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July 21, 2022

Weekly news coverage for Charlotte and Hinesburg

Two Democrats vie for Lippert’s House seat Two Democrats, Christina Deeley and Philip Pouech, are running for the Chittenden 4-2 House district seat vacated by longtime Hinesburg Rep. Bill Lippert, who decided not to seek reelection.

A Chicago-area native, Deeley moved to Vermont in 2010 with her family, and all four of her children attend Hinesburg Community School. She currently works as a librarian and social studies teacher at Champlain Valley Union High School.

Pouech, a 36-year resident of the town, also sent his children to both Hinesburg Community School and Champlain Valley Union High.

Among many volunteer activities, he’s coordinated the town’s Green Up Day for 20-plus years and has served on the selectboard since 2012 and is currently its chair.

Both candidates will face off in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 9. We asked the candidates a series of questions, presented here.

In light of the Dobbs decision, could you summarize your position on abortion rights and Prop 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment?

Christina Deeley: Abortion is health care. To have our nation’s

highest court overrule its own landmark Roe v. Wade decision, nearly 50 years later, is simply appalling.

It is even more appalling when considering that the majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to Pew Research Center. Even though most of our nation’s population support bodily autonomy and abortion access, six of the nine justices on our court opted to rule based on their personal beliefs. It is infuriating and it is unjust.

Due to this ruling, 26 states have now been granted the ability to ban abortion if they choose to do so. Many of them are expected to take swift action.

Thankfully, here in Vermont, our Legislature worked hard to pass H.57 in 2019, which guaranteed the right to abortion in the state regardless of future Supreme Court decisions. Now, our brave little state is also considering Proposal 5 on the general election ballot this November, which would enshrine abortion rights in our Constitution. If it passes, Vermont will be the first state to do so.

I am, and always have been, an avid supporter of Proposal 5 and all efforts to protect abortion rights.

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Charlotte’s assistant clerk offers resignation COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

Charlotte needs a new assistant clerk and treasurer.

After nearly two years in the position, Sayuri “Sy” Koerner gave her resignation after taking a new job. Her resignation, however, will not be effective until a new hire is brought in.

The Aug. 9 primary election is less than three weeks away.

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The town is looking for someone to take on responsibilities including “recording land and vital records, issuing licenses and registrations, answering phone, front desk reception, assisting with elections, maintaining voter checklist, preparation and receipt of property taxes, preparing deposits, bank reconciliations and issuing bi-weekly payroll,” according to a job posting by town clerk Mary Mead.

The job pays $24 to $30 an hour “depending on experience,” Mead said.

Koerner previously worked at her family’s restaurant, Folino’s Wood Fired Pizza as chief operating officer.

Prior to that, she was the assistant coach for Champlain Valley Union High School’s girls’ varsity basketball team and she played for the University of Vermont basketball team.

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Hinesburg village sidewalk construction makes progress HARRISON GAYLORD COMMUNITY NEWS SERVICE

Construction in Hinesburg to extend sidewalks in the village area may finally be moving forward.

Right-of-way concerns have taken longer than expected to solve, but officials are finalizing easements with the last two people whose properties cross spots where the town wants to build the sidewalks, Alex Weinhagen, planning director for Hinesburg, said.

“I’m hopeful that we will be able to put the project out for bids later this year, with construction anticipated in 2023,” Weinhagen said.

For years Hinesburg has looked to develop its village area, and officials have made sidewalks a priority in their planning. Town leaders say more sidewalks will foster economic growth, plus promote fitness and alternatives to driving.

The anticipated construction centers on a stretch of Route 116 between the Hinesburg Community School and Friendship Lane.

It’s projected to cost more than $293,000, with most of the funds coming from two Vermont Agency of Transportation grants, Weinhagen said.

The grants require a 20 percent local match, which will be covered by the developers of Meadow Mist, a 24-unit housing project under construction nearby. Town offi-

cials approved the development on the condition that a sidewalk be built, and local leaders agreed to seek grants to help. Right now, those matching funds total about $59,000, Weinhagen said.

About $63,600 of the total has been spent so far on engineering, right-of-way acquisition, permitting and more, he said.

Last summer’s town plan called for filling in gaps between existing sidewalks in what officials term the “village growth area” — which runs from Champlain Valley Union High School to the north and the community school to the south. More than 4 miles of sidewalks and paths existed there at the time, according to the plan.

In 2014, the town paid for a two-year study to look at gaps to fill and sidewalks to extend. That study identified several spots for construction: a 350-foot gap in a sidewalk on Mechanicsville Road; a stretch between Farmall Drive, Charlotte Road and Route 116; and the part of the state route between the elementary school and Buck Hill Road.

But work has been held up because of the complexity of trying to build on private property.

“It is very common for public projects to need a significant amount of time to acquire the required right-of-ways and easements,” Hinesburg Development Review Board coordinator Mitch Cypes said.

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Ted Kenney is seeking to unseat Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George in the August Democratic primary.

Police, fire unions endorse Kenney MIKE DONOGHUE CORRESPONDENT

Citing the need for both public safety and criminal justice reform in Chittenden County, nine labor unions representing police, fire and rescue personnel endorsed Ted Kenney’s bid to become the next state’s attorney for Vermont’s largest and busiest court.

The endorsements include both the South Burlington Police Officers Association and South Burlington Firefighters Association.

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not supported by actual statistics and that public safety officials are slow to embrace much-needed reforms to policing.

George, of Williston, announced in January that her office would not pursue charges resulting from non-public-safety traffic stops such as driving with tinted windows, a suspended license or broken taillight, which disproportionately affects drivers and passengers of color.

Burlington firefighters say accountability is one of the primary reasons the union sided with Kenney when it came to an endorsement.

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Also supporting Kenney are unions representing professional firefighters and emergency medical services in Burlington, Colchester and Williston.

The joint announcement came during a news conference at the Burlington Hilton Hotel Monday.

Kenney, a former division chief for the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, is looking to unseat State’s Attorney Sarah George in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 9.

Critics of George say she’s soft on crime and her implementation of several criminal justice policies allow people to avoid prosecution or from held accountable.

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Five Democrats vie for three Senate seats AVALON STYLES-ASHLEY STAFF WRITER

The race to represent southeast Chittenden County in the Senate is heating up as the primary looms just over two weeks away.

Early voting has already begun and come Tuesday Aug. 9, voters in South Burlington, Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, Williston, Richmond and the other towns in the new Senate district will choose three out of five candidates — three incumbents and two challengers — to send to the Statehouse.

All five are running as Democrats so many of their values are similar, but their backgrounds and priorities on topics like climate change and housing vary. Here are three of the candidates’ thoughts on some of the region’s top issues.

