General Interest Article

Every two years, five legislative policy committees – Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations (FAIR); Public Safety; Quality of Life and Environment; Transportation; and Water Resou

Dear PACIF members,

Preparations for your town’s annual meeting are already underway, but this year feels much different because of the public health emergency posed by COVID-19.

Local officials can advocate effectively on behalf of their municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Affecting policy is a vital endeavor and is only successful when citizens are involved.

Montpelierites have for years wondered who the Valentine’s Day Phantom could be.

How does a town decide which roads to plow in the wintertime? Are there certain roads the law requires towns to plow?

The year 2020 delivered a collision of the second half of a legislative biennium, the COVID-19 pandemic, swiftly learning how to work remotely, plus the already scheduled but now transformed campai

For a skosh more than five and a half years, Executive Director Maura Carroll has overseen the operations of VLCT with skill, grace, and good humor. And now she is retiring.

Include links to the following MAC pages

MAC’s Town Meeting Municipal Topics page vlct.org/townmeeting.

Town Meeting COVID-19 FAQs

The unprecedented rise in unemployment insurance (UI) claims this year due to the pandemic makes it more important than ever for employers and employees to be alert to possible UI