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BELLOWS FALLS Village President Deborah Wright, Bellows Falls Village Moderator Paul Obuchowski and Municipal Manager Scott Pickup had a Zoom dress rehearsal Friday morning to iron out any kinks for Monday night s annual village meeting.
There is one big change: Obuchowski and Pickup decided to hold the meeting downstairs in the Town Hall, in the Lower Theater, rather than upstairs in the Bellows Falls Opera House, because of the technology and equipment needed for a Zoom village meeting.
Determined to get as many people to attend the meeting as possible either in person or virtually the decision was only made after Gov. Phil Scott loosened the distance requirements for a public gathering, Pickup stressed.
Vermont towns scramble to make Town Meeting plans
Modified: 2/1/2021 7:43:46 PM
MONTPELIER Vermont electoral officials agree: The COVID-19 pandemic will significantly upend this year’s traditional March Town Meeting season.
They just can’t sum up how yet.
“We know of a few towns that have said they’re going to change their date or move to Australian ballot,” said Secretary of State Jim Condos. “But everybody at this point is kind of playing it by ear.”
In a typical year, Vermont’s 246 municipalities would be posting notices for town meetings and votes on or around the first Tuesday in March. But coronavirus concerns have spurred municipalities to pause, so they can consider state calls to either postpone in-person gatherings until later this year or opt for mailable ballots.
Hartford Selectboard member resigns seat, citing experiences of ‘blatant bigotry’
Alicia Barrow (Courtesy photograph)
Modified: 1/25/2021 8:36:33 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Hartford Selectboard member Alicia Barrow has stepped down from her position, citing safety concerns and “blatant bigotry” that she said she has experienced in the community.
“Though I no longer feel safe nor welcome in a place I have called home for 15 years, I still care very much for the community and its right to exercise the democratic process,” Barrow wrote in a resignation letter which she sent to the board on Friday evening and shared with the
Valley News. She added that by stepping down now, she hopes to give residents a chance to vote on a new board member.