Town Meeting Day

Most school budgets put before voters on Town Meeting Day have passed

Vermont residents participated in a time-honored tradition on Tuesday: Town Meeting Day

It’s Town Meeting Day in Vermont, where some communities host in-person town hall meetings and others have voters going to the polls to decide on local matters such as community leadership and school and municipal budgets.

Vermont's annual Town Meeting Day is Tuesday

Two related, controversial proposals were before the Burlington City Council Monday night, drawing more than two hours of public comments and fractious debate.

Town Meeting Day in Vermont is over and the results show most communities passed school budget and financial bonds.

Today is Town Meeting Day in Vermont, the traditional time when residents meet to hash out budgets and local elections. Some communities hold their meetings at other times to encourage more participation. The Town of Middlebury gathered Monday evening.

Vermont’s long-time exercise in local democracy occurs Tuesday as residents participate in annual Town Meetings and vote on local issues.

The Burlington, Vermont City Council holds a meeting each year to review the Town Meeting Day ballot. This year, in addition to bond and budget items, voters will be asked to approve several charter changes on March 4th.

Burlington, Vermont city councilors considered several items during their meeting Monday night including whether to remove the hiring cap on the city police department.