Stowe, Jamaica, Londonderry, Rutland and Shelburne all approved Town Meeting questions on whether to impose local taxes on meals and alcohol, rooms, or sales.
In a campaign season that cast a spotlight on Rutland’s rising crime, lack of housing and population decline, Doenges unseated three-term mayor David Allaire on Tuesday, according to unofficial city election results.
Some 75% of the state’s 247 cities and towns are set to return this week to shoulder-to-shoulder decision-making on local spending, leaders, charter changes and, in one case, $60,000 for bear-proof trash cans.