Briana Brady

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The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission is seeking community input on its roadway safety action plan. The plan, which the commission will use to prioritize different safety upgrades, will also make the region eligible for grants through the federal Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program.

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The Champlain Valley School District has ratified a new three-year contract with its unionized faculty and staff. Administrators, the board and representatives from the Champlain Valley Education Association have been meeting to negotiate the agreement since January. According to union president Emily McLean and vice president Christopher Hood, it is the product of a smooth process. “A sign that it was a successful process was that neither side got everything they wanted right.

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Champlain Valley High School students walked out of class last week in protest of the federal government’s immigration enforcement policies and their local impact. The students were part of a network of walkouts at high schools organized statewide with the support of the Education Justice Coalition of Vermont, a group focused on mobilizing students to promote equity in the education system.

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If you can walk, you can probably contra dance. That’s according to Bob Birkett, a Shelburne resident and the president of the Queen City Contra board, an organization which has been sponsoring community dances at the historic Shelburne Town Hall since 2003. Last Friday night, at the group’s monthly dance, the hall was packed with lines of people laughing as they spun each other around, held hands, and stomped in rhythm with the live fiddle music.

1 week ago | vtcng.com | Briana Brady

The Hinesburg selectboard met last week to go over the town’s liquid assets. The board, at its May 21 meeting, announced a public hearing for the municipal wastewater and water budgets on June 4. The proposed wastewater budget would raise $760,000 through user fees with some increase to rates. For a home that produces 45,000 gallons of wastewater a year, the cost is expected to go from $990 to $1,100 annually. For water, the town expects to raise $580,000 through user fees.