Plymouth Historical Society Plans Historic Sites Tour

Posted on 03/24/2014 by The Plymouth Press

 

Echo Lake HotelPLYMOUTH VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

HISTORIC SITES TOUR

WHEN:  Sunday May 4, 2014 (rain or shineorhine)         1-4 PM

START LOCATION:    Plymouth Historical Society

                                         Community Center

Please join us for an afternoon of Plymouth history to help celebrate Plymouth Historical Society’s 20th Anniversary! Several locations illustrating moments in our town’s colorful heritage will be highlighted. Informational commentary will supplement each stop on the tour. Transportation via school bus will be provided if a minimal participation is confirmed, otherwise car pools will be arranged. The tour will conclude with a tea at the Echo Lake Inn followed by a return to the Historical Society. An RSVP (tbone6547@aol.com or 672-3179) by April 24th is requested.

Tell your friends, bring a guest, entice the kids, but DO come. Very little walking is necessary and all sites will be visible from the bus or car. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you on the tour.

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Alison Clarkson’s Legislative Update – March 2014

Posted on 03/23/2014 by The Plymouth Press

From Alison Clarkson, Vermont State Representative for Plymouth

After our week Town Meeting break, the Legislature began the two weeks of what we call “cross over”.  It roughly marks the half way point in the Session, and it is in this period that major bills must pass from the House to the Senate or vice versa.  As you’ll remember, both bodies need to pass a bill for it to go to the Governor and, once he signs, it becomes law.   Key bills lined up for ‘cross over’ are the FY15 Budget, the Education Property Tax bill, the Transportation bill, Economic Development, a Shorelands Protection bill and a major update of our Education Governance system.

The ‘Big Bill’ is the FY15 Vermont Budget.  Vermont’s budget is where we fund the policies which illustrate our priorities and create outcomes for Vermonters.  Of Vermont’s total budget $7 billion, 32% goes to education, 28% to Medicaid, community based & in patient mental health, addiction treatment, developmental disabilities services and long-term care, 12% to transportation, and 28% covers a wide range of things:  public safety, commerce, weatherization, housing, public health, natural resources, agriculture, police and state emergency services, agriculture, and corrections.  Pressures on state government have outpaced revenues for a number of years. This year that “budget gap” is $70 million. We close that gap each year by adjusting spending to balance the budget.  Sequestration and federal cuts have put even more pressure on the state.

There are bright spots in the budget, such as investment in the Working Lands to stimulate agriculture and forest industries, more people transitioning off of public assistance into employment and the opening of the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital.  There are plenty of challenges, too.  Retired teachers’ health care, currently paid from the retirement fund, needs a separate sustainable fund.  Treatment and long term recovery from opiate addiction is a priority, as untreated addiction has incredible social and financial costs. Water quality is critical and needs additional investment.  Homelessness and emergency housing costs are on the rise, and we need prevention strategies to keep people from losing housing.  The caseload of people seeking developmental services and community based long-term care is growing.  And, many critical IT systems are long overdue for upgrade or replacement.

A major bill working its way towards ‘cross over’ is an update of Vermont’s Education Governance System.  You may have read about the public hearing in Rutland on the governance consolidation proposals the House Education Committee has offered.  Here is a notion of what the proposal entails.  The legislature is considering updating Vermont’s education system to ensure that it provides our students with the core competencies needed for our workforce and citizenship in the 21st century.  The hope is that long term this will save money and improve outcomes for our students.

For over a century, Vermont’s education structure has remained largely unchanged. Our current system was established in 1892 when 2,500 school districts became 300 town-based districts.  Today there are 277 districts, 282 school boards, 340 governing units (including supervisory union boards), 1440 school board members, 320 schools, 62 supervisory unions and districts; and 85,000 students.  In 1892 there were 97,000 students.

Supervisory unions were formed in 1912 to establish statewide qualifications for teachers and standards for teaching.  Today, superintendents manage and coordinate the delivery of education in a supervisory district or supervisory union, both of which are responsible for coordinating preK-12 grade education.  They differ in that a supervisory district is governed by a single board and a supervisory union may represent multiple towns and include regional high schools, career technical centers, union high schools, elementary, and supervisory union boards.  Supervisory unions have produced cost savings but provide little transparency.  By expanding school districts to include supervisory duties and presenting voters with a universal budget, voters will be afforded greater transparency and budgetary oversight.

