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Tunbridge approves Right to Grow Food resolution in nonbinding straw vote; other straw polls fail

Town of Tunbridge Annual Town Meeting · March 3, 2026
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Summary

Caroline Gordon read a 'Right to Grow Food' resolution and requested a nonbinding straw vote that passed; a separate proposal to revert to pre‑COVID voting methods failed in a straw poll; Selectboard reported limited prospects for recovering legal fees from a prior case.

Under Other Business, Caroline Gordon read a nonbinding 'Right to Grow Food' resolution and requested a straw vote; voters indicated support and the straw vote carried. Later, Peter Klink proposed returning to pre‑COVID voting methods and requested a straw poll; the nays prevailed on that poll.

John O’Brien gave a Selectboard update on legal fees related to prior litigation and said attorneys advised it may not be possible to recover the town's losses, although the Selectboard may pursue the matter again. Voters adjourned at 1:36 p.m.