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00:01:43 Opening Statements from Terry Macaig (2years) and Jeanne Jenson (3years) - each running unopposed for a Williston Selectboard seat term of 2 years and 3 years respectively.
00:04:00 Do you support the Town Budget of 13.9million
00:07:44 What is your view on the Selectboard and political participation in Williston?
00:11:57 What are you paying attention to in the VT legislature?
00:15:06 Views on growth and development in Williston.
00:18:43 What do you love about Williston?
00:20:52 Would you support all-resident voting in Williston?
00:22:12 How can you address racial justice in Williston?
00:23:33 What can the Selectboard do about climate change?
00:25:28 What is the biggest challenge facing the community?
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A
Good
evening,
I
am
Grover,
Webster
and
I
will
be
your
moderator
tonight.
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A
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you're
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live
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Telecom
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on
youtube.com
town
meeting
TV
so
without
further
Ado,
I
would
like
to
welcome
our
guests
for
tonight.
Mr
Terry,
ma
mccague
and
Jin
Jensen,
Jensen
yeah,
yes,
I
didn't
finish
it
and
it's
for
the
Williston
select
board.
A
B
And
you're
welcome.
Well,
thank
you,
I'm
running,
because
I
believe
I
have
the
experience
and
the
skills
to
help
keep
Williston
moving
forward
and
what
I
see
is
a
positive
direction.
My
career
at
IBM,
provided
me
with
experience
in
problem
solving
financial
management
and
strategic
planning.
I
spent
a
decade
representing
Williston
on
this
local
school
board
at
the
cvu
level
at
the
high
school
level,
and
it
taught
me
really
how
to
listen
to
the
community
and
constituents
and
how
to
work
effectively
as
a
member
of
a
board
to
make
positive
change.
B
And
finally,
the
last
six
years
I've
been
the
chief
operations
officer
for
the
local
school
district
where
I
got
it
put
me
in
a
position
of
really
having
to
make
hard
decisions
about
resource
allocations
and
during
covid
it
I
got
a
lot
of
experience
in
emergency
response
management,
so
putting
that
all
together,
I
think
I
really
have
a
unique
set
of
skills
that
I
could
bring
to
the
town.
I
can't
really
say
what
will
change.
B
C
Thank
you
to
telemedian
TV
for
hosting
tonight's
show.
I
really
appreciate
that
so
I'm
running
to
continue
my
commitment
to
Williston
by
giving
continue
to
giving
service
since
1974
I've
been
involved
in
things
in
Williston
with
Cub
Scouts
Boy
Scouts
Girl
Scouts
little
league
and
girls,
softball
I've,
been
president
of
the
Historical
Society
for
13
years,
been
on
the
regional
Planning
Commission
for
I
think
nine
years,
a
surge
over
over
30
years
as
both
deputy
and
health
officer,
which
I
continue
to
do
and
21
years
on
the
select
board.
C
A
C
Well,
we'll
select
word,
including
myself,
voted
unanimously
unanimously
for
the
budget
of
830
a
increase
of
about
100
830
000,
and
that
follows
with
an
increase
in
the
Consumer
Price
Index
that
we
that
we
try
to
do
each
year
with
the
budget
so
we're
within
the
range
of
the
CPI,
which
is
about
six
little
between
six
one
and
six
five
percent,
so
we're
looking
at
a
6.3
percent
increase
and
most
of
it's
connected
to
wages
and
benefits
for
Town
staff,
about
60
percent
and
accum.
That
keeps
us
competitive
for
staff.
C
And
you
know
this
is
a
tough
job
market.
So
it's
important
for
us
to
maintain
the
staff
that
we
have
and
and
keep
them
relatively
happy.
We
have
no
new
employees
for
in
this
budget,
which
we
contrasting
for
what
we
had
last
year
was
a
number
of
new
employees,
nine
for
the
fire
department
and
several
others.
So
there's
no
new
employees,
but
there
are
some
expanded
hours
for
three
of
our
employees
that
won
a
position
is
being
vacated
for
due
to
a
retirement.
C
That's
the
assistant,
librarian
position
and
we're
like
to
make
that
a
full-time
position
instead
of
a
halftime
position.
We
also
have
a
finance
and
treasurer's
position
that
already
exists,
but
in
order
to
help
out
the
finance
department,
we're
looking
at
expanding
the
the
hours
for
that
and
then
converting
a
part-time
buildings
and
grounds
position
to
a
a
full-time
one,
and
that
would
assist
us
with
doing
winter
maintenance
and
things
like
and
more
summer
maintenance
as
well.