With the support of local education leaders across the state, the legislature is working to design an updated education structure to promote equitable access to high-quality learning opportunities for all students.  This proposal creates unified pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade (“PK-12”) supervisory districts, eliminating supervisory unions.  It gives each district the tools they need to deliver a complete, modern array of educational opportunities for students.  The guiding tenants of this design include: equitable access to world-class learning opportunities; fiscal efficiency; conditions for stable leadership; a connected, professional workforce; strong community involvement; stability and sustainability for taxpayers; a responsive accountability system; and flexibility in the deployment of resources.

Each district would be governed by a single elected board.  The board would manage one budget, negotiate district-wide contracts, govern the use of properties, and enact strategies that promote continuous improvements to student learning.  Local influence in education will exist as parents, teachers, staff, parents, students, and community members will serve on a local school board.  They will have a defined relationship with their supervisory district board members, and could work with the principal on how the budget will be deployed, curriculum, extra-curricular activities, sports, and school climate.

I appreciate hearing from you.  I can be reached by email:  aclarkson@leg.state.vt.us or by phone at the Statehouse (Tues-Fri) 828-2228 or at home (Sat-Mon) 457-4627.  To get more information on the Vermont Legislature, and the bills which have been proposed and passed, visit the legislative website:  www.leg.state.vt.us

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State Rep Alison Clarkson’s 2014 Town Meeting Report

Posted on 03/23/2014 by The Plymouth Press

From Vermont State Representative Alison Clarkson

2014 TOWN MEETING REPORT

Dear Friends and Neighbors –

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you in the Vermont Statehouse. While the challenges are enormous, so are the opportunities. For the last few years, the economy has forced us to be creative and ‘think outside the box’ on how we deliver services essential to our lives.

Given this economic climate, we are being asked to make some difficult choice. Our job as legislators is to make sure these decisions are informed, balanced and thoughtful. This is tough but stimulating work and I am excited to be representing Plymouth, Reading and Woodstock at this point in Vermont’s history.

This report briefly summarizes some of the many issues we are working on. I welcome your thoughts on these and other issues in this 2014 Legislative Session.

Alison

Vermont is a wonderful place to live. Nonetheless, we face several ongoing dilemmas. We are only now returning to pre-recession revenue levels. Despite the adversity that we have faced in the last 6 years, Vermont has made great strides and is poised for exceptional progress going forward. At 4.5% our unemployment rate is the lowest in New England and remains one of the lowest in the country. We are moving in the right direction, and we have much to celebrate.

VERMONT’S ECONOMY
By the summer of 2013, the state recovered roughly 11,000 of the nearly 15,000 payroll jobs lost during this last economic downturn—a rate of recapture of 77.9%. For the year as a whole, employers created 3,700 new jobs for a growth rate of 1.2 percent. Vermont is in the top ten of entrepreneurial states in the Kaufmann Index of Entrepreneurial Activity. We rank 7th in the country in patents per capita.

Our renewable energy sector is growing at a significant clip with Vermont having the highest rate of jobs in the solar industry on a per capita basis. With the help of investments that we have made in working lands, our agricultural sector is growing jobs at a rate that has exceeded even the most optimistic expectations. And, by the end of 2013, 92.4% of Vermonters had access to broadband.

Our education system continues to provide some of the best opportunities for kids in the country and, with the investments that we make, has the opportunity to provide the best opportunities in the world. We graduate 91% of our students, giving us the highest graduation rate in the country. Last year, Vermont’s students ranked 2nd in the nation on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests. Similar test scores showed that if Vermont was its own country, our students would rank 7th in world in academic performance.

While there were significant delays and problems in the rollout, Vermont Health Connect is now functioning for the individual market and Vermont is enrolling citizens at a per capita rate higher than the rest of the country.

We have significantly increased our investments in roads and bridges. Since 2008, the percent of structurally deficient bridges has declined from 19.7% to just over 8% in 2013. And, since 2009, the Vermont roads that are in ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ condition went from over 50% to 21%. And, we are working to decrease our carbon footprint by increasing public transport and adding parking spaces in our Park-and-Ride facilities.

