Voters in Rockingham held the
"floor" portion of their town meeting Monday night. They scrutinized their
level-funded budget in a mood of caution due to
the sluggish economy. Then, in a surprise move,
they voted to spend more.
The town of Rockingham and the village of Bellows Falls have tabled a plan to merge. The two boards held a special meeting on Tuesday to
vote on the merger and plan for a Town Meeting Day vote on the proposal.
Officials in Rockingham and its village of Bellows Falls have agreed to
bring a long-debated merger to a vote on town meeting day. In order to move the merger forward, they’ve
left a few sticking points to be settled, if the two entities become one.
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
More Vermonters have turned to food stamps to help them make ends meet, and
at the same time, the price for that food has risen faster than it has in 30
years. A state panel says a mural painted on the
side of a barn to promote the village of Bellows Falls is illegal
because it violates the state billboard ban. So lawmakers from the region tucked an exception
to the ban into a transportation bill that’s still pending in Montpelier. ..
A state panel says a mural painted on the side
of a barn to promote the village of Bellows Falls is illegal
because it violates the state billboard ban. So lawmakers from the region tucked an exception
to the ban into a transportation bill that’s still pending in Montpelier. The proposed exemption for Bellows Falls isn’t sitting well in
the agencies that enforce Vermont’s sign laws.
VPR’s Susan Keese has
more.