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Town Manager reports DAB resignation; Selectboard to interview candidates and consider municipal tax-option bill
Summary
Town Manager Scott Murphy informed the Selectboard of the Downtown Advisory Board resignation and said candidate interviews are underway; he also summarized a VLCT proposal for a potential 1% local option tax that municipalities could adopt, which would allocate 50% of proceeds for municipal services.
Town Manager Scott Murphy told the Selectboard that the Downtown Advisory Board had received a resignation from member Eileen Braheney and that the board has been interviewing candidates to fill the seat. Murphy said the Selectboard expects to make a decision at the next regularly scheduled meeting. Discussion also touched on filling other board vacancies.
Murphy additionally relayed information from the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) about a proposed legislative bill that would allow municipalities to vote to impose an additional 1% local option tax; under the proposal municipalities would receive 50% of funds raised to use for municipal services. The discussion was informational; no formal action was taken on either the board vacancy or the legislative proposal during the meeting.