C
So
the
tax
rate's
proposed
to
be
just
over
three
cents
at
3.3.2
and
that
rate
won't
be
established
until
June.
But
that's
where
we're
looking
at
at
this
point
and
that
will
increase
the
tax
base
for
a
homeowner
with
a
roughly
300
000
home
less
than
a
hundred
dollars
per
year
or
about
eight
dollars
per
month.
B
Yeah
I
absolutely
support
both
the
town
and
the
school
budgets.
We've
just
been
hit
by
the
trifecta
of
bad
news
this
this
year
with
the
inflation
rate,
the
health
insurance
costs
are
very
high
for
for
us,
and
but
we
want
that's
an
important
thing
for
our
staff
to
have,
and
also
the
tight
labor
market.
B
Any
changes,
it's
really
just
to
maintain
the
what
we
have
now
so
I
would
I
would
support
them
both
even
though
yeah
it's
very
hard
to
families
are
all
hit
with
this
inflation
rate
too,
and
so
there-
and
so
this
is
just
another
thing.
That's
that's
expect
more
expensive
for
families.
So,
while
I
feel
that
I
do
think
the
they're,
both
responsible
budgets.
A
A
B
B
It's
more
narrow,
certainly
more
narrow
focus
on
a
committee
than
it
would
be
to
be
to
run
for
select
board,
but
it's
it's
really
what
they
bring
their
hearts
and
souls
to
the
things
they
care
about
and
they
have
the
opportunity
to
Deep
dive
and
really
make
a
difference,
and
then
those
those
committees
and
commissions
bring
forward
those
ideas
which
eventually
get
rolled
up
to
the
select
board
or
the
town
manager
manager.
So
I
think
I.
Think
the
the
volunteering
and
the
community
service
in
Williston
is
robust.
B
I
would
there's
always
room
for
more
the
the
Holy
Grail
of
any
of
any
Public
Service
Board
is
to
get
more
Community
engagement
and
I.
Think
I
I
have
some
ideas
from
what
we've
done
at
the
school
level
that
that
would
perhaps
help
or
at
least
be
a
new
change
to
get
people
interested,
but
but
I
think
I've
always
been
impressed.
I.
Actually,
myself
started
a
on
my
engagement
with
the
community
on
the
rec
path
committee.
We
needed
recpass
and
we
several
of
us
felt
that
way.
We
joined
a
committee.
B
A
B
Sure
the
the
front
porch
forum
is
a
great
example
of
something
that
you
can
leverage
that
people
do.
A
quick
read
on
the
budget
and
and
I
would
like
to
do
that.
I
also
running
around
my
petition.
A
lot
of
people
were
interested
in
engaging
and
talking
it's
just
a
matter
of
going
to
them,
and
that's.
It
just
takes
some
some
some
thinking
hard
to
make
sure
that
people
have
you
meet
them
in
a
place
in
a
time
where
they
have
time
to
engage.
Thank.
C
As
of
March
7th
that
evening,
we're
going
to
have
two
new
select
board
members
and
they'll
take
office
directly
after
town
meeting
election
is
done,
and
since
the
pandemic
we've
seen
a
dramatic
increase
in
citizen
participation
in
the
select
word
through
the
zoom
and
also
other
board
and
commission
commissions
have
seen
a
great
increasing,
autonomous
and
input
from
the
town.
However,
before
the
pandemic,
we
had
more
people
applying
four
seats
on
the
boards
and
commissions
than
we
have
in
the
past
couple
of
years.
C
Three
years
ago,
we
had
a
vacancy
on
the
select
board
and
there
were
11
applicants
for
that
job
for
the
appointment
for
the
vacant
seat
and
I'm,
hoping
that
we'll
have
a
greater
interest
in
filling
the
seats.
Now
that
the
pandemic
is
over,
things
are
returning
to
more
of
a
normal
environment
for
the
for
the
town.
B
C
A
Thank
you.
So,
let's
move
on
to
the
next
item,
which
is
the
Vermont
legislative
initiatives,
the
Vermont
legislative
season
is
underway.
What
are
some
important
initiatives
to
the
community
of
Williston
that
you
will
be
tracking
and
supporting
as
part
of
your
work
as
a
select
board
member,
would
you
like
to
share
with
sure.
