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Superintendents and residents urge changes to proposed supervisory-union map, citing travel, safety and governance concerns
Summary
Superintendents and residents told the Senate Education Committee the proposed supervisory-union boundaries risk geographically isolating some towns, complicating voluntary mergers and increasing transportation burdens; witnesses urged flexibility, 'gray' status options, or map adjustments to reflect daily travel and historical ties.
Superintendents and residents told the Senate Committee on Education on March 27 that the draft supervisory-union map could create geographic misalignment that would hamper voluntary mergers, increase transportation times and reduce local voice in governance.
Matthew Fetters (S5), superintendent of the Central Vermont Supervisory Union, told the committee that placing Northfield and Williamstown in proposed SU 8 risks "geographic isolation" from their functional partners and could prevent voluntary alignment with nearby districts such as Montpelier, Roxbury and Barre (U32). Fetters noted that some trips from Northfield…
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