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School Board Sets April 6 for Budget Revote and Approves New Principal
March 10,2010..... The School Board held a special meeting Tuesday night, March 9, to discuss the defeated budget, and to hear comments from the public.
    - Wednesday, March 10th [more ...]


Selectboard and CCS School Board Begin the Budget Revision Process
March 7, 2010..... Discussions of revisions to their respective budgets will begin at the Selectboard and CCS School Board meetings this week.
    - Sunday, March 7th [more ...]


Town Meeting Voters Say "NO"
March 2, 2010..... Charlotte voters said a resounding "no" to the purchase of the LeBoeuf property with a vote of 187-912; and with a much smaller margin of 524-568 they also nixed the CCS budget.
    - Tuesday, March 2nd [more ...]


Town Budget Reduced by $71, 661, Trails Unfunded, Affordable Housing and Fire & Rescue Supported
March 2, 2010..... In one of the longest Town Meetings in recent memory, voters directed the Selectboard to make the hard decisions and took the School Board to task for decisions already made.
    - Tuesday, March 2nd [more ...]

Planning Commission News

Raven Ridge Subdivision Approved
February 25, 2010..... by Edd Merritt Planning Commission approves Raven Ridge subdivision. The final plat application for a subdivision of the Raven Ridge properties now owned by Ed Evarts and Raven Davis came before the Planning Commission.
    - Tuesday, February 23rd [more ...]


Do We Need a Solid Waste Disposal Drop-Off Center in Charlotte?
by Edd Merritt February 11, 2010, page 5..... Stephen Brooks, Charlotte’s representative to the Chittenden County Solid Waste Disposal District (CSWD), invited Brian Wright, facilities manager, to describe the organization’s operations and wishes for
    - Wednesday, February 10th [more ...]


Habitat Receives Preliminary Approval from Planning
by Edd Merritt 1/28/2010, page 1..... Eric Morrow and David Mullin from Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity and Peter Schneider from Efficiency Vermont met with members of the local task force overseeing plans for building three affordable houses on t
    - Tuesday, January 26th [more ...]


Habitat for Humanity Seeks Interested Home Owners
by Edd Merritt 1/28/2010, page 4..... Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity is building three affordable houses in Charlotte on the Burns Property off Greenbush Road across from the Old Lantern.
    - Tuesday, January 26th [more ...]

Selectboard News

Flood Hazard Map Tabled
February 25, 2010, page 7..... by Nancy Wood The Selectboard, after lengthy discussions in December and January, tabled the Flood Hazard Map question at its January 11 meeting.
    - Tuesday, February 23rd [more ...]


Flea Market Lease Signed for 2010
February 25, 2010..... by Nancy Wood Daniel Jones and Roy T. Jones of Milton have signed a lease with the Town for the five-acre Flea Market property. The Flea Market is located on Route 7, on the town-owned Burns property.
    - Tuesday, February 23rd [more ...]


No Action Taken by Selectboard on the Use of Conservation Funds
February 16, 2010, update..... The discussion ended amicably with members of the Selectboard indicating that the 2 cents for the Conservation Fund was secure for this year, and that any future application for funds to conserve a portion of the property w
    - Tuesday, February 16th [more ...]


Selectboard Warns Special Meeting for Monday to Consider Using Conservation Funds to Pay for LeBoeuf
February 14, 2010, ALERT... On Friday the Charlotte Selectboard warned a special meeting for Monday, February 15, at 5 p.m. at the Town Hall. The one agenda item is “Consideration of adjusting the annual contribution to the Conservation Fund to defray
    - Saturday, February 13th [more ...]

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