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Volume 53 Number 38
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Schools prepare for ‘extraordinary fiscal headwinds’ LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
After a harrowing budget cycle that saw a third of Vermont’s school budgets fail on Town Meeting Day, local and state leaders are sounding the early alarm on the upcoming budget cycle that could be even worse than the last one. The situation has leaders from the state’s largest school district, Champlain Valley School District,
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and the South Burlington School District prepping their communities in the earliest weeks of the fall semester for the “extraordinary fiscal headwinds” that lie just around the corner. Both districts experienced significant repercussions during last year’s budget cycle when the state introduced unprecedented See SCHOOL BUDGET on page 12
Shelburne Farms Coach Barn sees renovations PATRICK BILOW STAFF WRITER
The Shelburne Farms Coach Barn is closed for renovations to improve the building’s yearround functionality and overall efficiency. Built in 1901, the barn was one of the last structures to go up on the property when it was occupied by the Vanderbilt-Webb family and is the only building that has not undergone major renovations in the last decade, according to Robin Turnau, chief advancement
officer for Shelburne Farms. Back in the day, the family stored its coach wagons and, eventually, automobiles in the barn, which is located on the banks of Lake Champlain just south of the Inn at Shelburne Farms. There was even an elevator to store vehicles on the second floor of the building when the main floor was full. With its large courtyard and spacious halls, today the barn See COACH BARN on page 3
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A Shelburne Fire Department ladder truck drops a bag of golf balls for the Rotary Club of Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg annual ball drop at The Kwini Club Driving Range on Sept. 13. The proceeds from the fundraiser, which have not been reported yet, will be distributed among the fire and rescue services in the club’s three towns.
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