FINANCING VERMONT’S PRIORITIES
Vermont’s budget is where we fund the policies which illustrate our priorities and create outcomes for Vermonters. Of Vermont’s total budget $7 billion, 32% goes to education, 28% to Medicaid, community based & in patient mental health, addiction treatment, developmental disabilities services and long-term care, 12% to transportation, and 28% covers a wide range of things: public safety, commerce, weatherization, housing, public health, natural resources, agriculture, police and state emergency services, agriculture, and corrections. Pressures on state government have outpaced revenues for a number of years. This year that “budget gap” is $70 million. We close that gap each year by adjusting spending to balance the budget. Sequestration and federal cuts put even more pressure on the state.

There are bright spots in the budget, such as investment in the Working Lands to stimulate agriculture and forest industries, more people transitioning off of public assistance into employment and the opening of the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital. There are plenty of challenges, too. Retired teachers’ health care, currently paid from the retirement fund, needs a separate sustainable fund. Treatment and long term recovery from opiate addiction is a priority, as untreated addiction has incredible social and financial costs. Water quality is critical. Homelessness and emergency housing costs are on the rise, and we need prevention strategies to keep people from losing housing. The caseload of people seeking developmental services and community based long-term care is growing. Many critical IT systems are long overdue for upgrade or replacement.

FUNDING PUBLIC EDUCATION
Every year the Legislature has to figure out how to pay the bill for education spending, the school budgets we vote at Town Meeting. In an effort to better connect the cost of education and the tax rate, this year the House Ways and Means Committee will set the tax rate after Town Meeting.

Vermonters are proud of our schools and recognize that education is the most important economic development investment we make as a state. However, the continuing escalation of education costs and decline of students is creating a perfect storm with education property tax for us this year.

In the upcoming year, it is projected that Vermont will spend $47.6 million in new education spending, $10 million more in additional pressures like special education, and $20 million to fill the Education Fund reserves. And, we have significantly fewer students – about 80,000 from a high 14 years ago of 104,000. This challenge is exacerbated by a lower grand list value, lost federal revenues and the common level of appraisal affects in our communities this year. These escalating costs may result in a seven cent increase per hundred dollars of home value on the homestead property tax.

The Legislature continues to address cost drivers in spending, improving educational outcomes for our students and consolidation of school districts and supervisory unions.

One of the major cost drivers are salaries. Last session we asked the Agency of Education to report on and recommend minimum staff/student ratios. We have one of the lowest staff/student ratios in the country. I encourage you to read this report, and review all the education funding information with which we are working on the House Ways and Means Committee website which you can access through the legislative website: www.leg.state.vt.us

Last year, in our efforts to rein in school spending, we lowered the excess spending penalty. This year we are considering a number of other measures – from eliminating the small school grants to reducing the rebate to increasing the base income tax rate from 1.8% to 1.9%, to using $11.8 million in one-time money which was designed to help offset property tax increases. We are also contemplating an education financing proposal H.164 – which would have all resident Vermonters pay their education property tax by income. Currently, about 64.5% statewide pay their education property tax by a percent of their income: 71% in Plymouth, 71.1% in Reading and 62% in Woodstock. Many of us would prefer finance education by our ‘ability’ to pay.

AN UPDATE ON VERMONT HEALTH CONNECT
All of us are frustrated and disappointed by the technological challenges experienced during the Vermont Health Connect roll out. This ambitious project has had significant and serious bumps along the way. And yet, despite the problems, there are many Vermonters who, once getting past the technical glitches, are now enjoying the benefits of the Affordable Care Act.

We continue to track both the challenges and the improvements in the system. The call center now measures a wait time in seconds. Turn-around time between payment and coverage is also working far better. We are seeing ever increasing enrollment numbers.

Vermonters who are still uninsured, on VHAP or Catamount need to get to the Vermont Health Connect website and enroll by March 15th for coverage beginning on April 1st. If you need help resolving an application that is in process or need to enroll, you can contact me or our Community Care Coordinators at 457-3030.

In January it became clear that the Vermont Health Connect website would not be working in time to allow our small businesses to enroll employees for coverage on April 1st. The Governor announced that businesses would be able to enroll directly with the insurance carriers, bypassing the website that is not functioning. If your business renews its insurance coverage later this year, you may still go directly to the carriers until such time as the website is up and working properly. Both Blue Cross and MVP have staff on call to help businesses enroll their employees.

FINANCING HEALTH CARE
In 2015 the Legislature must fund Green Mountain Care, our unified, universal health care system. GMC is designed to capture current health care spending (individuals & businesses) and create a system that provides all Vermonters health care regardless of employment.