(Steve May and incumbent Ginny Lyons and did not return completed questionnaires.)

Thomas Chittenden

Thomas Chittenden Age: 44 Occupation: Senior lecturer at the University of Vermont Town of residence: South Burlington What are the top three issues facing residents in southeast Chittenden County and how would you propose to address them?

Affordability, impact and threat of climate change and workforce (including child care) needs. Policies that attract investment to increase our tax base with greener new infrastructure to improve quality of life while reducing future carbon emissions. These policies include permit reform to foster more in-fill development and welcoming more green technology companies to grow in Vermont.

Could you summarize your position on abortion and Prop 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment?

An individual’s right to choose is theirs and theirs alone. And

nobody else’s. The Supreme Court was wrong to reverse this precedent to now allow states to take people’s individual rights away. I voted in support of Prop 5 in the Senate, and I will be voting in support of Prop 5 on Nov. 8.

How far should the state go in addressing climate change?

Do you think the state’s climate action plan is attainable and what initiatives do you support that will move the state’s energy grid toward sustainability?

The state needs to go as far as we need to go to address climate change. It is an existential threat to humankind. We owe our children a planet cleaner and greener than how we got it. Yes, the state’s climate action plan is attainable and, in my service, I have been proud to support multiple bills that create forest growth protections, massive electric vehicle infrastructure investments and smart growth development rules to foster higher density development in our existing downtowns.

Do you support the clean heat standard, and if so, how will you ensure that middle-income Vermonters aren’t hit with massive increases in home heating costs and weatherization requirements?

I did and I do. Vermont has a track record for successful income sensitivity programs that protect the most vulnerable. In all these discussions, those protections are front and center and achievable through extending existing programs and growing new ones.

The clean heat standard is proposed to assess fossil fuel systems to subsidize cleaner solutions — this funding formula can and should include income sensitization.

Some have suggested that the pay for legislators, at $774 weekly during the session with no health care benefits, should be increased. What are your thoughts on the current compensation model and its effect on who runs for the Legislature?

Anybody doing this to make money is doing it wrong. But the compensation is an obstacle to bringing unheard voices into the Statehouse. I support proposing auto increasing this stipend to track with inflation and to income-sensitize it. Elected lawmakers with more income sources should get less of a stipend and elected lawmakers with less income should get enough to enable them to bring their life experiences to the decisions in Montpelier.

The governor signed the Legislature’s new education formula into law, which could mean some school districts like Champlain Valley School District and South Burlington School District will have to face tough financial choices in coming years. How would you explain to a voter/taxpayer your support or opposition to this measure?

Vermont’s Constitution makes clear we all have a responsibility to educate our kids and the education kids get shouldn’t be better just because they live in a town with a major employer, like IBM, or a ski resort. This recent change updates our very complex, but very fair, education formula so that schools with more low-income kids or multi-lingual learners have access to the same taxing capacity as all our school districts.

Housing stock in Chittenden County is at an all-time low with a vacancy rate of 0.4 percent

while rent costs and home sales continue to rise. What needs to be done to curb the state’s housing crisis and address this critical need?

Permit reform (state and local), bylaw modernization and public transportation including rail.

Exempting downtowns from Act 250 will reduce the uncertainty and cost of infill development that is keeping investment from Vermont.

Bylaw modernization for our smaller municipalities will create greater consistency and smart development guardrails for more regional consistency.

Last, expanded rail transportation options to connect Rutland, Middlebury, Vergennes, Burlington and more. Rail is greener and many commuters can be productive en route in a train. With fostered smart infill development, housing availability pressures can be relieved with safe, frequent, convenient public transportation between our downtowns.

What is an issue that you think has been overlooked or needs more attention in broader statewide discourse?

Our school infrastructure. We have, as a state, a massive amount of deferred maintenance in our schools — and there is no more road to kick this can down. We need to end the moratorium on states bonding support for school capital projects and we need to commit more attention on reducing costs in Vermont schools to be able to afford the building upgrades we severely need to keep our kids safe and in modern facilities.

Why should voters pick you over your opponents?

I hope I’ve earned their vote with my track record and my

evidenced commitment to service.

And I’d welcome any chance to hear more from them. Reach out at thomas.chittenden@gmail.com.

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Kesha Ram Hinsdale Age: 36 (on Aug. 2) Occupation: Social equity organizer Town of residence: Shelburne What are the top three issues facing residents in southeast Chittenden County and how would you propose to address them?

Climate change, housing and homeownership, child care.

In my decade in the Legislature, I have tackled these issues by listening to those most affected, bringing them into the legislative process and acting with courage, conviction and consensus. My housing and environmental justice legislation were two of the landmark bills passed this session, and I have earned an EPA Environmental Merit Award for my contributions toward environmental protection.

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CRIME & COURTS Hinesburg Police Blotter Vermont State Police Blotter July 17 at 10:53, Vermont State Police troopers came to the aid of a motorist whose car hit a telephone pole between Hinesburg Road and Spear Street in Charlotte. The driver told police she looked back to see if she’d turned on the correct street before colliding with the pole.

She was taken to University of Vermont Medical Center by Charlotte Fire Department for neck and arm injuries. Green Mountain Power was called out

to assist with the pole.

July 16 at 3:32 p.m., a Waitsfield man was arrested for driving under the influence, first offense, driving with a suspended license and negligent operation after troopers found his wrecked car near Thompsons Point Road in Charlotte. Tyler Brownlee, 37, left the scene of the one-car accident but officers soon located him, and he was screened after exhibiting signs of being impaired.

July 11 at 2:45 p.m., officers picked up and properly disposed of some hypodermic needles found scattered on Ballards Corner Road.

July 12 at 11:30 a.m., an individual known to police was allegedly harassing people on Commerce Street, and possibly suffering a mental health crisis.

An officer contacted the parent of the individual and the two worked together to get them into a better situation.

July 12, a resident turned in a late crash report for an incident that had occurred on July 7 around 3 p.m., when a car on Shelburne Falls Road tried to pass a car making a left turn, realized the car was waiting for oncoming traffic to pass, swerved to

avoid oncoming traffic and crashed into the idling car. No one was injured but the vehicle damage was significant, police said.

July 12 at 1 p.m., an older resident reported they’d been defrauded through use of the Cash App, an electronic money sending service. He said he wasn’t aware until the bank called him that at least 13 or 14 different withdrawals in small amounts had occurred. Police said fraudsters of this type often prey on older folks and to be cautious.

July 12 at 5 p.m., police responded to a house on Lake Street for a report of a family fight.

