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Essex Junction Becomes a City - Unedited 04/15/2022

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 unedited recorded proceedings of both the House and Senate as they discuss and deliberate the proposed charter change.

Essex Junction Charter Change: Making the Village the City of Essex Junction 04/15/2022

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.

Essex Junction Independence: What You Need to Know 10/06/2021

Leaders from the Village of Essex Junction discuss the upcoming vote on approving a charter for the new City of Essex Junction.

Guests: Andrew Brown, Village President; Rep. Lori Houghton, Chittenden-8-2; Elaine Haney, Our Village Our Voices

Recap of October 29th Essex Junction Trustees and Essex Selectboard Joint Meeting 11/11/2019

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

Pat Scheidel Reflects on a Lifetime of Public Service 01/19/2018

Pat Scheidel served as Town Manager for Essex and as Village Manager for Essex Junction. Before he steps down at the end of February 2018, Pat spends time with Channel 17, reflecting on his service, how the communities are changing, and his hopes for the future.

Essex Town and Village Joint Update 05/05/2016

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

Essex Town and Village Joint Update 01/29/2016

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

Final Community Workshop - Re-Imagining Essex's Planning Governance 01/13/2016

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

Thoughtful Growth in Action (TGIA) 12/10/2015

Essex Town Selectboard Chair Max Levy and Village President George Tyler are joined by Sue Cook and Ben Gilliam, both 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.

More information on TGIA:  www.essextgia.com

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

Re-Imagining Essex's Planning Governance Part III 12/09/2015

Thoughtful Growth in Action (TGIA) hosts this community-wide workshop to confirm Essex residents’ desire to move toward a shared vision, educate about current planning governance, and engage in a conversation about how people would like to see planning governance improved.  This 3rd Working Group meeting has the goals of determining preferred governance structure scenario(s), determining a prioritized set of ideas on how to improve community engagement, and evaluation of Working Group process.

TGIA is a continuation of Heart & Soul of Essex, a two-year project that engaged residents to identify shared values and a vision for the future of the community. Thoughtful Growth emerged from Heart & Soul as one of the community’s top six values, and TGIA is based on the Heart & Soul belief that the community wants to move toward a shared Essex vision that simultaneously honors and builds on the unique characteristics of the Village and the Town outside the Village.

More information at: www.essextgia.com

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