►
From YouTube: Essex Junction Ballot Review Forum - 10/18/2022
Description
00:01:29 ARTICLE 1
00:04:09 ARTICLE 2
00:08:08 ARTICLE 3
00:16:54 ARTICLE 4 & ARTICLE 5
This video belongs to http://www.cctv.org and published with permission under Creative Commons License CCTV Center for Media & Democracy Programming is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
A
B
County
nope
I
have
been
in
Chittenden
County,
since
I
came
to
Vermont
in
2004.
I
worked
for
the
town
of
Milton
for
eight
years,
then
I
worked
for
Chittenden
County,
Regional,
Planning
Commission
for
about
11
years,
and
so
now,
stepping
back
into
the
municipal
world
and
just
such
an
exciting
experience
opportunity
in
Essex,
Junction
being
the
new
city,
and
it's
been
really
fun.
Well,.
A
I'm
going
to
remind
our
viewers
that
if
you
are
in
the
city
of
Essex,
Junction
you're
going
to
have
some
additional
items
on
the
ballot
to
be
looking
at,
which
have
to
do
really
with
the
Constitution
and
the
responsibilities
of
being
a
city
that
need
to
be
clarified
during
this
election
cycle,
and
if
you
have
any
questions
at
862-3966,
of
course,
we
would
love
to
hear
from
you.
It's
the
17th
of
October
I,
believe
that
is
the
date.
So
there
are
five
additional
ballot
questions
on
the
ballot.
A
B
B
B
As
well
as
a
seat
at
the
table
of
the
governing
board
of
Green,
Mountain
Transit,
and
also
it
will,
if
there
is
a
cost
to
being
a
member
and
getting
that
bus
service
again,
that
cost
has
already
sort
of
been
in
the
works.
It's
just
been
through
the
town
and
we
don't
know
the
exact
number
of
what
fy24
budget
number
is
going
to
be
for
be
being
a
member
of
GMT
on
our
own.
A
Spring,
so
let
me
just
ask
you
a
question:
that's
somewhat
related
to
this,
because
we're
going
to
go
through
some
of
those
other
Regional
bodies.
What
about
the
the
city's
role
in
Regional
planning
or
the
solid
waste
District?
Do
you
have
a
seat
now
in
those
bodies
and
did
those
questions
require
ratification.
B
They
do
not,
as
far
as
I
know,
the
both
the
city
and
the
town
have
had
a
seat
at
the
Chittenden
County
Regional
Regional
Planning
Commission.
All
this
time
we
will
continue
to
have
two
separate
seats
going
forward
and
I
I
should
know
the
answer
to
that
on
the
solid
waste
District.
But
I,
don't
know
the
answer
so.
A
A
B
So
now
that
we
are
a
separate
entity
as
the
city
we've
got
to
ask
the
voters
to
become
a
member
and
the
membership
dues
again
would
be
separate
from
the
town
membership
dues,
and
that
again
is
also
being
worked
on
right
now.
What
that
number
is
for
fy24
but
yeah,
so
essentially
status
quo.
But
we've
got
to
ask
these:
ask
the
questions
of
the
voters
and.
B
Are
no
actually,
there
are
no
parks
in
all
regional
parks
that
folks
take
advantage
of
and
yeah
I
mean
I,
think
I
I.
Think
in
terms
of
those
are
that's
sort
of
the
pros
and
con.
You
know
the
yes
and
no
situation
with
this
question
is:
if
the
voters
vote.
No,
we
wouldn't
be
a
member.
If
we,
if
they
vote
Yes,
then
we'll
be
a
member
we'll
have
a
seat
at
the
table
and
we'll
continue
to
pay
dues,
but
they'll
just
be
separate
from
the
town.
A
So
I
imagine
when
you
think
about
the
city
being
part
of
these
Regional
Assets.
In
effect,
it's
because
we
are
part
of
a
region
and
City
Vermont
local
government
isn't
really
by
Nature
County
based
right.
So
in
other
places
we
have
this
kind
of
these
localities
that
are,
that
really
Rule
and
we've
created
these
Regional
agreements,
not
because
we're
County
based
government
right.
You
could
maybe
say
something
about
that.
Having
been
on
Regional
planning
for
so
long
at
that
as
a
staffer.
B
Yeah
there
are,
you
know,
a
number
of
Municipal
districts
that
have
been
created
over
time
when
it's
made
sense
to
address
a
particular
utility
or
need
more
at
a
regional
scale
than
a
local
scale.
Champlain
water
district
would
be
an
example.
Solid
Waste
district
is
an
example,
and
certainly
the
bus
service
isn't
is
an
example
as
well.
It's
not
Transit
is
very
expensive
and
it's
not
something
that
likely
an
individual
municipality
would
take
on
on
their
own.