One of the parties was gone upon arrival and when police contacted them, they said they

were at a friend’s house.

July 13 at 10 a.m., police received reports of four to five stolen catalytic converters, all likely in the same night, from three different locations on Route 116: two businesses and a residence.

July 13 at 11:45 a.m., police investigated a possible domestic assault on Taproot Farm Lane.

They reported the assault had occurred during pick-up hours at a summer camp in the area.

The Department of Children and Families are investigating.

July 13 at 3:35 p.m., a driver went onto the side of Charlotte Road to pick some sumac — not the poisonous kind — to make

proceeded to shove a firefighter out of the way and try to climb into the driver’s seat as he said, “I’m taking your fire truck,” Blake reported. He was pulled from the truck and fled, but not before allegedly causing havoc in the park.

In the second case, the suspect jumped in front of a ladder truck

as firefighters responded to an emergency on North Avenue.

The suspect threw a large plastic toolbox at the front window of the truck, Blake said. The driver swerved to avoid the man and others.

“Both of those individuals we have had multiple run-ins with. I believe Burlington Police Department has had multiple run-ins with.

That is one of the reasons why our membership voted for this endorsement,” he said. “There is no end result. It keeps happening and happening. So, we are looking for some closure.”

Kenney, a Williston selectboard member, said he will review each case on its merits and show no favoritism.

“In my meetings with these unions, we have all understood that the state’s attorney is an independently elected official whose ultimate superiors are the voters.

None of these first responder unions asked for or even hinted about seeking a loyal ally in the state’s attorney’s office. In fact, all these unions repeatedly said that they not only know reform is on the way, but that it must occur, and the old ways of doing things are gone,” he said at the news conference.

“To be clear, I will never be the firefighter union’s candidate or EMT union’s candidate or the police union’s candidate. These women and men made no demands and sought no promises from me other than that I make good faith efforts to collaborate with them, and to hear them out. I made no other commitments,” said Kenney.

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involved repeat offenders that he said George has been unable to curtail. In one case, while firefighters were responding to a medical emergency, an offender threatened to steal the large tower truck as it was parked near City Hall Park.

The suspect, well known to Burlington police and firefighters,

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OPINION Letters to the Editor Support Phil Pouech for Hinesburg House seat To the Editor: I am writing to express my strong support for Phil Pouech who is running for the Democratic nomination for Hinesburg’s seat in the Legislature. I have known and respected Pouech for many years. He has served on and chaired our selectboard. He has chaired Green Up Day activities for 20-plus years. He has served in leadership in the church that I attend, United Church of Hinesburg.

In all my observations and interactions with him I have always found him to be a thoughtful and articulate leader. He listens carefully to all viewpoints and conveys respect, even for those with whom he disagrees.

I trust him to work tirelessly to help our government coalesce around real solutions to the myriad of issues that we are faced with today: climate change; income disparities and making our tax systems more progressive; free choice in control of health care decisions that obviously includes all reproductive decisions; continuing to address institutional racism; intelligent firearm regulations; and a healthy and vibrant education system, which includes early childhood education.

There are people who may cite an individual vote or decision that Pouech has made that they disagree with. Having served on our selectboard myself, I know

well the complexity of issues that our leaders are confronted with.

I may not have always agreed with every decision the board or Pouech have made, but I do know that those decisions were made carefully and thoughtfully.

I am a progressive Democrat, and as a progressive Democrat I strongly support Phil Pouech.

What we need are real solutions for complex problems and the ability to build the coalitions necessary to make these happen. I hope you’ll join me in voting for him in the Democratic primary and in the General Election in November.

Howard Russell Hinesburg

Pouech has long history of leadership, service To the Editor: As we say good by to William Lippert as our representative in Montpelier, I was pleased to learn that Philip Pouech was running to represent Hinesburg for that seat designated as Chittenden-4.

Pouech has a long history of community and public service in Hinesburg. His children attended Hinesburg public schools and his involvement in volunteering started with coaching their sports teams. He served several years on the conservation committee, including working on Hinesburg’s first local wetland survey. He has See LETTERS on page 6

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Alternative justice works better than ‘tough on crime’ approach Guest Perspective Kathy Fox As a criminologist who studies the criminal-legal system, it is frustrating to hear people refer to “alternative justice” — restorative justice, diversion, treatment courts and the like — as “soft on crime.”

There are several ways in which these assertions are incorrect.

First, soft on crime implies that such practices let people off the Kathy Fox hook and are ineffective. However, research shows that restorative justice reduces reoffending, which indicates that whatever tough on crime options that are imagined as superior are, in fact, less effective in achieving the major goal of crime control.

In fact, the research on restorative justice has demonstrated reductions in repeat offending, among all kinds of offense types.

For example, they found that it reduces violent and other serious offenses when it is used as a diversion from criminal court.

Second, overwhelmingly, victims report higher degrees of satisfaction with restorative processes than traditional criminal proceedings. They also report feeling the process is fair. The vast majority (90 to 95 percent) of criminal cases result in a plea agreement, in part because our system is overburdened with cases and cannot possibly bring them all

to trial. That alone should tell you we have a problem in the system.

The defendant may plead guilty to some lesser charges, as an outcome of negotiations between attorneys. In restorative processes, victims have the option of meeting with the person charged, explaining the extent and impact of the harm done and to seek an apology.

For people who think that restorative processes are easy or soft, it is not easier to face the person who has been harmed and to be held accountable.

It can be painful but also impactful.

Alternative justice is also significantly more cost effective than traditional systems. In fact, the report “Does restorative justice affect reconviction?” by Joanna Shapland and other researchers, calculated that the cost ratio of restorative justice compared to traditional criminal system is 1-to-8.

But the most compelling reason to support diversion and restorative justice processes is that programs like pretrial services — Vermont’s Tamarack program, for example — to which Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George sends people, assess people for underlying issues, such as houselessness, poverty, substance use and mental health issues that drive many crimes.

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And the programs do have teeth: If a person does not complete the requirements — and there are requirements — then they can still be processed through the criminal courts. The public should realize how putting people through the justice system can increase their likelihood of continued criminal behavior.

I hope people will reconsider their reactions to claims that alternative justice equals a “slap on the wrist.” In fact, it is a responsible, sound and cost-effective option that often leads to better results for community safety.

Kathy Fox of South Burlington is a professor of sociology at the University of Vermont, with expertise in criminology. Her comments do not represent UVM. She is director of the college’s liberal arts in prison program and a researcher for the National Center on Restorative Justice.

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continued from page 5 served as Hinesburg’s Green Up Day coordinator for over 20 years.

