese hires David Young to run EARLY ADVERTISING Vermont’s Catholic school system DEADLINES Outgoing South Burlington school district superintendent David Young is the new super of Vermont’s Catholic schools, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has announced. Young began his teaching and administrative career in Fairfax before serving as the principal of the Georgia Elementary School for 10 years. He has spent the last 17 years with the South Burlington School District. He started at South Burlington as the assistant superintendent and served as the superintendent for the last 11 years. “David Young’s extensive leadership experience as an assistant superintendent and superintendent will be a great asset to our Catholic school system,” Burlington Bishop Christopher Coyne said. “We are confident he will build
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upon the strong academic and faith-based education our schools currently offer and lead them to new heights.” Young received a bachelor’s degree from Norwich University
and served in the U.S. Army as an officer before returning to his alma mater for a master’s in education administration. “I look forward to the opportunity to support Bishop Coyne and the leaders in the Vermont Catholic schools,” said Young. “I believe that relationship development leads to trust, and with that formation, honest and reflective outcomes emerge.” Young grew up in Burlington and currently lives in South Burlington with his wife, Linda. They have three children, Austin, Anna and Connor, and a son-inlaw, Colden. Three of the four are educators. His daughter Anna and son-inlaw, Colden Golann, welcomed a baby girl, Kate Elodie Golann, into their family on May 12.
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continued from page 2 as well as working with district leaders in the development of systems of support for students who struggle with social-emotional learning. He graduated from Saint Michael’s College with a bachelor’s degree in history and a Master of Education degree in special education. He earned a post-graduate certificate of study in the Florida Institute of Technology’s Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate program. Sivo joined the district six years ago as a special educator at the Hinesburg Community School. He moved into the role of ATLAS program coordinator and behavior specialist in 2019. Earlier he worked with the Howard Center as a behavior interventionist, a teacher interventionist, and a classroom teacher at the Baird School. “The committee was most impressed with Evan’s firm commitment to ensuring that our classrooms are accessible to all learners. We are excited for him to take on this new leadership role,” said Meagan Roy, director of student support services. ••••
Director of special education Shelburne Community School also has a new director of special education. Emily Cogan starts July 1. Cogan graduated from Saint Michael’s College with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, and a Master of Education degree in special education.
Previously she was special education coordinator for the Burlington School District and a special educator at BFA Fairfax in the Franklin West Supervisory Union for many years. Since 2014, she was a Chinese cultural exchange program teacher and student service coordinator with BFA’s partnership with Spiral International, before the program was canceled due to COVID-19. She was also an accessibility coach and special educator in other schools in northern Vermont. “I am so excited to join the Shelburne and Champlain Valley community. I am passionate about supporting Vermont’s educators, students and families. I know we have a lot of great work to continue, and I look forward to joining this fabulous team.” ••••
Shelburne Community School co-principal Shelburne Community School has picked Brett Cluff as co-principal for grades five through eight to jointly lead the school with Alison Celmer. He replaces Scott Sivo, and will assume his leadership duties July 1. “I’m excited to welcome Brett back to the district,” said Celmer, who will lead kids in preK through grade four. “As someone who received his education through our school system at Charlotte Central School and Champlain Valley Union High School, he brings a unique perspective to the district from being a student to becoming
a leader. Brett also brings a new perspective to our district based on his previous experiences in different educational settings outside of Vermont. He is calm, consistent, and a great listener who values kindness, collaboration and flexibility aligning well with my values of kindness, belonging and growth.” Recenlty, Cluff served as an assistant principal and senior instructional coach in the New York City public schools. He also taught fifth grade in New York and most recently, sixth grade math and science in Essex Junction. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College, a master’s degree in teaching from Pace University, and a Master of Arts in education policy and social analysis from Teachers College at Columbia University. He is originally from Charlotte. “As a graduate of CVSD schools and parent of soon-to-be Shelburne Commuinty School students, I am thrilled to be joining the community as co-principal. It is an honor to have been selected, and I look forward to working in partnership with all students, here at SCS over the years.”
