At the recent public forums on Village/Town Separation, the Unified Manager proposed that Village Staff, Capital and Fire budgets be merged into the Town’s budget for FYE23 and possibly beyond.

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This .27 acre downtown property features 14,461 SF of existing commercial and residential space with an attached carriage barn.

As part of the Essex Free Library's Tales and Tails Summer Reading Program, Michael Clough showcased live specimens and spoke about native wildlife from the collection at the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum in Marlboro, VT.

The Trustees have prioritized their Separation wish list, and they presented it to the SB at this joint meeting. SB members then put a halt to discussing Separation at joint meetings until they host public forums.

EJexit plans took shape as governing boards devoted many hours in June to determining which departments to separate and which to share.

The SB deliberated and decided which Town departments it may be willing to share with the Village, if the latter votes to separate.

Scores of residents called in with comments and questions at a rare listening session hosted by the school board.