Before taking on a more defined leadership role he attended the Snelling Center for Government’s Vermont Leadership Institute, graduating in 2011. He has served on the Hinesburg Selectboard since that time, including five years as chair.

During all his 35 plus years in Hinesburg he has served many leadership positions at the Hinesburg United Church. As Pouech has described it, “I work hard to make the United Church a valuable part of the Hinesburg community.”

Pouech will devote the same thoroughness to issues that arise in Montpelier whether they are specific to Hinesburg, the county or the state as he has and does in his service to Hinesburg.

We will be supporting him and encourage you to join us.

Roderick and Jean Isham Hinesburg

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Obituary Dr. Stanley Johnson Smith Dr. Stanley Johnson Smith, 80, of West Linn, Ore., and longtime resident of Charlotte, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.

Stan was born July 24, 1941, in Bennington. He was the son of Margaret Swain Dunklee Smith and Dr. Murdock Clifton Smith.

Stan attended grade school in Bennington. His family then moved to Oklahoma where he attended high school at Thomas Edison High School and college at North Eastern State College in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He attended Dental School at University of Tennessee in Memphis, Tenn., where he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1965.

He married Carol Jane French of Sweetwater, Tenn., in September 1963. They moved to South Carolina where he was a Navy officer at Parris Island. He was discharged in 1967. They had three daughters, Audra Dawn, Cristi Layne and Rebecca Swain.

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Vermont Dental Association and was a 25-year member of the New England Regional Board of Dental Examiners. He was an outdoorsman who loved fishing, hunting, biking, tennis and golf.

Other interests included falconry, travel and photography.

He practiced dentistry for 35 years in Shelburne. He loved and was loved by his patients and staff alike. Stan was active on several boards at the North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church where

he and Carol were members for 33 years.

He is survived by his wife, Carol, of 58 years, who resides in West Linn, Ore.; daughter, Audra Thomas (Scott Lochner), her daughter, Tara Thomas Ferf JenTink (Sjoerd Ferf JenTink) and their children, Brooke and Jack, and her sons, Chaz Thomas and Timothy Thomas; daughter, Cristi Franklin (Mark Franklin), and their children, Morgan Price (Chris Frank) and their son, Ellis Frank, and Lexie Franklin, David Price V and Janelle Franklin; daughter, Rebecca Bonner (James Bonner), and their children, Anna Bonner and Aidan Bonner; as well as many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

He was predeceased by both of his parents; and his sister, Shirley Gillis.

A celebration of life in Tualatin, Ore., and a memorial service in North Ferrisburgh will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church.

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Prior to that we used a product called Flameout with the same properties (bit.ly/3uV9UbH).

Charlotte Fire and Rescue applies this product at a rate of 0.03 percent per gallon of finished foam in its compressed air systems that allows a quicker knockdown with less time and water usage. Applying this with compressed air foam systems, it becomes being five to 10 times more effective than just plain water, along with other benefits.

I’ve reached out to other area departments, most are our mutual aid partners, on their foam. Shelburne, Ferrisburgh, Hinesburg and Monkton fire departments all use one of the foams mentioned above and have for years for inter-operability on the scene of a call and so we can share foam at an incident.

As for the National Air Guard apologizing for contaminating the Church Hill Road site with PFAs and paying for cleanup, the only thing they brought to the scene was 4,000 gallons of clean city water. The same as the first load of water from the departments of Hinesburg, Ferrisburgh, Shelburne, Vergennes and New Haven.

When that water supply was depleted, water was pulled from two dry hydrants in ponds in Charlotte. It is important to note

that these departments did not refill when leaving the scene due to the water being full of particles that is rough on the pumps of fire trucks.

If someone had brought a Class B foam with PFAs in it, we would not have used it. Mixing it with the Class A foam used in our area would have turned into a gel that would have resulted in a repair bill in the range of $50,000 and placing the truck out of service for months for repair.

We are aware and very mindful of the issues of PFAs and to my knowledge have not used any in over 30 years. I cannot attest to what was used prior to that.

As for using a year’s worth of foam to suppress the fire, Charlotte Fire and Rescue arrived on scene in less than four minutes with six firefighters. Using this foam allowed us to save a truck next to the burning fuel tanks; prevent the spread to the house across the road, which was a real possibility; and prevent the rupture of two fuel tanks with 2,500 gallons of fuel, which would have contaminated the waterway downstream into Lake Champlain.

Furthermore, the main power line next to the building was on the verge of melting and did not have to be turned off. This line supplies many customers in Charlotte and other communities from the Vermont Electric

Power Company substation on a night experiencing sub-freezing conditions.

Dick St. George is chief of Charlotte Fire and Rescue.

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Could you summarize your position on abortion and Prop 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment?

I am a staunch supporter of Prop 5 and believe we must codify other rights such as marriage equality in the Vermont Constitution considering we have a Supreme Court that is no longer bending the arc toward justice. I was also proud to serve on the board of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.

How far should the state go in addressing climate change?

Do you think the state’s climate action plan is attainable and what initiatives do you support that will move the state’s energy grid toward sustainability?

We must invest in the climate economy of the future that will allow future generations to have a habitable planet. We must also think regionally while ensuring green jobs and environmental benefits are realized by all Vermonters.

Do you support the clean heat standard, and if so, how will you ensure that middle-income Vermonters aren’t hit with massive increases in home heating costs and weatherization requirements?

I support returning to improve the clean heat standard so that it centers the most vulnerable Vermonters while removing the focus on biofuels. We have saved billions of dollars for Vermonters through electrical efficiencies and this model works — we just need to ensure we give Vermonters a full range of choices without penalizing them for choices they don’t have.

Some have suggested that the pay for legislators, at $774 weekly during the session with no health care benefits, should be increased. What are your thoughts on the current compensation model and its effect on who runs for the Legislature?

Like most jobs, we must see increases in wages and benefits to attract quality legislators that can focus on their work. That is currently not the case with the meager pay. This is the biennium we should ensure all Vermonters can serve their state and increase the compensation, benefits and staffing.

The governor signed the Legislature’s new education formula into law, which could mean some school districts like Champlain Valley School District and South Burlington School District will have to face tough financial choices in coming years. How would you explain to

a voter/taxpayer your support or opposition to this measure?

Many of us fought for equitable funding in Chittenden County that recognizes the needs of English Language Learners and low-income families. The new funding formula strikes a balance that ensures all students have what they need to be successful and that a town’s wealth does not determine the quality of their education.

Housing stock in Chittenden County is at an all-time low with a vacancy rate of 0.4 percent while rent costs and home sales continue to rise. What needs to be done to curb the state’s housing crisis and address this critical need?

