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Chalnick, Barnes win election Childs unseated from school board COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
percent increase in expenditures from last year’s budget. The fiscal year 2024 budget funds positions that were cut during the COVID-19 pandemic — such as a deputy chief position
Andrew Chalnick and Tyler Barnes have won the election to South Burlington City Council, replacing outgoing councilors Thomas Chittenden and Matt Cota, respectively, on the five-member body, while incumbent Alex McHenry and newcomer Bryan Companion were elected to school board seats in a low-turnout election. Current South Burlington School chair Travia Childs lost her reelection bid by 26 votes. Chalnick, the chair of the energy committee and vice chair of the climate task force, easily bested his opponent, James Leas, 2,436 to 535. Chalnick will take over Chittenden’s three-year seat, which he vacated to devote more of his time to the Vermont Senate. “I am humbled and grateful to have earned the support of this amazing community. As I said when I started this race, I love South Burlington and I am ready to
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Cyndi Freeman hands a ballot to a voter in South Burlington on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 7.
Voters OK multi-million-dollar ballot items COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
Three multi-million-dollar ballot items were overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday during South Burlington’s annual meeting. Each item saw majority votes in favor of approval during a low turnout election that
saw only 20 percent of registered voters cast a ballot.
Budget The city’s $55 million budget passed 2,440 to 900, which city officials have said will restore previous cuts in the city’s more than $30 million general fund, with a 9.41
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