HARTFORD The Selectboard, at a special meeting Tuesday, took the unusual act of issuing an apology and publicly chastising one of its own members for making public an email last month that criticized the town manager with that board member leading.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION The Hartford Selectboard agreed Tuesday night to send a revised $18.5 million budget to voters at Town Meeting next month, after the revelation that more than $500,000 in spending had been left out of the initial budget approved.
HARTFORD After a 35-minute discussion, the Selectboard Tuesday night voted 5-2 against requiring that face coverings be worn in indoor spaces open to the public, with some opponents saying a patchwork response by towns in the state was.
With 5 resignations in the past year, Hartford Selectboard members keep choosing the exit
Juila Dalphin (Courtesy CATV)
Modified: 5/25/2021 9:45:02 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Hartford officials are planning a special election to fill two Selectboard seats left open after board members Julia Dalphin and Rachel Edens stepped down this month.
They are the fourth and fifth members to resign from the seven-member board in less than a year.
In her resignation letter submitted Thursday, Dalphin said she had accepted a new job as a chief quality officer for a home health agency in Barre, Vt., in February, shortly before she was elected to the board in Town Meeting voting. She wrote that she’d hoped to juggle work and board duties but said her busy schedule has forced her to miss three Selectboard meetings already.
Forum, Feb. 26: 5 Selectboard candidates will help Hartford move forward
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Modified: 2/25/2021 10:00:12 PM 5 Selectboard candidates will help Hartford move forward
It was with some sadness that I attended my last Selectboard meeting before stepping down. I have loved Hartford politics and truly enjoyed my years serving and representing the town. It has been quite a ride.
Over the past nine years, Hartford has witnessed the powerful rise of progressive local governance. This has resulted in a forward-thinking approach to matters such as community resilience, racial equity, immigration, homelessness, climate change, community wellness and the town’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.