Investment in transitioning commercial and blighted buildings to their fullest potential, first-generation homebuyer grants and appropriate permit reform that ensures density along transit routes.

What is an issue that you think has been overlooked or needs more attention in broader statewide discourse?

Vermont is one of the only states in the country without a state planning office. Along with our counterparts in the House, we tried to introduce legislation to create statewide planning infrastructure.

Without that, we are not generating a coordinated long-term vision for our state’s economic, environmental and social well-being.

Why should voters pick you over your opponents?

Experience, courage and deep listening.

Lewis Mudge Age: 45 Occupation: Central Africa director, Human Rights Watch Town of residence: Charlotte What are the top three issues facing residents in southeast Chittenden County and how would you propose to address them?

It’s important to recognize that the seeds for our current housing crisis were sown in 2008 with the great recession, and that poor planning and leadership helped get us into that situation. We need to have workable plans and stick to them, focusing on density, getting new buildings close to public transportation and making sure people can access green spaces.

Act 250 reform will be back on the agenda. We can make the process better, but we can’t lose sight of its core principles including forest protection.

Child care costs are forcing people to leave the state or keep

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a parent out of the workforce. We need equitable access to high-quality and affordable child care for young families, and providers need pay they deserve.

Could you summarize your position on abortion and Prop 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment?

I have always supported reproductive rights. This is about trusting women. It’s also about deciding what kind of state we want to be in the face of a movement against reproductive rights. In Montpelier, I will support laws that protect reproductive rights for patients from states that prohibit it.

How far should the state go in addressing climate change?

Do you think the state’s climate action plan is attainable and what initiatives do you support that will move the state’s energy grid toward sustainability?

We will need to enact the Global Warming Solutions Act (with a strict limit on biofuels), continue to protect forests for carbon sequestration, maximize weatherization and find other solutions. We must do all we can to address climate change.

Do you support the clean heat standard, and if so, how will you ensure that middle-income Vermonters aren’t hit with massive increases in home heating costs and weatherization requirements?

Yes, and we can help low- and middle-income Vermonters with programs that focus on weatherization. I would also support a voucher or rebate program to help offset increased costs for those in need.

We must do our part on climate change, but we can’t put our vulnerable neighbors in a situation where they are choosing between heat and food.

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July 13 at 5:15 p.m., two cars crashed on Shelburne Falls Road where it intersects with O’Neill Road. Similar to the earlier crash, a driver tried to pass a car waiting to make a left-hand turn, then darted back into the lane to avoid oncoming traffic and took off the front bumper of the turning car.

July 13 at 8 p.m., someone passing Richmond Road thought a pair of people were possibly fighting on the roadside,

but police determined they were just goofing off and having a grand old time.

July 13 at 8:45 p.m., someone reported seeing a person walking around an unoccupied house for sale on Pond Brook Road, but police did not find anyone when they checked it out.

July 14 at 6 p.m., a caller wanted to know if some folks target shooting near Hillview Terrace were doing so with all the proper safety protocols. Police confirmed they were.

July 18 at 7:30 a.m., the alarm at the animal hospital on Commerce Street accidentally went off.

July 18 at 4 p.m., Hinesburg assisted Williston police in returning a lost license to a Hinesburg resident who’d left it in the neighboring town.

Community Notes Hinesburg Fire Department offers 911 sign program

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The Hinesburg Fire Department would like to remind residents about its 911 address sign program. Signs are double sided and coated with high visibility reflective green material with high visibility and reflective numbers making address identification fast and easy for emergency services.

The cost per sign is $25, which includes a free five-foot signpost if needed, as well as installation by a Hinesburg Fire Department member. For more information or to place an order for a sign, feel free to stop at the fire station if someone is available, leave a message at 802-482-2455 or email info@hinesburgfd.org.

Join Dragonheart Vermont’s executive director Nina Atkinson and team paddler Ellen Gurwitz as they share stories about the Club Crew World Championships and Dragonheart Vermontat the next Charlotte Senior Center Wednesday lecture on July 27.

Aktkinson and Gurwitz will also preview the upcoming Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival, benefitting local cancer survivors, that takes place Sunday, Aug. 7.

Register by Monday, July 25.

The free, in-person lectures start at 1 p.m. Questions? Leave a message at (802) 425-6345 or visit charlotteseniorcentervt. org.

Buck Hollers Band offers benefit concert Buck Hollers Band presents a benefit concert for the Burlington Garden Club scholarship fund Friday, Aug. 5, 5:30 p.m., at the Veterans Memorial Park bandshell in South Burlington.

The band is known for its Americana, heartland rock, R&B, country, folk, Irish and bluegrass music.

Bring a picnic, lawn chair or a blanket. Tickets are $20 at the concert or email broadview2@myfairpoint.net or call 802-372-4245.

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Historical society explores ‘Green Book’ in Vermont Chittenden County Historical Society holds its annual meeting Sunday, July 24, 2-4 p.m., to elect officers and board members, hand out awards and here the story of the “Pages and Kings of Archibald Street,” by historian Elise A. Guyette and teacher and Pates family descendant Rebekah Mortensen, at the Richard Kemp Center, 70 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington.

More at cchsvt.org.

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The next Monday Munch at the Charlotte Senior Center is July 25, 212 Ferry Road, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The meal features chicken taco salad, chips and salsa and rainbow sherbet.

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The munch on Aug. 1 features a Caprese BLT, roasted tomato soup, fruit salad and homemade dessert. On Aug. 8, lunch offers ham salad, corn salad, watermelon and a homemade dessert.

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The Age Well meal pickup for Thursday, July 21, is from 10-11 a.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road, and features beef steak with mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes, broccoli florets, wheat bread with butter, pumpkin cookie and milk.

You must have pre-registered by Monday, July 18, with Lori York, 802-4256371 or lyork@charlotteseniorcentervt.org The meal on Thursday, July 28 — register by July 25 — is breaded chicken breast with tarragon sauce, mashed cauliflower, spinach, dinner roll with butter, craisin and date cookies and milk.

continued from page 8 increased. What are your thoughts on the current compensation model and its effect on who runs for the Legislature?

Our current model only allows for three types of people: retired folks on a fixed income with their homes paid off, rich people, or people who work and simply burn the candle at both ends.

I fall into the last category. I have the utmost respect for our legislators, but I do think we need voices in Montpelier from folks who are in the workforce, who had kids recently in child care and who are paying mortgage bills. It’s one of the principal reasons I’m running.

The governor signed the Legislature’s new education formula into law, which could mean some school districts like Champlain Valley School District and South Burlington School District will have to face tough financial choices in coming years. How would you explain to a voter/taxpayer your support or opposition to this measure?