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continued from page 1 doesn’t make any sense at all. But farms, as well as the regulation those are the rules right now.” and construction of new teleThe land use regulations are communications facilities, like also often in direct contrast to wireless towers, and has given the town’s vision for develop- exclusive purview over almost ment in town. Anyone who wants all aspects of that process to the to develop in the east and west state’s Public Utilities Commisvillage zones, where the town sion. plan says concentrated develop“Charlotte’s current land use ment should go, would have to regulations have two sections have a minimum devoted in very, of a 5-acre lot in very copious detail “It makes us look regulating those order to construct a single residential two. They’re now bad if we have dwelling. pretty much inval“That just id,” Lewack said. regulations on makes no sense “It makes us look at all. Five-acre bad if we have the books that zoning is what regulations on the you’d expect to books that are just are just plainly find — and we do plainly illegal. We have — in our rural have to fix that illegal. We have district,” Lewack stuff.” said. “As long as we The town’s to fix that stuff.” have this mismatch rules governing between what the dwell— Larry Lewack accessory regulations say and ing units — or a what the vision separate habitable is, we have a problem because living unit on a property — are anybody who wants to follow the stricter than state laws governing vision in the town plan and create them. more housing, or denser housing, Lewack hopes to have new in the village centers is immedi- regulations tackling state statately stymied and prevented from utory updates and other techdoing so by that rule.” nical corrections completed by But their first phase of over- mid-summer. The commission hauls focuses on fixing regula- would then have a public heartions that are in direct conflict to ing and then send updates to the state law. selectboard for approval. The Legislature has preemptVoters would have to approve ed towns from being involved those during the November elecin permitting renewable energy tions. projects, like windmills and solar The second round will then
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get into more of the “interesting” policy issues — regulations that are “significantly out of sync” with the town’s policy visions as laid out in its town plan. The planning commission will
start working on those at the end of the summer, with a goal to have a public hearing by the end of the year and then turn to the select-
board for an anticipated vote on Town Meeting Day. “We have to fix those,” Lewack said. “The sooner the better.”
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OPINION Overturning Roe is state’s call to keep health care safe Guest Perspective Harry Chen M.D.
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The recent leak of the draft decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade portends a major shift in almost 50 years of reproductive health care in America. As outrageous as it is on its face, it is a call to action for Vermont. The Reproductive Liberty Amendment, formerly called Prop 5, is the proposed amendment to the Vermont Constitution that guarantees the right to personal reproductive liberty to all Vermonters. Vermont must lead the way and pass it in November. Its passage ensures access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care and Vermonters’ right to make their own decisions, such as whether and when to become pregnant, use temporary or permanent birth control or seek abortion care. It would be easy to categorize the Reproductive Liberty Amendment as a political or moral issue but at its core it is about public health. Reproductive health care is intensely private and personal, and should firmly be a matter between providers and patients. I saw this first-hand as an emergency physician for over 30 years. Unfettered access to quality reproductive health care is essential to a healthy population. The potential action by the Supreme Court overturning Roe will have profound effects on the health of Americans. And while abortions will still be legal in Vermont, we need the stronger protections provided by the amendment. America already has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed countries — double the rate of most high-income countries. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data in 2020 show a disturbing trend: a 36.6 percent increase in just two years. The rate of increase is even greater for women of color or who live in poverty. Research suggests that banning abortion could increase maternal deaths by 21 percent. Every year, approximately 60,000 women suffer significant consequences from labor and delivery. This too will likely
increase if access to safe and impacts on their health, well-belegal abortions is limited. ing and finances. There were also Twenty-six states are poised negative effects noted in their to restrict access to abortion for children, including greater rates over 36 million people if Roe of poverty and delayed developis overturned by the Supreme mental milestones. Court. Removing access to safe These are outcomes we never and legal abortion will set the want to see in Vermont. The U.S. back even further regardLegislature has worked hard ing maternal health and worsen over the past four years laying existing health the groundwork disparities. for the ReproWomen and girls ductive Liberty Removing access will be injured; Amendment. to safe and legal some will likely A constitudie from illegal, tional amendabortion will set unsafe abortions. ment requires This will take approval by two the U.S. back even us back to a dark Legislatures. time in reproNow it’s time further ... Women and for Vermont ductive health in America. voters to do girls will be injured; Restricting their share, step access to safe and up and pass some will likely die legal abortion the amendment can have other this Novemfrom illegal, unsafe profound effects. ber, enshrining Analyses of the reproductive abortions. Turnaway Study, autonomy in the conducted in the state Constitupast decade, showed that women tion. Let’s get it done and send who were denied abortions had a strong message that Vermont poorer health outcomes, includbelieves in and will protect ing mental health and significant reproductive rights for all. economic hardships, including poor credit, debt and bankruptcy. Dr. Chen was commissionThis study shows that women er of health in Vermont from who were denied abortions and 2011-2017 and is treasurer of the had to carry an unwanted pregVemront for Reproductive Liberty nancy to term experienced lasting political action committee.
