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A decree two years ago opening a Morristown road to all-terrain vehicle users was never meant to be open-ended, and a decision on whether to let ATVs use other roads ought to be left up to voters instead of a group of five people. That’s what the Morristown Selectboard decided last week as it discontinued use of Silver Ridge Road for ATVs until a larger plan for the machines in town can be developed, after getting an earful from people on both sides of the debate. ATV season in Vermont starts May 15. The town will host an informational meeting May 17 to discuss the issue further, and it�...

Eric Dodge Morristown didn’t have to look very far to find its new town administrator. It found its man on the town’s selectboard. Eric Dodge, a retired police officer and selectboard member, was hired April 5 to replace Dan Lindley, who has been town administrator since 2008. Dodge will be paid $63,441 for the job, plus benefits. Dodge doesn’t have professional town administrative experience, and was hired mainly based on his experience during the past five years on the selectboard, according to Bob Beeman, selectboard chair. Lindley said there were “well over” 30 ap...

While town business Morristown voters will consider Town Meeting Day will look much the same, how they vote on that business will be completely different. Rather than the traditional, in-person annual meeting, the 2021 iteration of local democracy will consist of all-ballot voting in Morristown. Voters can either vote early on ballots they should soon receive in the mail or head to the polls on Tuesday, March 2, to vote in person. The polls will be open in Morristown from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Morrisville VFW, just off Pleasant Street. A virtual informational meeting will be held Monday,...