The current estimated cost for the public financing component of the $6 billion system is $2.2 billion. This year we are trying to get a handle on costs, cost savings, potential payers and beneficiaries, and the considerations with different funding mechanisms.

RESOURCES for you or a neighbor:
• To sign up for health care www.VermontHealthConnect.gov
• Health Care Advocate 1-800-917-7787
• Legal Aid 1-800-889-2047
• For Energy savings www.efficiencyvermont.org
• Food, fuel and life assistance call 211 or the Benefit Service Center 1-800-479-6151
• At our Legislative website: http://www.leg.state.vt.us you can access our exciting new Committee web pages which feature current testimony, updated drafts of bills we are considering and related reports.

Please let me know what you care about, your concerns and thoughts.

You can reach me by email: aclarkson@leg.state.vt.us, by phone: (Tues – Fri) 1-800-322-5616 or (Sat-Mon) 457-4627

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Plymouth Reading Group to Meet 3/27

Posted on 03/23/2014 by Plymouth Press Contributing Writer

From Betsy Tonkin

WHEN: Thursday March 27th
6:30 PM

WHERE: Community Center (Plymouth School)

Bring your favorite book or the one you are currently reading and any thoughts you would like to share about the book.

No reports…no pressure…no obligations; just come, learn and have fun.

We’ll decide on the 27th how to proceed with the next book.

For information: call Betsy @ 672-3179 or
email @ tbone6547@aol.com

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School Budget Follow-up Article

Posted on 03/21/2014 by tbascom

Here’s the article from the Vermont Standard on our town’s rejection of the School Budget, and the School Board’s follow-up. This is verbatim from the Vermont Standard, 3/20/14.

Note that the date for the town vote on the revised budget is April 28. Before that, the School Board will meet on April 9 at 4:15 pm to finalize preparations for the re-vote, as part of the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting.

Plymouth Cuts About 4 Percent From Defeated Budget

By Virginia Dean, Standard Correspondent

PLYMOUTH – There was no outrage nor Plymouth residents in attendance Monday night at Fletcher Farm in Ludlow, where school board members and the supervisory union officials trimmed about $40,000 from the defeated $1.028 million Plymouth School District budget.

Whether due to the location or time of the meeting, officials made cuts unceremoniously to an empty audience at Two Rivers Supervisory Union’s new location.

“It’s come down substantially,” said Two Rivers Supervisory Union Director of Finance Chris Adams. “We’ll do everything that we can do to make it even less but, in fairness across the state, that’s the number you are. It’s the best we’ve got today.”

Angry residents turned down the Plymouth School District budget at Town Meeting on March 4.

“These numbers are absolutely outrageous,” said local resident Anne Cherico at Town Meeting. “We need to vote down this budget and send a message to Montpelier that we’re not going to tolerate this anymore.”

A proposed sum of $988,457 to support the School District costs for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is now on the table for voters to consider. The next regularly scheduled school board meeting will take place on April 9 at 4:15 p.m. at Fletcher Farm. Agenda items will include finalizing the flier, developing transportation policy and procedures, residency, and an update on tax rate factors.

“This new figure is about a thirteen percent change in the tax rate,” said A. Bruce Williams, Two Rivers Supervisory Union Superintendent.

The amount is a 27.61 percent increase over the 2013-14 budget of $774,594 versus the original 32.75 percent.

School Board members will prepare a flier to be placed in the Town Clerk’s office that will highlight the recently approved budget changes and accompanying justifications.

Monday, April 28 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall has been slated for residents to vote on the newly approved school budget.

Reasons for the sustained, if lessened, increase over FY14 remains constant, said board chair Julie Dupont and Adams, and include the state funding formula, an unexpected increase in enrollment, and an estimated rise in the statewide property tax homestead rate.

Other statewide factors raised in Town Meeting include the unavailability of a one-time multimillion educational fund surplus, an increase in statewide education spending by 3.8 percent, or $46.5 million, the rise of non-property tax revenues, the decline of the statewide education grand list, and an increase in the base tax rate on household income.

At the municipal level, other reasons that come into play include an increase in the statewide grand list resulting in the adjustment of school tax rates, loss of such revenue sources as federal aid, and declining enrollment that has a significant impact on education tax rates.

