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Southern Vermont invests in its future

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