🌱 Will Montpelier’s education standoff raise your property taxes this year?

Coffee in hand, Montpelier? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Will Montpelier’s education standoff raise your property taxes this year?
• How this week’s I-89 and VT 14 work could slow Montpelier commutes
• How you can shape Vermont’s new state lands management rules

Also on today's calendar: Contra Dance to Benefit VPIRG and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What dries when it gets wet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A shower in the area, with a high of 50 and low of 34 degrees.
• Sunday: A stray shower, temps: high: 50, low: 37.
• Monday: A touch of afternoon rain, with a high of 59 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Gov. Scott urges new work on education legislation (wcax.com) — State leaders in Montpelier are locked in a high-stakes fight over education reform that could affect both school structures and your property tax bill. Gov. Phil Scott is pressuring lawmakers to approve consolidated school district maps and has threatened to veto the state budget, though both sides are downplaying the risk of a government shutdown.
   

2. AOT Road Construction Report – Week of May 4 (vermontbiz.com) — If you drive in or out of Montpelier, expect I-89 southbound paving between Exits 8 and 10 and VT 14 shoulder work toward East Montpelier this week, with lane closures and reduced speeds. The state’s latest construction report also outlines major delays and detours on key highways and bridges across Vermont, so planning extra travel time will be important.
   

3. Public Invited to Comment on Proposed Rules for Vermont Lands Management Planning Process (morningagclips.com) — State officials in Montpelier are asking Vermonters to weigh in on new rules that will guide how 370,000 acres of state lands are managed. The proposal would formalize public input, define routine maintenance, refine long-range management plans, and add new land classifications. Public hearings, including one in nearby Waterbury and a virtual option, run in early June, with comments accepted through June 18.
   

4. Lawmakers race to finish data privacy bill amid outcry from businesses and medical providers (vtdigger.org) — Lawmakers in Montpelier are racing to finalize a sweeping data privacy bill that would give Vermonters more control over their personal information, despite pushback from businesses and medical groups. At the Statehouse, legislators are also weighing a primary care payment bill and new rules for data centers, all with an eye on affordability and grid reliability statewide.
   

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📸 Around Montpelier

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montpelier

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday May 3

• Vermont Jazz Foundation's Sunday Jazz Jam Session →
  Montpelier Performing Arts Hub, Gary Library, 35 College St, Montpelier
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday May 3

• Vermont, 1800 and Froze to Death: The Cold Year of 1816
  Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 8 River Rd, Jericho
  2:00 pm
• Ned Richardson “new memory: landscapes, ghosts, machines” →
  The Front, 6 Barre St, Montpelier
  4:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Basement Teen Center →
  Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St, Montpelier
  2:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• How to Love a Forest with Ethan Tapper
  Grand Isle Free Library, 10 Hyde Rd, Grand Isle
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 6

• Vermont Reads: The Light Pirate Book Discussion
  Norman Williams Public Library, 10 S Park St, Woodstock
  6:00 pm
• Ira Allen and the Green Mountain Frontier
  Milton Grange Hall, 135 River St, Milton
  6:30 pm

Thursday May 7

• Basement Teen Center →
  Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St, Montpelier
  2:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Contra Dance to Benefit VPIRG →
  Capital City Grange, 6612 VT-12, Berlin
  2:00 pm

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📣 Montpelier Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 2

• Menopause Cafe →
  Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St, Montpelier
  12:00 pm
• Tip-a-Cop: Applebee's Berlin →
  Applebee's Grill + Bar, 213 Paine Turnpike N, Berlin
  4:00 pm
• Vermont Reads: The Light Pirate Book Discussion
  Fairlee Public Library, 221 US Route 5 N, Fairlee
  4:00 pm

Sunday May 3

• Vermont, 1800 and Froze to Death: The Cold Year of 1816
  Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 8 River Rd, Jericho
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hilton posted a job opening for Manager Quality Assurance - All Suites in Montpelier. Apply here.
• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Kitchen Manager in Montpelier. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montpelier here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Christy H. for sending it in!)
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