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A million dead: Shouldn’t that carry some significance? indoors in public spaces. We all have them now; it wouldn’t even cost anything. Masks are Carole Vasta Folley still required at doctor’s offices. These medical professionals are One million. On a good day, taking reasonable precautions, it sounds rosy and abundant. why can’t more of us? Like one million dollars. A I ask because lately at supermillion-dollar smile. You look markets and big box stores, I’m like a million bucks. Or thanks a often among the few wearing million. But not today. one. Maybe the accommodation Today, the word million can be to mask-up now and then, lost any possible luster. It’s the especially when there’s an uptick number of people who have died in cases. of COVID-19 in our country. I remember getting Add to that, over five vaccinated as a kid. million more people Lining up in the school worldwide who have gymnasium, rolling been taken by this up my sleeve to get virus. immunized against Are there even mumps and measles, words to describe never understanding the this ravage? Tragic. miracle of it all. At the Unthinkable. Perhaps Smithsonian, you can the worst? Ongoing. see quarantine signs Some call it the single Carole Vasta Folley used in the 1920s to most catastrophic event prevent the spread of in our nation’s history. the same thing I was Yet this milestone of one million deaths happened as if it were just getting a shot for. Quarantine another day. No united mourning warnings that doctors rendered useless by creating vaccines for and recognition; no candles lit infectious diseases we no longer throughout the land. “Cripes,” you might be think- even talk about. Someday, may it be so for the ing. “As if I need to read one coronavirus. more article about this pandemIt’s jaw-dropping and crushic.” ing to know that close to a third I hear you and agree. After of the perished million could years of dashboards, forecasts, have been averted if all adults testing, and tracking, I too feel had been vaccinated. This weary of it all. according to Brown School of Weary, but not done. Because Public Health, in collaboration this virus is not done. I know with Brigham and Women’s we can’t be plugged into the Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan pandemic all the time, that School of Public Health, and too is unhealthy. But we also Microsoft AI for Health. Meancannot turn away. In respect to while, here we are, decades later, the millions lost, shouldn’t we continue to take heed? Each of us a country at odds with a vaccine doing what we can, when we can. that would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives, 319,000 to For adults, there are easy be exact. ways to do so. Wearing a mask
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It sounds callous when death is calculated in such large numbers. It doesn’t account for the individual loss. The empty chair at the dinner table. The missing parent at a wedding. The phone call you can never make again. The bright-beautiful, messy, complex and complicated life that would have continued to make a difference. Maybe to just one or to the world. But does it matter which? For, to each person, their person is the world. We humans struggle with
grief. It’s too much to swallow. How can I breathe if who I love cannot? When confronted with the faceless loss of millions, sometimes all we can do is get up in the morning, go to work and soldier on. After all, taking action is a tonic, a neutralizing agent per se, to such jumbled feelings of sadness and overwhelmingness. Do something. Anything. My personal ever-changing and growing to-do list includes getting boosters when available and appropriate. Wearing a mask
indoors in public spaces. And when I feel overcome with this pandemic, I’ll remember there’s no room to feel “over it” until it is over. I’ll light a candle in honor of the millions who were taken by this virus. Never in a million years would I have guessed it’d come to this. Carole Vasta Folley is a Vermont award winning playwright and columnist. Contact her at carolevf.com.
Letters to the Editor Rock the belt, law enforcement officials say To the Editor: As we approach Memorial Day weekend, which historically has marked the start of the busy summer travel season, law enforcement agencies are urging everyone to buckle up when hitting the road. On May 23, state, county and local officers from Vermont and New York joined agencies across the U.S. to kick off the annual Click It or Ticket law enforcement mobilization. On this date, law enforcement agencies from bordering states joined forces across the nation to provide increased seatbelt education and enforcement in highly visible locations near state borders, sending a message to the public that seatbelt use is required no matter what state you’re in. This year marks the 20th anniversary of both Vermont’s and New York’s participation in
the national Click it or Ticket campaign. In 2002, the year that Vermont and New York first joined the national Click it or Ticket campaign, the nationwide seatbelt use rate was 75 percent. Today, the national estimate is just over 90 percent. In Vermont last year our rate measured is 89.2 percent. We are inviting the public to join us and make this our year to push Vermont’s use rate over 90 percent. For this year’s “Border to Border” event we are partnering with Students Against Destructive Decisions chapters from Vermont and New York. Research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 killer of teens today, with more than half of those deaths being teens that were unbuckled while driving or riding in a vehicle. The student group’s “Rock the Belt” program is designed to address these statistics through
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education and engaging activities for high- and middle-school students. The annual two-week Click It or Ticket national law enforcement mobilization goes through June 5. Vermont law enforcement agencies and the Click It or Ticket Task Force will be using roving patrols and checkpoints on roadways identified as having higher unbelted crash rates. Officers will be enforcing aggressive driving, speeding, distracted driving and impaired driving violations during this period. These are the leading causes of serious crashes and for those motorists we encounter, wearing your seat belt will not be optional. Lt. Allen Fortin Chittenden/Franklin County highway safety coordinator Chittenden County Sheriff’s Office Paul White Law enforcement liaison Vermont State Highway Safety Office
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Cookies are great, right? Depends on what kind Who doesn’t want a free cookie? Well, it depends on what kind are being offered, right? In addition to chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin, another type of cookie was distributed to Champlain Valley Union High School students last week. Ninth grade student Alex Fox, as part of research about cybersecurity, shared a survey with other students to see what they knew about computer cookies and a few other topics. What do you do when you get a cookie pop-up? What is two-factor authentication? Should passwords for all accounts be the same? What about spam? What is cybersecurity, why might it be important, and what are the potential benefits and negatives of cybersecurity? His survey — Fox got 60 responses — whetted the appetite of students, and faculty of the school’s technology integration committee, led by digital learning leader Charlie MacFadyen, decided to engage students in a related activity to help them learn about internet cookies — using real cookies. On Monday, May 9, during lunch, students were offered a free cookie made by the Redhawk Cafe staff. All the kids had to do to get the cookie was fill out a one-question form, answering the question, “what best describes you?” When filling out the form, email addresses were automatically collected. About 300 students filled out the survey, and a few days later those students received an email that said something like this, depending on their answer: “We hope you enjoyed your cookie in the cafeteria!