C
Yes,
Terry
so
I'm,
a
former
state
legislator,
I
ended
my
terms
two
years
ago
and
as
a
chair
of
the
select
word,
I
strive
very
hard
to
follow
the
legislation
that
winds
its
way
through
the
process
of
sausage,
making,
as
I
said
Montpelier
so,
along
with
the
Vermont
League
of
cities
and
towns,
and
the
town
manager
and
I,
have
been
kept
aware
of
initiatives
affecting
the
the
town
of
Williston.
Last
year.
C
There
was
a
bill
submitted
to
provide
Revenue
sharing,
which
means
they
were
taking
would
have
taken
money
from
the
town
of
the
towns
with
the
local
option.
Taxes
such
as
Williston
and
parcel
it
out
to
towns
without
such
attacks,
and
of
course,
Wilson
depends
upon
the
the
option
tax
to
fund
the
infrastructure.
That's
required
to
have
the
the
big
box
stores
and
everything
else,
the
fire
department,
the
EMS,
the
police
department.
So
we
were
watching
that
very
closely.
It
didn't
pass.
B
Take
well,
this
is
certainly
Terry's
level
of
expert
the
area
of
expertise
and
not
more
than
mine,
but
I'm
interested.
There
are
some
bills
around
increasing
the
housing
stock
or
changes
to
act.
250
and
those
would,
of
course,
affect
Williston
with
all
of
our
growth
going
on.
So
we're
watching
those
with
some
interest,
I
hate
to
even
go
here,
but
the
climate
action
plan,
including
the
clean
heat
standard,
there's
a
new
name
for
it.
A
Yes,
thank
you.
So,
let's
move
on
to
development,
what
is
your
10
to
20
year,
vision
of
growth
in
real
estate?
We
know
that
Williston
has
certainly
seen
a
fair
share
of
growth
and,
with
the
recent
adoption
of
form-based
code
for
Taft's
corner
is
set
to
see
more.
So
what
is
your
plan
for
the
next
10
or
20?
You.
B
The
camera's
still
on
there
you
know
one
thing
I
do
like
about
Williston
is
incredibly
well
managed
town
There's,
a
very
strong
and
well
thought
out
and
well
discussed
development
plan
for
the
town
and
I
I
I'm
only
more
impressed,
but
the
more
I
learn
about
it.
So
that
plan
has
a
horizon
and
I
think
the
town
plan
actually
has
to
get
redone
in
a
few
years,
but
but
right
now,
I
think
that
the
the
plan
itself
is
is
very
solid.
B
The
timing
of
some
of
the
growth
we
have
to
make
sure
that
the
town
Services
keep
up
with
the
growth
we
don't
don't
want
that
to
get
out
of
whack
I
also
would
I
like
the
structure
of
of
how
it
is
how
the
growth
areas
are
laid
out
now.
I
would
not
be
excited
about
seeing
them
expanded,
but
with
that
said,
the
the
growth
has
to
happen
as
it's
there.
B
We
we
are
in
a
housing
crunch
in
Williston
and
in
the
community
and
and
the
housing
needs
to
happen,
but
so
I
don't
see.
I
see
I
see
a
moving
forward
with
the
plan
we
have
and
that
may
change
as
the
community
gets
involved
in
the
new
town
plan,
but
but
for
myself,
I
I
think
the
plan
is
is
excellent
and
I
would
tend
to
follow
it.
Thank
you.
What's.
C
In
the
past
10
years,
we've
seen
a
growth
of
somewhere
between
100
people
and
200
people
per
year
that
moved
into
town,
and
one
I
would
expect
that
to
continue
to
happen,
as
Gene
has
mentioned,
with
our
growth
control
bylaws
that
we
have
in
place
so
I'd
say
that
continuing
and
in
50
years
I
would
guess
we'll
probably
be
up
to
20
000
or
25
000
people
and
and
well
it's
hard
to
believe.
But
as
growth
occurs
as
Gene
had
mentioned,
we
also
have
to
look
at
the
infrastructure.
Do
what?
C
What
do
we
need
in
terms
of
certainly
housing?
Where
does
it
go
in
the
the
the
new
form-based
code
certainly
is
going
to
condense
houses
in
a
particular
part
of
town,
but
again
they
need
to
follow
the
bylaws.
That
certainly
exist.
The
town
plan,
as
as
Gene
mentioned,
is
going
to
be
up
for
renewal
in
about
two
years
and
so
we're
starting
to
work
on
that.
At
that
moment,
the
Planning,
Commission
and
other
boards
in
town
will
be
looking
at
what
we
do
with
with
that.
