Governor Peter Shumlin made a tour of several town meetings. His
first stop was in Waterbury, a town that’s had a rocky relationship with him
since the Tropical Storm Irene floods.
Vermont has 17 delegates at stake in today’s Super Tuesday
primary, the lowest number up for grabs in the 10-state contest. Only Mitt Romney has made an effort to compete in
the state.
While it’s not unusual to hear about towns forgoing floor votes in favor of
Australian ballots, it’s almost unheard of to hear about towns going the other
way. But that’s exactly
what voters in Tinmouth will decide Tuesday.
Rochester has held numerous town meetings in the last six months following devastating flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. At
last night’s annual town meeting, residents didn’t have to look far for
reminders of the storm.
Voters
in Grand Isle will decide today whether to build a new fire station for the
town. Two
ballot items ask voters to support just over $2 million to build a new
station on Route 2 for the volunteer department.
People across Vermont are headed to their town halls, school gymnasiums and
other locations to decide issues big and small. It’s Town Meeting Day in much of Vermont.
A Town Meeting Day vote
could trigger changes in a number of supervisory unions. It could also lead to the
formation of the state’s first Regional Education District.
Manchester voters have gone on record against wireless electric
meters. The
utilities say the wireless smart meters should improve customer service. But
some residents have raised health and privacy concerns.