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About 300 Champlain Valley Union students got a free cookie last week for filling out a survey that measured kids’ familiarity with another type of cookie — the internet tracking variety.
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Community Notes Don’t miss the giant craft-vendor yard sale The 1618 Moose Lodge is holding an indoor and outdoor craft, vendor and yard on Saturday, June 4, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 1636 Williston Road in South Burlington. The rain date is Sunday, June 5. For more information, contact Doreen Guthrie at 1618moose@gmail.com or 802-999-9967
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Artist Katie Runde stands in front of the Alexander Twilight portrait she painted that now hangs in the Vermont Statehouse. Twilight was the first African American state legislator in the United States, he graduated from Middlebury College in 1823 — probably the first African American college graduate in the country — and within a few years moved to Brownington to serve as the principal of the Orleans County Grammar School. In 1836 Twilight constructed a four-story stone dormitory and classroom structure called Athenian Hall (today’s Old Stone House Museum) and that same year was elected to represent the Brownington in the Vermont General Assembly in its new Statehouse in Montpelier. His portrait now hangs in its main lobby.
The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, May 26, is from 10-11 a.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road, and features roast beef with sauce, home fried potatoes with paprika, French green beans with lentils, wheat bread, oatmeal cookie and milk. You must have pre-registered by Monday, May 23, with Lori York, 802-4256371 or lyork@charlotteseniorcentervt.org The meal on Thursday, June 2 — register by May 30 — is roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, sliced carrots with parsley, dinner roll, baked sliced apples with cinnamon, and milk. The meal on Thursday, June 9 — register by June 6 — is roast pork loin, mashed potatoes, green beans, applesauce, wheat bread with butter, birthday cake with lemon and milk. The meal on Thursday, June 16 — register by June 13 — is meatloaf with brown sauce, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat bread with butter, apple crisp with topping and milk. Check the website for last-minute cancellations at charlotteseniorcentervt.org.
Catholic church hosts presentation on Article 22 On Thursday, June 9, 6:30 p.m., at St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall, 72 Church St. in Shelburne, Deacon Pete Gummere will speak on Article 22, the proposed amendment to the Vermont Constitution, in a program titled “Moral and Practical
Issues with Vermont’s Reproductive Liberty Amendment.” Gummere teaches, speaks, writes and consults on bioethics. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. He holds master’s degrees in biological science and theology. He is a member of the International Association of Catholic Bioethicists, the National Catholic Bioethics Center, and a clergy member of the Catholic Medical Association. He is certified by the National Catholics Bioethics Center. Everyone is welcome.
Celebrate, give feedback on Hinesburg Town Forest The Hinesburg Town Forest Committee will host a public meeting on Thursday, June 2, 7 p.m., in the lower conference room of town hall to present a draft revision of the Hinesburg Town Forest management plan, in person and on Zoom. Come to the meeting to share your thoughts about the proposed plan; send feedback by e-mailing townforesthvt@gmavt. net; or contact one of the forest committee members: Pat Mainer (chair), Kelsey Barklund, Brent Francis, Chris Haviland, Aaron Miller, Tom Marrinson, Stevie Spencer or Jon Trefry. A draft of the plan will be posted on the town website, hinesburg.org. The town forest is valued for its natural beauty, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, forest products and the natural functions it serves in protecting water quality and soils. This year, in collaboration with the Vermont Land Trust, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and the community, the forest grew from 834 to 1,125 acres, when Hinesburg chose to purchase 291 acres of adjacent land from the Carse family trust. Importantly, the entire 1,125-acre forest is now perpetually conserved. See COMMUNITY NOTES on page 9
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A short celebration of these significant changes will be held at 6:30 p.m., with light refreshments, prior to the June 2 meeting.
