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ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 26 No. 34

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House  candidates  in  Bristol  area  debate By  JOHN  FLOWERS BRISTOL  â€”  More  than  60  peo-­ ple  showed  up  at  Bristol’s  Holley  Hall  this  past  Wednesday  evening  to  hear  a  debate  between  the  candidates  vying  for  the  two  seats  representing  the  Addison-­4  House  district. The  debate,  sponsored  by  the  Ad-­ dison  Independent,  featured  partici-­ pation  of  all  four  Addison-­4  hope-­ fuls:  Incumbent  Democrats  Mike  Fisher  of  Lincoln  and  Dave  Sharpe  of  Bristol,  and  Republican  challeng-­ ers  Fred  Baser  of  Bristol  and  Valerie  Mullin  of  Monkton.  The  Addison-­4  district  includes  the  towns  of  Bristol, Â

Monkton,  Starksboro  and  Lincoln. The  candidates  addressed  a  variety  of  questions  ranging  from  property  tax  reform  to  the  state’s  new  solid  waste/recycling  law,  Act  148.  They  were  also  asked  a  handful  of  ques-­ tions  from  a  very  attentive  crowd. Baser  and  Mullin  touted  their  re-­ spective  backgrounds  in  business  as  potential  assets  if  elected  to  the  House.  Sharpe  and  Fisher  said  their  experience  under  the  Golden  Dome  would  allow  them  to  get  results  for  constituents.  Sharpe  is  a  ranking  member  of  the  House  Ways  and  (See  Debate,  Page  22)

THE  FOUR  CANDIDATES  for  the  two  House  seats  representing  Ad-­ dison-­4  debated  the  issues  at  a  forum  hosted  by  the  Addison  Indepen-­ dent  last  week  in  Bristol’s  Holley  Hall.  Pictured  are,  left  to  right,  Rep.  Dave  Sharpe,  D-­Bristol,  Rep.  Mike  Fisher,  D-­Lincoln,  and  Republican  challengers  Valerie  Mullin  of  Monkton  and  Fred  Baser  of  Bristol. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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TIBETAN  MONK  TENZIN  Chokrab  from  the  Namgyal  Monastery  in  Ithaca,  N.Y.,  works  on  a  sand  mandala  in  the  main  lobby  of  Middlebury  College’s  Davis  Family  Library  last  Thursday  afternoon.  Chokrab  was  one  of  two  monks  who  spent  three  days  creating  the  mandala  before  its  scheduled  dismantling  and  dispersal  of  the  sand  in  Otter  Creek  on  Sunday.  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

Shumlin  outlines  campaign  priorities Tax  relief,  jobs,  lake  cleanup  top  list By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  cited  adding  more  jobs,  property  tax  reform,  affordable  health  care  and  cleaning  up  Lake Â

faces  opposition  from  Republican  Scott  Milne  and  several  indepen-­ Champlain  as  his  top  priorities  for  dent  and  third-­party  candidates  this  the  next  biennium  should  he  be  year.  He  took  some  time  out  last  elected  to  a  third  consecutive  two-­ week  during  his  travels  for  a  phone  interview  with  the  Addison  Inde-­ year  term  on  Nov.  4. Shumlin,  a  Putney  Democrat,  pendent.

SCHOOL  GOVERNANCE/ CONSOLIDATION Shumlin  does  not  support  the  notion  of  requiring  schools  to  con-­ solidate  or  dramatically  alter  their  governance  structures.  Instead,  his  (See  Shumlin,  Page  36)


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