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Proposed 1% Local Option Tax and 20 Armory Lane purchase draw visitor concern
Summary
Council discussed placing a 1% Local Option Tax (sales, rooms & meals, alcoholic beverages) on the March 2 ballot and the proposed purchase of 20 Armory Lane; Michel Djordjevic, owner of The Strong House Inn, and other visitors voiced concerns about how LOT revenues would be used.
The Vergennes City Council discussed a proposed March 2, 2026 warning to put a 1% Local Option Tax (on sales, rooms and meals, and alcoholic beverages) before voters, along with a proposed purchase of 20 Armory Lane. Minutes record that some visitors — including Michel Djordjevic, owner of The Strong House Inn — raised questions about how revenue from a Local Option Tax would be allocated.
The minutes do not record a council decision to place the question on the ballot at this meeting; they document the discussion and visitor concerns. The record identifies concerns about the use of revenue but does not list a final spending plan or vote tied to a specific appropriation for 20 Armory Lane.
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