Rev. Anthony Wayne Schwab Rev. Anthony Wayne Schwab, 93, beloved husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great grandfather and promoter of love and justice, died on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Wayne graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Lehigh University in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in English. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1953. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Parsons in 1954 and they had four adored children. Wayne was ordained in 1955. He became rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Montvale, N.J., in 1956. His sermons and community service reflected his commitment to civil rights and human dignity. Wayne was a key participant in many pivotal changes in American theology. In the 1960s, he attended the World Council of Churches in Switzerland as a U.S. delegate. In 1975, he was appointed the first officer in evangelism for The Episcopal Church in the U.S. Following the church general convention in 1988, Wayne was heavily involved in the church catechumenal process. After retiring in 1993, Wayne founded the non-profit organization, Member Mission Network Inc., to provide churches with tools to help their members make the world more loving and more just. He also served as interim rector at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Essex, N.Y. Wayne was a prolific author. During his tenure at the national church office, Wayne authored and co-authored numerous publications. In retirement, Wayne established a website sharing stories and his own tips for daily living and authored three books — one with daughter Elizabeth. The most recent, “How to Live Your Faith,” was published in 2022. Religion was the family business. So, in addition to colleagues, Wayne often involved family members as co-authors, editors and subjects of his sermons. He also wrote numerous letters to the editor regarding social and political issues. A lifelong Boy Scout, Wayne loved to sail, take his children camping and hiking, travel and meaningfully connect with people. He was a passionate believer in the power and duty of every individual to make the world more loving and just, and never stopped trying to help make this a reality. Wayne’s first wife, Betty, died
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Feb. 28, 2008, at the age of 87. In 2010, he wed his second beloved wife, Renate Parke, and moved from New York to Vermont. Ever the ecumenical, he then joined Renate at the United Church of Christ in Hinesburg, and the men’s group at Trinity Episcopal Church in Shelburne. Wayne is survived by Renate; his children, Stephen and wife, Debby Schwab, Burton and wife, Diana Schwab, Catharine and husband, Robert June, Army Capt. Elizabeth and husband, Army Col. (ret.) David Hall; stepchildren, Laura McDowell and Kimberly McDowell; grandchildren, Benjamin Schwab and wife, Devin, Jason Schwab, Burton Schwab, and wife, Anabelle, Elizabeth Schwab, Samuel June, Jack Hall, Elizabeth Hall and Jessica Brodie; and great-grandchild, Doriana Cook-Schwab. A memorial service will be held at some time in the future. Donations in his memory would be appreciated to the Virginia Theological Seminary. (give.vts. edu) Letters of condolence may be sent to Renate Parke, PO Box 294, Hinesburg VT 05461.
Democrats in South Burlington, Shelburne and Charlotte are co-hosting a U.S. Congressional candidate forum Tuesday, May 31, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Shelburne town offices, both in person and virtually. The forum will be moderated by longtime Vermont journalist Terri Hallenbeck and feature Democratic Party primary candidates Vermont Sen. Becca Balint, Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, Vermont Sen. Kesha Ram-Hinsdale, and Sianay Clifford, all vying for the state’s lone Congressional seat now held by Rep. Peter Welch. More at facebook.com/shelburnedemocrats For virtual access, go to mediafactory.org/Shelburne. Submit questions ahead of time at forms. gle/SpYcpK4eZUkyBAdQ9.
Feeding Chittenden continues to provide meals Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s Community Resource Center has been temporarily relocated to Feeding Chittenden, 228 North Winooski Avenue, in Burlington’s Old North End. The Community Resource Center lets visitors to access prepared meals, resources and support from housing advocates. Feeding Chittenden partnered with the resource center during the winter months to provide hot meals.
“The Community Resource Center is a place where people experiencing homelessness can find warm, nutritious food, essential services and, most importantly, a sense of community,” Paul Dragon, executive director of Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, said. Feeding Chittenden and the Community Resource Center to serve meals Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. In accordance with COVID-19 safety guidelines, staff and visitors are expected to wear masks while onsite. In 2021, Feeding Chittenden provided 15,000 meals to the public in the five months the Community Resource Center was operational. Feeding Chittenden has recently seen an increase in people seeking assistance, especially with many economically challenged households facing higher inflation rates, as housing, food and heating costs continue to rise. “During the pandemic, Feeding Chittenden has continued food service onsite with take-out meals,” Rob Meehan, director of Feeding Chittenden, said. “We are excited to invite our guests back into our cafeteria and the Community Resource Center advocates make this possible.”
Senior center dials up the tunes in June The Charlotte Senior Center offers an eclectic mix of musical offerings in June. On Wednesday, June 1, Peter and Helen Rosenblum return to the center for a one-hour nostalgic joyride of oldies from the 1950s to the 1970s, 1 p.m.
This Hinesburg duo will sing and strum from their large playlist of music that includes folk songs, romantic ballads, blues and rock. Mark Williams gives visitors the chance to try shape-note singing Sunday, June 5, 1-3 p.m. This traditional, a cappella, four-part harmony has been called “fullbody, shout-it-out singing” and is also known as sacred harp. Open to newcomers and experienced singers. No performances, no auditions, and a “good voice” is not required. Songbooks are provided. Stop by to listen or sing and leave whenever you wish. Questions? Email Kerry Cullinan at kclynxvt@gmail.com. On three Thursdays, June 2, June 23 and June 30, Don Helgesen explores the Great American Songbook on piano, including a wide range of early 20th-century American jazz standards, popular songs and show tunes. Light refreshments are included in the 1 p.m. concerts. Finally, on Sunday, June 19, also at 1 p.m., the Mansfield Mountain Band from Richmond comes armed with banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass and vocals, and brings a rib-tickling blend of traditional Bluegrass and Americana classics, along with original songs of their own. Featuring Thomas Bryce (banjo), Jordan Duffy (mandolin), Charlie Wilson (guitar) and Jeremy Hobart (bass).
