Sing out loud!
Elementary music teacher Jessica Sweeney led Georgia Elementary & Middle School’s third- and fourth-grade choruses in an annual concert on Friday, Jan. 6. See more photos of the musicians in this week's Indy, on newsstands now. |
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BUDGET SEASON
Higher tax levy in Milton
Milton’s Selectboard unanimously approved an increased fiscal year 2013 budget on Monday, Jan. 16.
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BUDGET SEASON
Finances in Georgia reflect finished projects
The town's $2,233,085 budget is a 19.1 percent decrease from 2011, which largely reflects the completed municipal renovation projects that took place last year, Town Administrator Carrie Johnson said.
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BUDGET SEASON
MTSD to cut 12 in '13
The School Board approved its fiscal year 2013 budget Monday, Jan. 23 that could cut up to 12 faculty and staff.
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Milton Rec plans winter fun
The Milton Recreation Department will host another weekend of winter festivities, rain, snow or otherwise.
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Turner on audit: 'Outrageous'
Despite all the uncertainties surrounding State Auditor Tom Salmon’s damaging report on Milton’s tax increment financing districts, one thing is for sure: Milton’s state representatives aren’t going to let this audit spell higher taxes for Milton residents.
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Audit: Town owes $3.4M
Vermont Auditor Tom Salmon released a report last Thursday that alleges Milton mismanaged its tax increment financing districts and owes the state $3.4 million in back education taxes.
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What are TIFs, and where are Milton's?
Read more about tax increment financing districts:
What are TIFs? A factsheet
Where are Milton's TIFs? |
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Library purchases new bookmobile
After a hiatus of nearly two years, the town of Milton will once again have a bookmobile as early as this spring. The Friends of the Library recently purchased a used shuttle bus and are looking for help turning it into a mobile library.
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Tires remain despite court order
The 90-day window for junkyard owner Gil Rhoades to clean up his tires has passed, and the behemoth pile remains. The attorney for the court-battled Rhoades said his client doesn’t have the money to remove the tires.
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Priest to start all over
The Rev. Daniel Lokanga's trip to the Red Barn to find his possessions, emptied from a storage container destined for Africa, was not as successful as he'd hoped.
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Meet Officer Ed Larente
The latest hire to the Milton Police Dept. was made possible with the federal Community Oriented Policing Services grant.
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CVPS seeks nominations for Zetterstrom award
To honor her lasting legacy and continuing environmental work by Vermonters, Central Vermont Public Service is seeking nominations for the 2012 CVPS-Zetterstrom Environmental Award, named for famed osprey advocate Meeri Zetterstrom.
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Irene sets tone in new legislative session
As legislators dutifully filed back to the State House for the first day of the 2012 legislative session last week, among all the chatter about balancing the budget, one name surfaced over and over: Irene.
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Georgia and FWSU boards finalize budgets
The fiscal year 2013 budgets are approved -- and wait voter approval on Town Meeting Day. [ FULL STORY ] |
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Lost donations case moving forward
A six-foot-wide, 30-feet long, three-ton shipping container that took three years to fill with humanitarian goods meant for the Congo now stands empty in the Red Barn Warehouse and Storage in Georgia.
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Impact fee debate on hold
The elderly couple who paid more than $3,000 to add an accessory apartment to their single family home sought relief from the Selectboard last month, but the issue is on hold for now.
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