Town governments are jumping right into budget planning in preparation for March’s town meetings, so if you’ve ever groused about town budgets, now’s your time to do something about it. If you’re planning to attend any of these meetings, please let me know.
Monday, January 2: The Rochester-Stockbridge school board (RSUD) will have its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 PM, at the Rochester campus and via Google Meet. The board will be appointing a new chair, vice chair, and WRVSU full board member, and discussion items are packed, including consideration of the 2023-2024 budget, an update on the school audit, and the announced tuition rates recently released by the state of Vermont. The full agenda is here.
Monday, January 2: The Granville-Hancock school board (GHUD) will meet at 6:30 PM at the Hancock town offices and over Google Meet. The board will be discussing the second draft of the 2023-2024 budget, so don’t miss this opportunity to weigh in on school spending. The full agenda can be found here.
Tuesday, January 3: The Hancock select board will meet at the Hancock town clerk’s office and via Zoom at 6:00 PM. Their new business includes discussion of the town budget and annual report. You can find more on the town’s website.
Thursday, January 5: The Pittsfield select board will meet at the Pittsfield Town Hall at over zoom at 6:00 PM. An agenda hasn’t yet been posted but the dial-in information is available at the town’s website.
Thursday, January 5: The Stockbridge select board will hold its regular meeting at 7:00 PM. An agenda has not yet been released, but per minutes from its most recent meeting, topics for discussion will include town meeting planning as well as a discussion on AirBnb.