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Boys’ lacrosse win six in a row, move to 12-1 LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT
Boys’ lacrosse Champlain Valley 12, Woodstock 6: Boys’ lacrosse won its sixth game in a row, beating Woodstock 12-6 Friday. The Redhawks got four goals and one assist from Turner Elliot. Colin Zouck added a hat trick, while Nolan Shea (two assists), Sam Whitcomb, Max Destito, Peter Gilliam and Matias Williams each chipped in with a goal. Jake Bowen made seven saves in goal. The team moved to 12-1.
Boys’ tennis South Burlington 4, Champlain Valley 3: The boys also lost to South Burlington Monday, falling just short. Ziggy Babbott and Nolan Sandage got straight set wins in singles, while Jacob Graham and Kalle Glader won in doubles. The Redhawks also lost Friday, falling to Stowe 7-0. CVU is now 3-8.
Baseball Champlain Valley 3, Essex 2: Champlain Valley scored on a wild pitch in the ninth inning to walkoff over Essex Saturday. Relief pitcher Jared Anderson got the win for the Redhawks. He allowed just two hits in two innings of work. Ryan Canty got a no decision after pitching six innings and allowing two runs on six hits. Robbie Fragola went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI to help the offense. The Redhawks move to 11-1.
Girls’ lacrosse Champlain Valley 18, Mount Mansfeld 10: Chloe Snipes found the back of the net five times as the girls’ lacrosse team beat Mount Mansfield Saturday, May 21. Amelia Scharf added three goals and one assist, while Peyton Jones tallied twice and added an assist. Grace McNally and Sydney Mast each had two goals. Clare Stackpole-McGrath stopped 12 shots in goal. CVU followed up Saturday’s win with a tough loss on the road Monday, falling to Burr and Burton 15-10. CVU moved to 10-3.
Softball Essex 21, Champlain Valley 6: Champlain Valley suffered its
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Above: CVU’s goalie, Calre Stackpole-McGrath, scoops up the ground ball during the Redhawks’ game against the South Burlington Wolves May 18 in South Burlington. CVU lost 14-8. Below: The Redhawks’ Kyle Tivnan slides into base in a May 18 game against St. Johnsbury. CVU shut out St. J 3-0.
second loss in a row, falling to Essex 21-6 in six innings Saturday. Sophia Stevens took the loss for the Redhawks, which fall to 3-8. Missisquoi shut out CVU 12-0 Friday in five innings. Juliette Chant took the loss.
Girls’ tennis South Burlington 4, Champlain Valley 3: Champlain Valley dropped its second matchup in a row, falling to South Burlington Monday, May 23. Cassie Bastress and Sage Peterson each got wins in singles for the Redhawks (5-6), while Phoebe Henderson and Millie Boardman teamed up for win in doubles. The Redhawks also fell to Stowe on Friday, May 20, losing 4-3 despite winning both doubles matchups. Addie Maurer and Ariel Toohey got a win in No. 1 doubles and Henderson and Boardman got another win in No. 2 doubles. Sage Peterson got the lone win in singles for CVU.
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Little loudmouths: How tiny animals make so much noise The Outside Story Kenrick Vezina From early spring through late summer, the air trills and croaks and buzzes and chirps with the sounds of nature’s little loudmouths. Mornings are full of birdsong; evenings are the domain of frogs and crickets. How do such little animals make so much noise? Let’s find out by looking at some of the sound-per-pound champions you can find in our forests. First up: the frogs. Although basso bullfrogs can produce a very impressive 120 decibels, it’s the smallest species in our region that is the most interesting. Spring peepers are about as long as a paperclip, and weigh as much as a nickel. A male peeper can output around 100 decibels from point-blank range. For perspective, OSHA recommends hearing protection for anything over 85 decibels. And peepers rarely sing alone. Hundreds of them gather in shrubby wetlands in spring. On a warm evening in April, your local marsh can easily be as loud — and as full of lovesick longing — as a crowded bar. Frogs have a similar vocal anatomy to humans, including a larynx, or voice box, with flaps of tissue that vibrate as air passes over them to make sound. The trick to frogs’ vocal talents is their expandable throat pouches. These air sacs offer two advantages. First, they’re builtin resonating chambers, allowing frogs to amplify their calls. Second, they allow frogs to sing continuously without needing to inhale: air passes from the lungs to the air sac, then back again multiple times in a single breath. Our next group of vocalists is birds. Among our avifauna, one prominent little loudmouth is the winter wren. Even among the notably diminutive wren family, winter wrens are small. Weighing less than half an ounce, and with a wingspan of a mere 5 to 6 inches, these birds look like mousy brown balls with pert tails and tiny beaks. Yet, they can fill an entire bottomland forest with song. A single male’s frenetic song can produce 16 notes per second and members of the western population can manage 36. At more than 90 decibels in volume, these tiny birds put crowing roosters to shame. While some roosters may crow at 130 decibels, wrens are at least 10 times louder, per pound, than those barnyard klaxons. The magic of birdsong happens deep in a bird’s chest. Where its trachea branches off to its lungs, a bird has a specialized sound-making structure called a syrinx. The vibrating membranes of this structure, coupled with a bird’s four internal air sacs and powerful air-moving muscles, allow birds to