The proposed new amount, however, appears to be more in line with the actual budget, according to Dupont, which is based on the census of 54 students.

“The only thing that changed was the elementary and secondary tuitions based on a census that we were not aware of at the time in presenting the budget in the first place,” said Adams. “Four students have moved out since town meeting. Those will not be counted any more, and two of students will receive reimbursement because of their special class.”

Adams said the board was also not aware of the final tuitions of all the towns that students were attending at the time of Town Meeting.

“Some were higher than anticipated,” said Adams.

On the revenue side, board members had also not included the tuition reimbursement from state-placed children in the budget.

In addition, the fund balance from the previous year had not been included on the revenue side.

“We had been told by our auditor that we had a negative fund balance in the year that ended in FY13,” said Adams. “We built our budget based on that being factual. But we have realized that there was no deficit from last year, and so the total swing from a negative to a plus was $60,000 to $90,000.”

Adams also noted that another factor impacting the budget is the state House Ways and Means Committee changing the anticipated district equalized homestead tax rate to 99 cents versus the $1.01 that was the preliminary amount upon which the original budget was based, he said.

Lastly, Dupont explained to board members that she had recently met with Rep. Alison Clark (D-Windsor 5) to discuss the implications of a one-time caveat or rider for the non-operating  Plymouth school district that might lower the school district costs even more.

“Alison suggested I contact the Vermont School Board Association to perhaps have a non-operating school district summit to see how others do it,” said Dupont.

Accordingly, Adams added, Clarkson might agree to a rider by which expenses would be the same but taxes different based on the state formula.

“A rider allows you to escape the 3 percent ceiling,” said Adams. “Riders are for towns that are overburdened.”

Williams agreed. “It’s a waiver to let you count all the kids you have which helps with the tax rate in any given year but evens out over the long run, but can be very painful in the short run,” said Williams. “Perhaps Clarkson can push it through the legislature.”

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Margo Marrone’s Plymouth Report

Posted on 03/20/2014 by Plymouth Press Contributing Writer

Republished with permission from The Vermont Standard

3/16/14

The lovely sunshine was deceiving on Sunday as Karen Evans & I walked, but the wind was brisk & tried to remind us that spring isn’t here yet. Yet just as we were lamenting that fact, we saw a robin fly into a nearby apple tree – yeah, there is hope!

The Reach Out Luncheon downstairs at Tyson Church is this Thursday. These monthly gatherings, co-sponsored by Tyson Ladies Aid are a great way chase the winter blues. Of course, they are held all year long on the 3rd Thursday (except June & Dec), so consider joining the fun. The meal is free & there usually is a speaker.

Two people known to our community have recently passed on. Condolences go out to their families. Some of you may remember Russell Thompson who used to live on Dublin Rd. He worked at the Woodstock Correctional Facility & was also postmaster in Proctorsville for a time. He was married to Eileen Holland’s mom, Dawn. Since her passing, he had lived with his daughter & he passed on 2/25.

Also, Alice Tepper passed away 3/14 after many years of suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. In times past, she attended Tyson Church when she & her family were at the family compound on the Kingdom Road. She was a delightful lady & our sympathy goes out to her devoted husband, Jim.

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Margo Marrone’s Plymouth Report

Posted on 03/13/2014 by Plymouth Press Contributing Writer

Republished with permission from The Vermont Standard

3/9/13

Some dining considerations to report. We had a lovely dinner at the Echo Lake Inn on Friday night as part of the celebration of Chef Kevin’s 24 years there. The choices for this three course special made it difficult to decide what to order – all of it looked & then tasted great. I mention this because there is only one more week to take advantage of this promotion before the dining room closes for a short break.

I understand that the Thursday night special at the Inn at Waters Edge may have only two more weeks before Tina & Bruce take a break. We have enjoyed Italian night there a couple of times & found the food to be wonderful. The River Tavern has already closed for the season, so in order to avail yourself of local dining in Plymouth, you need to do so quickly!

Virginia Dean reported the happenings at the Plymouth Town meeting, so I will not repeat them. I will say that the concern about the potential increase in the school budget was palatable. I am not sure that voting the budget down will really accomplish much because it seems that the expenses are basically out of our control in light of the fact that we must tuition our students. I was glad to see Allison Clarkson there & hope that she does follow through on the state level. As Tom mentioned that evening, he appreciated her response to his email prior to the meeting & he will be pursuing various other avenues as well.

