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11 小时之前 · Only One Contested Election on Montpelier Ballot This Year City voters will be electing three city councilors for two-year terms and two school board members for three-year terms, but there will only be one contested race. In District 2, City Councilor Pelin Kohn is being challenged by Marc Gwinn. In District 1, Ben Doyle is running unopposed for the seat from which Councilor Lauren Hierl is ...

10 小时之前 · Representing some painful cuts and a mandate from voters to keep tax increases to a minimum, the Montpelier City Council approved an $18.9 million budget during its Jan. 22 meeting, with $12.2 million to be raised by taxes. Voters will make the final decision on March 4, Town Meeting Day. Also adopted for the ballot was a new 1% local option sales tax, a bond request for a $2.2 million ladder ...

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10 小时之前 · by Montpelier City Councilors Sal Alfano, Adrienne Gil, and Pelin Kohn The Montpelier City Council has been working to address significant financial challenges, including efforts to mitigate a potential 24% property tax increase. As part of these efforts, the 2026 budget required more than $2 million in reductions to city services, programs, and staff. These decisions were made with careful ...

4 天之前 · The city of Montpelier was awarded a thermal energy storage grant in November by the federal Department of Energy (DOE) that will pay 80% of the cost to replace the Recreation Center’s failing heating system with an air-to-water heat pump system with water storage, according to Sustainability and Facilities Coordinator Chris Lumbra. The project involves an “all new heating system along ...

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2025年1月8日 · Montpelier may see more paving projects in 2025, although fewer than if the city’s finances were not so tight. After years of underfunding, City Manager Bill Fraser proposed a budget to the city council on Dec. 11 that boosts the paving budget for fiscal year 2026 to $725,000, up from $658,000 in the current budget. Funded through the Capital Plan, the proposal also calls for increasing the ...

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