out-belt even the best human singers. Of course, forced air isn’t the only way to make noise. Our final group of little loudmouths, insects, aren’t literal loudmouths, since their sound doesn’t come from their mouths — but they claim the current world-record holder for loudest animal relative to its size: Micronecta scholtzi, the European lesser water boatman. These aquatic insects — each about as long as a grain of rice — have been measured producing 100 decibels. Our own northeastern insects can also be plenty loud. Most of the notable calling insects use stridulation to make noise. It’s the same mechanism that the water boatman uses, analogous to drawing a bow across a violin’s strings. What varies is exactly upon which body parts a given species has evolved stridulating structures. For katydids it’s their forewings; for water boatmen it’s their genitalia and abdomen. The dog day cicadas and their relatives are the most impressive noisemakers among our native insects. In late summer, it’s not uncommon to hear a cicada’s motor whine over the literal motor whine of a neighbor’s weed-whacker. These large insects produce a sound reaching 100 decibels or more using unique organs called tymbals. These structures are corrugated with flexible sections and stiffer ribs. Think of a bendy straw. When the cicada flexes certain muscles, the ribs bend then “click” back into place. By flexing them extremely quickly in rapid succession, and using their own bodies as
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resonating chambers, the cicadas create their symbolic end-of-summer buzz. Whether it’s a spring peeper, a winter wren or a cicada, the reason for all of this noise comes down to reproduction. When you’re a small animal in a big world,
sound is an excellent tool to advertise your presence and fitness to potential mates and to warn off potential interlopers. Sometimes, it pays to be a little loudmouth. Kenrick Vezina is a freelance writer, naturalist, and racon-
teur based in the Greater Boston area. Illustration by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol. The Outside Story is assigned and edited by Northern Woodlands magazine and sponsored by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, nhcf.org.
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Wednesdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 5:30-7 p.m. Swing by for knitting night at the library. Jessica Card, a local knitting teacher at Shelburne Craft School, helps people both get started and with existing projects.
Storytime at Adam’s Berry Farm Wednesday, June 1, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Join Cheryl for stories and crafts, 985 Bingham Brook Road.
Three Sisters storytelling and make a seed medallion Saturday, June 4, 10-11 a.m. Join Katie Devoid and her mother, Karen Tuininga, Charlotte residents and of Ojibwe and Ottawa heritage to learn about the three sisters — corn, beans and squash. They will tell stories of the three sisters and lead the making of seed medallions. Registration required.
Book discussion: ‘Fierce Little Thing’ Tuesday, June 7, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Book discussion with author Miranda Beverly-Whit.
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Hands and needles Mondays in June, 10 a.m.-noon Bring whatever project you are working on — quilting, knitting, embroidery, etc. No registration required.
Evening book discussion: ‘The Leavers’ Tuesday, May 31, 7-8 p.m. This informal group meets virtually on the last Tuesday of each month. The pick for May is “The Leavers” by Lisa Ko.
Folk Jam with Songfarmers of Hinesburg Thursday, June 2, 6-8 p.m. Do you play an acoustic instrument or just love to sing along to old time, blues, country and folk music? Join SongFarmers during its monthly gathering and participate in a live music offering. Free and open to the public in the library’s community room. Masks required.
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ARIES
LEO
March 21 - April 20 You may be questioning some of your relationships this week, Aries. Periodic reflection is good for your long-term well-being, but move ahead with caution.
TAURUS
July 23 - Aug. 23 Has your love life affected your professional ambitions lately, Leo? Take a step back and analyze the situation to see what you can change for the better.
VIRGO
April 21 - May 21 Taurus, finding balance between your professional life and your home life may be challenging this week. Try not to hurry through your decision-making process.
GEMINI
Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 Take some time to audit your health, Virgo. What you eat, how much you are sleeping, how often you are exercising these are all factors that may require some change.
LIBRA
May 22 - June 21 Typical routines just aren’t fulfilling you lately, Gemini. Avoid succumbing to frustration and dissatisfaction by trying a new hobby or brainstorming ways you can change.
CANCER June 22 - July 22 Avoid comparing yourself to friends and colleagues, Cancer. You may need a confidence boost, so hang around friends and family who have your back
Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 Libra, watch out for power struggles at work, especially if you feel they are causing you to be treated unfairly. Bring issues to a supervisor if it comes to it.