On a lighter note, I have determined that our lone turkey is a female & when our grandson, Owen & I were watching her on Saturday, we noticed that she is limping. Perhaps that is why she is remaining with us, while the others have relocated. In any case, Owen named her Poohkin – taken from Winnie the Pooh & pumpkin, I assume!

Heads up for LPCTV’s third “Kentucky Derby Gala – A Night at the Races” fundraising event on May 3 at the Pot Belly Pub in Ludlow from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. There will be great food & live entertainment which will all be included in the per person ticket price of $25. Entertainment will include several locally sponsored “horse races”, culminating in a viewing of the Kentucky Derby live on television, followed by live music. There will be a prize for each race, donated by local merchants. So, mark your calendar & perhaps you will win one of the other special prizes, if not a race prize. Local merchants interested in sponsoring races or making prize donations should contact Michelle Stinson at LPCTV at 802-228-8808.

In case you are not familiar with LPCTV – it is a community television station & media education center serving the Black River Valley & Okemo. They operate out of new facilities in the Ludlow Community Center complex, with the goal of keeping people informed, preserving local heritage, & building community with 24×7 community television programming both on TV & online. It is a wonderful way to keep up with community events, including board meetings & such. For more information go to http://lpctv.org.

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Plymouth Open Studio Event

Posted on 03/12/2014 by tbascom

Artist at WorkJoin Laurie Marechaux and your friends and neighbors in a fun Open Studio event at the Plymouth School Activity Center. Bring your art to work on and informally share. Or come to learn something new!

Enjoy the company of other accomplished and aspiring artists. Whether you crochet, knit, sew, work in wood, metal or ceramics, produce for your own pleasure or commercially, there’s nothing like the energy of artists gathered together and engaged in their passion! Come join the fun and both be inspired and provide inspiration!

The Open Studio will be held on Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There is no charge, but please bring a snack or dish to share. The school kitchen is available for use (please clean up after yourself).

Click here for more information.

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Margo Marrone’s Plymouth Report

Posted on 03/06/2014 by Plymouth Press Contributing Writer

Republished with permission from The Vermont Standard

3/2/14

photoWhile we were away for a month, a flock of turkeys (is that the correct designation?) took up residence in our yard. A neighbor counted 40 one day when she came to fill our bird feeder! I don’t mind them visiting, but I will admit that they tend to dirty up the snow. Now that we are back, they seem less inclined to frequent our lawn. There is one exception, though – this lone turkey refuses to vacate our property. I am sure there is a way to tell the gender, but I have not pursued that so far. When I open the window, this turkey just ambles a few feet away, instead of scattering like the others have done in the past. At least the recent snow flurries have covered up some of the mess! I wonder if it is good fertilizer…..

So, I really don’t have much news this week. Perhaps that will change after the Town Meeting! Sorry to say I did not attend the events in the Notch. Between church in the morning & baby-sitting in the afternoon, that left no time for other endeavors. Amazing how little ones shift your priorities! Anyway, send me your news, please.

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Plymouth Town Election Results – March 4, 2014

Posted on 03/05/2014 by The Plymouth Press

From Barbara Stone, Town Clerk

Note: This summary does not include write-in candidates as none received enough votes to change the election results below. A full account of votes, including write-in candidates, will be posted at the Town Municipal Building.

ModeratorThomas Harris 199

 

 Del. Tax CollectorKathleen Billings 204

 
SelectpersonLarry Lynds 139

Jennifer Runnette 91

 

 Grand JurorJoseph Rebideau 109
ListerCarol Ackley 76

Richard North 139

 

 Town AgentJoseph Rebideau 109
Cemetery Commissioner 2yrRoy Pierson 210

 

 Cemetery Commission 3yrAndrew Crossman 206
Trustee of Public FundsTom Marrone 208

 

 School Director 1yr Robert Fishman 184
School Director 3yr  School ModeratorThomas Harris 195
1st ConstableJustus Pingree 206

 

 2nd ConstableRichard Olmstead III 190
Town TreasurerRache Ml Lynds 86

Laurie Marechaux 35

Barbara L Stone 105

 

 School District ClerkRachel M Lynds 83

Laurie Marechaux 38

Barbara L. Stone 107

 
Town ClerkRachel M Lynds 83

Laurie Marechaux 41

Barbara L Stone 103

 
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