It was the same questions in the same case at the Charlotte Selectboard meeting on Monday, Sept. 11 — and, in the end, the same result for the land dispute between officials and Barb Russ and Dean Williams.
It appears now that the town may not have reached a settlement on a case that would allow construction on Barbara Russ and Dean Williams’ camp on Thompson’s Point.
Before any discussion of the town’s budget or the tax rate, selectboard chair Jim Faulkner wanted to get something straight, right off the bat.
Town administrator or town manager?
Residents will decide.
Around 50 people attended the Monday, Aug. 14, selectboard meeting and a large portion of them were pickleball players.
For three consecutive years, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association has named pickleball America’s fastest-growing sport.
The group pushing for a vote by residents on whether to switch to a town manager had another meeting on Aug. 1 after looking into state statutes to determine how they wished to proceed.
The group of people, who have led the effort of collecting signatures for a petition to require a town vote on switching to a town manager, met this past Friday, July 21, to discuss how they would proceed.
Another meeting about the issue of Charlotte changing to a town manager form of government and still no decision.
In 2019, five Chittenden County towns — South Burlington, Williston, Shelburne, Hinesburg and St. George — formed the Champlain Valley Conservation Partnership for the purpose of managing land and protecting natural resources “at a regional scale.”
Charlotte’s search for a new town administrator or town manager took one step forward on Monday night, July 10, with the appointment of three volunteers to a committee that will help screen applicants for the position.
At the outset of the June 26 selectboard meeting, the selectboard agreed to chair Jim Faulkner’s request to change the agenda by adding an update concerning the transition of the Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service to a municipal department.
The Charlotte Senior Center isn’t open on July 15, so you’ll have to celebrate Gummy Worm Day somewhere else.
If falling metaphors made sounds, someone standing outside the Charlotte Town Hall on Monday, June 26, would have heard two figurative knocks.
In the middle of a discussion of three metaphorical buckets to organize town thoughts about changing to a town manager, it was revealed that former Shelburne town manager Lee Krohn might be enlisted to help Charlotte figure out what goes into which bucket.
The selectboard is committed to sharing information with Charlotte residents about the advantages and disadvantages of switching to a town manager form of municipal government versus sticking with a town administrator.
The selectboard voted unanimously to lower the weight limit for the temporarily repaired bridge which was closed since April 25 after a hole was discovered in it.
Voters approved the revised budget in Tuesday’s revote.
The group pushing Charlotte to switch to a town manager form of municipal government has put its petition on hold for the time being.
In January, I took on the task of addressing what I thought was a simple question: “What will we pay in property taxes this year?”
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