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Londonderry appoints selectboard member, talks Williams Dam
LONDONDERRY, Vt. – The Londonderry Selectboard held a special meeting on Saturday, July 13, to appoint a new board member to take the seat left vacant by Melissa Brown’s recent resignation. James Ameden Jr., who was born and raised in Londonderry, was appointed after receiving 120 votes against Steve Twitchell’s 64 votes.
Talking with a new pot dispensary licensee
Windy Hill C-B-D, run by Holly Harris on Main Street in the Village of Greenwich, in Upstate Washington County, NY, was recently awarded a recreational cannabis license. “This has been a long process and quite stressful,” she announced on social media, “but we are finally ready to move forward.”
LTE Heather Chase on Act 76
Dear Residents of Athens, Chester, Grafton, and Windham,. As I am out and about in the community talking with constituents, many have asked about the new payroll tax, Act 76. In the 2023 legislative session, the legislature passed Act 76. This act is already helping to ease the child care crisis that Vermont is facing. I voted for this because I see it through the lens of a small business owner and a working mother who needed childcare for my children. Unemployment is historically low; Vermont businesses need workers. When quality childcare is available, we have a larger workforce. That larger workforce also pays income tax, which provides taxpayers with a return on their investment – more people working means more tax revenue. More tax revenues mean the cost of running our government for the provision of necessary services is spread across more individuals.
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