B
A
It
might
be
interesting
to
know
that
town
meeting
TV
is
actually
a
regional
asset.
Yeah,
it's
shared
by
seven
municipalities
in
the
region
and
the
funds
come
from
the
cable
subscribers
by
way
of
the
cable
company.
So
it's
a
it's
a
solution
of
people
joining
entities
joining
forces
in
order
to
create
a
pool
of
resources
that
allows
a
regional
asset
to
be
enjoyed.
Yeah,
imagine
and
then
this
next
question
about
the
communications
Union
district
is
the
creation
of
a
new
Regional
body
and
that's
a
question
for
the
voters.
A
B
That
definition
of
who
served
and
underserved
really
depends
on.
If
you
are
cable
service
and
the
speed
of
that
is
25
up
three
down
that
in
in
accordance
with
the
way
the
program
is
laid
out
now,
you're
you're
served,
you
may
not
have
the
best
of
the
best
internet
like
fiber.
Speed
internet
can
get
you,
but
but
you
are
served.
The
communications
Union
districts
are
set
up
to
ensure
that
all
folks
who
are
not
served
by
cable,
so
even
less
they
are,
you,
know,
DSL
or
not,
served
at
all.
B
B
Chittenden
County
currently
doesn't
have
a
Communications
Union
district.
There
are
other
Communications
districts
set
up
throughout
the
state,
we're
not
the
only
region
that
doesn't
have
one
but,
and
there
are
other
ways
to
access
some
of
the
state
funding
to
make
this
to
make
the
fiber
build
out
happen.
B
The
the
result
would
be
that
those
towns
could
create
one
once
it's
created.
Other
towns
could
join
them,
join
it
if
they
want
to
with
a
vote
of
the
legislative
body,
and
essentially
it
would
be
more
of
again
a
regional
Collective
voice
in
figuring
out
who
are
the
providers
that
could
come
to
the
table
to
help
serve
folks
who
are
underserved
because
again,
that's
the
that's
the
priority
of
the
state,
but
also
because
the
majority
of
our
region
is
served
by
cable.
B
A
B
That's
a
great
question.
The
my
understanding
of
it
is.
It
means
that
the
lines
haven't
gotten
there
for
for
various
reasons.
Sometimes
it's
far
down
a
very
long
road
and
the
I'll
say:
lack
of
density
of
the
homes
on
the
road
have
never
made
Financial
sense
for
a
company
to
figure
out
how
to
go
down
and
serve
it.
It
could
also
be
just
a
very
complicated
underground
infrastructure.
B
B
Essex
Junction,
for
the
most
part,
is
where
there's
some
data
that
we're
trying
to
get
set
figured
out
right
now,
because
the
the
best
available
data
currently
does
show
some
pockets
in
the
city
that
do
fall
in
that
underserved
category.
At
the
moment
we
think
those
might
be
anomalies
in
the
data,
because
it
it
seems
odd
that
they
that
they
wouldn't
be
served.
B
B
Yeah,
so
for
the
folks
who
are
on
cable,
this
can
create
some
more
competition
in
the
region
and
just
provide
some
additional,
hopefully
additional
choice
in
terms
of
how
you
might
want
to
get
your
internet
service
and
in
Essex
Junction.
Their
Burlington
Telecom
has
already
been
able
to
come
into
Essex
Junction,
and
so
they
certainly
have
plans
that
they're
they're
there
and
that
that
will
be
creating
some
competition
for
Essex
Junction
already.
B
A
B
And
in
the
state
of
Vermont,
you
can't
use
taxpayer
money
to
provide
internet
service
and
to
provide
broadband
service,
so
there
won't
be
a
financial
implication
on
residents.
If
this
vote
is,
is
a
yes
they're
like
everything
else,
the
the
city?
If
this
is
a
positive
vote,
the
city
will
need
to
put
resources
towards
helping
this.
There
will
be
a
membership
board
that
the
city
will
need
to
be
a
part
of.
So
it's
it's
not
to
say,
there's
zero
effort
needed
going
forward,
but
there
isn't
any
Financial
implication
to
taxpayers.
Got.
A
B
And
so
again
we
have
folks
who
serve
these
things
already
in
the
city.
But
you
know
in
our
in
our
Dillons
rule
state
we've
got
to
make
the
decision
ourselves
whether
we
want
to
issue
these
licenses
now
that
we're
on
our
own-
and
if
this
is
a
if
this
vote
is
a
as
a
yes
by
the
majority
of
the
voters,
we
will
move
forward
to
issuing
those
license.
B
Our
licenses
ourselves,
like
many
other
municipalities,
do
through
a
local,
Liquor,
Board
and
and
go
from
there
and
so
I,
don't
know
if
most
folks
know
how
this
work,
but
you
get
a
license
from
the
state
and
then
you
also
get
your
license
at
the
local
level
as
well.