SCORPIO Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Scorpio, fatigue may catch up with you if you have not been pacing yourself or taking enough time to care for yourself. Slow down and take a mental health day . or two.
SUDOKU Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 You may be more sensitive than usual this week, Sagittarius. You may feel like family or friends are judging you, but that’s not necessarily so.
CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 Try not to take part in popularity contests or gossip sessions at work, Capricorn. It can only come back to bite you when you least expect it. Stay the course and keep working hard.
AQUARIUS Jan. 21 - Feb. 18 Aquarius, you may be seeking greener pastures, both at home and in your professional life. Impatience can get the best of you, but a change will happen over time.
PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20 You may have a tough time relating to others this week, Pisces. You view the world through a creative lens even when others don’t.
CLUES ACROSS 1. English river 5. Particular part of something 11. Cool! 14. Welsh for John 15. Given name meaning “great spirit” 16. Wrath 17. Social occasion 19. Mechanical belt 20. __ de la __ 21. Commands 22. Body part 23. Caught sight of 25. Funeral car 27. Skin infection 31. Sometimes they “burn” 34. Russian river 35. Famed soap opera character Kane 38. Pie _ __ mode 39. Endangered 41. Socially inept person 42 Romanian river 44. Swerve 45. Monetary unit of Samoa 46. A type of approach to please 49. Form of Hebrew name for God 51. “Carry On My
Wayward Son” rockers 55. A team’s best pitcher 56. A woody climbing plant 60. Long, edible marine fish 61. Human rights group in Africa (abbr.) 62. Data 64. Corporate bigwig 65. Climbs 66. Relating to the ear 67. Commercials 68. You need it to eat 69. Political extremists CLUES DOWN 1. Reconnaissance (Brit. military) 2. Asserts to be the case 3. Starchy food made of dried orchid tubers 4. Foes 5. Rheumatoid arthritis score 6. Ruler of Iran 7. The top of the head 8. Lilly and Manning are two 9. Purchase attire for 10. Glittering with gold or silver 11. The bank of a body of water
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12. Regions 13. Makes tractors 18. Adult beverage 24. Force unit 26. Swiss river 28. Cater to 29. Woody climbing plants 30. Seems less impressive 31. Consume 32. Boxing’s GOAT 33 Southwestern farmers 36. Beverage holder 37. A way to deteriorate 39. Judge 40. Norse explorer __ the Red 43. Farm resident 45. One who helps to govern 47. Plant-eating ground bug 48. History Finnish county 49. Conifer native to Jamaica 50. Longed 52. Small Japanese city 53. Arum family plant 54. Puts together in time 57. From a distance 58. __ contendere: no contest plea 59. Region 63. Mountain Standard Time
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BUDGET
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PHOTO BY COREY MCDONALD
A sign in front of Hinesburg’s town hall reminded voters of the upcoming vote on the police budget.
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“The people made their voices hours and doing patrol work or heard — that they still are very other clerical work during the day. much in support of the police Along with Cambridge, offidepartment.” cers Frank Bryan and Jeremy Despite the new budget, some Hulshof are now the only full-timuncertainty remains. Hinesburg ers remaining went from having full-time police Officials must now move to coverage of its town, with six full- hire officers to replace the ones lost time officers, to to other towns. having only three, “It’s really “The people made cutting oversort of a budgetnight coverage ary issue at that their voices heard completely. State point,” said police now cover town manager — that they still overnight calls but Todd Odit. “I only respond to don’t know what are very much in violent crimes and those potential emergencies. support of the police officers would In April, Brian cost. I would Fox, an officer hope by having department.” with Hinesburg, the approved told the town he budget, that’s — Chief Anthony not very differhad accepted a position in the from the Cambridge ent Williston Police original budget, Department, while that would show officer Dan Eickenberg and Sgt. some stability. It might help attract Caleb Casco told the town they some folks. But we don’t know.” were moving to the Shelburne Odit has been working with Police Department. Cambridge since March to trim Cambridge, meanwhile, has the budget while retaining essenessentially been working nonstop. tial services and ensuring police He has been on call, seven days a are not forced to work one-person week, taking calls during overnight shifts. After voters in March narrowly voted down the department’s $815,483 budget, 431-484, officials crafted a new plan that kept six full-time officers as well as a part-time administrative assistant but cut back on salary and benefits by roughly $10,000, reducing the overall budget to $800,491. But after news of the three officer’s departures, the department lost a grant that funded a sixth full time officer. Part of the grant’s stipulations was that the department keep six full-time cops on staff. To address the broad issue of policing in town — what the community wants to see out of its department — officials are hoping to create a strategic plan for the department, something they want to shift their attention to as soon as possible now that a budget has been approved. But it will be a long process. “If we are going to engage an outside firm, which I think we should, I think it’s going to be a year from putting out a request for bid proposals to completion,” Odit said. “I don’t see us having any answers this fall as we head into the next budget cycle.”
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