A
C
Well,
it's
been
a
wonderful
21
years
on
the
on
the
select
board
and
it's
been
a
labor
of
love,
so
to
speak
so
as
with
any
decisions
that
are
made,
sold
them
100
agreement
or
disagreement
on
them,
we
always
strive
to
look
for
large
majorities.
That
support
a
particular
thing
that
the
select
board
is
is
discussing
and
voting
on.
So
we
have
great
things
in
this
town.
We
have
lots
of
parks
that
people
can
go
to.
We
have
Recreation
paths,
recreation
activities
supported
by
the
recreation
and
parks
department.
C
In
fact
something
just
came
out
in
the
in
the
mail
a
few
days
ago,
the
outlining
all
of
the
things
that
will
be
available
through
the
winter.
In
the
spring,
we
have
sidewalks
that
connect
one
place,
one
development
to
another
that
connects
with
shop
toppings,
and
we
have
lots
of
shopping
opportunities
in
Williston.
Certainly
it's
and
it's
been
a
great
place
to
raise
a
family
or
to
retire.
Okay,.
B
Besides
the
list
of
things
that
Terry
has
mentioned,
my
husband
and
I
were
very
fortunate
to
raise
our
two
kids
in
Williston.
It's
a
and
we
have
good,
develop
good
friendships.
It's
a
great
Community,
a
lot
of
Deep
Roots
in
not
quite
as
long
as
Terry,
but
since
1995
and
think
Deep
Roots
through
the
service
I'm
really
invested
in
preserving
that
sense
of
community.
Even
though
the
town
is
growing,
yeah.
A
That's
important,
so,
let's
talk
about
the
all
Resident
voting.
A
few
communities
around
the
state
have
implemented
all
Resident
voting
in
local
elections,
giving
tax
paying
non-citizen
residents
a
chance
to
participate
in
local
votes
on
school
budgets,
tax
increases
and
candidates.
Do
you
see
this
as
a
path
to
a
more
robust
democracy
in
Williston?
What
is
your
take.
B
A
C
So
over
the
last
two
years
we've
been
working
with
the
the
so-called
racial
Equity
partnership
in
Williston.
On
these
very
issues,
we
Wilson
was
also
selected
by
the
Vermont
League
of
cities
and
towns
to
be
in
a
cohort
study
and
addressing
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion,
and
in
fact,
there's
been
several
mediums
of
that
group.
C
B
Your
take
on
this
one,
just
so
just
really
two
things
to
add:
I
think
as
people
who
serve
the
town
either
employees
elected
officials,
appointed
officials.
We
have
an
obligation
to
educate
ourselves
just
so
we
better
understand
the
impacts
of
our
actions.
I
also
think
just
more
practically
or
practically
I
guess.
Housing
and
transportation
are
certainly
social
justice
issues
that
need
to
be
addressed
right.
A
B
No
I
think
that
Municipal
governments
can
do
a
lot
as
as
part
of
this,
the
the
operations
job
my
job
at
the
school
district
we
brought
in
two
electric
buses
and
we
really
prioritized
energy
saving
issues
at
our
different
buildings.
So
you
can
certainly
by
doing
the
town
can
provide
infrastructure
supports,
could
provide
education
and
policy
such
as
incentivizing
Green,
Building
standards,
okay,.
A
C
We
certainly
need
to
do
our
part
in
the
mitigation
of
climate
change.
No
question
about
it.
We
adopted
an
energy
plan
A
couple
of
years
ago
and
we've
formed
an
energy
committee
to,
and
we
also
have
hired
a
person
in
energy
and
planning
position
to
assist
the
energy
commission,
energy
committee
committee
and
all
of
their
plans.
C
So
we've
received
updates
and
recommendations
from
the
energy
committee
and
we
have
budgeted
for
increased
Energy
Efficiency
in
town
buildings
in
the
current
budget
and
we
hope
to
have
electric
vehicle
changing
stations
in
interval
systems,
especially
at
around
town
buildings
that
are
well
used
at
the
Town
Hall.
The
annex
and
places
like
that.
Okay,.
A
C
B
A
Well,
it
has
been
certainly
a
pleasure
to
have
you
both
tonight
and
listen
to
your
what's.
Your
proposals
are
for
the
Williston
town
and
I.
Thank
you
all
for
listening
for
also
being
with
us
tonight,
tuning
into
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This
has
been
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keruba
Webster
good
night.