So
this
is.
This
is
similar
to
articles
one
and
two
in
the
sense
that,
as
it
impacts
an
actual
resident,
these
things
are
happening
already.
But
now
that
we're
a
city
with
the
vote
has
to
go
in
forward
in
front
of
the
voters
directly.
A
A
Yeah,
so
this
is
these
are
before
these
are
going
to
appear
on
the
ballot.
Yes,
yes
and
there's
also
another
item,
which
is
the
Murph,
yes,
which
is
which
is
much
more
complicated
than
the
Murph,
but
it's
the
chicken
and
solid
waste
District's
proposal
that
doesn't
actually
appear
on
the
physical
ballot.
It's
a
separate
ballot
and
it
wasn't
mailed
if
you
got
your
ballot
in
the
mail
and
you
have
to
obtain
it
separately.
A
Yes,
so
so,
could
you
tell
us
about
that
ballot
question
and
remind
people
how
they
can
obtain
that
ballot,
so
they
can
vote
on
it,
because
it's
a
very
important
and,
in
my
mind,
extremely
exciting
ballot
question,
because
I
have
seen
the
people
hand,
sorting
or
recycling
in
this
dickensian
structure
that
is
cold
in
the
winter
and
hot
in
the
summer
and
noisy,
and
we
need
something.
That's
automated.
So
please
tell
the
voters
what
is
in
store
for
them.
B
Yes,
so
the
solid
waste
District
has
a
question
for
a
general
obligation
bond
for
a
new
recycling
facility,
much
more
modernized
recycling
facility,
the
you
can
go
to
the
ballots
on
Election
Day
and
the
ballot
will
be
there
for
you
to
fill
out.
But
if
you
want
it
beforehand
to
fill
out,
you've
got
to
request
it
specifically
from
Champlain.
A
B
B
But
if
you
can't
successfully
sort
all
those
very
specific,
different
types
of
plastic,
we
are
are
missing
out
on
the
opportunity
of
being
able
to
to
sell
those
and
repurpose
them
back
into
the
market
for
other
other
products.
And
so
this
facility
really
helps
and
it's
for
me,
it's
a
little
bit
hard
to
imagine
that
a
computer
could
sort
them
better
than
a
human
could
could
sort
them.
B
A
We've
kept
up,
I
mean
all
these
things
that
we
do
in
a
very
bad
way
as
recyclers
and
these
five
men,
our
this
conveyor
belt,
is
going
by
super
fast
and
they're,
putting
all
the
things
into
the
right
order
and
then,
if
it
gets
stuck,
it
stops
and
they
have
to
fix
it
and
it's
these
little
tops
and
they
have
to
go
in
separate
holes
and
then
it
starts
again
and
I'm
not
I'm,
not
kidding.
When
I
say
it
is
cold
in
the
winter
and
it
is
hot
in
the
summer
and
the
din
is
unbelievable.
A
So
I
know
that
you
may
not
be
able
to
Advocate
actively
for
any
of
these,
but
I
am
advocating
actively
for
that
one.
So
I
hope
everyone
gets
their
Ballot
or
shows
up
on
the
8th
to
vote
because
I'm
going
to
go
just
to
vote
for
that,
because
I've
already
put
in
my
other
bout.
All
that
being
said,
Regina,
thank
you
for
joining
us.
Any
last
words
for
the
voters
of
the
city
of
I
mean
how
exciting
is
that
they're
voting
as
City
residents
yeah.
It.
B
Is
very
exciting
and
yeah.
We
are
also
we're
in
the
process
of
working
on
putting
together
the
first
city
budget,
the
FY
24
budget,
so
voters
will
be
seeing
that
in
April
and
so
yeah.
It's
just
it's
really
an
exciting
time
and
been
really
great
being
there
for
four
weeks
and
really
looking
forward
to
to
moving
forward
yeah.
A
Well,
wonderful,
Regina,
Mahoney!
Thank
you.
The
new
city
manager
of
the
city
of
Essex,
Junction
and
I
just
want
to
remind
you
to
vote
on
the
8th
of
November
and
if
you
haven't
received
your
ballot
in
the
mail,
if
you
have
received
it
feel
free
to
vote
from
home,
except
you
have
to
get
your
hands
on
the
chitten
in
solid
waste
District
ballot.
And
if
you
are
in
the
city
of
Essex
Junction.
A
In
addition
to
the
House
and
Senate
seats
and
Statewide
offices,
you
will
be
seeing
these
five
articles
having
to
do
with
the
status
of
the
city
in
a
variety
of
new
Regional
bodies,
new
and
existing
Regional
Bodies
In
addition
to
taking
on
its
liquor
licensing
responsibilities.
So
thanks
for
watching
stay
tuned
here,
town
meeting
television
for
continuing
coverage
and
don't
forget
men
on
17th.