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Richmond voters urge selectboard to provide childcare at future town meetings
Summary
By voice vote during other business, town meeting attendees passed a nonbinding resolution asking the selectboard to provide childcare at future town meetings, citing accessibility and low volunteer capacity as motivations.
During Article 4 (other business) residents proposed and adopted a nonbinding resolution asking the selectboard to provide childcare at future town meetings. Proponents noted that lack of childcare limits participation for parents and caregivers and that existing school and community resources could be mobilized to help.
"I wanted to make a proposal: Shall the voters of Richmond require the selectboard to provide daycare for town meetings?" a resident asked, and several speakers — including Bonnie Stoyer and Molly Lonnie — described how limited childcare has kept some families away and suggested recruiting community cares camp staff, licensed providers, or high‑school volunteers to support a staffed option.
The resolution was moved and seconded, discussed briefly, and passed by voice vote; the moderator reported that the selectboard would take the sense of the voters under consideration. The selectboard was asked to evaluate options and report on feasibility and potential budget implications.
Article provenance: proposed under Article 4 (other business) and adopted in the floor session under that article.
