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Addison Independent staff BRISTOL RESIDENT STEVE Brown delivers his completed ballots to election worker (and town selectboard member) John “Peeker” Heffernan during brisk voting in the basement of Holley Hall on Tuesday afternoon.
Independent photo/John Flowers LAURA ASERMILY, WHOSE appointment to fill a vacancy on the Middlebury selectboard expired on Tuesday, pauses to say Hi while handing out ballots at the Middlebury polls in the Recreation Center. Independent photo/Megan James ADDISON SELECTBOARD MEMBERS Roger Waterman, left, Rob Hunt and Steve Torrey gather up their town reports and tools after the brief Addison Town Meeting held in the town hall Monday evening. The selectmen nearly outnumbered the citizens who showed up during a raging snowstorm.
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Addison Independent staff AFTER MANY YEARS holding the Addison town meeting in the nearby elementary school, municipal officials decided to hold this year’s annual gathering in the Addison Town Hall building off Route 22A at the four corners next to the Baptist church. Selectboard members believe the historic building has enough room for meeting participants to safely social distance. Independent photo/Andy Kirkaldy THE PANTON TOWN shed off Panton Road is in poor condition, and officials will ask residents on Town Meeting Day to spend $270,000 to build a new shed for salt, sand and equipment.
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BARB WILSON
MIDDLEBURY One could certainly argue that it takes a brave person these days to serve on the Addison Central School District (ACSD) board. Plenty of controversial issues in play are bound to make board members unpopular with some of their constituents.
School consolidation amid declining enrollment.
Moving 6th-graders to Middlebury Union Middle School beginning this fall.
Transitioning to a brand-new learning structure through the International Baccalaureate program.
Preparing a facilities master plan that will recommend which district buildings deserve ongoing investment, and which do not.
Re-establishing educational continuity for preK-12 students following a COVID-19 pandemic that has seen some students lose ground through virtual learning.