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Representative Lori Houghton, Ch. 8-2, and Representative Karen Dolan, Ch. 8-2, discuss the process of the Village of Essex Junction becoming the City of Essex Junction through a community vote for charter change and then a legislative process to review, amend and accept that charter change. The bill in the legislature, h.491, was approved and sent to the Governor's desk on April 14, 2022. The Governor signed the bill into law on April 20, 2022. This video contains the recorded proceedings of both the House and Senate as they discuss and deliberate the proposed charter change.

This is a recap of the October 29th joint meeting between the Essex Selectboard and the Essex Junction Trustees. Dave Treston, a Senior Account Planner at KSV, explains the results from the Essex community survey about the 2020 merger vote.

For more information: www.greateressex2020.org

Essex Town Selectboard Chair Max Levy and Village President George Tyler share information and insights on Town and Village initiatives and follow up on the recommendations of the Working Group Members of the Thoughful Growth in Action, a committee looking at shared governance for planning functions in the Town of Essex and Village of Essex Junction. The recommendations have been presented to both the Village Trustees and the Town Selectboard.

More information on TGIA:  www.essextgia.com

More information at:  www.essexjunction.org  and  www.essex.org

After months of studying how planning governance in Essex works today and how it could be improved, the Working Group for Thoughtful Growth in Action (TGIA) presents its findings and recommendations.

The Working Group’s recommendations will head to the Town Selectboard and Village Trustees in February 2016. The two boards will have a joint meeting in March to discuss the recommendations.

Currently, the Town of Essex and Village of Essex Junction have separate planning commissions and zoning boards of adjustment. TGIA formed around the belief that the community wants to move toward a shared Essex vision that simultaneously honors and builds in the unique characteristics of the Village and Town outside the Village.

For more information, visit www.essextgia.com or contact Assistant Town Manager/Town Planner Greg Duggan at 878-1343 or gduggan@essex.org