Scare tactics

On 2/12/09 the following article was published in the Herald trying to scare people. 

http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090212/NEWS01/902120369

The following is my response posted online:

READER COMMENTS

Christina,
Let's not scare the taxpayers! The total municipal taxes are being raised only by $12,518. The budget is up because the State of Vermont forces town treasurers who operate on a calendar year to lug ED taxes forward into the following fiscal year. Since the amount the state rape's the Town of Sudbury as their contribution to the sharkpool rose from $35,000 to more than $161,000 last year, one half of that amount being due next June 1st, that increases the budget. The total expenditures in the budget (less the state's money)is actually only up $5,283.00 and $5,000 of that is the "Allowance for discount" line item. Christina, you really chose the scare mode on this one.

Steve Sgorbati
Town Clerk/ Treasurer
Town of Sudbury

-- Posted by Steve Sgorbati on Thu, Feb 12, 2009, 9:11 am EST

Attention Sudbury Voters

Dear Neighbors,

 

On Saturday December 6, 2008 I received a petition with the required number of names petitioning the school board to call another meeting to reconsider the Leicester/Sudbury/Whiting vote that took place on November 10, 2008.  By statute, the school board has 60 days to warn and hold a new meeting for a re-vote.  Last night the school board set the date for the new meeting and vote to be Saturday, January 10, 2008 at 1:00 PM.  Please spread the word to all interested voters who may not be on the email list. I will send out a reminder after New Years. 

Thanks for your attention.

 

 Anyone wishing to be added to the email list should send me an email  bati@vtisp.com with "add me to the Sudbury Voter list" in the subject line.

 

Steve Sgorbati

Sudbury Town Clerk

Sudbury Election Results

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

SUDBURY'S ELECTION RESULTS For Votes Cast

 

Turnout was 85% and there were a total of 347 voters who cast ballots (out of 408). 

 

Locally, the Uniform Development Ordinance passed at:

240 yes

  80 no

 

All five JP's were elected.   The Justice of the Peace tally was:

Lawrence Cole         205

Roland Desforges   252

Kevin McNaught       200

Kevin Robbins          209

Steve Sgorbati          291

 

STATE AND NATIONAL

U.S. President

Chuck Balwin             1

Bob Barr                    2

John McCain           96

Ralph Nader              5

Barack Obama      240

 

Rep To Congress

Mike Bethel                13

Chris Ericson               7

Thomas Herman          9

Jane Newton                3

Jerry Trudell               11

Peter Welch             278

 

Governor

Peter Diamondstone          2

Jim Douglas                   176

Tony O'Connor                   3

Anthony Pollina                 88

Gaye Symington               67

Sam Young                         4

 

LT Governor                 

Thomas Costello                 143

Brian Dubie                          178

Richard Kemp                       12

Ben Mitchell                             4

 

State Treasurer

Murray Ngoima                            6

Don Schramm                           27

Jeb Spaulding                         290

 

Secretary Of State

Eugene Bifano                          75

Deb Markowitz                        243

Leslie Marmorale                         2

Marjorie Power                          14

 

 

Auditor Of Accounts

Martha Abbott                             27

Jerry Levy                                  17

Thomas Salmon                       274

Attorney General

Charlotte Dennett                    15

Rosemarie Jackowski             11

Karen Kerin                              42

William Sorrell                        242

 

State Senator

Hope Blucher                         144

Bill Carris                                190

Gregory Decker                       58

Cheryl Mazzariello Hooker    163

Hull Maynard                          109

Kevin Mullin                            107

 

State Representative

Peg Flory                                168

Ellen Garneau                         157

 

High Bailiff

William T. Humphries              98

Frank Wilk Jr.                         170

Hi Everyone,

This is not necessarily about any particular Friends activity but just something I would like put out for discussion.  I want to see if anyone has any interest in pursuing getting local farm products available to our children at school.  There have been many Farm2School projects out there and I would really love to get some thoughts on this.

I also want to get some thoughts on community garden and perhaps a coop to buy local meat/poultry, etc.

My big dream would be a project that the whole community would benefit from and that would also give children the opportunity to have fresh local products at school.

Anybody out there have any thoughts?

Jenn-Could this be part of your community blog to get out the word on a greater community level?

Thanks everyone.

Darlene

FOLLOW UP ON PREVIOUS BLOG

Please excuse how the below "blog" looks.
I just typed and e-mailed and this is how
it looks.  Hopefully you can read it and
piece together words which are separated.
Thanks, Carolyn
(hope this one is readable)

AUTUMN POTLUCK & AUCTION OCTOBER 4, 2008

COMMUNITY EVENT - POTLUCK SUPPER & AUCTIONS
Saturday October 4, 2008 at Sudbury Town Meeting House 
Everyone is welcome!
Autumn Potluck Supper starts @ 5:30 pm - Bring a dish of your choice 
For those who choose, they can participate in a Silent Auction and "Chance" Auctions during 
the evening which should be a lot of fun!

Donations for the auctions are needed - proceeds will go for restoration of the kitchen in our 
beautiful Meeting House Building.  Any unused items you may have or a donation you receive 
from someone or a business will be greatly appreciated.  The more we receive - the more fun we 
will have - and the more successful this fundraiser will be!  

I would like to receive any donations by September 20th so I can get everything ready for the 
Potluck and Auctions.  Please give me a call if you have any items, and I will be happy to 
pick up or you can drop off at my office - Byways of Vermont Real Estate - 2561 Route 30 - 
Sudbury - 623-6444/623-6700.

Thank you so much - Carolyn Webster

community event

Hi all,

   I've asked permission of the select board for a town wide yard sale to be held on the town green .My preliminary thoughts are to ask each family for $10.00 ( $ 5.00 if you bring your own table ) to cover costs for advertising and any thing left over would go to the restoration fund.Now I need to know if there's enough people interested . Please ask your neighbors who might not receive this and respond either way so I can get an idea as quickly as possible. I'm thinking that maybe Saturday October 11th during beautiful foliage in Sudbury ! What do you think ? We could have all the vehicles unload and then park in our field next to the Cooks so that we would have plenty of room for the SHOPPERS !!!!!

  It has also been suggested that maybe we could have a silent auction inside the meeting house on the same day . What do you think ?

   Lets get rid of some treasures to help pay the taxes and fuel bills this winter and have fun too !!!!!!!!!!!

JoAnn Mulcahy

jmulcahy@shoreham.net

623-6034