I think a good legislator needs to balance two things: a conscience and the wants/needs of constituents. I understand why we need to make education spending equitable. Raising taxes is tough, but I’ve found from my time on the Charlotte Selectboard if it’s done openly and explained in the press that most people come around to accept the justifications. Had I voted on this, I would have first reached out to every selectboard or city council chair and explained this was in the pipeline so constituents could reach out. This new formula is going to see some communities in our district face double digit tax increases, even with homestead exemptions. By 2029 some people are going to be priced out of their towns. Many don’t even know this is coming down the pike.

Housing stock in Chittenden County is at an all-time low with a vacancy rate of 0.4 percent while rent costs and home sales continue to rise.

What needs to be done to curb the state’s housing crisis and address this critical need?

We need to address our lack of stock with plans focusing on density while protecting our open spaces; $500,000 homes are not affordable, and we need to prioritize real affordable housing for Vermonters who need it. Increasing housing also increases municipal services and school costs: Orchard School in South Burlington is using trailers as classrooms because it is beyond capacity. We need to address the housing crisis with our eyes wide open and have honest conversations about what kind of county we want to be.

What is an issue that you think has been overlooked or needs more attention in broader statewide discourse?

Many residents in Chittenden County still don’t have access to broadband: this is ridiculous. As the most prosperous county in Vermont, we need to ensure our workers and students can be connected. We also need more gun-owning Democrats like myself to denounce assault weapons and call for them to be curbed.

Why should voters pick you over your opponents?

I’ve dedicated my life to the defense of human rights by always listening to and engaging with the other side, staying open, humble and honest, and never abandoning my principles. I’m the only candidate who has fought for human rights in some of the world’s most dangerous places. It takes patience and fortitude. I think we could use some more human rights defenders in Montpelier.

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continued from page 1 Phil Pouech: I fully support Prop 5 to ensure every Vermonter is afforded personal reproductive liberty. I believe the Supreme Court’s decision is not a constitutional interpretation but rather a political position. I worry that other personal freedoms we have established in recent years are also under threat.

It is unfortunate that these freedoms have become state-by-state issues, therefore, I will advocate for federal legislation to protect individual rights. Until such time, it is critical that our Legislature protect Vermonter’s individual freedoms.

How far should the state go in addressing climate change? What initiatives do you support that will move the state’s energy grid toward sustainable sources of energy? Do you support the clean heat standard, and if so, how will you ensure that middle-income Vermonters aren’t hit with massive increases in home heating costs and weatherization requirements? Did it concern you that lawmakers seemed unable to explain how the standard would affect Vermonters financially?

Pouech: I believe climate change is our No. 1 long-term existential threat. It is now impacting our state’s environment and it will continue to unfairly impact our low- and moderate-income families. Those who minimalize climate change’s impact to Vermont should at least recognize every dollar spent on fossil fuels leaves our state.

Until we transition from fossil fuel reliance, we will continue to see unstable and ever-increasing costs. For example, we must build up local renewable energy as the backbone of our electric grid, take multiple actions, especially weatherization, to increase energy efficiency, strengthen and expand public transit options and embed energy efficiency into our land use planning.

I believe we should restructure the Vermont Public Utility Commission away from gubernatorial appointments to legislative appointments. This will ensure the commission is more accountable to citizens, the majority of whom support expanding locally derived solar and appropriately sited wind energy.

In addition, the commission should end any issuance of new permits for fossil fuel infrastructure. Every action deliberated in our Statehouse must consider how that action will impact the Global Warming Solutions Act goals.

The clean heat standard is a foundational step taken by our state to reach those goals. It is understandable and reasonable that Vermonters are concerned how this act would impact their pocketbooks, but I believe they are being misled by those who prefer the status quo of reliance on fossil fuels.

The legislation clearly states it “is designed to enhance social equity by minimizing adverse impacts to low-income and moderate-income customers and those households with the highest energy burdens.

The design shall ensure all customers have an equitable opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, clean heat measures regardless of heating fuel used, income level, geographic location or homeowner-

and the state needs to change its health care delivery model. I believe that we should work toward a system that provides primary care and preventative care for all citizens.

If people are able to see doctors regularly, it reduces health risks and long-term costs. We need to value the work of our social workers, therapists and first responders. We can do this by using recruitment incentives and pay increases. It’s time to change our health care model and focus on primary, preventative and mental health care in Vermont.

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ship status.”

I believe we can make this transition to clean energy and efficiency without unduly impacting low and moderate-income Vermonters. Most everyone understands when you weatherize your home and convert the heating system to high-efficiency heat pumps, heating and cooling costs will be reduced and predictable. These actions result in long-term energy cost savings and stability while effecting our moral duty to reduce greenhouse gases.

More than 40 percent of Hinesburg households have minor children. We need people in the Legislature that understand what young families in Vermont are experiencing. We rely too heavily on free and low-pay childcare in this state, provided mostly by women of all ages. It’s a crisis, and we often force young parents to make choices between incomes and family bonding due to limited options.

Universal access to early care and intervention are essential to the future health and well-being of all Vermonters. The most important piece of legislation the House can take up is a paid family leave bill that includes provisions for people to take leave because they need it themselves, not just to care for a family member.

The last bill didn’t include this, and it was vetoed, partly due to the narrative surrounding the compromise to leave out the self-care provision. This is a simple concept, really, which the pandemic has made even clearer. Vermonters should be able to get well or care for family, no matter the health event or situation, and it should not be tied to an employment benefit package. Access to leave without fear of job loss should be a right for all Vermonters.

• Racism is a public health emergency. Vermont is not an outlier. The Vermont chapter of the ACLU and researchers at University of Vermont have shed light on statistics proving that Black people in Vermont are stopped, searched and arrested disproportionate to white people, our prison population has some of the worst racial disparities in the U.S., and our state’s refusal to make bold moves on climate change also contributes to a disproportionate impact on people of color. We all need to learn the real and hard history of this country and this state for us to change those disproportionate outcomes.

• Our current health care system is not sustainable. Insurance premiums and prescription drug costs are out of control.

Costs will not go down in our current system. People cannot afford to go to the doctor, which then leads to doctors’ offices and hospitals closing due to lack of revenue.

The University of Vermont Medical Center spent millions of dollars updating electronic health record systems at their affiliate hospitals in Vermont and New York, only to have COVID-19 appear and wreak havoc on already thin budgets. The current system of fee for service is not working

Deeley: As the mother of four young children, I worry for their futures on our warming planet because of pollution and climate change. Vermont, alongside the rest of the world, needs to take actionable steps to reverse our harmful effects on the environment.

According to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, 76 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions come from fueling our transportation and heating our homes.

