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Hinesburg PD chief takes job in Richmond
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BRIANA BRADY STAFF WRITER
Last Wednesday, Jan. 8, Chief Anthony Cambridge resigned as police chief for the Town of Hinesburg and accepted a position as the chief of police in Richmond. For the last two years, as part of an agreement between the towns over shared police services, Cambridge has acted as chief for both towns. His resignation effectively cancels that contract. Although members of both selectboards said they are interested in continuing to
share police services under Cambridge’s direction, his resignation adds another layer of confusion to the discussions over police staffing and budgets. The towns came to the original agreement a couple of years ago when Richmond experienced a police staffing shortage and Hinesburg stepped in to provide coverage. Since then, Richmond has been paying Hinesburg for services. However, earlier this year, Richmond hired an officer of its See CAMBRIDGE on page 2
Hinesburg’s planning, zoning director leaving after 22 years BRIANA BRADY STAFF WRITER
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A Champlain Valley Union ceramics student demonstrates their skill on the throwing wheel. The school district brought back its Celebration of the Arts after a six-year hiatus. See story on page 12.
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Alex Weinhagen, Hinesburg’s planning and zoning director, has been appointed to the new state Land Use Review Board. The appointment is full-time, and Weinhagen will be leaving his current position on Jan. 24. Weinhagen has been with the town for 22 years. In his tenure, he’s overseen zoning changes that expanded development in Hinesburg’s historic village and helped to rework how the town considers land use in its rural areas. He also connected with residents and neighbors, helping them to enact the changes they wanted to see in their community.
“He is an ace in the field,” Paul Lamberson, Hinesburg selectboard member, said of Weinhagen. “I’m sorry for Hinesburg, but boy, I’m sure excited that the state’s going to pick him up instead, and that his vast skill set will be applied at a statewide level instead of just at a local level.” Weinhagen initially started with the town in 2002, pivoting away from his previous work as a wildlife biologist. At the time, Hinesburg was in the process of reworking its town plan. “It was a good time to come in as a new planner,” Weinhagen said, “I got to reach out to community and say, ‘What’s your See WEINHAGEN on page 13
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