Southern Vermont invests in its future

Release Date: Wednesday, March 4th 2009

The Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce's three member towns supported a number of local economic development initiatives at Tuesday's annual Town Meeting. The highlights of those votes appear below.

Dover

· Voters rejected the petition to use half of the 1% local option tax funds to offset municipal taxes by a paper ballot of 136-39. Funding remains in place for 2009/10

· Voters approved $7,000 funding for non-profit Kids in the Country Day Care



Whitingham

· Voters approved the Tri-Town Economic Development Committee short term funding request of $2500



Wilmington

· Voters approved the Memorial Hall funding of 30,000

· Voters approved 10,000 for the completion of the bank lot park

· Voters approved $3,500 funding for non-profit Kids in the Country Day Care

· Voters approved Tri-Town Economic Development Committee short term funding request of $2500 and the Wilmington/Dover long term funding request of $17,000 for strategic economic research and planning