Knowing this, I support the clean heat standard and the Vermont Climate Action Plan’s goals to electrify our cars and heating sources.

The clean heat standard would provide incentives, information and support for clean heating options. These efforts to transition to cleaner and more efficient heating would provide lower cost and more price-stable clean heating options for Vermonters while also reducing our dependence on fossil fuels that worsen the effects of climate change.

I understand the concerns over cost that I’ve heard from fellow Vermonters. While our efforts to combat climate change are incredibly important, we must also ensure everyone in our state is able to afford to heat their home. The clean heat standard addresses this concern, including provisions to mitigate high heating costs. I’d also specifically focus on legislation that prioritizes low-income and rural Vermonters, as well as renters, all of whom pay a disproportionate amount of their income for energy.

What are the top three issues facing Hinesburg and how would you propose to address them?

Deeley: My top priorities for the next biennium will be paid family leave and child care, equity and inclusion of all types, and the expansion of health care and mental health services.

Pouech: I put climate change as our No. 1 long-term threat as described above.

It threatens our children, grandchildren and future generations. Failure to fairly address this issue can undermine everything else we value. For example, climate change will destabilize countries and economies all over the world, including the United States, and result in a continual crisis in world food stability and cause uncontrolled climate refugee migration.

My second priority is to institute more progressive tax structures. Those with the means and those who benefit the most from our society, must pay their fair share to support our institutions. Our reliance on property tax, specifically those taxes on single-family homes and low-income rentals is unfair because property is not always a measure of income. Expansion of the existing homestead property tax relief program is one way to move this forward.

My third issue is more local to Hinesburg. Our town will experience a large amount of development and population growth in the next few years. Fortunately, Hinesburg has taken the time to prepare for this expected growth. As a member of the selectboard, I worked to institute zoning changes to ensure our town growth will meet the goals of our town plan.

Those goals encourage development in our village center while limiting growth in our sensitive rural zones, which will maintain the rural character of Hinesburg. We need the state to support towns like Hinesburg as they work to address issues around growth and sustainability. For example, the state should provide more financial support as we develop and maintain water and wastewater systems that are more energy efficient and better for the environment.

State transportation policies must focus on efficiency and alternate transportation options to minimize inefficient single occupancy vehicle traffic through our village center. The state can also play a major role in helping communities like Hinesburg regionalize town services. It is unsustainable for each individual town to provide high quality critical services such as policing, fire protection and emergency medical response. I believe my understanding of Hinesburg’s strengths, which include, open governance, volunteerism and love of community, along with our challenge to maintain affordable high-quality services, will ensure I am keenly focused on legislation that can directly help Hinesburg.

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continued from page 10 session, with no health care benefits, for an annual base pay around $13,932. Do you think this prevents some Vermonters from serving and results in less diversity of thought in the Legislature? Should pay be increased?

Pouech: I agree that the present level of our compensation limits the pool of qualified citizens who can represent their districts. I readily admit I can consider serving in the Legislature because I have the time and can absorb any loss of income that comes with this commitment. I know there are many other potential legislators who do not have this opportunity.

Our state government is supposed to be a “citizen” Legislature. If we open the opportunity to serve to all, our Legislature will better represent all Vermonters. I would consider changes to base pay and the provision of benefits if it was based on an income-sensitive scale as I believe this can increase the likelihood our Legislature will be truly representative.

Deeley: The work of state politicians is important, and they deserve a livable wage. I believe the low pay and lack of benefits for state lawmakers in our state, as well as many other states, is not conducive to equitable and diverse representation in our Legislature.

Whether intended or not, we have created barriers that restrict who can and cannot make the exciting decision to run for office.

This has led to a significant lack of diversity in who has a voice in the important conversations happening on behalf of Vermont’s communities. We have entire communities who are not being properly represented due to the gatekeeping of this system.

Many current and past state legislators have worked additional jobs both in and out of session, and some still struggle to make ends meet. It takes a level of economic privilege to decide to run for office in Vermont without also stressing about your financial situation if you’re elected. This pay system has to change so more Vermonters have the ability to run to represent their communities, thus bringing more diversity in people and ideas to Montpelier.

The governor signed the Legislature’s new education formula into law, which could mean the Champlain Valley School District will have to face tough choices in coming years, either hefty spending increases, cuts to the education system, or a combination of both. How would you explain to a voter/

taxpayer your support or opposition to this measure?

Deeley: I support educational equity, which is the goal of the new funding formula. Schools and districts with higher percentages of students experiencing poverty, rural students and English Language Learners will benefit after years of inequitable funding.

While I’ve yet to see a final version of what this will mean for Champlain Valley School District budgets in future years, my advocacy goal in this situation is to ensure Hinesburg Community School is not lost in a district-only conversation. Because of governance consolidation through Act 46, we have less local control of our local school because we don’t have our own school board, and Hinesburg’s programming is not at the level of our neighboring schools.

Our district does not provide equitable experiences for Hinesburg students. For example, until recently Hinesburg Community School did not have full-time principals, our classrooms are outdated, access to a maker space is limited and schoolwide reading initiatives aren’t happening. This is all in sharp contrast to what students in Shelburne and Williston receive. Intra-district equity must be part of the larger educational equity conversation.

Pouech: Education spending has challenged this state for years.

I will always make sure changes to tax formulas ensure equal education for all Vermonters. This requires towns with more financial resources to support those school districts with fewer financial resources and/or higher needs. I do believe there are actions that can be taken statewide to help lower and control education costs.

For example, each school district must currently negotiate and obtain medical benefits for their school employees on the open market. I strongly support providing high quality health benefits to our school staff and all essential state and town employees. I think we can provide the best available benefits at lower costs if we negotiate at the state level rather than require each district and town to battle it out with health care providers. A statewide program negotiated with providers as a single contract will bring in cost savings and ensure an equal provision of high-quality benefits.

Why should voters pick you as state representative from Hinesburg?

Deeley: The dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racism have

shined a light on the truth of our country’s many system and policy failures. That truth also reaches us here in Vermont, and even here in Hinesburg. People often talk about “two Vermonts,” one for those who have experienced racism, and one for those who have not. But there are many more Vermonts depending on the layers of identity privilege a person has.

For example, I have seen the mental health and social challenges faced by my students and their families, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability or socioeconomic status. After sitting in an emergency department with a member of my own family suffering a mental health crisis and spending countless hours navigating through the mental health care system, I knew it was time to work for systemic change.

My experiences and convictions have been recognized

through my endorsements from Rights & Democracy, the Vermont State Employees’ Association, Renew U.S. and the Vermont NEA. Also of note, it’s been 77 years since Hinesburg last elected a female state representative. I’d be honored to serve our community and break this streak.

