Looking back
In musing
Webb reflects on 14 years in people’s house
When life gives you rocks, columnist reflects
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Volume 52 Number 2
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Did cop use force against juvenile?
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Rebound wrassle
Shelburne police release videos COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
The Shelburne Police Department has released video recordings showing footage of an alleged use-of-force incident involving Cpl. Jon Marcoux last year, bringing more details to light in a case that has resulted in a Vermont State Police investigation, an internal investigation within the Shelburne Police Department and a rift between state police and Chittenden County state’s attorney over whether to charge the Shelburne
cop with simple assault. Police released the body camera and vehicle dashboard recordings after a public records request by the Shelburne News. The videos have been blurred, and some of the audio censored, to conceal the identity of the teenager involved in the incident. On Jan. 23, 2022, after getting a call about a stolen vehicle, Marcoux located the car near Shelburne Village and pulled it over near Shelburne Village Cemetery. See MARCOUX on page 16
Town ARPA committee to allocate relief funds LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
Shelburne’s American Rescue Plan Act committee is beginning the careful task of allocating the town’s $2.2 million in pandemic relief funds. The six-member committee formed in September and includes community members, Matt Wormser, liaison to the selectboard, as well as Peter Frankenberg and Don Porter, who brought financial expertise to the group. Meeting once a week, the committee works to synthesize community input and recommendations for how the town should spend the once-in-a-lifetime sum of money to address multiple capital needs in Shelburne. “Among the first things that we did was we’re trying to organize ourselves. After our first meet-
ing (when we) just heard a lot in order to get a grounding in both the ARPA process and the resources that are available and what the town budgeting process was like,” committee chair Jeff Loiter said. Among a number of considerations offered by the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, one of the committee’s largest guiding principles is that allocations must benefit as many Shelburne residents as possible while not creating ongoing costs. In order to gauge community support for each project, the committee is preparing a six-question survey to be distributed to Shelburne residents. “That is going to be the main way we collect input on the town’s priorities. We’re not putting out a giant list of priorities and telling everybody to rank them,” said See ARPA on page 11
PHOTO BY AL FREY
Tucker Tharpe battles for the ball against BFA-St. Albans Jan. 5. Champlain Valley won the matchup 66-49. Tharpe had 12 points.