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Tuesday March 6, 2007
2007 Town Meeting Day Coverage
School
budget success could influence property tax reform
Waterbury
rejects town, village merger
Thirty-seven
towns vote in favor of impeachment resolution
Rockingham
negotiates dam settlement
Douglas
tries to stop impeachment resolution vote
School
budgets fare well at Town Meeting
A
Town Meeting snapshot
Mock
election held in Burlington
Towns
pass hydro power permitting resolutions
Middlesex
votes against Australian ballot
Louras
elected Rutland Mayor
Construction
moratorium could affect school consolidation
Thetford
Academy referendum gets approval
Impeachment
resolution wins majority of votes in Vermont
Burlington
voters defeat 9-11 advisory question
Daniels
wins Vergennes mayoral race
Rutland
mayoral race draws steady stream of traffic
Markowitz
hopeful on primary date change discussion
Impeachment
resolution draws passionate debate
Weathersfield
voters turn back impeachment debate motion
Bennington
skateboard park proposal well received
School
budgets one of most watched trends for Town Meeting
Iraq
war resolution part of Rockingham Town Meeting
Town
Meeting survey offers a snapshot of feelings on issues
School
bond issue comes up again in several communities
Town
Meeting moderators gather for a tune-up
The
challanges of being a town moderator
Manchester
voters amend request for carbon dioxide offset funds
Obuchowski
talks of education funding change possibility
VPR Commentaries
Caleb
Daniloff - Town Moderator
Deborah Luskin - Civil disobedience
Neil
Stout - Town Meeting and the Revolution
Town Meeting Day
Listen to a special 90-minute Town Meeting Day edition of Switchboard.
We
look
at
resolutions,
ballots
items
and school budgets around the state. Hosted by Bob Kinzel and Steve Zind..
Town
Meeting Day
Town Meeting moderators Susan Clark of Middlesex and Ed Chase of Westford reveal
the secrets to running a smooth floor meeting; VPR's Nina Keck reports on the
Rutland mayoral race that's drawn a field of six candidates. Reporter Candace
Page on where the Legislature stands at Town Meeting time. Moderators give
their personal take on how they do their jobs.
More than a century ago lawmakers designated the first Tuesday in March as a day for town meeting. Now changing times are threatening the health of this democratic institution. What is the future of town meeting day? This hour long documentary, narrated by VPR's Steve Delaney, explores the rich tradition of Town Meeting Day, its importance to Vermont life and the challenges to grassroots democracy during changing times. We hear from all the experts: the voters, moderators, clerks, the governor, the secretary of state, the legislature and the political scientists. And we'll hear about the ideas that are being put forward to strengthen town meeting in the future.
First Tuesday in March: Audio and Transcript
- Vermont Secretary of State Kids Pages Town Meeting Page
- Vermont Secretary of State Town Meeting Site
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