Illuminating!
Taking stock
City attracts thousands at weekend festival
Housing committee hosts talk on accessory units
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For second time
SB voters reject school budget LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
A second try at passing a South Burlington school budget failed by 150 votes last week. The final tally for the trimmeddown $69.5 million budget was 1,577 to 1,427. The school district’s March Town Meeting Day budget failed 2,856 to 2,072.
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In what has been a challenging year for officials crafting school budgets after the Legislature implemented a new education funding formula known as Act 127 — then altered it just weeks before town meeting — South Burlington school officials will now have to See BUDGET on page 12
School board fills its suddenly vacant seat LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
The South Burlington School Board appointed Christopher Trombly to fill the open seat vacated by Alex McHenry. McHenry, who held a seat on the board for seven years, abruptly resigned just hours after the Town Meeting Day vote this year citing an “enormous amount of disrespect and incivility” he says other board members had shown him since August. Trombly, managing director of community development at
Vermont State Housing Authority, said that with his experience in community development and finance, he hopes to enhance the educational landscape of South Burlington as it looks ahead to tackling some big issues. A few of those, he said, are attracting and retaining high-quality staff, managing district-wide growth and fostering a safe and just school culture. As a former member of the enrollment committee tasked See TROMBLY on page 13
Greg Merhar of South Burlington didn’t have to travel far. He took this shot of Monday’s eclipse from his driveway. See a few more photos on page 12 and online at otherpapersbvt.com.
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