If you believe that health care is a human right, and climate change is real and needs to be addressed more urgently, we need to teach our students the real and hard history of this country in order to fight racial injustice, we need to close the many access and opportunity gaps that exist in Vermont, and that women deserve equal pay for equal work, then please cast your vote for me during this August’s primary election.

Pouech: I have a 30-year history of service to Hinesburg, ranging from volunteering for youth sports

programs to serving in elected positions. I have worked directly with many Hinesburg residents.

A good example of this is my 20-plus years coordinating GreenUp activities for our town, where I have learned how to bring citizens of all ages and beliefs together to work for a common cause. I have witnessed small children grow up with an ethic of community caring that grew from their early experiences as Green Up volunteers.

I’ve also been actively involved in the United Church of Hinesburg. I belong and volunteer for the church not for personal religious reasons but to support its demonstrated history of service to our community. We are fortunate to have a strong base of nonprofit service organizations in our community. I experience true joy and fulfillment when I engage in See HOUSE SEAT on page 12

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARNING The legal voters of the Town of Charlotte, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at Charlotte Town Hall, 159 Ferry Road in the Town of Charlotte on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, between the hours of seven o’clock (7:00) in the forenoon (a.m.), at which time the polls will open, and seven o’clock (7:00) in the afternoon (p.m.), at which time the polls will close, to vote by Australian ballot upon the following Articles of business: ARTICLE I Shall the voters authorize the design and construction of an approximately 9,000 sq. ft. highway garage on Town-owned land west of Route 7 for an amount not to exceed Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) to be financed over a period not to exceed twenty (20) years?

ARTICLE 2 If Article I is approved, shall the Town of Charlotte issue taxable general obligation bonds or notes, or incur a taxable loan obligation in an amount not to exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($1,500,000) to finance, together with other funds and resources of the Town, the design and construction of an approximately 9,000 sq. ft. highway garage on Town-owned land west of Route 7?

The legal voters of the Town of Charlotte are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee voting relative to said special meeting shall be as provided in Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.

The legal voters of the Town of Charlotte are further notified that an informational meeting will be held on Monday, August 8, 2022, at the Town Offices in the Town of Charlotte and electronically on the Zoom platform beginning at six-thirty (6:30) in the evening (p.m.), for the purpose of explaining the proposed project and the financing thereof.

Adopted and approved at a special meeting of the Selectboard of the Town of Charlotte duly called, noticed, and held June 20, 2022.

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continued from page 11 these community service activities.

Through my on-going service as a selectboard member I have demonstrated an ability to understand the complex governmental processes our town must follow. I am willing to put in the time to learn our laws and regulations and remain open minded to understand and respect all perspectives on the wide variety of issues that arise. I am proud that as selectboard chair, I worked hard to ensure every voice was heard and every step taken, or decision made was the result of an open and honest process of dialogue and compromise.

I have chosen to address the ongoing challenge of affordable and accessible transportation by serving as Hinesburg’s commissioner to the Green Mountain Transit Board. My efforts ensure Hinesburg maintains and hopefully increases bus transit options, thereby reducing the need for and reliance on the high cost of individual vehicle transportation.

Our transit board provides needed

medical transportation for our elderly and venerable populations. I have been a strong supporter of providing no-cost bus service because bus transportation may be the only option for our lowest income families.

I feel it is my duty as an elected official to take on issues and responsibilities and have many recent examples of this commitment. These include participating in the process of hiring our town manager, investigating and helping to select wastewater design options to meet our newly issued state permit and, just this year, volunteering to chair a committee assembled to address the failure of our town hall roof.

Finally, I decided to run for Hinesburg’s state representative because of my earnest desire to serve. Though I have my own ideas and opinions, I want to be known as a legislator who listens to all sides of the issues, communicates openly with my Hinesburg’s constituents, and makes well-reasoned decisions that benefit both our state and local community.

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July 23 - Aug. 23 Leo, a change in your responsibilities could lead to a pay raise or even a promotion in the days to come. Focus on where you want to be in your career.

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April 21 - May 21 Taurus, if you are in a rebellious mood, find an outlet that will not get you into too much trouble. Engage in challenging pursuits, like puzzles or sports games.

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Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 A unique experience shared with someone else can make a big difference in your relationships, Virgo. Learn from every lesson that comes your way.

LIBRA

May 22 - June 21 Gemini, your relationship status is about to reach another level. Welcome these changes as they come and enjoy the ride. Don’t hesitate to share good news with others.

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Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 Libra, if you have been practicing or trying to perfect something, now is the time when you will see some long-awaited progress. Keep the learning process moving along.

SCORPIO

June 22 - July 22 You may have outgrown a career or a community in recent weeks, Cancer. Take your time exploring new opportunities so your next move can be effective.

Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Someone may want to surprise you this week, Scorpio. You may prefer to know what is coming, but this is a good-natured gesture, so go with the flow this time.

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SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 One minor change in your daily life can make things easier for your family, Sagittarius. Even if this change requires a sacrifice on your part, it could be worth it.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 Capricorn, there are many enjoyable things you can become involved in if you are willing to put in the effort.

Once you do the work, the rewards will come.

AQUARIUS Jan. 21 - Feb. 18 Aquarius, your family life is going to change in a big way in the not-so-distant future.

How it plays out remains to be seen, but the effects will be profound and positive.

PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20 Some surprising information comes to light this week, Pisces. It may change your self-image and how others perceive you.

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Shelburne’s Kaiden Fisher wins Flying Tigers race COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER

Shelburne’s Kaiden Fisher took home his first-ever Flying Tigers win at Thunder Road, beating out fellow rookie Jacob Roy in the last three laps of the race.

The 14-year-old took home first place in the second round of the Myers Container Service Flying Tiger Triple Crown Series on Thursday, July 7.

Fisher took advantage of a seven-car pile-up on lap 19, when Eric Johnson dropped fluid in turn four, sending the cars sliding into the wall. Fisher got the jump following the clean-up and kept the lead for the remaining laps.

Fisher kept steady through some late drama when a caution flag came out with three laps to go. He managed to beat out fellow rookie Jacob Roy in the final stretch.

“I knew I just had to stay calm and keep the car down to the bottom of the track,” Fisher told WCAX after his win. “I don’t like to run rough and race people rough. I try to race them clean, and I think we did that and came home with the win cleanly.”

Fisher is a rookie of the year competitor and has the most points among 2022 rookie contenders.

Nicknamed the “Tropical Storm,” he became the youngest driver ever to win a race at Thunder Road in October after racing in the RK Miles Street Stock.

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